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  • Qigong (lit. “breathpractice”) refers to a Chinese system of body cultivation that involves the circulation of somatic energy (qi) by means of breathing techniques, mental concentration, and set sequences of movements. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Religion; Qigong]

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