Breath QiQong (energy qi and work qong)
We will start each class after the first one with Breathing of the Universe. Breath is our superpower and this will help us remember to focus on our breath and use it.
Spring Forest Qigong:
Breathing
of the Universe
“This exercise heals the lungs and skin and balances
the energy inside and outside of the body. During this exercise, the movement
of your hands combined with the breathing technique helps to open blockages in
the whole body especially the lungs.” –Master Chunyi Lin
As you practice:
Try to feel the energy as it expands in the space
between your hands as you open them and then compress when you close them.
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Your hands do not touch
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Always keep a space between the body, hands, and between the hands.
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Always keep your fingers open.
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Gently rest your tongue against the roof of your mouth.
Wear a smile.
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Begin with both hands facing each other in
front of your body waist high.
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Inhale and as you inhale move your hands
open to the sides.
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Exhale as you close your hands.
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While you inhale visualize the pure energy
flowing into your body.
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While you exhale visualize any sickness or
pain turning into smoke and shooting out of your body to the end of the
universe.
Reference: Master Chunyi
Lin. SFQ—LEVEL ONE For Health. www.springforestqigong.com
Using Qigong energy activities:
“Even
if you’ve never heard the word ‘Qigong’ before, you have been doing it all your
life, you may have just not realized it.”
Qigong means “working with energy.” It does not mean “doing your qigong exercises and meditations.”
That’s a limited view of Qigong. You can do Qigong anywhere, anytime, all day long. you can bring your qigong practice into every moment, not just by doing movements and meditations.
How
about this?
When
you go grocery shopping, try to smile with love every time someone makes eye
contact with you.
Smiling
opens your heart, and it helps to open the heart of the other person.
The love you share this way is the most powerful healing energy, and smiling releases endorphins in your own body – which help you heal. What do you think happens when you keep doing that?
When
you are standing in line, sitting in traffic, or sitting at home, practice
energy breathing.
That
means visualizing healing energy entering every pore of your skin, running
between all your cells, and gathering deep behind your navel when you breathe
in, then visualizing any pain or sickness leaving the body as smoke – out
through the pores, going to the ends of the sky.
This
breathing is a foundation of Spring Forest Qigong, and you can do it anytime,
anywhere, with no physical effort.
Before
you leave the house every morning or go to bed every night, take a
few seconds to close your eyes and give thanks for ten things in your life.
They
can be as simple as, “I am thankful I have food today” or “I am thankful for a
chance to have a better day today.”
Gratitude helps the kidney's energy, which is the body’s vitality.
The
more you can support the kidney energy, the faster you can heal, and the more
energy you will have to do everything you like.
