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Our tiger class has started teaching us mind and style of these animals. Over time, the concept and practice of different types of qigong acquired similar philosophical bases. The common thread throughout history is the increasing popularity of this system of mindful practice, which has spread throughout China and now across the world. Shamanic rituals and ideas eventually evolved and formalized into Taoist beliefs and eventually incorporated into the field of Traditional Chinese Medicine. When Buddhism was transmitted to China, some of those practices were assimilated and eventually modified by the indigenous culture. The resulting transformation was the start of the Chinese Buddhist qigong tradition. Chinese martial arts influenced by all the different elements within Chinese society adapted and modified qigong theory with the goal of improving their fighting abilities. The exchange of ideas between those different segments within Chinese society created rich, complex and sometimes contradictory theory and methods of training. For the general population, qigong practice was a component of Traditional Chinese medicine. Larger segments within Chinese society begin to openly challenge traditional Chinese philosophies such as Confucianism and Taoism and advocated the wholesale adoption of Western principles. The result was a great deal of publications and writings promoting Chinese cultural practice such as qigong and introduce those ideas to the general population. He then promoted his method to his patients and eventually published a book, Qi Gong liaofa shiyan to promote his successes. His efforts to re-define qigong without a religious or philosophical context proved to be acceptable to the ruling government. The popularity and success of Liu’s book and the government’s strong support for Traditional Chinese medicine resulted in the formation of Qigong department within Universities and hospitals that practiced Traditional Chinese medicine. The practice of qigong has spread from a institutional setting to a popular movement based on charismatic promoters. Among some of the new subjects they studied was the effect of qigong in order to provide a scientific base for this practice. A compromise on the support of qigong activities was eventually reached by various factions within the Chinese government. This growth was fueled by the tacit support of small elements within the Chinese government, the reduced criticism of qigong practice, the pent-up demand within Chinese society for alternative belief systems and the improved methods of communication resulted in mass adaptation of qigong practice. By the end of the 1980s, the qigong practices could be found within all segments of Chinese society. Since the crackdown, qigong research and practice are officially supported only in the context of health functions and as a field of study within traditional Chinese medicine. Occidental societies first encounter qigong concepts through exposure to traditional Chinese medicine, Chinese philosophy or the Chinese martial arts. It was not until the opening of China with the visit of President Nixon in 1972 and the subsequent exchanges between China and the West that Western society became aware of the promise of qigong practice. When the Chinese qigong community started to report cases of paranormal activity, Western researchers in the field were also excited by those findings. In the documentary, Moyers provided an in-depth look at healing alternatives to Western medicine and introduced the audience to the success of traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture and qigong.
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