Qigong in Childhood

Why is Childhood An Ideal Time To Start Practicing Qigong

http://www.qigongchinesehealth.com/childhood_qigong

"..... Another great living master of Qigong that we often write about, Master Yan Xin, started when he was about four.  His unique, at times unbelievable, but almost always very favourable healing abilities made him the most famous Qigong master of the seventies.  He was only in his thirties at the time.  Both masters' abilities are far beyond treating diseases only.   Examples of unbelievable power developed by Qigong practitioners who started early in life are far too many for the limited space of this website.

But apart from reaching the highest levels of Qigong, what other benefits are to be expected from the regular practice of Qigong in early childhood?  Let's compare the two groups and see what chances non-practitioners have in life compared to practitioners:  Most studies from China suggest that among children who practice Qigong there are hardly any sick, obese, depressed, withdrawn, arrogant, stingy or in any way disadvantaged children.  They are very good students, friendly, compassionate, alert, flexible and have plenty of self esteem.

The average non-practitioner group is pretty much a mixture of all the opposites of the above.  Not to mention that there are hardly any naturally born psychics among them, while many Qigong kids have developed quite amazing powers - from diagnosing and treating all kinds of diseases through to teleporting and telekinesis to remote sight, x-ray vision and foreseeing the future.  There was a teenage girl who developed x-ray combined with microscopic vision so she could clearly see (as if magnified many times) fine tiny tubes within the stems and leaves of plants, and when she was sixteen years old, she was offered a highly paid position in a big company from Hong Kong to help them look for underground water.  Many Chinese papers of the early eighties ran stories on her.

A girl with a rheumatic heart started practicing Fragrant Qigong when she was seven and after only a couple of months completely got rid of her condition.  But what amazed both her parents and her teacher, was that within such a short period of time, she became the top student in her class from originally being a below average one, which is not something that happens everyday. 

Again, these sorts of examples are too many to list so, instead, let's stop and analyse the two.  The former, a young Qigong enthusiast who developed supernatural sight, barely sixteen, has gotten herself a much better paying position than many staff who spent years studying, working hard and patiently ‘climbing the ladder'.  Not bad, you must admit, for a pass time activity that created a great career for her, at the time her peers were still playing with dolls or kicking stones.  The latter is even more typical.  A sick child started practicing Qigong to help her condition and in the end not only defeated it completely, but benefited intellectually as well.  Now all those who know a bit more about rheumatism, or are unfortunate enough to experience it personally, are aware that it can be very debilitating and is incurable in the west (or, at least, by the official western medicine).  It often flares up and can attack heart, kidneys and joints, in many cases leading to serious conditions such as heart failure and the need for heart valve replacement or heart transplant; kidney failure and the need for dialysis or kidney transplant; severe rheumatoid arthritis or the need for single/multiple joint replacement operations and so on.

In many cases, the western invasive, symptomatic medical treatment, due to their unavoidable negative side effects can lead to all sorts of other complications and ultimately make the condition worse.  Just think how much trouble Qigong most probably spared this little girl from.  It may have even saved her life.  And that's without even taking into account that it gave her more energy, more intellect or, which is probably closer to the truth, awakened the one she already had. 

Now let's look at a few major reasons and briefly explain why childhood is the best time to start practicing Qigong:

• Children learn much quicker
• Children are much more responsive to energy.  Some Qigong masters guarantee that if a child begins practicing their style under the age of fourteen, their third eye will definitely open within a certain period of time.  It doesn't mean that older children will not have the ability, but it becomes much harder.
• Children's chi energy is purer.  In Chinese medicine, they are often referred to as "chun yang" or pure yang, meaning that they are unspoilt, innocent, natural, less materialistic, less prone to stress caused by daily living, they are more intuitive and their reactions are quicker.
• There bodies are in better condition too, all their systems and organs function better, their joints bear less weight therefore are not overused and damaged, they are much more flexible (which some styles require), their liver and stomach are unharmed by alcohol, lungs by cigarettes, hearts and arteries unclogged. 
• In Qigong terms, sexual activity reduces both chi (energy) and jing (matter, essence or source).  And even in that regard they are in a much better position than adults.  Not only are they unharmed by sex directly, but they are free from all the other byproducts of sexuality and relationships (popularly known as ‘baggage') for eg STD, unwanted pregnancy and fear of, all kinds of stress caused by being in a relationship, stress caused by not being in a relationship.  In other words, they don't have a wife/husband and they do not have the need to have one.  It is a win/win situation.

But the best is yet to come.  Not only that childhood, thanks to all the above listed advantages, is the best time to practice Qigong but, because of the possibility of achieving the so called "Tong Zi Gong" or youth Qigong base (a term that describes the solid foundation of Qigong) before the turbulent adult age, one can effortlessly build his/her chi energy furthermore and enter adulthood well prepared and protected.  Who wouldn't want to have a healthy child of eighteen, who is happy, stress free, intelligent, not interested in drugs and alcohol, have no tendency to argue and constantly prove being right, who knows what he or she wants in life, realize their full potential, choose to do what they love most and fully concentrate on it, making themselves and everyone around them happier, on top of being a top level psychic and a healer.

And finally, coming back to the beginning of the article, where we discussed how succeeding in anything in life, one needs to start early, we cannot stress enough how beneficial Qigong practice can there be too.  Unlike many other disciplines keen parents involve their daughters and sons in, Qigong can take up as little as twenty minutes a day (styles like Fragrant Qigong), leaving plenty of time for other things.  Yet, it can greatly assist achieving higher levels of other chosen activities, be it sport, music, art.  So many kids would be great athletes, but due to illness, they never had a chance to compete.  Qigong could give them that chance.  Thousands of cases from China demonstrate that, on the other hand, many of those who were not sick and who did compete, after practicing Qigong performed much better, improved their coordination, made less mistakes or showed a tendency not to worry about them when they make them (very important in sports), could concentrate better and so on.  Or those, who are into the arts, experienced a surge of inspiration and their creativity improved ten fold.  Some find they can express themselves easier, say more by saying less and enjoy the whole process of creating. ...."