QiQong Breath

 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.

•    Your hands do not touch

•    Always keep a space between the body, hands, and between the hands.

•    Always keep your fingers open.

•    Gently rest your tongue against the roof of your mouth.

Wear a smile.

·         Begin with both hands facing each other in front of your body waist high.

·         Inhale and as you inhale move your hands open to the sides.

·         Exhale as you close your hands.

·         While you inhale visualize the pure energy flowing into your body.

·         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.