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Static Qigong
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Relaxation is a very important step of practicing qigong and tension is the barrier. In the view point of Qigongology, tension means qi-deficiency. If you have enough qi or you can feel lot of qi with you, your mind will be calmed and your muscles will be relaxed. Vice versa, relaxing your mind and body, qi will come back, for relaxing is, anyhow, a process of constructive metabolism. This is the beginning of qi-practice. There are many methods to relax our mind and body. Below are some suggestions: 1. Relax your mind and body directly: Relax your body from scalp to sole. First think one part of your body, and then "tell" this part to be relaxing. Generally, the order is head, neck, chest, abdomen, buttocks, thighs, legs, and feet. And then relax your shoulders, lower your arms, relax hands. Practice 1 to 3 times or till your whole body is relaxed. 2. Relax your body with pronouncing "song": "Song" is the pronunciation of Chinese "relax". When you pronounce "song", the vibration of "song" has stronger action of relaxation than that of English "relax". First think one part of your body, and then pronounce "song...", from scalp to sole as No.1, then shoulders and hands, or just the Qi centers (3 dantians). Practice 1 to 3 times or till your whole body is relaxed. 3. Use tension to eliminate tension: After adopting one certain posture, you can do the exercises of breathing and contracting. Inhale deeply, at the same time grasping your toes and tighten fist, contract and lift your anus and perineum, lower diaphragms and crunch your teeth. The intensity of the exercises must base on your constitution and condition. 4. Relax the whole body by mind integrating breath: While inhale, mind your dantian. Exhale, mind relaxing your whole body, or some parts of your body. 5. Before the static qigong, you can practice 20 to 30 min of Soft Dynamic Exercises. ... ... Try several methods and choose one or two good for yourself practice. ------ By Guigen
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