Tai Chi, Qigong & Meditation

I am practicing Tai Chi in the morning, best in your backyard.  In the afternoon after work I go to a lake, practice Guo Lin Qi Gong for about an hour, walking along the lake with my two hands swinging like an idiot.  I was told Guo Lin Qi Gong is best for cancer patients, do it everyday, best in the morning in a place with a lot of water and trees, so the air is more fresh. 

 If you live in San Francisco, If you go to the Godengate bridge park on weekend mornings, you will see some people practice Guo Ling Qi Gong, You can tell by some people walking like idiots and practicing in a group.

If you live in Torento, you can go to Huntington Park in weekend morning, there is a group walking there too.

I live in NJ Morris county, so far I am the only one walking along the lake like a idiot but I feel good. Hahaha..................

Qigong:: There are tons of different forms.. they are divided into medical qigong and marital arts qigong.  Most qigong is practiced for medical benefits.

some online resources:

Video: 8 piece silk brocade

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5941928815527121512

 http://taichiworkout.net/baduan.html

http://www.lookagain.ca/qigong-v1.pdf

Qigong and breast cancer:

http://www.breastcancer.com/self-care/qigong/

 Cancer & Qigong studies:

http://www.wishus.org/researchpapers/ReviewQG4Cancer.pdf

http://www.dana-farber.org/can/integrative-therapies/html/qigong%20.html (Dana Farber)

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Qigong.asp

http://www.emergentmind.org/chen.htm

http://www.altmd.com/Articles/Qi-Gong-for-Cancer

http://www.qigonginstitute.org/html/papers/ReviewQG4Cancer.pdf

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0ISW/is_264/ai_n14785473/

http://www.mnwelldir.org/docs/qigong/qigong2.htm

http://www.qigonginstitute.org/html/papers/Anti-Aging_Benefits_of_Qigong.html

http://www.learningstrategies.com/Qigong/Study1.asp

http://apha.confex.com/apha/134am/techprogram/paper_136415.htm

http://www.jackrisk.ca/QigongandHealing.html

http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/grants/abstract.asp?ApplID=7418963 (National Cancer Institute)

Qigong Clinical Trials

http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00495209

http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/section?content=a780588701&fulltext=713240928

Expert Village Qigong video series:

http://www.expertvillage.com/video-series/205_qigong.htm

Guo Lin Qigong

http://www.qi-net.de/practiceOfGuoLin.htm

http://www.healthyfoundations.com/guolin/guolin_video.html (online video)

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/4098721/qigong-exercise

http://waterspirit6x8.tripod.com/id33.html (written directions)

Qigong Breathing exercises

http://www.cyclesofchange.com/exercise.htm

Tai chi and Qigong

http://www.everyday-taichi.com/index.html

This is an extensive site

http://www.egreenway.com/qigong/linksqg2.htm

http://www.qi-net.de/practiceOfGuoLin.htm

Soaring Crane video (online)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmUNhRO-MAI

My doctor at Sloan Kettering recommended I have accupuncture for hand neuropathy post chemo and radiation and for hot flashes from Tamoxifen. It's helping. She also suggested meditation and breathing techniques. I was doing yoga before dx and am now back again. It has done wonders for range of motion in the are where nodes were removed. The stretching is great! The breathing and meditations really helps with stress. I would highly recommend all of these.  I go to a yoga studio near my home.

I just wanted to let everyone know that there is another very large Qigong gathering here in Orlando May 22-25.  This workshop is $99 for 4 days of immersion into the healing benefits of Qigong.  There are no pre-requisites of any kind for this workshop, you do not need to have any prio knowledge of Qigong whatsoever  If you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to contact me at jocelyn@qigong.com.