Everyday Qigong Practice by Lewars Harriet E J Bertschinger Richard

Author:Lewars, Harriet E J, Bertschinger, Richard
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Published: 2012-10-31T16:00:00+00:00

These are the eighteen pointers. They comprise four lower (feet, knees, thighs, pelvis), five lower (waist, back, chest, stomach, anus), four upper (underarms, elbows, wrists, fingers) and five upper (head, chin, mouth, eyes, tongue).

When you have held this posture for a comfortable length of time you may close – by drawing the hands back to the lower belly, and closing in the feet. Then stand a while before resuming normal activities. This is the whole of the exercise.

The three essentials

There were three essentials taught at the Chinese college in Sichuan: in performing each posture strive to be at ease, comfortable and natural.

The above cannot be emphasized enough. There is no merit whatsoever in being competitive in practice. However, striving to be natural is something of an oxymoron!

Stand only as long as you want. It may be two minutes or twenty minutes. This is the fundamental point. Never force it.

Once the posture is comfortable and can be held for a few minutes, you may begin to regulate and quieten the breath.

REGULATING THE BREATH

First it should be said that the process of regulating the breath should not be hurried. It will sometimes, and increasingly often, come about easily, of its own accord. Regulating the body must always come first. Then the essentials of the breath can be attended to. The breath should, at all times, be:

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