Physiological Measurements during Qigong Training (II)

The authors have previously noted qigong beginners show physiological changes during qigong training. Physiological measurements were made for two years on subjects who had learned qigong in a qigong school for two months. Items studied were foot massage, standing posture qigong and Soubikou (a dynamic qigong) each with the eyes closed and the eyes opened. Measurement items were respiration patterns and ECGs (electrocardiograms). Statistical tests were done for three subjects for two years to look for a correlation between their values and training months, and differences when the eyes were closed and opened on respiration time and heart rate. Analysis data showed significant extensions of inspiration time during foot massage with the eyes opened in all three subjects. Similar tendencies were seen for other experiment items.