Chi gong is an ancient Chinese exercise that people practice to cultivate the chi – the vital life-force all around and within us. It utilizes meditation, controlled breathing, guided visualization and movements to stimulate the flow of chi throughout the body, thus assisting one in self-healing and preventing illnesses. Tai chi, a popular form of chi gong exercise, is now regarded as a health-promoting activity worldwide. This five-part series features our interview with Dr. Wen B-Chen, the creator of the marvelous Mind-Body-Chi (MBC) relaxation exercise program that incorporates the essence of chi gong, tai chi, yoga and meditation. He will present a unique interpretation of MBC’s various health benefits from a Western medical perspective and give demonstrations of the MBC exercises. Dr. Wen is a former radiation oncologist at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami, USA. He was also the radiation oncology medical director at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Florida, USA. “For people at the age of 30 to 55, that’s my target. Some of them really don’t have time to do exercise to maintain their health. I put together these movements and breathing to help those people. As long as they carve out a certain portion of time for themselves during the day, then their health gets maintained.” “MBC stands for Mind, Body, Chi, and Chi is c-h-i. In our (Chinese) culture, chi represents air, or spirit, or breath, or vitalities. We were taught in our culture that chi exists everywhere, in the universe and in our bodies. Inside the body, chi is supposed to follow the blood, or even go with the blood and nurture our internal organs and extremities, joints, and muscles.” To cater to senior citizens, Dr. Wen has recently expanded the MBC program from the original 6 exercises to 10, with the sequence rearranged. In our series, we’ll cover all 10 exercises. Let’s now see Dr. Wen's demonstration of exercise #1 and #2 of the MBC program. 氣功是中國古老的運動，人們修練氣功以養氣，這是人體周圍與內部的重要生命能量。它利用打坐、控制呼吸、引導觀想與動作來激發氣在全身流動，進而幫助人們自我療癒並預防疾病。太極拳是流行的氣功鍛煉方式，現在全球咸認它是促進健康的運動。這個五集系列節目專訪溫碧謙醫師，他創編了神奇的心—身—氣（ＭＢＣ）放鬆運動功法，融合了氣功、太極拳、瑜伽和打坐的精髓。他從西方醫學的角度，對ＭＢＣ的各種健康益處，做出獨特的詮釋，並示範ＭＢＣ養生功法。溫醫師曾任職美國邁阿密大學席爾維斯特癌症中心的放射腫瘤科醫生。他也是美國佛州傑克森紀念醫院的放射腫瘤科醫療主任�� ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQJmbqHRrvA

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