What is Resilient Health Body Technologies?

What is Qigong?

Qigong is a form of exercise developed in China to improve health, longevity, and functional ability.  Qigong prioritize improving conditions for the function of internal organs and endocrine glands, and for the circulation of nutrients throughout the body including the bones and bone marrow.   The emphasis on circulation also creates fluid patterns of movement that convey easy graceful power, which is of immense value to dancers, athletes, and regular people alike.

Taoist/Chinese assumptions about what is important for health

More than one of my Chinese martial arts/healing arts teachers come from 400 year old teaching lineages.  From their perspective vitality and longevity is in large part due to specific Taoist exercise techniques with origins deep in antiquity based on assumptions about what is important for health that many Westerners may not be familiar with.

Organ and Gland Function and Standing on Two Legs

Organ and gland function is of particular concern because from the perspective of Taoist body technology the way we all adopt to stand as infants creates patterns of tension in the trunk that leads to intra-abdominal pressures which impede organ and gland function.  Furthermore, these patterns of tension can lead to irritation of nerves near the spine leading to back and limb pain as well.  Also of concern is the quality of the blood because of the predisposition of red blood cells to clump together with aging creating barriers to circulation.  While Western approaches to physical fitness such as cycling or swimming in moderation are considered helpful to health, they may also leave critical parts of the trunk tense, which can worsen organ, gland, and nerve function.

Taoist Solution

The Taoist solution is to use specific combinations of movements with “Taoist breathing” to release unnecessary tension, enhance organ and gland function and separate clumped blood cells to afford better circulation to organs, glands, and nerves.  This is considered of the highest priority for vitality and longevity.  Learning how to release unnecessary tension and harness the movement/breathing of Qigong and Tai Chi takes time, but provides benefits for life from day one.