Newsletter   •   Mar 6, 2022

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6th March 2022

Shane Warne, a famous Australian cricketer, passed away on 4th March with suspected heart attack at the age of 52. Many shocked and mourned.
Most of us and our loved ones have been through a lot (till present moment), the bush fire, the Covid 19, the flood and the war, even this morning, Adelaide had an earthquake with magnitude 3.8 ( some of you may feel it !). It is normal to feel too much to handle sometimes. We need a healthy heart and calm mind to keep us strong and resilient to go through life with ongoing stress and changes.

Qi Gong (Qi refers to Life energy, Gong refers to practice, training) strengthens the heart muscle and increases the stroke volume, the amount of blood pumped per minute, so that more oxygen can be delivered to the tissues and more waste products carried away. It also causes the resting heart rate to drop. The precise Qi Gong methods of relaxation have been found to be more effective in lowering both systolic and diastolic blood pressure than either simply resting or natural sleep.

One of the finest studies documenting the effect of Qi Gong on hypertension and related cardiovascular conditions was conducted at the Shang Hai Institute of Hypertension, a division of the Shang Hai Second Medical University. Subjects were randomly divided into a Qi Gong group of 122 patients and a control group of 120 nonpractitioners. Both groups took standard hypertensive drugs. Subjects were tracked for a 30-year period of time. At the end of this period, 47.76 percent of the control group had died. Only 25.41 percent of the Qi Gong group had died. In a published report, ‘Effects of Qi Gong on Preventing Stroke and Alleviating the Multiple Cerebro-Cardiovascular Risk Factors – a Follow-up Report on 242 Hypertensive Cases for 30 Years’, the researchers concluded, ” According to both our past and present investigations, we believe that Qi Gong plays a major role in improving the self-regulation and alleviating the multiple cerebro-cardiovascular risk factors “. The data is impressive due to the large number of participants and the length of the study.

Active Qi Gong includes stretching, deep breathing, low-impact conditioning, and isometrics. It increases range of motion, builds strength, increases stamina, and improves balance and coordination. Internally, Qi Gong movements relax the fascia, the connective tissue that holds the internal organs in place, allowing the organs to work more efficiently. But Qi Gong is more than exercise or sports. Qi Gong’s unique combination of movements, breath and meditation improves the functioning of virtually all of the systems of the body and has both preventative and curative effects.

With Qi Gong’s holistic and potent health benefits, it becomes very popular these days for people who seek to improve their health and wellbeing. Our Qi Gong class information can be found at https://meridian-connection.com.au/

For those who can’t attend weekly Qi Gong class, we offer a very special Qi Gong workshop in April which will excite you to get to know Qi Gong more, cultivate your body healing energy in a step-by-step manner with nature. To secure your spot, register at https://meridian-connection.com.au/20220409-workshop/

The last but not least note goes to our students who teach, support and inspire me through all the ongoing changes. Thank you all, what a wonderful Tai Chi community we have been growing into! A short video taken at our Tai Chi – the Mind, body, spirit unison https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDHWXsS2rpM

wish you all with healthy heart and happy Tai Chi/ Qi Gong practice,

Best regards,
Fang & Meridian Connection Tai Chi Team