Trends in Yoga Tai Chi and Qigong Use: Differentiations Between Practices and the Need for Dialogue and Diffusion

摘要

Yoga, tai chi, and qigong (YTQ) are holistic movement practices that are commonly treated as complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) modalities. They are incorporated along with other CAM modalities such as acupuncture, herbal therapies, chiropractic, and homeopathy.1 YTQ are unique among these modalities in that they involve forms of physical activity, yet as forms of physical activity, they are unique in that they are embedded in integrated philosophies of holistic well-being and therefore go beyond what is typically offered in exercise-oriented sessions. As holistic movement practices, they include not only physical but also psychological and spiritual components.