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Origins of Qi Gong
Qigong was originally developed by Daoist mystics as a way of self development, health and spiritual realisation. Through the centuries Buddhism. Naturalism and Medicine have also contributed to its vast array of methods, techniques and applications.The applications have primarily been in martial arts, healing and medicine, the arts, the pursuit for longevity as well as spirituality.No one is sure how old Qigong is but in China there are cave paintings depicting what can be only be described as Qigong exercises and postures, that are 7,000 years old!
The actual term of Qigong is relatively recent which covers all manner of practices each with distinct aims, methodology and traditions. Dao Qi Gong is primarily a spiritual practice which also has healing effects and uses.
