DYK OMG see, yes, that's the sort of thing that I want to be known for. Baking, decorating, just fun little things that don't really take a lot of time - not given that I ENJOY doing things like that.
DYK my brother does Qigong a few times a week with a friend of his. He loves it. They use a video, so it's probably a different form than what you do.
DYK here's what Wikipedia has to say about it:
Qigong or chi kung is an aspect of traditional Chinese medicine, some forms of which involve the coordination of different breathing patterns with various physical postures and motions of the body. Qigong is mostly taught for health maintenance purposes, but there are also some who teach it as a therapeutic intervention or practice it as a medical profession. Various forms of traditional qigong are also widely taught in conjunction with Chinese martial arts, and are especially prevalent in the advanced training of what are known as the Neijia, or internal martial arts where the object is the full mobilization and proper coordination and direction of the energies of the body as they are applied to facilitate all physical actions.
Qigong relies on the traditional Chinese belief that the body has something that might be described as an "energy field" generated and maintained by the natural respiration of the body, known as qi. Qi means breath or gas in Chinese, and, by extension, the energy produced by breathing that keeps us alive; gong means work applied to a discipline or the resultant level of technique. Qigong is then "breath work" or the art of managing one's breathing in order to achieve and maintain good health, and (especially in the martial arts) to enhance the energy mobilization and stamina of the body in coordination with the physical process of respiration.
Attitudes toward the scientific basis (or lack of it) for qigong vary markedly. Most Western medical practitioners and many practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine, as well as the Chinese government, view qigong as a set of breathing and movement exercises, with possible benefits to health through stress reduction and exercise. Others see qigong in more metaphysical terms, claiming that breathing and movement exercises can help one tap the fundamental energies of the universe.
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Cathy - it was sort of a one way street this morning....but anything for the birthday boy =)
I am *sooooo* balanced now.....very mellow.
DYk I thought I posted to you this morning before I left.....I'm too lazy to go back and check what happened to it.
DYK its called qigong, and the practitioner uses it to balance my energy along my acupuncture meridians.
DYK its voo doo.
DYK its great.
DYK I adjust Sean in that way often... often.
DYTK when he's grumpy I say, do you need sex?
DYK sometimes he says yes and sometimes he just shrugs.
DYK well, damn, I'm not going to chase you down for it. lol
Mom, I can ride more than horses.
Mom, I can ride more than horses.
Jennie - DYK are there calories in the x-cream butter cream icing?
DYK have you tasted the mint chocolate chip?
DYK does it taste like mouthwash?
DYK my brother does Qigong a few times a week with a friend of his. He loves it. They use a video, so it's probably a different form than what you do.
DYK here's what Wikipedia has to say about it:
Qigong or chi kung is an aspect of traditional Chinese medicine, some forms of which involve the coordination of different breathing patterns with various physical postures and motions of the body. Qigong is mostly taught for health maintenance purposes, but there are also some who teach it as a therapeutic intervention or practice it as a medical profession. Various forms of traditional qigong are also widely taught in conjunction with Chinese martial arts, and are especially prevalent in the advanced training of what are known as the Neijia, or internal martial arts where the object is the full mobilization and proper coordination and direction of the energies of the body as they are applied to facilitate all physical actions.
Qigong relies on the traditional Chinese belief that the body has something that might be described as an "energy field" generated and maintained by the natural respiration of the body, known as qi. Qi means breath or gas in Chinese, and, by extension, the energy produced by breathing that keeps us alive; gong means work applied to a discipline or the resultant level of technique. Qigong is then "breath work" or the art of managing one's breathing in order to achieve and maintain good health, and (especially in the martial arts) to enhance the energy mobilization and stamina of the body in coordination with the physical process of respiration.
Attitudes toward the scientific basis (or lack of it) for qigong vary markedly. Most Western medical practitioners and many practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine, as well as the Chinese government, view qigong as a set of breathing and movement exercises, with possible benefits to health through stress reduction and exercise. Others see qigong in more metaphysical terms, claiming that breathing and movement exercises can help one tap the fundamental energies of the universe.
DYK OMG hell no they don't stink!!! They are fabulous! On me they smell light and just a touch fruity. Sean LOVES it.
DYK They smell different on each person as it works with your own body chemisty. Pheremones are sex-drugs!!!
DYK *I* personally feel better, lighter, more positive when I wear my basic instinct.
Mom, I can ride more than horses.
DYK Anna went without a nap today, she was at her friend's house while I was at various appointments.
DYK she said about 6:30 pm -- "I think I not nap today."
DYK I just forgot about it, but I think she thinks she was getting away with something, cute!
DYK I realized that meant she had been up for 11 hours at that point?
DYK she was ready for bed by 7.
DYK when my DH is grumpy, that's usually the reason, too?
DYK if it's not the reason, it's still his favorite cure?
DYK he just kicked me off the computer so he could play WOW?
DYK now I'm sitting on the floor using the kids' computer?
DYK my feet will be asleep any minute now...
Mom, I can ride more than horses.
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