Standing Qigong for Health and Martial Arts - Zhan Zhuang by Plaugher Noel;

Author:Plaugher, Noel;
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780857012043
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Published: 2015-02-16T16:00:00+00:00

Intention and awareness

Often in the instructions for the various postures I mention shifting your intention or awareness to a specific area. For instance, while holding the postures you will be instructed to think about the area in front of you, below, behind, and so forth. You will not be actually moving in any direction but rather making subtle and imperceptible changes. The feeling is internal. A simple way to understand this concept is to have a partner gently push against your posture while you hold it. The first thing students often do is lean in the direction upon which they are focusing. Be aware and correct this so that there is no lean. In all of the postures you should remain straight up and down. The shift is completely internal.

You can have your partner gently push against your arms while you hold the postures, and feel that with no thought of stiffening to them, you are holding your arms in the proper position. A helpful way to think of your body, while testing your posture, is that it is filled with energy that is circulating through your body. Imagine energy is circulating through your arm and that is what holds it in position, and it will be almost immovable.

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