What is more appropriate to practice qigong at the beginning, and how to practice qigong

Therefore, if there is no good teacher to guide you, it is best not to practice, and you can practice some ancient guiding exercises, such as Baduanjin, Wufowl Opera, Taijiquan, etc., which are not easy to deviate. In particular, you can't practice the kind of Taoist kung fu that emphasizes the intention to keep a certain acupoint, pay attention to breathing, meridians, and Zhou Tian, which is the most likely to have problems.

How to practice qigong is as follows:

1. Practice posture: mainly in the flat sitting position, with the feet parallel, the soles of the feet on the ground, and perpendicular to the calf, the calf perpendicular to the thigh, and the thigh perpendicular to the upper body; The knees are two fists wide apart, the palms of the two hands are naturally covered on the thighs, the shoulders are loose, the chest is pulled out, the top of the shirt is like a hanging, the chin is slightly closed, the tongue is against the palate, the mouth and eyes are slightly closed, the eyes are looking inward, and the ears are listening to the breathing. If you are accustomed to sitting cross-legged, cross-sitting is also acceptable.

When you are proficient in practice, you can stand, lie down, sit and walk.

2. Breathing and thoughts: This breathing method is nasal inhalation and nasal exhalation. At the beginning of the practice, the mind only needs to pay attention to the exhalation, try to be deep, long, thin and even, and when inhaling, let it be natural, without any thoughts. As the practice progresses, the breath and mind must be adjusted appropriately.

3. Harvesting: Before the end of each exercise, relax your mind, rub your palms against each other until hot, rub your face for a few weeks, and slowly get up and move after your spirit returns to normal.

The relationship between Qigong and Chinese medicine:

Qigong is an important part of traditional Chinese medicine. In the earliest existing medical classic work in China, "The Yellow Emperor's Neijing", which was written more than 2,000 years ago, the methods, theories and effects of qigong exercise are recorded. Of the 81 articles in Su Wen, more than a dozen directly or indirectly deal with qigong.

It can be seen that before the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Qigong had become an important method of health care.

From the perspective of the history of the development of traditional Chinese medicine, the past generations of model or cavity doctors in China have attached great importance to qigong. Not only are there discussions of qigong in their writings, but many famous doctors are also qigong practitioners themselves. For example, Zhang Zhongjing, a famous doctor in the Han Dynasty, said in his famous book "Jin Kui Yaolu":

Only then do the limbs feel heavy stagnation, that is, to guide the vomiting, acupuncture and moxibustion, and do not let the nine orifices be occluded."

The first step is to consolidate the foundation.

Face south and back to north, horse step or natural standing style, both hands are raised flat to the front of the chest, palms down, fingertips are opposite, the tip of the tongue is light and sweet on the crotch, the intention is to keep the dantian for a moment, and then take a deep and long breath, when inhaling, the intention of the outside world is clear, the strength of the qi is poured into the middle dantian (front chest), and the breath of the middle dantian is sent into the lower dantian when exhaling, and repeated practice. This step is mainly to practice the true qi of the dantian, and when the dantian has a sense of heat, you can proceed to the next step.

The second step is to strengthen the internal qi.

Do the "Iron Ox Ploughing the Land" pose, hold the ground with both hands, the body is parallel to the ground, and when inhaling, imagine that a strong spiritual qi from the outside world is inhaled into the chest cavity, and at the same time the buttocks are arched, and the whole body is arched; When exhaling, the face, collar, and chest are close to the ground (but do not rub the ground) in turn, and at the same time, push this strong qi into the lower dantian with consciousness and abdominal muscles, and inhale and exhale for one degree. After a few days, every exhalation can feel a burst of heat in the dantian, and sometimes the hot air is fired on the inner side of the upper limbs and straight to the palm.

The third step is to seal and urge.

Find a pair of barbells or other suitable weights, the weight is suitable for you, and tie your belt. First stand naturally, buckle your toes, keep the dantian, wait for the heat to appear, then grab the barbell and lift it up, inhale at the same time, and grab the ground with your toes; When the barbell is lifted to the chest, pause slightly, then slowly lower the barbell, while exhaling slowly, relaxing the toes, inhaling and exhaling for one degree, dozens of degrees a day. After a few days, you can feel the fiery qi of the dantian emitting to the limbs when you exhale, and the whole body seems to have inexhaustible energy, which is a normal reaction.

The fourth step is to be strong.

This step is the key to the vaporization force, which was previously regarded as an untold secret. Standing naturally, with his toes gripping the ground, he imagined that his body was wrapped in a cloud of strong qi, and this strong qi and his internal qi were integrated into a whole, let's call this qi a turbulent qi. With each breath, imagine a step of inward tightening and contraction of the qi into the body, increasing the density and hardness, and at the same time grasping the ground tighter with the toes.

When I feel that this turbulent qi is constricted to the outermost layer and is only half an inch away from the body, the density and hardness of the turbid qi are abnormally large, but I feel that my body seems to be wrapped in a layer of steel plate, which is extremely hard.

Qigong (Qigong) is a traditional Chinese method of health care, health preservation, and dispelling diseases. In ancient times, it was also known as "Dan Dao", which is a physical and mental exercise method for the purpose of strengthening the body, preventing and curing diseases, prolonging life and developing potential by means of breathing, physical activity adjustment and consciousness adjustment (pranayama, body adjustment, and heart adjustment).

China's ancient qigong literature is vast, and there are a large number of qigong literature records in Taoists, Confucian doctors, and medical secretaries. Excavation and sorting work is an important and arduous task, which not only requires researchers to have a high level of knowledge in medicine, qigong, ancient Chinese, modern Chinese, etc., but also has a high level of qigong skills.

Chinese name: Qigong.

Alias: Qi Gong.

Another name: Qi Gong.

Origin: China.

Pinyin: qìgōng