Swiss Health Qigong Federation

Under Health Qigong, the association understands special Chinese martial arts systems for promoting meditation, concentration and movement forms for cultivating body and mind. The practice includes internal or external styles as well as the associated science, philosophy and culture. The association aims to promote and disseminate Health Qigong in Switzerland and exercises the function of an umbrella organization for the whole of Switzerland. The SHQF is politically and denominationally neutral. The association can join other organizations and associations to achieve its purpose. As a superior organization in the name of its members, the SHQF pursues the following purposes and tasks: determining a uniform association policy; making the methods of Health Qigong known in its diversity in society; membership in the international umbrella organization International Health Qigong Federation (IHQF); enforcing uniform regulations, rules and guidelines in accordance with the IHQF; conducting courses, workshops and seminars, including the achievement of certificates; organizing trainer and teacher training and Duan exams; conducting competitions, in particular the Swiss Championships in Health Qigong; promoting a subject-specific exchange of experience and maintaining national and international contacts, in particular with the superior associations; representing Switzerland at international competitions; advertising for Health Qigong; acquiring members; maintaining a business office and public relations.