Otherwise known as Chi-kung, it is a Chinese traditional practice for health maintenance, a spiritual component of martial arts and a mind/body therapy.

Qi means "energy" or "life force" and Gong means work or skills. Originated with Taoists and Buddhists monks and martial artists ( and their students), Qi-going is working on the vital energy/life-force of the practitioners.

It is considered a part of traditional Chinese medicine.

It's main uses are for:

• relaxation
• cultivation of spirituality
• promotion of health, mind and body
• diaphragmatic breathing

...re-energizing vital energy.