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Taoist Qigong practices as well as Traditional Chinese Medicine theory utilize a unique health philosophy based upon emotional energies, elements, Feng Shui and internal organ systems. Today we know that unbalanced emotional states are one of the leading causes of disease and illness. Stanford University Medical School and numerous health experts say the number one killer on the planet is stress. Most physical and nonphysical health problems have long-term, physiological stress as their origin.
Recently, there has been a lot of media coverage on Qigong. Early in 2007 on Oprah Winfrey’s show and again even more recently on Good Morning America, Dr. Mehmet Oz appeared and discussed the physical and emotional health benefits of Qigong. In a prior Oprah show that had aired earlier in 2007, he made a declaration saying that the future of western medicine is “energy medicine” and brought in an acupuncturist and discussed other alternative healing methods. Later in 2008, Dr. Northrup, MD also discussed Qigong and its healing benefits.