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    sensitive --- responding readily
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    actual --- real; existing
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    brainwaves --- activity of the brain shown through electrical data
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    electromagnetic --- related to electric and magnetic fields
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    practitioner --- a person who regularly does a specific activity
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    observe --- to see
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    Sometimes these doctors are able to direct the gi from their own bodies into the 
    bodies of their patients. Gi meditation, popular in China, teaches its followers to 
    send their gi to the muscles of the heart, stomach, face, and neck. These are the 
    places where stress builds up the most. These people believe that learning how to 
    direct their gi to these areas will help them relax and live longer, healthier lives. 
    Probably the most well-known examples of gi development can be found in 
    the area of martial arts. Exercises like hapkido, aikido and tai chi teach people to 
    develop their gi for self-defense. The Shaolin Monks of Central China are known 
    for their ability to control their gi and do amazing things with their bodies. They 
    are able to bend heavy iron bars with their bare hands, touch their tongues to 
    red-hot swords without injury, and endure freezing cold temperatures with no 
    discomfort. 
    Can science prove the existence of gi? With modern computer technology and 
    sensitive recording equipment, maybe it can. Researchers from the University of 
    Southern California have been performing experiments to see if there are any 
    actual physical changes in the bodies of people who undertake gi meditation, and 
    they have found interesting results. By attaching special computers that measure 
    brainwaves to the heads of gi meditation students, scientists have been able to 
    detect large increases of electromagnetic waves in their brains. Also, computerized 
    brain scans show that people who do gi exercises use 25 percent more of their 
    brain area than people who do ordinary meditation. Gi-gong practitioners are 
    also able to direct energy to different parts of their body. This energy can be 
    observed on special machines used to record body heat. 
    Is gi meditation helpful? Is gi real? Whether science says it is or not, many 
    people throughout Asia have no doubt about its existence or its healthy benefits. 
    Maybe the only way to know for sure is to try for yourself!
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