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qi gong
(che´ kung´)
(cultivation of qi, a type of vital energy that pervades the body, is the cause of physiologic processes, and must be kept in balance for good
health) a broad range of practices, incorporating meditation, movement exercises, and breath control, whose purpose is to
manipulate and develop qi; they range in application from the meditative systems of spiritual practitioners to medical practice to the martial arts.
In traditional chinese medicine, it is used both for self-therapy and by practitioners to correct imbalances of qi in others.
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