Liangong: Healing Exercises for Better Health

Liangong is a series of ancient Chinese movements created to prevent and relieve pain in the neck, shoulders, back and legs. Liangong not only prevents or reduces pain and discomfort through gentle stretching controlled by the practitioner, but also increases range of motion, improves balance, adds muscular strength and develops internal power. Liangong applies the methods used in qigong to strengthen qi flow and open the channels, meridians and acupuncture points. But unlike qigong, Liangong uses a technique of tightening, then relaxing the muscles in coordination with a holding and releasing of breath to push the qi through areas of stagnation. Liangong not only is among the world's most-effective treatments for a variety of ailments, it's also among the easiest to perform. The complete set of Liangong exercises takes as little as 20 minutes and can be performed virtually anywhere there's space to stretch. More importantly, Liangong practitioners can individualize their practice based on the location and severity of their health problems. Practicing Liangong in its entirety builds health and fitness while preventing pain and illness. Where pain and health problems exist, Liangong can relieve and heal. For healthy people, the exercises help maintain vitality.Wen-Mei Yu is the author of 'Liangong: Healing Exercises for Better Health', published 2003 under ISBN 9780865681996 and ISBN 0865681996.