Meditation

Meditation does not seem to be as popular as it used to be...but it may be making a comeback. Know some yoga classes incorporate it.

When I lived on 96th Street, we had a meditation group that met regularly. People brought in music, incense, etc. It was a lot of fun.

Let me see if internet has some historical information--well here is something interesting:

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Qigong Meditation and Food Healing: Ancient Medicine for Modern Times by Jeffrey Primack

On November 24, 2010, in Healing Arts, Health, Holistic Lifestyle, Life, Wellness, by John Melanson

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Qigong is a 5000 year old “energy strengthening art” that combines powerful breath techniques and slow body movement. Oprah Winfrey’s Dr. Oz recently praised Qigong in 2007 when he said, “If you want to live to be 100, do Qigong!” It was also rated as one of the top natural healing exercises for reversing cancer. There are literally thousands of forms of Qigong, and well-known practices like Tai Chi, Acupuncture and Feng Shui were born from Qigong’s concepts. Qi (or Chi) means “energy” or “life force”, and Gong means “skill”, making Qigong the practice of working with one’s life force.
Qigong is practiced with increasing popularity, with an estimated 200 million practitioners worldwide, and its health benefits have been studied for many years. Among its powerful health-promoting effects are: improved blood circulation and microcirculation in the forehead, stimulated appetite, sexual function and digestion, accelerated metabolism, increased mental acuity and focus, and increased energy. Many published studies are reporting the healing power of Qigong in diseases like arthritis, cancer, diabetes and heart disease, to name a few.