JeffK wrote:Does anyone know of the best qigong to cure anxiety, depression, and insomnia?
What is the context of "cure" and the dominant symptom presentation? Here's why!
Client A goes to allopathic practitioner and is given diagnosis of anxiety/depression and based on severity level, s/he is given medication, and/or is recommeded to a psychiatrist/therapista/psychologist? If solution is resolved with therapist, then perhaps a short term medication regimen is in force.
Is one saying that the patient should not follow the family practitioner's recommendation but take up qigong instead?
In my TCM qigong group practice, a main facet is that clients should ALWAYS be under the care of their medical practitioner. When there are problems, their family practitioner is notified so as to keep that person in the loop. That means all possible interventions are in force for the benefit of the client. There are far too many qigong representatives who tacitely, through subtle innuendo, enforce in their subjects that qigong can cure everything under the sun and this does not bode well for the TCM profession, in whole or in part.
My experience that if one alleviates the abnormal sleep pattern, then there will be a decrease in anxiety/depression (they usually co-exist together), there can be positive beneft. Again, seeing a therapist in addressing the cause of said anxiety/depression through cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a good strategy in resolution of 'mental 'dis-ease".
To my knowledge, there is no known qigong system to cure anxiety/depression and insomnia but all systems have a capacity through jingqishen, soft, relaxed, continuous movement to allow the easing of "mental fog" (excuse the vague terminology) aong with the equivalent of walking therapy!