LAMAS Qi Gong
LAMAS Qigong (or “Dao Yin” Qi Gong) is a comprehensive therapeutic exercise system that combines physical movements, mental nurturing and regulated breathing. It is designed to guide and generate the free flow of energy Qi throughout the body, maintaining the harmony of Yin and Yang, which promotes health and a greater sense of well being. In addition, LAMAS Qigong:

increases strength and energy, improves medical conditions and hence, improves and prolongs the quality of life. consists of movements all extensively researched and designed to strengthen different internal organs and their corresponding body systems. Specific benefits include building up the body's immune system and regenerative capacity. It can therefore aid quicker recovery from illness and create a sense of well being. is now regarded within the Chinese health and medical science fields as "a shining pearl in Traditional Chinese Medicine". It has helped millions of people with severe and lingering health problems to improve their health. strives help people to achieve internal and external harmony through the study of five animal types. Each animal type represents the five elements and their respective characteristic.

The Origins of LAMAS Qigong
The first recorded Grandmaster of LAMAS Qigong was named Su Wu, from the first century BC during the Han Dynasty. The story of Su Wu is one filled with physical dexterity, endurance and faithfulness against amazing odds.

Su Wu was a man of letters and a military leader and was proficient in astronomy, medicine and languages, as the position commanded. He was dispatched as an ambassador of the Han on a mission of peace to the Northern Territory. His fellow envoy and general Li Ling had given in under pressure and arranged to train the Huns. Su Wu refused to be unfaithful to his emperor. He was captured and incarcerated for 18 odd years by the Huns. He was able to survive throughout that time by practicing the art of Qigong and sucking snow and gnawing a felt rug.

In letters sent by Li Ling to Su Wu after his release, he is praised for his physical skill and bravery. Su Wu was indeed a very special man with distinctive skills. In the second Century AD, Su Wu was still spoken of through poetry as a hero. From that time on, his knowledge and skills were passed on from father to son, known as LAMAS Qigong. Practitioners of LAMAS Qigong were elite, highly skilled counsellors to the courts of ancient China.

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