Health Qigong

Learn Qigong from 30 years Qigong practitioner and teacher, coach Nikola Maricic 馬司洋 who teach in Macau, China 澳門 中国 and Croatia 克罗地亚 where he occassionally come to educate his students. Welcome to learn 4 Health Qigong practices Yi Jin Jing change of muscles and tendons Ba Duan Jin 8 brocades Wu Qin Xi 5 animal play Li Ziu Jiue 6 healing sounds breaths

also you will learn Taiji Qigong, 12 meridian healing and balancing qigong, basic 5 simple exercises, qigong power stance mother of all qigong methods and wuji qigong. Email to coach Nikola to kamenjak@hotmail.com mobile 66882452 www.facebook.com/macaufitness

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Qi   Gong is an internal Chinese practice which uses slow graceful movements and controlled breathing techniques to promote the circulation of QI within the human body to achieve optimal health. Qigong, sometimes pronounced “chi kung” is a 5000-year-old Chinese tradition that incorporates both still and moving forms, with more than 10,000 styles of qi gong and 200 million people practicing around the world outside China.

It is for EVERY ONE, young, old, well, sick. In todays business type world it is great to find few minutes of your busy schedule to use stress and transform stress into usefull energy.  People in good health augment and strengthen their well being, and sick people boost the body’s vital force and get healed. It is also very beneficial for Holistic healing physicians, like Acupuncturist, Chiropractor, Physical therapist, and mental doctors like Psychotherapist, Psychologist, as well as for all types of Energy Healers, like Massage Therapist,  ReiKi masters, Teachers, Writers, Tai Chi, Yoga, Meditation, Martial arts practitioners, etc.

Although Qi Gong was introduced to the Western world a few decades ago, it has been gaining popularity in the United States and Europe recently. Many hospitals and rehabilitation institutions have incorporated this healing art form into their therapy programs.

For those who sit or stand in one position for lengthy amounts of time, it is important to learn and practice qi gong to give your body a “break”. When Qi is stuck inside your body, you will feel “stuck” both physically and emotionally. The key to keeping a healthy body is to let the Qi flow through your body, bringing and maintaining vitality.

What is Health Qigong?

Qigong is one of the traditional Chinese exercises and healing techniques, originally was part of the Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chinese Martial Art in ancient China. Confucians practise Qigong to cultivate mind and body, Taoists and Buddhists do it to transcend worldliness; Chinese medical physicians use it to cure illness and keep fit; and martial art learners practice it for self-defence. Qigong is a Psychosomatic practicing skill that adjusts body, breathing and mind into one.

Qigong came from two separate words, Qi and Gong. Qi means breathing, meditation, imagination alsoQi in Chinese means energy. Gong means movement, exercise, practise, so, putting the two words together means using the mental power or imagination to lead your breathing and also physical movement to keep fit. They include physical exercise with control breathing to lead the Qi energy to flow in the body following the acupuncture channels, by doing so to balance the body functions and to improve the mental and physical functions. They are very simple and practical self-healing techniques.

Qigong is a Psychological practising skill that adjusts body, breath and mind into one. The first is to adjust posture and movement, the second is to adjust and regulate breathing and the third is to adjust mental concentration. Qigong practise is a psychological and physical practice which is to integrate the 'three adjustment into one'. There is strong evidence that the Health Qigong, which was developed and widely practised in China, greatly improves general health of those who regularly practise it. In many cases practitioners can recover from long-term illness. In modern times it is very popular to be used for fitness purposes. There are millions of people practising Health Qigong every day in China.

The Chinese Health Qigong Association after many years of studies and researches is now able to introduce 4 simplified forms of Health Qigong purely for keep-fit purposes. Chinese Health Qigong Association is trying to introduce these techniques worldwide.

The 4 types of Health Qigong are:

- Ba Duan Jin (Eight excellent movements), 

- Wu Qin Xi (Frolics of five animals), 

- Yi Jin Jing (tendon changing classic), 

- Liu Zi Jue (The art of expiration in producing six different sounds)

Ba Duan Jin (Eight excellent movements)

Ba Duan Jin, a traditional Chinese health and fitness Qigong exercise routine dated back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279), is a gem in China's health and fitness culture.

As a safe aerobic exercise, it features a movement of intensity and format in line with the theories of kinetics and physiology. Added to the traditional eight movements, are sections on the preparatory posture and closing form, making the exercises more complete, standardized and rational.

It has been proved that practice of Ba Duan Jin improves the respiratory system, limb strength, and flexibility of the joints, and fortifies the nerves, as well as enhances the general balance. It improves the cardiovascular function and helps to cure illnesses such as coronary artery scleroses and osteoporosis. It strengths one's immune system to a degree, and delays the ageing process, so as to increase the life span. It also improves one's mental health.

Wu Qin Xi (Frolics of five animals)

Wu Qin Xi, imitating the movements of animals, is a group of physical breathing exercises for health care with a uniquely Chinese national flavour. The system was designed by Hua Tuo, a leading physician of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD). He developed his system based on existing ancient Chinese traditional physical exercises following theories of the functions of the internal organs and meridians as well as the principles of the circulation of Qi and blood in the human body. His inspiration came from careful observation and study of the characteristic behaviour and activities of tigers, deer, bears, monkeys and birds. He came to the conclusion that wild creatures regularly performed certain exercises to build up their constitution and improve their life skills. In this book, the physical movements and spiritual expressions of those creatures are vividly described, and the principles of traditional Qigong exercises are used as guidance for students. During practice of the exercises, they are asked to coordinate their mind with the movements, and combine internal exercises with external exercises.

Movements are comparatively simple and easy to master and are suitable for people of different age groups.

Experience has proved that after a certain period of practice, both the physical and the mental health are improved. Indeed, physical and psychological tests of people who practice Wu Qin Xi give high scores to their overall constitution, the functions of the various organs, mental attitude and power of perception, as well as physical fitness. In addition, the waistline and ratio between waist and buttocks in female practitioners are reduced, the cardiovascular and respiratory functions are markedly improved, and the grip strength is reinforced. The exercises enhance bodily strength, flexibility of joints, spiritual vitality and psychological confidence.

Yi Jin Jing (tendon changing classic)

Yi Jin Jing is a health and fitness exercise handed down from ancient China.

Yi Jin Jing focuses on the turning and flexing of the spine, thus invigorating the limbs and internal organs. These movements have been proved to be able to improve health and fitness, prevent diseases, lengthen life and improve the intellect. In particular, practice of the Yi Jin Jing exercises has very impressive effects on the respiratory system, flexibility, balance and muscular strength. It can also prevent and cure diseases of the joints, digestive system, cardiovascular system and nervous system.

Yi Yin Jing requires the practitioner to keep his or her spirit totally relaxed. It involves an integration of mind and body, natural breathing, gentle movements infused with strength, and interplay of the insubstantial and the substantial. Easy to learn and perform, this refreshing exercise has impressive health and fitness effects, and is adaptable to all age groups.

Liu Zi Jue (The art of expiration in producing six different sounds)

Liu Zi Jue is a traditional health and fitness practice focused on control of the breath.

Liu Zi Jue regulates and controls the rise and fall of Qi (vital energy) inside the body and related inhalation and exhalation through different mouth forms (six in all) to breath and pronounce the "XU, HE, HU, SI, CHUI, and XI" exercises. These exercises strengthen the liver, heart, spleen, lungs, kidneys and Sanjiao (the three portions of the body cavities housing the internal organs) respectively and help to balance the energy and functions of the inner organs.

These exercises are slow, gentle and graceful and are easy to learn. They are suitable for people of all ages and conditions of health.

Liu Zi Jue is safe and reliable and it helps to cure chronic diseases such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia and high blood sugar. Surveys reported that the practitioners found general improvement of quality of life, improvement of social and family relationships. It is believed that such an effect is the result of gentle breathing movements which calm the feelings and emotions.

You can learn from Sifu Nikola Maricic

Hong Kong Qigong Health day in response to the world taichi and qigong day attracted thousand of people

Hong Kong Qigong health day was held this year for 4th year organized byhttp://www.natureqigong.com and gathered elite from Hong Kong medical society,

Many Sifu (Masters) of Qigong (among them also Sifu Nikola Maricic wushunikolas from Croatia now teaching in Macau and sorounding area) and many students more then one thousand doing few sets , some of them are done in Hospitals in China or Hong Kong, some of them are done for adding to cancer treatments, some of them are sport. 4 years in a row Hong Kong Qigong health day is concentrated on Qigong, special in healing effects. Each year breast cancer survivors demonstrate a special Qigong form that was designed as a rehab intervention. This was essentially due to the leadership and hard work of Dr. Grace Luk (Wai Sum Luk), organizer of this amazing large event in Hong Kong (more about Sifu Master Luk in text bellow) Watch part of “Hong Kong Qigong Health Day 2015 響應世界太極氣功日-2015香港氣功健康日-歡迎參加!” on YouTube –https://youtu.be/PRClT5YaOcc and athttp://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XOTU0NDY1NDky.html

2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine Awarded for the Research Explaining How Qigong Slows Aging 

"Fountain of Youth" discovered: There is a "pill" for anti-aging, and it is called Qigong. Researchers have discovered how the practice of Qigong slows aging at the cellular level! The 2009 Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded for the discovery of a biological process by which the practice of Qigong reduces stress and slows the aging process.

Harvard Medical School Endorses Tai Chi (Qigong)

Harvard Medical School's Harvard Health Publications May 2009 issue calls Tai Chi "medication in motion". The article explains how Tai Chi when combined with standard treatment is helpful for a range of conditions including arthritis, low bone density, breast cancer, heart disease, heart failure, hypertension, Parkinson's disease, sleep problems, and stroke.

Health Qigong is truly a amazing exercise system suitable for people of all ages and all levels of physical abiltiy

Yi Jin JIng - Muscle and Tendon Strengthening exercise

The earliest description of Yi Jin Jing exercises can be found on a 2000 years old brocade painting named 'Illustration of Qi Circulation' (Dao Yin), which was unearthed in the 1970s from an ancient tomb in Changsha, Hunan, China. From 526 AD on, monks of the Shaolin Monastery played an important role in the evolution of the Yi Jin Jing exercises. The earliest account of the modern 12-movement exercises is included in the Illustrations of Internal Exercise compiled by Pan Wei in 1858 in the Qing Dynasty.

Wu Qin Xi - Five Animals Frolics

The system of Five Animal Exercises were designed by Hua Tuo, a leading physician of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD). Hua Tuo developed this system based on existing ancient Chinese traditional exercises following theories of the functions of the internal organs and meridians as well as the principles of the circulation of Qi and blood in the human body. His inspiration came from the careful observation and study of the characteristic behaviour of tigers, deer, bears, monkeys and birds, concluding that wild creatures regularly performed certain exercises to build up their constitution and improve their life skills.

Ba Duan Jin - Eight Treasures

The Eight-section Exercises date back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279) and its easy movements and impressive effects on health make it a gem in China's health and fitness culture. Purpose of the exercises is to increase internal energy circulation through spiritual cultivation and physical exercises so as to improve health and fitness.

Liu Zi Jue - Six healing Sounds  

The Six Sounds is a traditional health and fitness practice focused on the breath-control. The exercises regulate and control the rise and fall of Qi (vital energy) inside the body and related inhalation and exhalation through six different mouth forms and pronounciations.