About Zhong Yuan QiGong
Zhong Yuan is a plain in central China. In the distant past, the whole area constituted one large administrative unit, which was subsequently divided into three provinces. One of them is the Henan province, where the famous Shaolin monastery is located (picture III, XII-XV).
Thousands of years ago, the proto-Chinese settled along the banks of the Yellow river, whose yellow waters flow through the Zhong Yuan plain. Therefore, this area is regarded as the cradle of the Chinese civilization and culture. The plain also contains high mountains with numerous caves. Since the dawn of history, people have inhabited these mountains and erected monuments, temples, and monasteries in secluded places. ZY qigong appeared in those mountains more than 7,000 years ago, much earlier than other world religions and qigong schools. Back then, the system did not have a name because there were no other systems from which it had to be distinguished. In modern times, ZY qigong took on the name of the region from which it originated.
The ZY qigong system is truly holistic. No other known system encompasses so completely all aspects of human existence – education, development, self-regulation, and healing. Further, it provides a philosophical perspective on the role of humanity in the structure and evolution of the Universe. Because of its depth and non-linear training methodology, much of the system remains elusive or “esoteric”. However, what has been uncovered so far allows practitioners to expand their minds and to gain new perspectives on themselves and the world. ZY qigong practice helps students come to the realization that not only are they human beings operating in a global or planetary context, but cosmic beings and key participants in the perpetual evolution of the Universe. This insight furthers the practitioner’s understanding of their place in the world and the reasons for their existence.
The ZY qigong system consists of three components – self-development, image medicine, and knowledge transplantation. Each of these components constitutes an independent, autonomous system.