Qigong and Health

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As Qigong becomes popular, misconceptions are abundant. The most common two are: it takes years to learn and qigong is superstition. In fact, in the last few years, many “masters” claim to have obtained true transmission by divine intervention and are ready to save the world. They are all very appealing; especially those who do not require any effort from the practitioners. Of course, most of them eventually fade away. In order to prove that Qigong neither required years to learn nor is superstition, Dr. Pang Ming, a Qigong grandmaster and physician trained in both Western and Traditional Chinese Medicine, founded Huaxia Zhineng Qigong Clinic and Training Center in Qinghuangdao, China. In the past fifteen years, the Center has treated more than one hundred and eighty diseases; the overall effective rate is more than 95%. It becomes one of the world's most successful and largest alternative (medicineless) hospitals. Chi-Lel, the method they use there, was developed by Dr. Pang and is based on the 5,000-year-old concept of Qigong as well as modern medical knowledge. Chi-Lel consists of four parts:

1. Strong Belief (affirmation): A belief that all ailments, including one's own, can be healed. Modern medicine is just a small part of the total health system. When modern medicine considers a certain disease is incurable, it is not the end of the road for all other methods. Throughout history, diseases come and go, human is still around. Healing is from within; one has to believe he can be healed.

2. Relaxation: In today's busy and complex society, we build up lots of stress without even knowing it. Chi-Lel not only emphasizes relaxing the physical body, but also the mind. Letting go not only the stress, but also what holds us back. You can carry the world, but can you put it down? More importantly, will you put it down?

3. Group dynamic: Before a group of students begins Chi-Lel, the teacher verbally synchronizes the thinking of the group to enhance the healing effects. It is like a group of people, each with a candle, getting together in a room to read. The teacher lights up candles, so everyone can see better.

4. Practice: Students learn easy-to- follow Chi-Lel movements and practice them over and over again.

Traditionally, the masters test the loyalty of the students for years before they teach them the secrets. Those days are gone. Once the secrets are told, learning is not so difficult; the consistency of practicing everyday is the challenge.

Chi-Lel avoids special diets in favor of exercise, love and qi. It surrounds and fills the students with loving, healing qi. It immerses the mind, body, and spirit, teaching the students to integrate the natural healing processes existing within nature and themselves. The student is left with a sense of inner peace and unconditional love, yet never loses touch with the reality that health is not the absence of disease but rather is “A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being.”

Frank Chan, a student of Dr. Pang Ming and co-founder of Benefactor School of Taiji and Qigong,
has practiced Taiji and Qigong for over 25 years. He has been teaching Chi-Lel Qigong
nationally for over five years. Contact him at lukechan@chilel-qigong.com.