Editor’s be aware: Betty Lee reached out to me to share a few of her favourite Qigong workouts. I occurred to be angsty after I acquired her e-mail and instantly tried the respiratory and motion workouts and so they did assist!
Respiration train
Do you know Qi means “Breath of Life?” Right here’s a fundamental Qigong respiratory approach that’s good for relieving stress.
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Breathe in via your nostril for 8 counts deeply out of your diaphragm
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Blow out via your lips for 8 counts.
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Do that 8 instances, and you’ll really feel calmer.
Motion train
Chow Qigong workouts steadiness your vitality to spice up your immune system — even quarter-hour can assist you’re feeling energized and constructive! Hip rotation workouts therapeutic massage all of your inside organs. Right here’s an 18-minute video of the 8 Brocades Qigong follow. These workouts may be executed sitting down, if you’re in a weakened situation.
Right here’s one other model of motion workouts that includes Dr. Chow, a world famend Qigong Grandmaster. (She rehabilitated herself from wheelchair to climb stairs utilizing these workouts, when she was in a weakened situation at 88.)
Brushing Approach
The Chow Qigong Brushing is a novel approach that helps you sweep away extra vitality that may trigger ache.
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Begin by selecting a painful level in your arms or legs, e.g. for when you may have a charley horse. You will brush away extra vitality from that time.
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Now put your hand 3 inches from that painful level and and sweep down firmly in the direction of the bottom. Do that a couple of instances till you acquire aid shortly.
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Be certain to not brushing that vitality again onto your self or anybody else.
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For a painful level like a hip it could be simpler for an additional particular person to do it, since you are standing and the gap from painful space sweeping firmly to the bottom is longer.
Betty Lee was born in Hong Kong and is bilingual in Chinese language and English. She was licensed as a Chow Qigong practitioner by Dr. Effie Chow. She has helped preserve individuals’s well being for almost 5 years in San Francisco and Reno.
