Developed over 2500 years ago in China, Qigong combines simple focused movements, breathing and meditation to balance and unify body, mind and spirit. This ancient form has been used throughout history by martial artists, emperors and monks to achieve longevity and health, increase inner strength and power, and gain inner clarity and peace. 

Traced back as far as the Shang Dynasty (1766-1154 BC) the first notes on the concept of Qi appear in the Yi Jing (Book of Changes) 1122 BC. According to the Yi Jing, three energies exist; tian (heaven), di (earth) and ren (human) all with natural cycles and all interacting with one another.  When one of these energies is out of balance, it adjusts itself; when heaven energy is out of balance, it adjusts by changing the weather patterns, when earth energy needs to adjust floods, earthquakes and droughts occur. And lastly, when human Qi is not in balance, a person becomes sick.

The Qigong of ancient China (approx 200 BC to 500 AD) was shaped by two belief systems; Buddhism and Daoism. The practice of Qigong was limited mainly to monks in their effort to escape the cycle of birth and death. It was not until the 6th century AD and the arrival of the Indian monk Boddhidharma that Qigong was transformed and expanded to general society, where it is still used today in many facets of daily life. Millions of people in China practice Qigong everyday.