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55| 6 Months of Qi Gong, My Experience
A precious wellness tool
“Qi Gong is a jewel that has many facets.” — Ken Cohen
139. My (good) experience
I recently celebrated my first 6 months of regular Qi Gong practice and it seemed like a good time to celebrate and also to reflect on this experience.
The Practice
I have been formally training twice a week in hour-long classes led by an excellent certified Qi Gong instructor.
In addition to these classes, I have tried to train alone on other days as well, at least a few minutes almost every day, repeating exercises I learned in class or following some videos available online.
The Results
The aspects in which I felt the most impact are:
1- Posture
I feel that I have a better posture, in general. Both when I am walking and when I am standing, I feel that my back is straighter, I am hunched over and exert less.
I have a feeling of being taller, probably as a result of this better posture.
According to the measurements I’ve been doing over these months, I managed to “gain” 2 centimeters in height. In fact, it will probably have been more to…
