Qi, Return to Bodily Experience: A New Perspective of Qi and Qigong Experience Research

For a long period, Qi and Qigong experience were studied within the theoretical framework of natural science, psychology, and TCM. This article reviews the modes and problems of Qi and Qigong researches, discusses the theoretical basis of phenomenological researches in anthropology, exemplifies some...

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Main Author: Xinzhe Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health/LWW 2020-12-01
Series:Chinese Medicine and Culture
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.4103/CMAC.CMAC_19_20
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Summary:For a long period, Qi and Qigong experience were studied within the theoretical framework of natural science, psychology, and TCM. This article reviews the modes and problems of Qi and Qigong researches, discusses the theoretical basis of phenomenological researches in anthropology, exemplifies some important researches and ideas about bodily experience. Furthermore, the possibility and difficulty of utilizing these methodologies and ideas are analyzed out as well. Aims to open up a brand-new horizon of Qi and Qigong research, enriches our understandings of the culture of Qi and Qigong, and makes Qigong better adapt itself to the contemporary and the world.
ISSN:2589-9627
2589-9473