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  • The Eleventh World Congress on Qigong/TCM - San Francisco Dec 4-6, 2009
    For more information on the Congress, contact the East West Academy of Healing Arts: eastwestqi@aol.com.

  • Qi Dao Newsletter: May-June 2009
    Qi Dao, the bi-monthly E-newsletter of World Institute for Self Healing, Inc. (WISH) promotes the philosophy and methods of human self-healing and mind power, and their applications in health and healing. This issue includes: Research Update - Summaries of articles on Qigong and knee osteoarthritis and E Coli; A look at clinical trials of tai chi and qigong in older adults; Distance healing by a spiritual healer on chronic pain; Meditation and the central and autonomic nervous system, meditation in prison, meditation for fibromyalgia; Mindfulness based stress reduction in healthy people; Calming Emotions and Reducing Stress - Roger Jahnke writes about Heart/Mind Qigong and the ideas and realities of peace of heart and peace of mind. He discusses cultivation of Qi as the way to clear these pathways and achieve that peace; Scientific Exploration of Qi - Dr. Marty Eisen continues his writings on Qi by looking at some of the modern scientific theories. He looks at quantum field theory, string theory, field and mind intention experiments, and subtle energy.; Incorporating Qigong and Tai Chi into Your Daily Life - Master Yang Yang talks about how to structure your day to include Taiji and Qigong. Because we all lead busy lives, we all too often neglect our practice. Master Yang gives us ideas on Efficiency, Prevention and Moderation and the inclusion of Taiji and/or Qigong in even the busiest day; and more. Read entire Qi Dao .

  • Bruce Frantzis Receives NQA Lifetime Achievement Award
    National Qigong Assocation annual conference

    The National Qigong Association (NQA) awards an Honorary Lifetime Membership for Extraordinary Service in the Field of Qigong at its annual conference. The 2009 conference was held in Pacific Grove, California. This award goes to someone who has given outstanding service to establish and integrate qigong into all aspects of mainstream culture, healing, science, and education. He or she has been effective reaching students, practitioners and the public, increasing awareness and understanding of Qigong. Bruce Frantzis is a pioneer in the field of Chi (Qi) practices, such as Chi gung (Qigong or Chi kung), Tai chi and TAO meditation. He is one of a handful of westerners who are holders of Taoist and Qigong lineages. For nearly three decades Bruce has taught more than 350 events and Instructor trainings worldwide to more than 16,000 students.

  • NCCAM Update: Acupuncture for Pain
    Physical pain is a common occurrence for many Americans; in fact, a national survey found that more than one-quarter of U.S. adults had recently experienced some sort of pain lasting more than a day. In addition to conventional treatments, such as over-the-counter and prescription medications, people may try acupuncture in an effort to relieve pain. This fact sheet published by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (a division of the National Institutes of Health) provides basic information about pain and acupuncture, summarizes scientific research on acupuncture for specific kinds of pain, and suggests sources for additional information.
    http://nccam.ni h.gov/health/acupuncture/acupuncture-for-pain.htm

  • Special Bay Area Qigong Seminars, July 3, 4, 5 - 2009
    Francesco Garripoli and Daisy Lee will be giving three seminars in the San Francisco Bay Area July 3, 4, and 5. In their only workshop together this year in Walnut Creek, CA, Daisy and Francesco will be conducting their "Qigong for Healing, Empowerment & Independence". In addition, Daisy will teach Radiant Lotus Qigong for Women. This is a great opportunity to focus on the core fundamentals of Qigong, the ancient self-healing practice from China for strengthening the body, stress management and personal awakening. Seminars are in Walnut Creek and Mountain View.

  • World Tai Chi & Qigong Day Honored with Induction into the Internal Arts Hall of Fame
    Listen to the hopeful and moving acceptance speech given by WTC&QD founder Bill Douglas which recognizes the profound value of Internal Arts practitioners and teachers, and paints a inspiring vision for our world. It is about 10 minutes long.

  • National Institutes of Health's !st Annual Mind Body Week - Sept 8 - 11, 2009
    NIH Mind Body Week will explore the science and practice of yoga, meditation, and stress management. There are a number of noted speakers, including National Qigong Association founder and Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi Director Dr. Roger Jahnke and World Tai Chi and Qigong Day founder Bill Douglas. For a detailed agenda see 1ST Annual Mind-Body Week: The Science and Practice of Stress Management Modalities. All events are free and open to the public. The NIH is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and health-related research. The event is being coordinated by the NIH Office of Strategic and Innovative Programs and is being held at National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD US. For an overview of the presenters, see eMindful and the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi Mind-Body Week sponsor information.

  • National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine FY2010 Budget
    The NCCAM FY2010 budget is $127M, which represents a very slight increase in funded research projects over the FY2009 budget. The 2007 National Health Interview Survey data showed that nearly 40 percent of adults use CAM. The most common reason for the use of CAM is chronic pain, including back pain, headache, and arthritis pain. The modalities used most frequently for chronic pain include manipulative therapies, meditation (including Qigong and Tai Chi), yoga, massage, acupuncture, and various botanical and other dietary supplements. In FY 2008, NCCAM added two new centers on mind-body research to its CERC program. The University of California, San Francisco center is studying the effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction on obesity and the metabolic syndrome. The University of Wisconsin CERC is examining how different forms of meditation affect the brain's regulation of emotion. NCCAM Congressional Justification 2010.

  • Acupuncture-Like Treatments Improve Outcomes Compared to Usual Care for Low Back Pain
    People suffering from chronic low back pain who received acupuncture or simulated acupuncture treatments fared better than those receiving only conventional care according to a recent study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. The study highlights central questions about the mechanisms of benefit seen in acupuncture studies. This trial, led by Daniel Cherkin, Ph.D., of Group Health Center for Health Studies in Seattle, was funded by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), a component of the National Institutes of Health.

  • Research Update
    Researchers in China using EEGs and heart rate variability (HRV) analysis have found that central and autonomic nervous system interaction is altered by short-term meditation. Also, mind-body interventions were found to greatly benefit patients in cardiac rehabilitation programs in a recent study published by the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. The full abstracts are available in the Qigong and Energy Medicine Database™.

  • Meditative Movement as a Category of Exercise: Implications for Research
    In a new paper by Larkey, Jahnke, et. al., Meditative Movement (MM) is proposed as a new category of exercise defined by (a) some form of movement or body positioning, (b) a focus on breathing, and (c) a cleared or calm state of mind with a goal of (d) deep states of relaxation. Two forms of exercise meeting this definition, Qigong and Tai Chi, are reviewed. Mind–body approaches to health are those practices (eg, meditation, breathing techniques) that generate states of mental and physical relaxation.

  • White House Forum on Health Reform Releases Report
    President Obama called a non-partisan forum to discuss how to lower the costs and improve the quality and accessibility of health care. Participants strongly recommended changing the current paradigm so that prevention of illness and keeping people healthy becomes an integral part of the American health system. They noted that it is much cheaper to prevent disease than to treat it, and that public health and prevention should be interwoven into our society, including schools. Read a short summary of the White House Forum on Health Reform Report (PDF). Also see The United States Government and Qigong.

  • Qigong Study Trips
    Healing modalities of ancient times are considered holistic because they merge body, mind, and spirit into a singularity we call the “whole person.” Medicine men and women, shaman, and healing Masters saw how emotion, physical symptoms, diet, lifestyle, mental activity, and personality all contributed to the health of every person. For the past twelve years Francesco Garripoli and Daisy Lee have been leading study and healing groups to magical places in Asia in the hopes of connecting people with the birthplaces of ancient healing modalities. Read more in 12 Years of Investing in Your Health - Traveling To The Source To Learn How To Heal.

  • Energy Psychology: Self Healing Methods for Bodymind Health
    Dr. Michael Mayer has just released Energy Psychology: Self-Healing Practices for Bodymind Health. Many leaders in the field consider energy psychology to be at the cutting edge in the field of psychology and integrative medicine. Energy Psychology presents a comprehensive approach to healing that combines leading-edge Western bodymind psychological methods with a broad system of ancient, sacred traditions. Incorporating Dr. Mayer's integral approach called Bodymind Healing Psychotherapy, Energy Psychology draws on Chinese medicine approaches, including Qigong and acupressure self-touch; kabalistic processes; methods drawn from ancient traditions of meditation and postural initiation; and psycho-mythological storytelling techniques. Drawing on thirty years of training in Tai Chi and Qigong, Dr. Michael Mayer shows how integrating the essences of these traditions and methods can restore vitality and give the average person self-healing tools for physical and mental health. Unlike the quick-fix books on energy restoration, this book uses time-tested, age-old practices from sacred traditions in combination with well-established clinical approaches. Dr. Mayer teaches readers bodymind healing methods to treat anxiety, chronic pain, addictions, hypertension, insomnia, trauma, and other prevalent conditions. Written in a clear, intelligible style, Energy Psychology includes real-life case studies that highlight the effectiveness of his techniques.

  • Qi Dao Newsletter: March-April 2009
    Qi Dao, the bi-monthly E-newsletter of World Institute for Self Healing, Inc. (WISH) promotes the philosophy and methods of human self-healing and mind power, and their applications in health and healing. This issue includes: Research Update - How Many People Practice Qigong in the U.S.? An update on numbers of the practitioners of CAM and Qigong in the U.S. More people are joining in the idea that Qigong can benefit their physical and mental health; Scientific Exploration of Qi - Part 5b, Heaven Energy of the Stars Marty Eisen continues his series from the previous QiDao newsletters. He looks at the Chinese Zodiac Calendar and the Astrological Calendar; Introduction to Yin Yang Theory - Dr. Kevin Chen shares with us what he has discovered about Yin Yang Theory. He further writes about Traditional Chinese Medicine and how it relates to the human body in particular through the ideas of Yin Yang; Qi Dao Master Lama Tantrapa shares his view of Yin and Yang in the movement practice of Qi Dao; and more. Read entire Qi Dao .

  • Regular Tai Chi Exercise Reduces DNA Oxidative Stress Damage
    In July, 2008 a breakthrough study was completed exploring the extent to which Mind-Body practices that trigger the relaxation response have an influence on gene expression. Now a new study by biochemical researchers at a leading medical facility in Malaysia confirms that regular Tai Chi practice reduces DNA damage by increasing the body's naturally produced antioxidant enzymes. Read the entire abstract in the Qigong and Energy Medicine Database™.

  • The Living Matrix Available on DVD
    Can your thoughts affect your health? The control system of the body is not genes or chemistry, it is manipulation of information (patterns of energy) in the body's energetic field. Our biology is controlled by our mind, not genes, so to affect your health, change your mind. View a preview of The Living Matrix, a new film on the science of healing. Listen to explanations of recent medical and physics research that will transform your understanding of how to get well and stay well.

  • NIH Announces World Tai Chi and Qigong Day 2009
    The National Institutes of Health has just announced World Tai Chi & Qigong Day 2009. See: http://nccam.nih.gov/news/thismonth/april09.htm

  • Breathe Deep Newsletter: March-April 2009
    The Breathe Deep Newsletter contains information on upcoming Qigong study trips to China and India (for a full panchakarma in Dharamsala where the Dalai Lama lives); Qigong classes around the world with Francesco Garripoli and Daisy Lee (including Daisy's Radiant Lotus Qigong for Women); an update on Qigong Tracker, a tool for the Qigong community which helps to match students with teachers, patients with healers, and clients with consultants; information on WujiTech's mentor/coaching program management software which is in use across the state of Hawaii (www.mentorohana.org); and Francesco's personal message, including:

    The more we can go back to the ancient wisdom of our ancestors, the more we see a point of singularity and unity... a place where every culture had a deep sense of our connection to nature and each other... a place where we understood ourselves as not just a body with a mind, but an integral expression of the universe. No matter what cultural roots you have, at some point if you go back far enough, the ancient wisdom held by the wise ones was universal. As cultures - with their religions, languages and governments - uniquely developed, they also separated from each other. These unique paths of evolution brought the wonderfully diverse world we can now enjoy... but it also separated us from the "human family"... and we have a world where countries compete and fight for their boundaries and scarce resources rather than celebrate abundance.

  • The International Tai Chi Chuan Symposiumon Health, Education and Cultural Exchange
    Traditional Tai Chi Chuan A View Through the Lens of Science: July 5-10, 2009 Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee In July of 2009, the world's foremost authorities on the five traditional Chinese Family Schools of Tai Chi Chuan, as well as other top Tai Chi Chuan practitioners and scholars will come to Vanderbilt University in Nashville Tennessee for an international level Tai Chi Chuan Symposium. The theme of this Symposium will focus on bringing together the wisdom of Chinese culture with the precision of modern science through evidence-based academic sessions, Master's workshops and other special events designed to foster an exchange of knowledge and cultures. This Symposium will be the first of its kind in the United States. It offers an unparalleled opportunity to study with five of China's top Masters along with well respected scholars carefully selected for their unique and highly professional level of expertise in the scientific study and examination of Tai Chi Chuan. For more info: The International Tai Chi Chuan Symposium.

  • World Tai Chi and Qigong Day was Saturday, April 26, 2009
    More info on the annual world-wide healing event: World Tai Chi and Qigong Day.

  • Historic Tai Chi & Qigong Presentation at the U.S. National Institutes of Health in Washington DC
    In the fall of 2009, a few short months after WTCQD 2009, perhaps the largest health insitution in the world, the United States Department of Health & Human Service's National Institutes of Health, will recieve its first in history Tai Chi and Qigong presentation. The World Tai Chi and Qigong Day founder will present it. As the NIH is educated about Tai Chi and Qigong, wheels will set in motion that can make it easier and faster for local and national governmental institutions around the world to make Tai Chi & Qigong an adjunctive part of health care systems, and save hundreds of billions of dollars annually as well.

  • Surviving Beatles unite to promote meditation
    Former Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will reunite on stage April 4, 2009 to raise money to teach transcendental meditation to children around the world to "help provide them a quiet haven in a not-so-quiet world," McCartney said. "In moments of madness, it has helped me find moments of serenity," McCartney said in the concert announcement. The goal of the project -- which is called "Change Begins Within" -- is to teach the meditation technique to a million at-risk children so they have "life-long tools to overcome stress and violence and promote peace and success in their lives," Yellin said. Read the entire CNN.com/entertainment article.

  • National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine FY 2009 Budget
    NCCAM's budget request for FY 2009 is roughly the same as FY 2008, or $121 million. In addition, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has received new funds for Fiscal Years 2009 and 2010 as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. NIH has designated at least $200 million in FYs 2009-2010 for a new initiative called the NIH Challenge Grants in Health and Science Research. This new program will support research on topic areas that address specific scientific and health research challenges in biomedical and behavioral research that would benefit from significant 2-year jumpstart funds. The NIH has identified a range of Challenge Areas that focus on specific knowledge gaps, scientific opportunities, new technologies, data generation, or research methods that would benefit from an influx of funds to quickly advance the area in significant ways. Each NIH Institute, Center, and Office has selected specific Challenge Topics within the broad Challenge Areas related to its mission. The research in these Challenge Areas should have a high impact in biomedical or behavioral science and/or public health. NIH anticipates funding 200 or more grants, each of up to $1 million in total costs, pending the number and quality of applications and availability of funds. Grant applications are due April 27, 2009. For more information, see NCCAM Challenge Topics.

  • The Rife Handbook of Frequency Therapy with a Holistic Health Primer
    This updated edition includes The Politics of Medicine and the Nature of Health: Drug damage versus effectiveness. How to analyze clinical trials, and why government oversight doesn't work. Hospital procedures and infections, iatrogenic (doctor-caused) disease and preventable deaths. Vaccines: myths, ingredients, how they affect the body. How drugs are approved, the pharmaceutical industry's marriage to the FDA, various government agencies and officials, and even to universities. How drugs are marketed and publicized. Corporate-owned media, the fallacy of "peer reviewed" articles, and industry ties to medical journals. Doping our children with psychotropic drugs.Special issues with electronic media and how it affects the brain. Drugs in our food and in our drinking water. Big Pharma's campaign against nutritional supplements. A holistic, functional approach to health. And that's just the first chapter. Other chapters cover complementary therapies and Rife-based energy medicine. More information is at http://www.nenahsylver.com/rife_handbook_2009_description.html .

  • NCCAM Newsletter is now online
    The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) has relaunched its newsletter. Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Focus on Research and Care features a fresh new design and content more focused on research and patient care. It also includes an insert specially designed for consumers. The January issue features new statistics on CAM use and how to sort claims from facts about CAM. 38% of American adults use CAM. The most common CAM therapy is Natural products, followed by deep breathing, meditation, chiropractic, massage, and yoga. For more information on American's use of CAM, including its use by children, see the NCCAM Newsletter.

  • Qi Dao Newsletter: January-February 2009
    Qi Dao, the E-newsletter of World Institute for Self Healing, Inc. (WISH) promotes the philosophy and methods of human self-healing and mind power, and their applications in health and healing. In this issue Marty Eisen continues his study of Qi; in his new internet radio talk show, The Secrets of Qigong Masters, Lama Somananda Tantrapa talks about his interviews with Qigong Masters and the contrasting/ complementing ideas of the Masters; Michelle Wood talks about intuition, how our body knows what may or should happen, and how our mind intercedes in our everyday lives to help us if we are willing to listen; and Dr. Chen shares his experience of the Counting Breath Method of meditation. This method helps the meditator concentrate and form the habit of slow breathing. Research Updates look at Qigong for chronic conditions; Tai Chi and Qigong in older adults; Meditation practices in health care; Qigong exercises and their effects on human saliva; Anti-depressive effects of Qigong exercises; and effects of bio-energy therapies on cancer growth. Read the entire Qi Dao (.PDF).

  • 11th International Energy Psychology Conference - May 29 - 31, 2009 - Orlando, Florida
    Energy Psychology is based on an integration of quantum physics, psychology, Eastern medicine, and spirituality. EP posits that psychological problems are a reflection of disturbed bio-energetic patterns. EP methods help clients learn tools to directly influence these patterns. Clients learn skills to self-regulate, rapidly reducing symptoms of stress, anxiety, anger, trauma, guilt, shame and depression. The mind-body connection involves a two-way communication system modulated by the energy pathways and centers of the body. EP utilizes these energy pathways while working with disturbances in thought and emotion to more rapidly and thoroughly effect change. EP provides tools to quickly assess unconscious beliefs and resistances, release limiting beliefs and blocked emotions, promote readiness to change and strengthen positive attitudes. Sponsored by the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology. The Largest organization of practitioners of energy psychological methods. Click to learn more, download a full brochure, or register. For more information go to www.Energypsych.org.

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH) Yoga Week 2009
    From September 8-11, 2009, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will premier its second annual Yoga Week. Highlighting the science and practice of yoga, this four-day series of events will serve NIH employees and the public. Participants will not only learn about the benefits of yoga but also experience them first-hand through stretching and practice. The first yoga week, in May 2008 received national attention with over 1300 participants it also resulted in National Yoga Month, a National Health Observance being designated for every September. This Yoga Week will focus on yoga, yoga therapy, yoga research, and will have other related presentations on meditation, stress management, and other mind/body modalities. Everyone is welcome for several free sessions. There will also be an opportunity to gain Continuing Education credits through Yoga Alliance and several other health education partners. Events take place in Bethesda, Maryland, which is just 20 minutes away from Washington DC. For more information, contact Dr. Rachel Permuth-Levine at levinerac@mail. nih.gov.

  • Research Update
    Dr. Kevin Chen, the Qigong Institute's Director of Research has published a paper on the Inhibitory Effects of Bio-Energy Therapies on Cancer Growth
    -- An overview of recent laboratory studies in the U.S.and its implications in cancer treatment.     This paper is available on the Scientific Basis of Qigong and Energy Medicine page. Also, researchers from the National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan have demonstrated that meditation enhances cardiorespiratory phase synchronization. The full abstract is available in the Qigong and Energy Medicine Database™.

  • Research Update
    Tai Chi can be beneficial for people with Type-2 Diabetes. For more information, watch Tai-chi for diabetes sufferers.

  • In Memory of Janet Sullivan, President of the National Qigong Association
    national qigong association president janet sullivan

    Janet Sullivan was one of the most active and involved Presidents in NQA history. She served on almost all the committees, and also initiated and undertook a number of projects on her own, including the development of a Policies and Procedures Manual and the compilation of a history of the NQA, to list but a few. Janet studied Qigong and completed teacher training under Dr. Roger Jahnke. She was elected to the NQA Board in 2004. After serving terms as Secretary and Vice-President, Janet was confirmed as President in 2007, and was re-elected in Spring, 2008 for a three-year term. The NQA has established the Janet Sullivan Memorial Scholarship Fund. The fund is to be used to help students who don't have the financial means to attend the NQA annual conferences. Any amount contributed is welcome. For more information, visit nqa.org/janet.


  • National Qigong Association Annual Conference - June 2009
    The Asilomar Conference Center on the Monterey Peninsula in California has been selected for the June 25-28, 2009 NQA Conference. The theme for the conference is Waves of Qi, to honor the Monterey Peninsula and the ocean waves that crash, foam, ripple and that are unceasing and universal! For more info on the conference, affectionately referred to by some as "Qigong Disneyland" due to its interesting variety and volume of Qigong presentations and events, visit nqa.org.

  • World Tai Chi and Qigong Day 2009
    World Tai Chi & Qigong Day 2009 will be held the last Saturday in April (as usual). This will be the 11th anniversary of this world-wide healing and consciousness-raising event that features Tai Chi and Qigong. Help support the event by pre-ordering your t-shirts now. For more information, go to the WTC&Q Day website.

  • NCCAM Adds Four New Centers of Excellence for Research
    The National Institutes of Health's National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) has added four new Centers of Excellence for Research on Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CERCs) to its research centers program. The new centers will add to knowledge about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) approaches and their potential in treating and preventing diseases and conditions that are common among Americans. Two of the new Centers are: Wisconsin Center for the Neuroscience and Psychophysiology of Meditation and Metabolic and Immunologic Effects of Meditation. More information can be found at http://nccam.nih.gov/news/2008/102008.htm .

  • Department of Defense Awards Grant to the Center for Mind-Body Medicine
    The Washington, DC based Center for Mind-Body Medicine (CMBM) has been awarded a two-year grant from the newly formed Defense Center of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury, for a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to study the effectiveness of the CMBM's comprehensive, non-drug approach (including meditation, guided imagery, biofeedback, and yoga) to treating posttraumatic stress disorder and major depression with troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, and their families.

  • NCCAM Report: Meditation for Health Purposes Workshop
    On July 8-9, 2008, the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) held a 2-day workshop in Bethesda, Maryland on meditation for health purposes. It was co-sponsored by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Institute on Aging (NIA), the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences (OBSSR), and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (INMHA, ICRH). The purpose of the meeting was to articulate potential goals and directions for research on the mechanisms and efficacy of meditation practices for a variety of health concerns. Experts from a range of disciplines and with a wide range of involvement in the field of meditation research were asked to critically examine the current state of science on meditation for health, and to identify existing or potential intersections and contributions from their fields to further this area of science. For more information see Meditation for Health Purposes Workshop -- July 8-9, 2008.

  • Mind-Body (Energy) Medicine Successfully Treats Children with PTSD
    The Washington, DC based Center for Mind-Body Medicine (CMBM) announced the publication of a landmark study on the use of its comprehensive, non-drug model to treat posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in war traumatized children. The study, "Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Post-War Kosovar Adolescents Using Mind-Body Skills Groups: A Randomized Controlled Trial," which was published online in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry is the first randomized controlled trial (RCT) ever of any intervention with war traumatized children. It is also the first RCT of a successful, comprehensive mind-body approach with any traumatized population. For more information visit www.cmbm.org.

  • Qigong and Gene Expression - New Breakthrough Research
    "For hundreds of years Western medicine has looked at mind and body as totally separate entities, to the point where saying something 'is all in your head' implied that it was imaginary," says Herbert Benson, MD, director emeritus of the Benson-Henry Institute and co-senior author of a groundbreaking research report. "Now we've found how changing the activity of the mind can alter the way basic genetic instructions are implemented." Mind-body practices that elicit the relaxation response such as Qigong and Tai Chi have been used worldwide for millennia to reverse the detrimental physiological effects of stress. Practices that trigger the relaxation response (a term pioneered by Dr. Benson), have been reported to be beneficial therapeutically (sometimes as an adjunct to medical treatment) in numerous conditions that are caused or intensified by stress. Dr. Roger Jahnke has written a review of the Benson study and several others on gene expression that will fundamentally transform science, medicine and society. The implications for corporate wellness, integrative medicine and fitness are huge. There are nowhere near enough Qigong and Tai Chi teachers for this coming boom. Read Dr. Jahnke's Report [PDF]

  • Qigong Tracker - New Online System to Track Qigong and Tai Chi Practice
    Qigong Tracker is a new state-of-the-art, online software system that builds community around Qigong and Tai Chi practice and the data collected from actual results, healings, and feedback, monitored by a medical advisory panel. Features range from advanced tracking survey/data gathering tools to interactive calendars and automated group emailing for scheduling and promoting classes or events. Current programs include Qigong Wellness Tracking, Group Healing and Study Trips, Chi Nei Tsang, Radiant Lotus Qigong, and more. Visit Qigong Tracker.

  • Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1918 - 2008)
    The visionary Indian guru who did more to bring meditation into mainstream consciousness and medicine throughout the world passed away earlier this year. Maharishi promoted meditation and inspired an extensive amount of scientific research that proved its profound effectiveness for reducing stress, increasing creativity, generating happiness, and improving health. As a young man he studied physics and felt that eventually the unified field of quantum physics which is the basis of all matter and energy would be found to be equivalent to pure consciousness. More information is available on the Transcendental Meditation website.

  • Mind-Body and Relaxation Research Focus

    Nova Publishers has released Mind-Body and Relaxation Research Focus


    • Nova Publishers has released Mind-Body and Relaxation Research Focus. From the book description: "Mind-Body and relaxation research emphasize mind-body interactions with intended benefits that include relaxation and emotional well being. Mind-body and relaxation therapies have been shown to effective in many cases of chronic conditions, rehabilitation, stress reduction, increasing immunity, reduction of muscular system tension, lowering blood pressure, arthritis and increasing mental well-being. This new book presents recent and significant research in the field." Included is "Expert Commentary A: Qigong-Profound Energy-Based Health Therapy to Complement Established Western Medical Practices" by Tom Rogers, Vice-President of the Qigong Institute. To find out more, visit Nova Publishers.



  • North American Research Conference on Complementary & Integrative Medicine - Call for Abstracts
    The North American Research Conference on Complementary & Integrative Medicine is calling for abstracts. This conference, to be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 12 - 16, 2009, is sponsored by the Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine (CAHCIM), which consists of 41 leading academic medical centers from across North America.

  • NCCAM Launches Educational Campaign, Time to Talk
    The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) has launched Time to Talk, an educational campaign to encourage patients—particularly those age 50 or older—and their health care providers to openly discuss the use of complementary and alternative medicine. Free educational materials and tools are available.

  • Health and Human Services Secretary And Chinese Minister Of Health Sign Memorandum Of Understanding On Traditional Chinese Medicine Research
    HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt signed a memorandum of understanding with Chinese Vice Minister of Health Wang Guoqiang to foster collaboration between scientists in both countries in research on integrative and traditional Chinese medicine. "Many Americans incorporate alternative medical practices into their personal health care and are interested in the potential of a variety of traditional Chinese medicine approaches," Secretary Leavitt said. "This project will advance our understanding of when and how to appropriately integrate traditional Chinese medicine with Western medical approaches to improve the health of the American and Chinese people." Thirty-six percent of Americans use some form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), according to the 2002 National Health Interview Survey. In the United States, traditional Chinese medicine is an alternative medical system that is considered a part of complementary and alternative medicine. Integrative medicine combines mainstream medical practices with alternative medical practices. Read the full article.

  • Qigong Institute Founder and CEO Retires

    Los Altos, California. June 14, 2008 - Dr. Ken Sancier, the founder of the non-profit Qigong Institute (http://www.qigonginstitute.org), has resigned as CEO and Chairman of the Board after twenty-four years of dedicated service.

    Dr. Sancier started the Qigong Institute after retiring in 1984 from a career as a research chemist at Stanford Research Institute. He created the original Qigong Database as a means to catalog the vast amount of information on the profound healing capabilities of Qigong that he had gathered from international conferences. He later decided to include alternative healing and energy medicine practices such as Yoga, Reiki, Acupuncture, Mind-Body healing and therapies including meditation, and Tai Chi (Taiji). To reflect its expanded scope, the database was renamed to The Qigong and Energy Medicine Database™. It currently has over 4300 abstracts.

    Dr. Sancier appeared in the PBS documentary on Qigong; was the first honorary member of the National Qigong Association in 1997 for his work in promoting Qigong by establishing the Qigong Institute; and has published over thirty original papers on Qigong, with the most referenced being Anti-Aging Benefits of Qigong. His belief is that "The science and art of Qigong may open a window into new thinking about health, medicine, psychology and spirituality. It is a physical, mental and spiritual practice that continuously supports our natural tendency toward homeostasis." Dr. Sancier becomes CEO Emeritus and remains in an advisory capacity to the organization.

    Over the last two decades the Qigong Institute has sponsored Qigong research in the US and China; published over thirty-five papers and articles; created the Qigong and Energy Medicine Database with over four thousand abstracts in English from research around the world; sponsored seventy public lectures (some of which are available through the website); developed the QI website; created informational podcasts attracting 500 visitors per week; taught Qigong in community centers, high schools, middle schools, and to Qigong and acupuncture students; organized World Tai Chi and Qigong Day events; created informational videos available on YouTube; sponsored Qigong classes and seminars; and participated in the National Experts Meeting to help make the healing benefits of Qigong and Tai Chi known to the public, especially the aging population.

  • NOTE: The Qigong Institute mailing address has changed to: 617 Hawthorne Avenue, Los Altos CA. 94024.

  • Neuroscientist Discovers the Path to Nirvana
    Read the New York Times article 'A Superhighway to Bliss' or watch Jill Bolte Taylor's amazing video on how she re-discovered what Qigong practitioners have known about and been practicing for millennia.

  • Chinese Researchers Report Acupuncture More Effective Than Drugs for Cancer Pain
    Chinese researchers report that analgesic effect of acupuncture treatment is better than that of the Three Step Administration (aspirin, codeine, morphine), with no adverse effect or addiction to analgesics. The full abstract can be found in the Qigong and Energy Medicine Database™ .

  • World Tai Chi and Qigong Day 2008 is Huge Success

    World Tai Chi and Qigong Day 2008 in Hong Kong

    This year's WTC&Q Day was the best ever with the greatest participation from around the world. More information and pictures are available at World Tai Chi and Qigong Day. The success of this year's event is perhaps best illustrated by the incredible participation by the Hong Kong Chinese Martial Arts Association.


  • Recent Research on the Benefits of Qigong and Tai Chi
    Here are some of the research results that have been published in just the last three months: Tai chi exercise may reduce blood pressure and serve as a practical, non-pharmacologic adjunct to conventional hypertension management - Tufts-New England Medical Center.  Meditation-based stress-management practices reduce stress and enhance forgiveness among college undergraduates - School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley. MBSR (mindfulness-based stress reduction, i.e. meditation) is an effective treatment for reducing stress and anxiety that accompanies daily life and chronic illness. MBSR is also therapeutic for healthcare providers, enhancing their interactions with patients. No negative side effects from MBSR have been documented - Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Regular Tai Chi Chuan exercise improves the immune function of of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients - British Journal of Sports Medicine. Tai Chi improves balance and mobility in people with Parkinson disease. Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis. Tai Chi program is effective in decreasing the number of falls, the risk for falling, and the fear of falling, and it improves functional balance and physical performance in physically inactive persons aged 70 years or older - Oregon Research Institute. The full abstracts can be found in the Qigong and Energy Medicine Database™ .

  • NCCAM Submits Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request
    The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine's (NCCAM) budget request for fiscal year 2009 is very slightly more than its FY 2008 appropriation. For more information see NCCAM Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request.

  • Tai Chi Could Help Fight Against Type 2 Diabetes
    Tai Chi could help curb symptoms of type 2 diabetes according to a new study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. The study suggested that Tai Chi might prompt a fall in blood glucose levels, or improve blood glucose metabolism, triggering a drop in the inflammatory response. The full abstract can be found in the Qigong and Energy Medicine Database™ .

  • U of Arizona Researchers Report Naturopathic Care to be More Cost-Effective Than Standardized Physiotherapy for Chronic Lower Back Pain
    University of Arizona researchers found that naturopathic care (which includes acupuncture and relaxation exercises) significantly improved patients quality of life and lowered costs of care relative to conventional treatment for chronic lower back pain. The full abstract can be found in the Qigong and Energy Medicine Database™ .

  • Dr. Shin Lin Named to NCCAM Advisory Council
    Dr. Shin Lin of UC Irvine was named to the The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine's (NCCAM) National Advisory Council for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NACCAM). The Council serves as the principal advisory body to NCCAM, the lead Federal agency for complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) research and a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The Council is composed of physicians, scientists, licensed CAM practitioners, and members of the public who contribute their time and expertise over a 4-year term. Members meet three times per year offering advice and recommendations on prioritization, conduct, and support of CAM research, including research training and communication of evidence-based health information. Dr. Lin holds professorships in developmental and cell biology, physiology and biophysics, and biomedical engineering at the University of California, Irvine, CA, (UCI). He also serves on the advisory board and faculty of UCI's Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine. His primary research interests include Qigong and Energy Medicine. Read about his recent research on the bioenergetic effects of Qigong.

  • Research Confirms Meditation Lowers Blood Pressure
    Researchers at the College of Medicine at the University of Kentucky reported in the American Journal of Hypertension that meditation has the potential to significantly reduce blood pressure. The full abstract can be found in the Qigong and Energy Medicine Database™ .

  • New Qigong Institute Webpage and YouTube Channel
    A new webpage has been created: The Scientific Basis of Qigong and Energy Medicine . Also, watch the Qigong Institute Channel on YouTube.

  • Tolle's Book is Oprah Book Club Pick
    As Oprah's book club pick, "A New Earth, Awakening to Your Life's Purpose" by Eckhart Tolle (on page 158 of his exciting new book) extols the virtues of Tai Chi and Qigong as playing an important role in the global awakening of humanity. Eckart Tolle and Oprah will teach A New Earth in Oprah's classroom live Monday nights on oprah.com. The first class is Monday, March 3 at 9/8c. You can reserve a seat for this free web event on oprah.com. Watch Oprah explain her selection of this book.

  • Chinese Research Shows Qigong and Acupuncture Superior to Drugs
    Recent research from China demonstrates that a combination of earpoint tapping (Qigong self-massage) and acupuncture is superior to medication for the treatment of residual neuralgia of shingles (herpes zoster) and painful menstruation (primary dysmenorrhea). In addition, acupuncture was found very effective for treating peripheral facial paralysis and chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain. The full abstracts on this research can be found in the Qigong and Energy Medicine Database™ .

  • NACCAM Symposium Recommends Yoga and Acupuncture for Lower Back Pain
    Back pain and other back problems are the number-one reason that Americans use CAM therapies, according to a large national survey. Researchers at a September 2007 meeting of the National Advisory Council for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NACCAM) reported that yoga is an effective treatment for Lower Back Pain (LBP). Also, acupuncture added to usual care was better than usual care alone and better than sham acupuncture. More information on the symposium and therapies for lower back pain can be found in the Fall 2007 issue of the CAM at the NIH newsletter .

  • Study Finds Tai Chi Significantly Improves Health of Adults
    A recent study at the China Medical University in Taiwan shows adults gain increased vitality, social-functioning, physical functioning, and general health through the practice of Tai Chi versus a control group. The full abstract can be found in the Qigong and Energy Medicine Database™ .

  • U. of Maryland Requests Support for Scientific Study of Qigong/Taiji Healing
    The University of Maryland Center for Integrative Medicine (CIM) is an internationally recognized leader in the field of integrative medicine. As a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Center of Excellence for over 13 years and the first US academic medical center program for integrative medicine, CIM has teamed up with some renowned qigong and Taiji healers to conduct a series of scientific studies of qigong/Taiji therapy for health problems such as arthritis, asthma, fibromyalgia, addiction and infertility, in randomized controlled trials. More information about this research is available in Support for Scientific Study of Qigong/Taiji Healing and in a posting on the Qigong Institute tribe. More information on CIM and its Qigong program can be found at www.compmed.umm.edu .

  • New Jersey Moves to Regulate Licensing of Medical Qigong Practitioners
    Assembly Bill Number A4455 was introduced November 8, 2007 in the New Jersey Legislature to provide licensing of massage and bodywork therapists and registration of their employers. The definition of these therapists includes practitioners of "medical qigong", "tuina", and “chei nei tsang.” The bill creates a new licensing Board, complete with certification requirements and fees.

  • Meditation and Relaxation Training Found Effective for Headaches
    Randomized control trials at the University of Texas Medical Center found that mind-body therapies including meditation and relaxation training were effective in significantly reducing the symptoms of migraine, tension, and mixed-type headaches with minimal or transient side-effects. The full abstract can be found in the Qigong and Energy Medicine Database™ .

  • Qigong on Public Television
    Starting in 1999, PBS stations across the country began showing Francesco Garripoli's Qigong documentary, Qigong - Ancient Chinese Healing for the 21st Century (available from kahunavally.org). David Carradine's (of the TV series Kung Fu fame) Qigong has also been shown. Continuing the tradition of introducing the public to Qigong, Lee's Holden's Qigong is being shown on public television in the San Francisco Bay Area.

  • Qigong Endorsed on Oprah Winfrey Show
    On November 1, 2007 the first of a two-part series by Dr. Oz aired. Oz was asked out of all the health practices that one could do, what was the one practice that he would choose and recommend people practice to stay healthy. His response: "If you want to be healthy and live to 100, do QiGong." He added that Qigong reverses the aging process. The second part of the Oprah series was on Monday, November 6, 2007. Dr. Oz interviewed a couple who had been very over weight with many illness. Previously, he started them onto a program of better nutrition and a Qigong practice. They now have lost much of the weight, improved their energy, decreased most medication and reversed their aging. These improvements are attributed to Qigong and eating better.

  • New Book on Mind-Body Medicine: Mind-Body and Relaxation Research Focus
    Nova Publishers has announced the coming availability of a new book on mind-body and relaxation research entitled Mind-Body and Relaxation Research Focus. Mind-Body and relaxation research emphasize mind-body interactions with intended benefits that include relaxation and emotional well being. Mind-body and relaxation therapies have been shown to effective in many cases of chronic conditions, rehabilitation, stress reduction, increasing immunity, reduction of muscular system tension, lowering blood pressure, arthritis and increasing mental well-being. This new book presents recent and significant research in the field. The Qigong Institute contributed the lead Expert Commentary for the book: Qigong - Profound Energy-Based Health Therapy to Complement Established Western Medical Practices. The book is currently being formatted and is expected to be published 1st Quarter, 2008.

  • National Qigong Association Healing Wave Video Trailer on YouTube.
    Check out the National Qigong Association's new Healing Wave video trailer on YouTube. The Healing Wave Project of the National Qigong Association is intended to introduce the general public to the profound health and healing benefits of Qigong. The Healing Wave "Discovering Qigong' DVD consists of the "Five Treasures Qigong" set which is designed to reduce stress and increase energy.

  • Integrative Medicine Consulting Service Established at the NIH Clinical Center
    The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine ( NCCAM ) has established an Integrative Medicine Consulting Service at the National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) Clinical Center, the world’s largest hospital devoted to research. This service will provide physicians, nurses, and other members of the Clinical Cnete health care team the ability to discuss complementary and alternative medicine ( CAM ) therapies with knowledgeable medical staff from the consult service and learn how various CAM practices might complement or interact with a patient's care as a research participant at the Clinical Center. For more information: Read the NIH PressZoom .

  • Tai Chi May Increase the Effectiveness of Flu Vaccine
    A team of University of Illinois researchers suggests older adults who adopt an exercise regimen combining Taiji and Qigong might receive an extra boost from their annual flu vaccine. "We have found that 20 weeks of Taiji can increase the antibody response to influenza vaccine in older adults," said the study's lead author, Adjunct Professor Yang Yang, a Taiji master. Read the article: Chinese exercise may help flu vaccine. A more detailed article can be found in the the Sept-Oct 2007 Qi Dao Newsletter .

  • 5 of the Top 10 Complementary Medical Treatments From Mayo Clinic are Qigong
    The Philadelphia Bulletin reports that lifestyle changes (complementary medicine) may be more effective in dealing with treatment and prevention of disease than drugs and surgery. The article highlights the Top 10 Complementary Treatments from the Mayo Clinic that include Tai Chi, Meditation, Massage, Visualization, and Spirituality which are all forms of Qigong practice.

  • Tai Chi Boosts Immunity, Helps Elderly Fend Off Shingles and Chronic Conditions of Aging
    A new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatric Society describes the "striking immunity-boosting effect" of Tai Chi. Tai Chi "builds aerobic conditioning. It relaxes the body's response to stress, which tends to intensify as people age. And it increases the flow of blood and oxygen to the brain". People doing Tai Chi fared much better than those who received a vaccine. Participants also reported that Tai Chi was calming, energizing, and helped improve balance. Researchers reported that Tai Chi "pointed to a new way - in this case, a pleasant and accessible form of exercise - to help combat the many chronic conditions that accelerate with age." Read the entire article which appeared in the Los Angeles Times: In Harmony For Health - Graceful Tai Chi Appears To Boost Immunity, Including Helping Elderly Fend Off Shingles.

  • Tai Chi Master Takes Part in Biomechanical Research at Stanford
    One of China's top Tai Chi Masters, Chen Xiang, performed Chen style Tai Chi for researchers at the Motion and Gait Analysis Laboratory at Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford. Reflective markers were attached at key body joints, and his movements were recorded. The researchers who gathered to watch the demonstration were stunned by Chen's ability. He moved so fast and with such force that sensors kept flying off his body. Computer models created of his movements will be compared to projections of ideal biomechanical movement. The researchers felt that his particular Tai Chi movements would probably be as close as humanly possible to the ideal. The research is especially interesting because it will involve identifying which parts of the brain control which movements, in other words, the architecture and chemistry of human movement. Read the entire article: Advancing science of poetry in motion.
  • How Qigong is Transforming Health Care
    Looking for an overview of how Qigong is beginning to transform the delivery of healthcare and medicine? Interested in learning about the "healer within" and how each of us can take more responsibility for our own healthcare? Want to understand the benefits of health care based on maximizing well-being instead of healing disease ("When healthcare profitibility is dependent on keeping people powerless...the truth about an individual's power to heal his or her self is repressed")? Read an interview with Oriental Medical Doctor Roger Jahnke in EXPLORE magazine where he explains in more detail the profound health benefits of Qigong and how people can actually heal themselves: A Conspiracy of Miracles: Qi, Spirit-Mind-Body, and the Transformation of Healthcare.

  • NY Times praises Qigong - 'Exercisers Slow it Down With Qigong' - April 5, 2007
    "The face of exercise is changing in America. Instead of relentlessly pursuing a sculptured physique, people are chasing longevity, stress reduction and improved health through mind-body practices like qigong. The realm of working out has shifted from people just wanting to build bulk and lean, toned muscles to them understanding that the inner health of the body is just as important as the outer health." Read the entire article.
  • Qi Gong and Tai Chi Project Update: Spring 2007
    Since the National Expert Meeting on Qi Gong and Tai Chi was held in Nov. 2005, the project team has delivered symposia at several conferences related to aging, physical activity, and wellness, and has begun two community demonstration projects. Project Steering Committee members provided presentations to disseminate the outcomes of the National Expert Meeting on Qi Gong and Tai Chi at the following symposia: Joint Conference of the National Council on the Aging and the American Society on Aging, March 2006; Complementary and Natural Healthcare Expo West, Nov. 2006; and the American College of Sports Medicine's 11th Annual Health & Fitness Summit, March 2007. Reports will be given at the following upcoming symposia: National Wellness Institute Conference, July 2007; National Qigong Association (nqa.org) annual meeting, August 2007; and the International Council on Active Aging Annual Conference, Nov. 2007. More information on the Experts Meeting can be found on the Qigong Institute Tai Chi for Health page.

  • The International Society of Life Information Science (ISLIS) Symposium
    The International Society of Life Information Science (ISLIS) will hold its 23rd Symposium on Life Information Science on March 17-18 in Tokyo. The Program (http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/islis/en/23Program-E.pdf) is on their website (http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/islis). This organization reports on very interesting leading edge Energy Medicine research.

  • Shambhala Sun magazine (March 2007 issue) features Qigong
    Shambhala Sun, North America's oldest and most widely-read Buddhist magazine, features an article by Qigong Institute President Francesco Garripoli entitled "Qigong: The Way of Healing".

  • Qigong Podcasts
    As part of the Qigong Institute's effort educate the public on self-initiated health practices, we have recorded several podcasts. Our first podcasts are a great introduction to the many significant benefits of Qigong and is divided into parts one and two. An interview with Ken Sancier the founder of the Qigong Institute has been recenrtly added. Please give a listen and let us know what you think! We welcome you to the Qigong community. To listen to our podcasts, simply click on the link below and click on the yellowish play buttons at the bottom of each section. http://qigonginstitute.podomatic.com/
  • QI Lecture in Korea
    Kenneth Sancier, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, recently visited Seoul, South Korea. While in Seoul, he was invited to speak to about 40 medical students at the Kyunghee University Hospital Center on the subject of the many applications of Qigong to medicine.
  • National Expert Meeting on Qigong and Tai Chi.
    The Qigong Institute participated in the National Experts Meeting on Qigong and Tai Chi which was held at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on November 14-16, 2005. The National Blueprint Office at the University of Illinois, in conjunction with the National Council on the Aging, received funding from the Archstone Foundation to explore the opportunities, issues, and challenges of integrating Qigong and Tai Chi into the Aging Network. Experts came from three areas: 1) Physical activity and the Aging Network; 2) Qigong/Tai Chi research; and 3) Qigong/Tai Chi practice to provide insight into the challenges of translating existing research models into effective community-based programs for the health benefits of older adults. The meeting was a milestone in the long-term vision to make Qigong and Tai Chi as popular among older Americans as Yoga has become in community fitness centers and exercise programs today.

    The proceedings of this meeting are now available. Included are a description, the process, participants, sponsors, and documents, including the Consensus report in .PDF format. See more info on the National Expert Meeting . More information is available on the Qigong Institute Tai Chi for Health page.

  • How Many People Are Practicing Qigong in the U.S.?
    Summarized by K. Chen   Research Update (pdf 16KB)
  • A List of Tai Chi Research
    Selected Research on the benefits of Tai Chi - A Martial Arts and moving form of Qigong (PDF 78KB)
    From: Taijiquan - The Art of Nurturing, The Science of Power. Yang Yang. Zhenwu Publications. Champaign, Illinois. 2005. Contact: zhenwu@chentaiji.com.
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  • A New Qigong Researcher
    Yvonne Leung, who submitted an abstract of her dissertation for our "Dissertation List" has written the following update: We congratulated her and wish her the best on her journey into Qigong and related matters:

    "I am writing to this email to express my appreciation for your great help in my thesis, your advices and encouragement in the past year. I will be starting my master at York in September this year! One of the professors, Dr. Sherry Grace, I applied to has accepted me for her program, it's the master in health science majoring in health psychology! I will be doing research and especially studying the role of meditation, Qigong or other related practice and cardiac rehabilitation and prevention program!" Yvonne Yeung March 2, 2005

  • Qigong - Energy Medicine for the New Millennium
    An article by Tom Rogers, Vice President of the Qigong Institute Click Here (PDF 181KB)

  • NEWLY AVAILABLE SCIENTIFIC PAPER!
     Multifaceted Health Benefits of Medical Qigong (PDF 69KB) - by Kenneth M. Sancier PhD and Devatara Holman MS. MA. LAc Originally Published in: Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (2004) Vol 10, No. 1

  • Dr. Kevin Chen published a review entitled "Effects of Qigong Therapy on Arthritis: A Review and Report of a Pilot Trial" in Medical Paradigm, A new medical journal defining a new balance in health care. This study was partially supported by a research grant from Qigong Institute
    (www.qigonginstitute.org). Following is the citation and abstract. You may get the entire first issue of the journal online from the following URL:

    http://www.medical-paradigm.com/first_issue.html
    http://www.medical-paradigm.com/archive/Vol1No1MP.pdf

  • Notice of Prize for Meritorious Activity
    to Kenneth M. Sancier, Ph.D.

    Founder & Chairman, Qigong Institute by the International Society of Life Information Science Notice of Award: We are delighted to inform you that you have received the Meritorious Activity Prize of the International Society of Life Information Science (ISLIS). It would be our great pleasure if you could accept it. When you accept the honor, we will run your position and credits in the next issue of Journal of ISLIS. Dr. Sancier graciously accepted the award. Meritorious Activity Dr. Sancier has carried out research on qigong for many years. He has been an Editor of the Journal of ISLIS since its foundation and performed an important role on a global basis as Chairperson of the ISLIS California Information Center He has compiled the Qigong Database (CD-ROM) including ISLIS data, now in version 7.0 which will also include references to many kinds of energy medicine therapy. The Database is used by many libraries and reference all over the world, which resulted in increasing number of inquiries about papers in the Journal of ISLIS.

  • INTERNET LISTING AND WEB PAGE FOR QIGONG TEACHERS & THERAPISTS
    If you have a component of qigong in your practice, be listed among your peers as a qigong teacher or therapist. The Qigong Institute is establishing on its Web Site a free listing of teachers and therapists who have an element of qigong in their practice. You may also subscribe to your own web page.  More Details.
  • Journal International Society of Life Information Science (JISLIS)
    Journal International Society of Life Information Science (JISLIS) http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/islis/journal.htm The JISLIS contains important scientific articles and interim reports of qigong research. About 10 scientists associated with the Society received a grant of about $1 million per year (roughly $3 million in 3 years during 2000 to 2002 from the Japanese government budget. The object is to carry on research pertaining to qigong and related body emanations . JISLIS is published in English and Japanese. Abstracts of all the issues of the JISLIS are available on their the website:
    http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/islis/en/journalE.htm#CONT
 
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