Chinese Qi-gong (pronounced: chi-gong) – Soaring Сrane Motion

Theory of Yin-Yang and the Five Elements of Chinese medicine.

Qi-gong is a precious Chinese heritage and an inseparable part of Chinese medicine today. Many theories encompassed within Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) such as the“theory of energetic channels”, “yin-yang”, the “Five elements” etc., can be detected and encompassed while practicing Qi-gong and thus activating undisclosed abilities of the human being's body.

The Qi-gong “soaring crane” was created based on theories of Chinese medicine (first of all – the theory of channels), using the advantages of different schools, modern and ancient methods of self-discipline and workout.

The concept for treating sicknesses is based on the theory of Chinese medicine and the doctrine of Yin-Yang. According to this insight Yin-Yang is related to all development, phenomena, things and events happening. Constant development is the result of constant movement of Yin-Yang. It is the Law of Nature for everything in existence. Yin-Yang is the cause of changes, source of germination and atrophy (dying off) of things and happenings. It always features the opposites of things and events. In certain circumstances and conditions they can transform into each other and exist within each other. The ancients believed that Yin-Yang, if developed too extremely (over the limit), transforms to its opposite, meaning that overdoing things will lead to the opposite of the desired result!

The basic theory of “Qi-gong soaring crane”- is the synthesis and interaction of Yin-Yang. Sicknesses can develop or be provoked by a misbalance of Yin-Yang. So the recommended treatment at a certain level is to regulate the balance between Yin and Yang. This is what the methodology of the “soaring crane” routine aims at. Furthermore it is essential to gain harmonization between all energetic streams throughout the net of channels which connect the 5 replete organs (heart, liver, spleen, lungs & kidneys) and the 6 hollow organs (large intestine, small intestine, gallbladder, stomach, urinary bladder and “triple heaters”), all the layers as well as the diaphragm, the cerebrum, (bone) marrow, blood vessels and the uterus.

The theory of the “Five elements” explains causes of sickness through the misbalance between the 5 elements: Fire, Wood, Metal, Water & Land… (To be continued see AD on page 103 in the Red Sea Bulletin)