In five pages the physical and spiritual attributes of Chi Kong are examined as well as its connection to the Taoism religion. Three sources are cited in the bibliography.
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the ancient roots of Chi-Kong, its deep spiritual and physical properties and its relationship to Taoism. Chi Kong is the name given to that group of Chinese exercises whose main
purpose is to influence the state of the chi in the human body. Chi is not easy to define and exists more as a concept than as an actual definable
place or element. Most agree that Chi is a hidden element of energy that exists internally and externally and connects all living things, a life force, if you will. It
is this chi that practioners believe gives shape and form to all objects including the critical organs and portions of the body. Western traditions hold that Chi is primarily
an internal energy, or the spirit of a person. This spirit must be exercised just like any other muscle of the body. According to the Chinese the way to preserve
ones health is to make sure the flow of Chi is regular and unobstructed. Given that belief, then, it is easy to go one step further in believing that illness
experienced by a person is due to a disturbance of this force. There are six different types of Chi in a person to be mastered. There are six different
kinds of Chi which exist in our bodies: *Gu Chi (grain Chi) - generates our bodys energy(Cohen, 1999). *Kong Chi (air in lung) - enkindles our energy(Cohen, 1999). *Zan Chi
(between all organs) - our bodys original energy. (Cohen, 1999). *Wei Chi (guarding energy) - occupies the surface of our skin. (Cohen, 1999). *Xie Chi (blood chi) - maintains
our bodies temperature. (Cohen, 1999). *Jin Chi (sperms or eggs producing chi) - reproductive energy. (Cohen, 1999). One of the ways to