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Spring Forest Qigong for Alleviating Depression
Qigong is a powerful tool for increasing one’s wellbeing and maintaining optimal health. Spring Forest Qigong has been the focus of many recent qigong studies. Specifically interesting is the research done by Dr. Gaik that studies the effects of Spring Forest Qigong when practiced by those who have been diagnosed with varying types and degrees of depression.
In a pilot study there were 39 participants whom suffered from DSM-IV diagnoses of Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder or Dysthmia. During this study, Spring Forest Qigong was taught by qualified qigong practitioners and participants practiced Spring Forest Qigong for a minimum of 45 minutes each day over a two month period. In addition to regular qigong practice, participants received qi transmission therapy from professional qigong practitioners.
In this study, Spring Forest Qigong practice showed some very significant results, particularly during the first month when many larger symptoms of depression all but cleared up for many participants, or at least was markedly diminished for every subject.
The improvements regular Spring Forest Qigong had on depression and depression symptoms was measured using Beck’s Depression Index-Revised (BDI-R) (.0000) and Symptom Checklist -90R (SCL-90-R) and Interpersonal Sensitivity (.00003) .SCL -90 Somaticism indices, as well as several DSM-IV guidelines.
All participants improved over the course of the study. The findings of this qigong study indicate that Spring Forest Qigong is a highly effective alternative and complimentary treatment for depression. The results go on to say that qigong should be considered as adjunctive to psychotherapy treatment.
Interestingly, there were no significant differences seen in the subjects who did not practice qigong, but were treated with qi emission. Though the study was not comprehensive in that it covered only Spring Forest Qigong and, mainly, that it lasted only 2 months in duration, this seems to support my stance on the effectiveness of third party ‘qi emission’ treatments, particularly when so-called ‘qi machines’ are called into play.
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