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Qigong

Breath work: Chinese practices of movement, breathing and meditation for cultivating vital energy.

Also: chi kung

Daoism and Chinese thought

Qigong, the skill of qi, names a wide range of exercises combining posture, slow movement, breath and mental focus, drawn from Daoist, Buddhist, medical and martial traditions. The term became widespread in twentieth-century China, and the practices are used for health and spiritual cultivation.