THE QIGONG ACUPOINT METHOD OF TREATING DISEASE
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According to a document from the CIA's Stargate program, the Qigong Acupoint method of treating disease has a history of over 2,000 years and is based on the theory that one's vital energy, blood circulation, and essence are fundamental elements of human life. The body is said to have a network of channels that connect the organs with the limbs, and diseases occur when this network malfunctions. Liu, a practitioner, claims to cure certain diseases by lightly pressing or tapping the patient's acupoints and combining it with Qigong. By stimulating blood circulation and getting the energy flowing, recovery is expected. This method is described as the foundation of his approach. The document contains three photos and provides biographic data on Liu Hengshun from the People's Republic of China.
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THE QIGONG ACUPOINT METHOD OF TREATING DISEASE
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CHINA TODAY (BEIJING) (CHTOE),
90, VOL 39, NR 1,
57-59
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INF
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DATE:
PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (CH)
9001
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BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
(06)
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DOCUMENT CONTAINS 3 PHOTOS.
QIGONG HAS A HISTORY OF MORE THAN 2,000 YEARS THE EARLIEST BOOK ON
CHINESE MEDICINE, THE YELLOW EMPEROR'S CLASSIC OF INTERNAL MEDICINE,
DESCRIBES THE THEORY OF QIGONG IN DETAIL: QNE'S QI, OR VITAL ENERGY,
TOGETHER WITH ONE'S BLOOD CIRCULATION AND ESSENCE, ARE THE
FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF HUMAN LIFE AND ACTIVITY. THE BODY IS CRISS
CROSSED BY A NETWORK OF CHANNELS CONTAINING VITAL ENERGY WHICH
CONNECT THE ORGANS WITH THE FOUR LIMBS, AND IT IS THIS NETWORK THAT
MAKES THE BODY A UNIFIED WHOLE. DISEASES COME ABOUT WHEN THE
FUNCTIONING OF THE NETWORK GOES WRONG AND ONE'S EXTERIOR iS NO
LONGER IN HARMONY WITH ONE'S INTERIOR. LIU HAS BEEN KNOWN TO CURE
CERTAIN DISEASES MERELY BY LIGHTLY PRESSING OR TAPPING THE PATIENT'S
ACUPOINTS WITH HIS FINGERS. WITH MY METHOD, HE EXPLAINS, I COMBINE
QIGONG AND MANIPULATION OF THE ACUPOINTS. I CHOSSE THE ACUPOINTS ON
THE NETWORK WHERE SOMETHING IS OBVIOUSLY WRONG; I PRESS THEM TO
AROUSE THE QI AND THEN I USE QIGONG TO OPEN UP THE ENTIRE NETWORK.
THIS STIMULATES BLOOD CIRCULATION AND GETS THE QI GOING AT A NORMAL
RATE ONCE MORE. IN THE EVENT OF ILLNESS, THE QI IS BLOCKED OFF AT
VARIOUS ACUPOINTS AND THE GENERAL RHYTHMIC BALANCE OF THE BODY IS
THROWN OFF. WITH THE UP BLOCKING OF THE ACUPOINTS THROUGH A
COMBINATION OF PRESSING AND QIGONG, RECOVERY MUST FOLLOW. THIS, HE
SAYS, IS THE BASIS ON WHICH HIS METHOD IS FOUNDED.
PERSON;. LIU, HENGSHUN
PERS GTY: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (CH)
PERSDATA: PHOTO, BLOGRAPHIC DATA
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