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Qi Gong is sort of Tai Chi without the flow or if you prefer, Tai Chi is moving - and traditionally martial - Qi Gong. They are different expressions of the same idea. As a 16-year-old male - especially one resistant to yoga - I thought something martial and active might be more your cup of tea. However, I think Qi Gong would be much easier to learn on your own.

If you're interested in Qi Gong, check out the National Qigong (Chi Kung) Association website here. They have a video called "The Five Treasures" which you can take a look at on-line here to see if it looks like something you'd be interested in and, if so, you can order it for $10 plus S/H. What you don't see on-line but is on the video are narrated explanations of each of the exercises.

I'm not sure why you're resistant to yoga and hypnosis but you might want to check out the Boards for those two approaches before writing them off. I haven't tried yoga but I gather the discipline is excellent and challenging. I have tried the hypnosis and found it extremely valuable although I've never been disciplined enough (perhaps I need to try yoga) to get through the entire 100 days. One of my (numerous) New Year's resolutions is to do the program again and get through the whole thing.

HTH. Happy New Year.

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