Vol 15, Issue 1/2004
Cultivating the feminine
Interview with Liu Yafei on Qigong for women.
Due to their physical and energetic basis, women are linked to other cycles and can
develop other symptoms than men. This is why in China there are special Qigong
exercises for women that support their feminine aspects. Liu Yafei, head of the Training Centre at the Beidaihe Medical Qigong Clinic in the PR of China, gave a workshop on
»Women’s Qigong« in Hamburg last year. Almut Schmitz talked to her about the special qualities of these exercises, which particularly activate the Renmai, Dumai, Zhongmai and Daimai special meridians as well as the spinal column. This is not a nunnery-based
tradition that, for instance, would aim to halt menstruation, but instead contains simple exercises that harmonize the functions of the female body.
