Posted By
Bill - Qi Gong Live .
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12/30/2009 6:54:14 AM
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Hi John,
That is an interesting question. One that's never been posed to me before.
To be honest I'm not sure that there is ever a time not to use Qi Gong. I've taught people of all abilities and health conditions over the years. Qi Gong is very different than the typical western physical exercise. For example, I don't think you would want to do curls with weights if you have an injured bicep.
Qi Gong and the other arts I teach here are designed to be restorative and preventative. If you have issues in certain areas of the body there are specific exercises designed to help those issues. Outside of the specific targets, Qi Gong also generally stimulates acupoints and energy channels so that good energy flows throughout the body.
Now, as with everything, one can do Qi Gong too much. I've seen people perform our Energy Gathering Qi Gong too much in one day. Their energy gets extremely elevated. It's almost as if they are on a high. This is not good and I often caution against too much practice. I've heard stories of "Chi hospitals" in China for people with extremely elevated Chi, thought I don't know of them personally. Practicing too much can be common as you begin to feel good and want to do it more and more.
There's a great line in the Tai Chi Classics that says: "Doing too much is the same as doing too little".
Well, I hope that helps just a little John. Let me know if I can expand on any aspects of that for you.
-Bill
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