Acupuncture is a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) technique over 3000 years old. It involves the insertion of very fine sterile, disposable needles at specific points in the body to work with the Qi (Chinese term for energy or life force). This is usually painless and without side effects. Patients find the treatments deeply relaxing and nourishing.
Qigong is essentially the cultivation or mastery of Qi. There is a three pronged approach in Qi cultivation via Qigong. The first of which is meditation, and to my mind, this is the most important aspect to Qigong. Without it…well, I think one is missing the point entirely. There are numerous ways to engage development of Qi via meditation.
