"For optimal health, we need body and spirit, exercise (ming) and meditation, awareness of the inner world and the outer. In other words, health requires balance and moderation. The goal of qigong may be summarized as xing ming shuang xiu, "spirit and body equally refined and cultivated." Cultivate your whole being, as you would cultivate a garden - with attention, care, and even love."
- Ken Cohen, Essential Qigong, 2005, p. 2
"At the higher stages of energy continuation, one will find his movements are now being governed by the movement of his internal energy. This is the Qi of energy, not breath, to which I refer. There are essentially three basic ingredients for higher accomplishment: 1. Mental tranquility and physical relaxation. 2. Application of the integrated supple strength of the whole body. 3. Continuity of the internal energy without interruption from movement to movement and moment to moment throughout the entire form."
- Wu, Ta-yeh, 1989
Qigong: Bibliography, Links, Quotations, Resources, Lessons, Quotes
By Mike Garofalo
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