Some interesting facts:

The newspaper “The Epoch Times” as many of you may know is run by a “fringe religious group” or “minority oppressed by the CCP” depending on where you get your propaganda. However the Falun Gong may have been persecuted first for their popularization of ancient traditional knowledge, and in response became the free speech/anti-communist voices they are now.

Thanks to the constant cross-pollinations between the various Asian nations, many of the same ideas have been translated into English in similar but different ways. Learning the nuance of these words and their origins sheds interesting light.

For example:

Qi=Chi

Gong=Kung (think Kung-Fu)

Thus Qi Gong = Chi Kung, more terms to broaden your search

Dao=Tao , (if you’ve ever wondered the difference between Taoism and Daoism)

Read the appendices of the book linked in the OP for an EXTREMELY interesting dissection of these energies from a western or scientific perspective

This energy seemingly specific to conscious beings, or bio-energy, has been noticed by many cultures on earth and been given as many names. What I hope to do is set people on the path of linking the various strands of ancient knowledge so that together we can approach closer to Truth. I do not assert that anything I’ve posted is indisputable fact, but it rises far above what simple minds will instinctively lash out and cry “hoax” to.

Three scholars hear of the Dao. The wisest scholar dedicates every further moment to its study. The wise scholar is intrigued, but unsure of how to proceed. The ordinary scholar bursts out in laughter.