Meditation: Postures,
Breathing, Focus

In itself, qigong/chi kung is a form of meditation, practiced for health, inner peace and spiritual development. Postures, breathing, mantras and many other techniques to focus concentration all need to be considered when learning how to meditate.

Generally there are two basic types of meditative practice:

• concentrative, requiring focus on specific objects such as mantras, breathing, imagery or colors;

• Mindfulness, which does not focus on any specific purpose, nor does it attempt to manipulate or exert control over any stimuli. In mindfulness, the meditator may still use breathing or music as aids to focus the mind, but concentration precludes judgment: it involves mere non-judging awareness or acceptance of the experience as just a matter of being.

  Both concentrative and mindfulness are about developing consciousness: that is, spiritual growth, self-realization and enlightenment through yoga, meditative practice and mind control.

Qigong/chi kung gives you a choice of either type of meditative practice.

Qigong/chi kung involves both still (i.e. not moving) and dynamic (i.e. moving) forms. To better understand the different aspects and techniques, you can read more about the following categories.

However, before attempting any of the exercises on this page and anywhere else on this website, please carefully read over the Disclaimer.

1. What it is and what it entails

2. Postures, meditative positions and body poses, including both still and dynamic forms.
   • standing postures and body poses
   • sitting postures and body poses
   • recumbent postures and body poses

3. Breathing, both the more well known diaphragmatic breathing technique, as well as other more advanced but lesser known techniques of yogic breathing. For more information on this subject, see also Free Qigong Lessons.

4. Techniques to Focus Concentration:
   1. Visualization:
      1. guided imagery, candles, incense and other paraphernalia
      2. chakras
      3. pressure points
      4. chi circulation
      5. healing energy
      6. eye positioning
      7. colors
   2. Auditory
      1. mantras, chants, etc.
      2. chants, drumming, environmental sounds and music
      3. counting
   3. Brainwave Journeys: A site for exploring how brain wave technology can help make you smarter, happier, more aware and more creative.

      This site features informative and easy-to-follow explanations about brain waves, meditative exercise, hypnosis and binaural beats. A great supplemental aid to any meditative practice!

      (Note that clicking on this link will open another window and lead you to another website. Close that window to return to chikung-unlimited.com).

   4. Holosync Breakthrough Technology for Faster Results & More Effective Meditation

   Of course, chi kung/qigong is only one of many kinds of meditative practices, most of them incorporating religious beliefs.

   All meditative practices provide substantial benefits. Hundreds of scientific studies have revealed their impact on the brain as well as on the body, affecting physiological and psychological functions and resulting in profound short and long-term changes.

   You can learn more about these effects and associated research data under Health and Other Benefits.

   If you are new to meditation and would like to learn more about different schools in addition to qigong, check out meditation-all-you-need.com which provides an excellent introduction to the history, types, benefits, sample lessons, classes and tools.
   
   
   
   
   

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