{"id":1617,"date":"2024-03-04T19:37:53","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T19:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qigongessencial.pt\/faq-items\/what-is-the-difference-between-yoga-and-qigong\/"},"modified":"2024-03-04T19:37:53","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T19:37:53","slug":"what-is-the-difference-between-yoga-and-qigong","status":"publish","type":"avada_faq","link":"https:\/\/qigongessencial.pt\/en\/faq-items\/what-is-the-difference-between-yoga-and-qigong\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the difference between Yoga and Qigong?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"FAQ22\">\n<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-24 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\">\n<div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\">\n<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-24 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\">\n<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\">\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-22\">  Yoga, as an ancient practice of enlightenment that includes the practice of physical postures, is similar to Qigong.<br \/>\nYoga philosophy and practice originated in India and is steeped in Indian tradition and culture.<br \/>\nQigong, on the other hand, is an ancient practice originating in China that retains teachings about life rooted in Taoist, Buddhist and Confucian philosophy.<br \/>\nWhen comparing the physical practice of Yoga and Qigong, you&#8217;ll find that while Yoga and Qigong include breathing and meditation practices, Yoga tends to focus on alignment, muscles and holding the postures, while Qigong concentrates more on the energy and flow of the movements.     <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"FAQ23\">\n<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-25 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\">\n<div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\">\n<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-25 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\">\n<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\">\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-23\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"FAQ27\">\n<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-29 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\">\n<div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\">\n<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-29 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\">\n<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\">\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-27\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3480,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"faq_category":[],"class_list":["post-1617","avada_faq","type-avada_faq","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/qigongessencial.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_faq\/1617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/qigongessencial.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_faq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/qigongessencial.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/avada_faq"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qigongessencial.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3480"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qigongessencial.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1617"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/qigongessencial.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_faq\/1617\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/qigongessencial.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"faq_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qigongessencial.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq_category?post=1617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}