The modern term "Qigong" includes the ancient concepts of deep breathing, guidance, mental recuperation, static work, dynamic work, internal work, external work, practice, meditation, meditation and self-cultivation.
Qigong can be divided into two categories: transferring power and static power. The former is also called external work, and the latter is also called internal work. External work is based on internal work, and static pole can be vivid. As the saying goes, "internal work is full of vigor, external work is full of bones and muscles", which makes bones and muscles strong. Static work is not static, but "static outside and dynamic inside", which is a special state of body movement. As Wang Fuzhi said: "The still are still moving, but they must never move." Quiet to nourish the heart, breathing as the main practice method; Exercise is mainly about body building, with limbs as the main exercise method.
Whether static or dynamic, it is inseparable from the three basic means of practice, namely, intentional defense, breathing and posture. Static is yin, dynamic is yang, both static and dynamic are practiced, and the "three tones" are combined into one, yin and yang are harmonized, and the disease rises and falls. As Tao Hongjing's "Life Extension Record" said: "Being quiet leads to longevity".
As can be seen from the above, Qigong is guided by the health preserving theory of Chinese medicine, and through the self-regulation of mind, breath and body, it regulates the activities of zang-fu organs and strengthens its own stable mechanism, so as to achieve the purpose of eliminating diseases and prolonging life.