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category: Esoteric & Historical Concept
created: 2025-07-23
description: Qigong is a traditional Chinese practice of coordinated body posture
  and movement, breathing, and meditation used for health, spirituality, and martial
  arts training.
summary: Qigong is a traditional Chinese practice of coordinated body posture and
  movement, breathing, and meditation used for health, spirituality, and martial arts
  training.
tags:
- concept
- practice
- China
title: Qigong
updated: 2025-07-23
---

[Qigong](/concepts/qigong/) is a traditional Chinese practice of coordinated body posture and movement, breathing, and meditation used for health, spirituality, and martial arts training. It is based on the concept of [qi](/concepts/qi/), or vital energy, which is believed to flow through the body.[^1]

In the context of psychic research, qigong gained prominence in [China](/places/china/) during the "Extraordinary Powers Craze" of the late 1970s and early 1980s. It was believed that the practice of qigong could enhance or unlock [Extraordinary Human Body Function](/concepts/extraordinary-human-body-function/) (EHBF), including [ESP](/concepts/extrasensory-perception/) and [Psychokinesis](/concepts/psychokinesis/). The Chinese government, under the influence of [Qian Xuesen](/people/qian-xuesen/), officially sanctioned research into qigong and its potential applications.[^1]

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[^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017.