郭林（1909 － 1984），原名林冠明，又名林妹殊。广东中山三乡人，父名林文，乃辛亥革命烈士。父殉难郭林时二岁，举家移居澳门，六岁随祖父（医龄寺道士）膝下习童子功及华陀五禽戏。其后由于习画，曾遍游中国名山庙观，常流连数月，以便就教于高僧老道，综合儒释道名家，因此奠定了日后练功的基础。故郭林一生，除乃祖医林道士外，别无师承，其所练新气功，实属一己之独创。十四岁只身一赴广州求学，入广东省女子师范学校，攻读艺术科，在校期间由于才思敏捷，善词令，被推选学生会主席，及后被推选为广州市，学生抗日请愿团副团长，率队赴南京，向国民政府请愿。毕业后在广州市中小学任教，抗日战争爆发，避居香港，创办同德、华南书院，后又在上海创办上海女子艺术学院，均自任院长。解放后入北京画院，担任中国国画的创作工作。〖郭林〗乃是为纪念双亲，取父母之姓，别名为郭林。

郭林于1941年12月8日与澳门侨领独子林晓先生结婚，此日正逢太平洋战争爆发。时郭林任教澳门某校，林晓先生为该校之高材生。婚后伉俪情深至死不渝。故郭林于仙逝前数日，于紫竹院公园与上海学员聊天时，曾谓：“奶奶（郭林之母）对我很好，她承担全部家事，如果没有奶奶，我也救不了你们。”又说：“我一生最不放心的就是林晓，（林氏自小受母亲宠爱）除此之外，我没什么牵挂了。”似乎已预知其即将辞世。真情流露，由此可见。

郭林自幼聪颖过人，勤奋好学，酷爱绘画及体育运动，曾获广州女子万米长跑冠军、女子自行车赛冠军 、并在广州 、香港 、澳门等地 ，多次举办个人国画展览 ，被誉为广州市的奇女子 。

1949年初 ，郭林突患子宫癌作全切手术 ，1959年癌转移膀胱 ，手术后 ，郭林遂萌生以气功为抗癌康复的手段 ，于是开始大量研读中外医学书籍 ，攻读医理学 、病理学 、解剖学 、经络学 、心理学等著作 ，同时广交气功名师 ，经过十年的读书与操练气功的实践 ，终于创立了一套自成体系的“新气功疗法” 。

在创功过程中 ，郭林发现 ，自身的癌症 ，不但没有复发 ，且身上多年的慢性病 ，诸如 ：心脏病 、关节炎 、高血压都不药而愈 。郭林暗自思忖 ，如果这套功法 ，真能治疗慢性病及癌症 ，这对人类将是一大贡献 。于是毅然于1971年9月4日 ，走向社会 ，向广大病患者 ，传授她创设的这套易学效高的新气功疗法 。

由于新气功疗效独特 ，深受患者欢迎 ，广大病员如潮水般涌来 ，当时正直十年浩劫 ，在教功中 ，屡受打击 ，郭林毫不动摇 ，她坚信自己的行动 ，是造福人类的伟大事业 ，始终不取分文 ，热心为病人教功治病 ，对经济困难的病人 ，慷慨解囊 ，并出资为他提供营养品 ，深受病人爱戴 。

1980年 ，郭林已年届古稀 ，为了向全国宣传和普及新气功疗法 ，不辞辛劳 ，远赴广州 、上海 、南京 、无锡 、杭州 、桂林、成都 、天津 、石家庄 、沈阳 、抚顺 、青岛等地巡回讲学 。足迹遍及半个中国 。其他还出版了〖新气功疗法〗（初级功 、中级功） 、〖新气功防治癌症法〗 、〖新气功五禽戏〗 、〖新气功疗法图解〗（初 、中 、高级功） 、〖新气功疗法治癌病例选篇〗等著作 ，有些版本再印刷达十二次 ，累计再印数达二百余万册 ，为我国气功著作出书量最多的作者 。

新气功疗法 ，由于郭林的辛勤播种 ，不但在国内广为流传 ，并且迅速传播至美国 、加拿大 、日本 、星加坡 、菲律宾 、马来西亚 、印尼及台港澳地区 。

郭林因为传播新气功 。终因劳累过度 ，于1984年12月14日突患脑出血病逝于北京 ，享年75岁 。

郭林逝世后 ，由于她生前对中国气功事业 ，作出过巨大贡献 ，气功界领导及医学人士 ，曾对郭林作出过很高的赞誉 。

由于郭林把中国气功的传授方式 ，由单传及小范围传授 ，发展为大范围的群体教授 ，中国气功科学研究会 ，原理事长张震寰 ，称赞郭林为掀起中国气功新高潮的带头人 ；李志庸着的〖中国气功史〗赞誉郭林为：“气功防治癌症实践的最杰出的代表 。” 郭林的家乡 ，广东中山市三乡镇政府 ，为表彰郭林的功迹 ， 为其在家乡建一座 “郭林纪念亭” 。中国气功科学研究会文献委员会陶秉福主任说 ，郭林对中国气功有三大贡献 ，又可以说是三个第一 ：“第一个把中国气功的世袭单传 ，转变为为广大病员授功治病 、第一个提出气功可以防治癌症 ；第一个提倡西医 中医 、气功综合治疗癌症” 。世界医学气功学会副会长 ，医学博士冯理达教授 ，创建 “中华气功园” ，并在该园修建一座碑林 ，为颂扬对祖国气功 ，作出过重大贡献的已故气功家 ，树立丰功碑 ，郭林的纪念碑在碑林中排在第一位 ，碑上刻着 “著名气功大师郭林”八个金色大字 。

Guo Lin 's Profile

Guo Lin, Founder of the New QigongGuo Lin, a renowned qigong master as well as a painter of the Southern School of Traditional Chinese Painting, was born in April 1909 in the County of Zhongshan, Guangdong Province. She was also known as Lin Guanming and Meishu.

Since childhood Guo Lin was well versed in the ancient form of Qigong exercise. In the late 1940 Guo Lin was afflicted with cancer and was treated with six surgeries over a period of time but the cancer never abated. To counter this cancer threat to her live, she turned to the ancient qigong and adapted it to suit her medical conditions. In doing so, she researched extensively into both the traditional Chinese and the Western medicines, sought the advice of qigong masters she had access to, and evolved the ancient qigong exercise into a modified form that she practised for 20 years since. After practising this new modified form of Qigong, her cancer had abated.
Calling this modified form of qigong as New Qigong and with the conviction that the New Qigong is an exercise for the people she unveiled New Qigong to the public in September 4, 1971 thus becoming the first Qigong master to treat cancer through this form of exercise that incorporates controlled breathing. Since then thousands of cancer patients have taken part in her Qigong therapy classes at various coaching centers, located over 20 cities and provinces in China, and have attained remissions from this life threatening disease. In addition great number of qualified Qigong instructions have since been trained in this New Qigong exercise. Strongly believing that cancer should be countered through a Three prongs approach incorporating both Chinese and Western medicines with Qigong therapy simultaneously, Guo Lin set up in July 1982 in Xia Huliang in Zhuoxian County, Hebei Province, the first hospital in China that adopt this three prongs approach for the treatment and prevention of cancer. Her achievements have won the recognition and support of the Party, government, medical doctors from both Chinese and Western medicine as well as Qigong masters.an exercise for the people she unveiled New Qigong to the public in September 4, 1971 thus Calling this modified form of qigong as New Qigong and with the conviction that the New Qigong is ecoming the first Qigong master to treat cancer through this form of exercise that incorporates controlled breathing. Since then thousands of cancer patients have taken part in her Qigong therapy classes at various coaching centers, located over 20 cities and provinces in China, and have attained remissions from this life threatening disease. In addition great number of qualified Qigong instructions have since been trained in this New Qigong exercise. Strongly believing that cancer should be countered through a Three prongs approach incorporating both Chinese and Western medicines with Qigong therapy simultaneously, Guo Lin set up in July 1982 in Xia Huliang in Zhuoxian County, Hebei Province, the first hospital in China that adopt this Three prongs approach for the treatment and prevention of cancer. Her achievements have won the recognition and support of the Party, government, medical doctors from both Chinese and Western medicine as well as Qigong masters.

Guo Lin died on December 14, 1984 at the age of 75 of cerebral hemorrhage resulting from over commitment to her work. Since her death her legacy has been carried to greater heights through the Guo Lin Qigong Research Society comprising of qigong practitioners and enthusiasts.

Master Guo Lin will be remembered for her contribution to the development of Chinese qigong exercises.