Can Qigong be Used for Pain Management?

In this article we review alternative pain management techniques through Qigong. All these derive from courses offered by Spring Forest Qigong’s Chunyi Lin.

Pressure and Massage Healing

If you’re new to Qigong and its healing methods, think of it like acupuncture. This system relies on the body’s meridians—energy lines that crisscross the body, connecting limbs, vital organs, and more. Yin and yang energies flow through these lines, and when energy gets stuck, a blockage forms. This blockage prevents yin or yang energy from reaching certain areas of your body, leading to pain and other symptoms.

Acupuncture uses needles to unblock these channels, but other methods exist. This is where Qigong techniques come in. Both methods below are based on similar practices but use simple hand massages instead of needles to unblock meridians.

Qigong Massage Books for Pain Management

• Qi-ssage Healing: Qi-ssage Healing is a level 1 course created by Master Chunyi Lin and offered exclusively at the Spring Forest Qigong Centre. This course combines acupressure, massage, and Qigong to teach you how to heal others and yourself. These techniques can cure countless symptoms, making this course a starting point for many aspiring healers.
• Head to Toe Healing: The Head to Toe Body’s Repair Manual is a single manual, but it’s incredibly comprehensive. It’s one of the most valuable resources at the Spring Forest Qigong Centre. The manual contains over 70 self-healing techniques with detailed illustrations, showing exactly where to apply pressure and for how long. It also explains the benefits and reasons why these techniques work. The manual even includes techniques for pregnant women and newborn babies, offering a wide range of healing practices.

Other Qigong Healing Methods

Of course, it’s not all about acupressure and healing techniques like the ones described. Qigong is a complete practice, and one that also focuses on ensuring that the balance of yin and yang is just right, while also working on ways to discard old energy and to bring in new energy. That’s where Qigong exercises and meditations come in, such as the ones listed below:

• Moving of Yin and Yang: This is actually part 1 of a 3 part exercise that includes Breathing of the Universe and Joining of Yin and Yang. These exercises are all for level 1 students and they are all included on the level 1 course Qigong for Health, also known as SFQ Fundamentals.
• Small Universe: This is a meditation, and one that you can also find on the comprehensive Qigong for Health course mentioned above. This course focuses on 2 of the most important meridians in your body, also known as your front and back channels. By opening these, your energy is allowed to flow freely throughout your body, which means that you can heal yourself of a range of symptoms, while ensuring that these don’t return.

All of these exercises are available through 1 on 1 courses on our online platform.