Qigong is a holistic system of coordinated body postures and movements, breathing, and meditation used for the purposes of health, spirituality, and martial arts training. With roots in Chinese medicine, philosophy, and martial arts, qigong is traditionally viewed as a practice to cultivate and balance qi (chi), translated as “life energy”.

According to Taoist, Buddhist, and Confucian philosophy, qigong allows access to higher realms of awareness, awakens one’s “true nature”, and helps develop human potential.

Qigong involves moving meditation, coordinating slow flowing movement, deep rhythmic breathing, and a calm meditative state of mind.