Psychophysiological
Reactions Associated with Qigong Therapy
Psychophysiological
Reactions Associated with Qigong Therapy
"Qigong as a part of the traditional Chinese medicine is similar to Western "meditation," Indian "Yoga" or Japanese "Zen," which can all be included in the category of traditional psychotherapy. A series of physiological and psychological effects occur in the course of Qigong training, but inappropriate training can lead to physical and mental disturbances."
Qigong
Disease: What It Is & What to Do about It
"When
l was an intern at the Lung Hua Hospital in Shanghai in
1982,
l saw a small but steady stream of patients who were diagnosed with "qigong
disease" or "taiji disease." Therefore,
people need to be a little careful when practicing qigong."
Culture-Bound
Psychiatric Disorders Associated with
Qigong Practice in China
"Chinese
Qigong practice can lead to abnormal phenomena,
or even mental disorders, especially if practised inappropriately.
During the years 1950 to 1965, there were reports that the
practice of Chinese Qigong could lead to a deviation reaction."
Intracerebral
haemorrhage and Qigong
Case
report:
"We
report on a 65-year-old woman who presented with acute right
sided weakness because of an intracerebral (thalamic) haemorrhage.
As a Qigong enthusiast with a long standing history of hypertension, she developed a stroke syndrome soon after practising Qigong one morning."
Sima
Nan: Fighting Qigong Pseudoscience in China
"In
daring to speak the truth about qigong, Sima Nan has been kicked, beaten, detained,
tortured, ridiculed and accused of betraying his culture. He has suffered two
crushed vertebrae, a crushed trachea and other injuries at the hands of those
who were unhappy with Sima Nan's questioning the validity of qigong and
the claims of various qigong masters."
Will
the Real Qi Please Stand Up?
Book Review: Qigong: Chinese Medicine or Pseudoscience?
"The
final chapter is a report by Beijing Medical University psychiatrist Zhang Tongling
on the effects of qigong-induced psychosis (zuohuo rumo). Delusions, hallucinations,
and psychosis can result when people (especially those who are highly susceptible
to suggestion) become obsessed with practicing qigong, a condition frequently
encouraged by their masters."
"Qi-gong psychotic reaction has been described in recent years as a new culture-bound syndrome in China. I have been able to find little information on it, although it is listed in the DSM-IV and the Chinese Classification of Mental Disorders."
Are
There Dangerous Qigong Teachers?
"The danger of belonging to such a cult is that it dulls the intellect. Some people become mindless robots and accept everything at face value instead of using logic, science or proper statistical methods. For example, a common claim is that a Master can cure any disease. This fact has never been verified."
My
Odyssey Into The World Of Qigong
"I spent much time finding Qigong magazines and books, reading many amazing accounts of the extraordinary abilities of Qigong Masters, and the healing powers of Qigong. I sampled many techniques with the hope of hitting on the right one for Kundalini help....."
"Many different martial Qigong styles were created based on the theories and principles of Buddhist and Daoist Qigong. This period lasted until the overthrow of the Qing dynasty in 1911; from that point Chinese Qigong training was mixed with Qigong practices from India, Japan, and many other countries."
There
is correlation between Qigong manifestations and the Kundalini awakening in
Yoga.
Quotation from the article "Qigong" from this page:
"Activating
one's qi will make a person feel 'sore, numb, hurt, cold, cool, warm, hot, floating,
sinking, big, small, dizzy, etc.'"
[...]
"Soon, the
energy flow in the room was palpable. In one corner, a woman squatting on the
floor belched thunderously. Her left arm jerked wildly, poking the air and snapping
back down every few minutes. An elderly man shook in his chair, as did the much
younger man nearby. Loud collective yawning drowned the droning tape."
Interview
with Li Hongzhi
Falun Gong
"Everyone thinks that scientists invent on their own when in fact their inspiration is manipulated by the aliens. In terms of culture and spirit, they already control man."
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