Dongdaemun-gu to Recruit First 20 Participants for Qigong Exercise Program to Improve Residents' Health

Spring Health Care with Various Programs Including Joint Mobilization, Meridian Tapping, and Meditation Every Thursday from April 4 to June 7, 4-5 PM at Yongdu Cultural Welfare Center

Seoul Dongdaemun-gu (District Mayor Ilpyeong Lee), home to Seoul Yakryeongsi, the largest traditional Korean medicine industry hub in the nation, is recruiting 20 participants on a first-come, first-served basis for a Qigong exercise program aimed at improving residents' health.

Dongdaemun-gu is the largest distribution center for herbal medicine in the country, equipped with abundant infrastructure and personnel related to the traditional medicine industry, including Seoul Yakryeongsi, the Seoul Traditional Medicine Promotion Center (Seoul Yakryeongsi Korean Medicine Museum), Dongdaemun-gu Korean Medicine Association, Seoul Yakryeongsi Association, and Kyung Hee University Korean Medicine Hospital.

Qigong exercise consists of physical movements, breathing exercises, and meditation, which help facilitate the flow of vital energy in the body. The district is conducting this program as part of its traditional medicine health promotion project to support residents' health management during the spring season.

A professional Qigong instructor will lead various programs to boost immunity, including ▲body check-up ▲joint Qigong ▲full-body tapping (meridian tapping) ▲breathing walking meditation ▲and meditation.

The program runs from April 4 to June 7, every Thursday from 4 PM to 5 PM, and any adult residing in Dongdaemun-gu can apply. The classes will be held in the 3rd floor, Lecture Room 1, at Yongdu Cultural Welfare Center (13, Gosan-ja-ro 28-gil), and participation is free of charge.

Those wishing to participate can apply by contacting the Dongdaemun-gu Public Health Center.

Ilpyeong Lee, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, stated, “We will promote various traditional medicine health promotion programs unique to Dongdaemun-gu, the center of the traditional medicine industry, so that residents can take care of their health and enjoy new leisure activities.”

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