"I hear and I forget

                        I see and I remember

                                        I do and I understand"

  Ancient Chinese Proverb

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Introduction to Qigong    

Qigong (Chi Kung) comes from the Chinese words "Qi" meaning "life force or vital energy" plus "Gong" meaning "practice" or "work."  Pronounced like "CHEE GUNG", Qigong is a unique Chinese exercise system.  Through individual effort, practitioners build up their health and prevent illness by combining the disciplines of the mind, body and the body's Qi (vital life force).  Qigong draws on five main elements.  It includes "regulating the body" through specific postures, "regulating the mind" through quiet, relaxation and concentration of one's mental activity, "regulating the breath", self-massage, and the movement of the limbs.  

Wisdom Qigong (a.k.a. Zhineng Qigong) was developed by Dr. Pang Ming of the Huaxia Zhineng Center in China.  Dr. Pang is a doctor who is educated in both traditional Chinese and Western Medicine.  Zhineng Qigong has been successfully used in the treatment of a wide range of illnesses from cancer to chronic conditions.  The Huaxia Zhineng center, often called the "medicineless hospital" opened in 1988 with a few students and patients.  Today, there are several million people in China and thousands more in the Western world who practice this form of Qigong.

Wisdom Qigong was brought to the United States by Douglas K. Chung, MSW, MA, PHD.  He is a professor in the School of Social Work at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  He is the first social work scholar to introduce ancient Chinese Qigong Therapies into human services.  He teaches Qigong Therapy courses to graduate students and has served as a Qigong Therapist and master since 1995.  Mr. Chung has been a Qigong practitioner since the age of 17.  He is the president of the Asian Center. (http://asiancenter.8m.com)  

Douglas Chung believes that we have reached a point in our evolution where we need to learn how to use our energy therapeutically.  By integrating Eastern teachings and our intuitive skills, he teaches the dynamics of utilizing the mind, body, and spirit to develop our healing energy. 

Working through this process of Qigong Therapy, one can learn to:

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To promote the benefits of Wisdom Qigong.

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