Qigong was born in China

For thousands of years Qigong had been a guarded secret of the Chinese elite. Only in the recent half century has it become known to the Chinese people and the rest of the world. Today over one hundred million people practice Qigong.

Qigong is the grandfather of Chinese medicine, Tai-chi, acupuncture, Shiatsu, and Reiki. The Qigong exercises look similar to the meditative movements of Tai-chi. Many try to cloak Qigong in mystery. A Master often teaches just a little at a time, giving the student, the grasshopper, only what the Master feels he should learn. Spring Forest Qigong takes off the cloak to de-mystify Qigong because of its potential value to the health and well-being of people who practice it.

You will continue to read remarkable stories including a fascinating summary of scientific studies that reveal the healing power of Qigong. I can’t tell you what results you will receive personally—only time will tell—but I look forward to hearing about your successes.

How we came to know the secrets of Qigong

Caving in to the insistent urging of a friend, I attended a Qigong workshop in the fall of 1997. I’ve attended many workshops in my day, and this one was remarkably different. It was led by a kind gentleman named Chunyi Lin, who demonstrated a profound ability to move Qi in the bodies of the participants.

As a young man in China, Master Lin was stricken with debilitating arthritis. He reluctantly tried Qigong. Within hours of beginning his first workshop, nearly all pain was gone.

Master Lin spent the next 20 years studying with China’s advanced Qigong Masters. He uncovered secrets of Qigong that had even eluded the Masters. His discovery led to the development of a new form of Qigong called Spring Forest Qigong.

Master Lin has been here in Minnesota since 1995 practicing the healing power of Qigong with persons individually and also teaching Qigong to thousands of people. He has also been working with medical researchers to establish the efficacy of Qigong.

Many times since I have been glad I attended that workshop. My experiences were so surprising and profound. I found Qigong complements and supports everything else I have learned through the years and everything we’ve put into our products and training.

I knew immediately that this healing method was something we would have to share with our customers. We are extremely proud to bring you the Spring Forest Qigong Personal Learning Course, by Chunyi Lin with an introduction by Paul R. Scheele, co-founder of Learning Strategies Corporation. (By the way, "Chunyi Lin" in Chinese translates to "The Peace and Beauty of the Spring Forest.")

Chunyi’s ability to move energy is awe inspiring. My mom suffered from severe arthritis in her knees. The pain had grown so bad that she had to stop and rest on the landing whenever she climbed the stairs in her home. Within five minutes of first encountering Chunyi, the pain in my mom’s knees disappeared. And it never came back. (That’s mom in the picture on the next page!)

With Spring Forest Qigong you can learn a method to relieve pain in yourself. When I was bodysurfing on the Big Beach in Maui, I took a tumble that injured my shoulder. The pain was sharp and intense. As I lay on the beach, I tried to relax to reduce the piercing pain, but it did not disappear. Only later did I remember to use Qigong, and—voila —my shoulder felt like new. It took just ten minutes of Qigong exercise to remove the pain. Completely.

While I’m not always able to eliminate every pain I get, I come pretty darn close. I wonder how you will do!