All around the room, arms slowly moved up and down, back and forth -- as if they were cradling an invisible ball. The movements are simple and meditative. And those practicing qigong (pronounced ...

As a qigong master, Wendy Goldman likens people’s knowledge of the ancient Chinese system of exercise and meditation to yoga 30 years ago, when only a handful of folks knew about its many benefits.

DULUTH, Minn.—All around the room, arms slowly moved up and down, back and forth—as if they were cradling an invisible ball. The movements are simple and meditative. And those practicing qigong ...

Contact this contributing writer at djuniewicz@gmail.com. Classes What: Qigong and Tai Chi Easy, a four-week series of classes When: Start Monday, Feb. 16, 11 a.m.-noon, or Thursday, Feb. 19, 6-7 p.m.

Approximately 80% of diseases are stress-related. In today’s fast-moving, high-pressure world, chronic stress has become so normalized that many of us hardly recognize how deeply it affects our bodies ...

More than 20 people circled around, tapping near their eyes, hips and knees in an effort to access their body’s energy points. During the weekly "spring forest qigong" class at the Unitarian ...

Bill Douglas began practicing the ancient Chinese arts of t’ai chi and qigong (chee-kung) to help him quit smoking. That was 20 years ago. Since then, the Kansas City, Mo., man has rid himself of ...

Qi is the Chinese word that defines the energy of being, our “vital breath” or “life energy.” We live in this field of Qi, yet, like a bird in flight or a fish in water, we’re unaware of the medium ...