{"id":132,"date":"2021-04-16T13:05:12","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T13:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qigong15.com\/?page_id=132"},"modified":"2022-08-18T12:34:44","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T12:34:44","slug":"qigong-deviation-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/qigong15.com\/qigong-healing\/qigong-deviation-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"The Truth About Qigong Deviation Syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Here’s something to ponder…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your time is valuable (and it is<\/em>), but you give it up for free, what’s it worth now?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s why I don’t usually reply to non-client emails. These days I simply don’t have the time to give away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But this one caught my attention (name changed for privacy reasons<\/em>):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you ever come across ‘Qigong Deviation Syndrome’ in your students? Is it a real concern? Why is your program safe (if it is)?<\/p>

I have no way of talking to someone face-to-face at this time (I’m outback Australia) and if your experiences aren’t just made up for the Internet, then you may be able to help me.<\/p>

Thanks<\/p>

Josh<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

When I read:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c…and if your experiences aren’t just made up for the Internet…<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I thought ‘Cheeky Monkey<\/em>‘ and moved the mouse cursor over to the ‘delete’ button. But then I had a second thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJosh, you’re right to be skeptical.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is far too much hocus-pocus nonsense written about Qigong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course I’ve heard of QDS or ‘Zou huo ru mo<\/em>‘, it’s a grand term for people not following instructions properly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qigong (any style<\/em>) is simple, direct and effective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But (and it’s a huge but) – only if a practitioner is able to follow instructions to the best of their ability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don’t laugh; in my experience few can resist adding a bit of Yoga here, a bit of Tai Chi there and a bit of something else they might have come across.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best-case scenario?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nothing happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Worst-case?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You do yourself more harm than good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, if you’re someone who can follow instructions your chances of QDS are slim to none.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, having said that there are some types of Qigong that are very powerful and very easy to do wrong. Especially when learned from a book or DVD. No matter how closely you follow the instructions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In my opinion practices such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n