1 00:00:01,100 --> 00:00:03,930 - YOU START OUT WITH A SET OF MOVEMENTS 2 00:00:03,930 --> 00:00:05,700 AND A SET OF TECHNIQUES, 3 00:00:05,700 --> 00:00:08,500 AND IT REGULATES AND FLOWS THE CHI IN YOUR BODY. 4 00:00:08,500 --> 00:00:12,200 THE CHI IS ALSO KNOWN AS ENERGY IN CHINESE MEDICINE. 5 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:14,130 THAT'S WHAT CHI IS. IT'S CALLED ENERGY. 6 00:00:14,130 --> 00:00:16,400 AND WHAT IT DOES IS IT FILTRATES THROUGH YOUR BODY, 7 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:20,100 AND IT GIVES YOU... 8 00:00:20,100 --> 00:00:21,530 IN ESSENCE, IT UPLIFTS YOU. 9 00:00:21,530 --> 00:00:24,560 IT GIVES YOU A REFRESHENING, 10 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:28,060 ANOTHER WAY OF TRYING TO BASICALLY 11 00:00:28,060 --> 00:00:29,230 RECHARGE YOUR SYSTEM. 12 00:00:29,230 --> 00:00:31,200 - IT WAS JUST SOMETHING DIFFERENT 13 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:33,860 THAT JUST CALMED ME DOWN CONSIDERABLY. 14 00:00:33,860 --> 00:00:36,360 IT WAS A NICE FEELING, 15 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:38,800 BECAUSE IT WAS LIKE THE ENERGY IN MY BODY 16 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:42,100 WAS BEING TRANSMITTED 17 00:00:42,100 --> 00:00:45,700 TO A MORE EVEN-KEEL. 18 00:00:45,700 --> 00:00:48,400 PHYSICALLY, I WAS IN GOOD SHAPE. 19 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:50,330 MENTALLY, I THOUGHT I WAS IN GOOD SHAPE, 20 00:00:50,330 --> 00:00:54,560 AND NOW, ENERGETICALLY, I WAS GETTING IN GREAT SHAPE. 21 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:56,830 - YOU KNOW, I WAS SKEPTICAL IF THIS WAS GOING TO WORK. 22 00:00:56,830 --> 00:00:58,100 I MEAN, I HAD READ UP ON IT, 23 00:00:58,100 --> 00:01:00,500 I'VE SEEN A VIDEO OR TWO ON YOUTUBE 24 00:01:00,500 --> 00:01:02,500 ABOUT THE QIGONG STUDY, BUT I WASN'T QUITE SURE 25 00:01:02,500 --> 00:01:05,100 IF THIS WAS GOING TO BE BENEFICIAL FOR ME, 26 00:01:05,100 --> 00:01:07,700 BECAUSE I SUFFERED FROM IT FOR SUCH A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. 27 00:01:07,700 --> 00:01:09,030 I JUST WASN'T SURE. 28 00:01:09,030 --> 00:01:12,430 BUT AFTER THE FIRST SESSION, I WAS A BELIEVER. 29 00:01:12,430 --> 00:01:17,730 - IT ALSO HELPS YOU DEAL WITH DIFFERENT GATES OR KEYS. 30 00:01:17,730 --> 00:01:20,430 THAT HELPS DIFFERENT PARTS OF YOUR BODY. 31 00:01:20,430 --> 00:01:23,960 I DEALT WITH A LOT OF RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS, 32 00:01:23,960 --> 00:01:25,760 WITH RHINITIS. 33 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:30,930 ONE OF THE KEYS WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO THE MIDDLE 34 00:01:30,930 --> 00:01:33,100 OF YOUR MEATY PART OF YOUR HAND, 35 00:01:33,100 --> 00:01:37,130 AND YOU ROTATE IT 5 MINUTES, BOTH HANDS, 36 00:01:37,130 --> 00:01:40,960 AND IT ALSO STIMULATES YOUR LUNGS.