Qigong

Qigong
Qigong
	Meister Lam in Jiuzhaiguo, Sichuan
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	氣功
Simplified Chinese	气功
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	qìgōng
Wade–Giles	ch‘i kung
Tongyong Pinyin	cìgōng
Yale Romanization	chìgūng
IPA	[tɕʰîkʊ́ŋ]
Wu
Romanization	chi去 khon平
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	hei gūng
Jyutping	hei3 gung1
IPA	[hēi.kʊ́ŋ]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	khì-kong
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese	khí công
Chữ Hán	氣功
Korean name
Hangul	기공
Hanja	氣功
Revised Romanization
Transcriptions
Revised Romanization	gigong
Japanese name
Kanji	気功
Kana	きこう
Romanization
Transcriptions
Romanization	kikō

Qigong (/ˈtʃiːˈɡɒŋ/),^[1]^[a] is a system of coordinated body-posture and movement, breathing, and meditation^[2] said to be useful for the purposes of health, spirituality, and martial arts training.^[3] With roots in Chinese medicine, philosophy, and martial arts, qigong is traditionally viewed by the Chinese and throughout Asia as a practice to cultivate and balance the mythical life-force qi.^[4]

Qigong practice typically involves moving meditation, coordinating slow-flowing movement, deep rhythmic breathing, and a calm meditative state of mind. People practice qigong throughout China and worldwide for recreation, exercise, relaxation, preventive medicine, self-healing, alternative medicine, meditation, self-cultivation, and training for martial arts.^[2]

^ "Qigong". Collins English Dictionary.
^ ^a ^b "Tai chi and qi gong: In depth". National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, US National Institutes of Health. October 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
^ Plaugher, Noel (2015). Standing Qigong for health and martial arts, Zhan Zhuang. Ebooks Corporation. ISBN 978-0-85701-204-3.
^ Cohen, K. S. (1999). The Way of Qigong: The Art and Science of Chinese Energy Healing. Random House of Canada. ISBN 978-0-345-42109-8.

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[1] "Qigong". Collins English Dictionary.

[nccih16-3] "Tai chi and qi gong: In depth". National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, US National Institutes of Health. October 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2019.

[4] Plaugher, Noel (2015). Standing Qigong for health and martial arts, Zhan Zhuang. Ebooks Corporation. ISBN 978-0-85701-204-3.

[Cohen-5] Cohen, K. S. (1999). The Way of Qigong: The Art and Science of Chinese Energy Healing. Random House of Canada. ISBN 978-0-345-42109-8.

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