THE ART OF COLLECTING AND SHAPING VITAL ENERGY QI GONG FOR HEALTH OF BODY, MIND, SPIRIT
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the three rules we laid the foundation for the practice of qigong that can train the energy of body, mind and spirit, that is, being in all its manifestations.
The regulation of body / Tiao xing
means for adjusting the shape of the body position, both static and moving.
energy flows in accordance with the position of the body.
If body position is correct and there is no muscle tension energy flows freely everywhere.
The relaxation of the body relaxes the mind, as well as the opposite is true.
Some masters, such as Liu Dong, privilege, even in the temporal regulation of the Heart, because they think, reached Heart of the state of calm, the body will follow and "trim alone."
upright, vertical
feet on the ground, head to the sky. In this position, more than any other can manifest the inner strength of the body, which "starts from the feet, develops in the legs, heads to the region sott'ombelicale (old man) and expands in the fingers." He wakes up the vitality and body awareness and with it the ability to perceive the energy that animates the body from the inside.
The upright posture correction is based, according to tradition, about 18 points below we examine briefly.
remember, however, that the following are rules that should not be interpreted strictly, to avoid, in the face of a body perfectly set, losing in the naturalness and spontaneity. It is useful to know what is the correct body position to take and leave it to arise spontaneously, without effort or straining, slowly, at a constant practice, aware and relaxed.
Correction of body posture in 18 points
Erect walking parallel: body weight falls on the feet, which, parallel to each other, lean ground at a distance equal to the width of the shoulders. Do not let your toes are divarichino and distribute body weight across the foot, including the front, allowing the point KI-1 Yongquan to get in touch with the earth and to draw on its energies. Knees slightly bent
: the Qigong masters invite you to keep your legs bent and not bent, ie to maintain the soft knee joint, without stiffness, improving the movement of energy and blood, and at the time itself, create the conditions for a correct position of the body structure located higher.
With the practice of standing work (
zhangong ) bend more and thus also the legs become strong and of course it changes your center of gravity, resulting in a better roots, take care, however, not to exceed
with the projection of the knees, toes.
too relaxed: relaxation of the hips is the necessary condition for the lower limbs can move freely in the practice of qigong, without compromising the upright column. Keep your hips and soft pushed down also allows you to let go of stress on the perineum; energy this means allowing the opening of the VC-
1/huiyin1 where is the meeting of yin and yang.
'Horse' rounded : This expression indicates that the legs should be kept away from each other as when you are sitting in the back of a horse. To achieve this it is necessary to keep the knees open and perpendicular to the toes, as well as push down the hips. This allows you to adjust the tone of the perineal muscles, allowing, therefore, the slope of energy from the legs to the trunk and preventing loss of vital energy through the lower vents (2) Energy.
Raising the anus: this act is perceived as a 'pull up' at the anal sphincter.
Pull your stomach: abdominal wall, just above the pubic bone is pulled slightly inward, so your tailbone points toward the ground and the basin is in a position to help the flow of energy through the body. Relax
life (3)
: is the result of having taken a position with the knees and hips. It is, in turn, the key point of the muscle in the back - the lumbar, which is essential to activate the point
GV4/mingmen and lower dantian . Also mention the importance of the relaxation of this region as a function of energy circulation in the meridian staordinario Daimao, which surrounds, at the waist, all the meridians (4) that run longitudinally along the trunk.
Relax your chest: thoracic and intercostal muscles when relaxed allows a good expansion of the chest cavity and better breathing.
Extend the spine: the spine is free of tension rise in its full length, so the energy does not have any obstacle in moving along the meridian extraordinary Duma, which runs along the spine. To achieve this it is necessary to keep the tailbone, which is the lower end of the column, and the center axis and extending up the spine. It helps to mentally see the column as a structure lying and standing without effort. It is important to feel that to keep the erection of the column is not necessary to raise the shoulders. The joint action of the pull in the chest and stretch the column regulates the activities of heart and lungs.
Lower the shoulders pushing down the shoulder blades, shoulders naturally descend and your muscles relax.
Lower elbows: slightly bend your elbows out and immediately abandon the force of gravity, there is a feeling of fall and opening in the joints of the elbows.
Armpits empty: if shoulders relaxed and elbows are of course, creates a space under the armpits. This ensures the free flow of energy agli arti superiori.
Rilassare i polsi: distendere le articolazioni dei polsi, della mano e delle dita permette all’energia di fluire e di espandersi dappertutto nelle estremità superiori, dove terminano i
tre meridiani yang ( IC, IT, TR) e iniziano i tre meridiani yin (P, C, PC) della mano . Ricordiamo, inoltre, che nel centro del palmo è localizzato il punto
PC-8/laogong , omologo di
KI-1/yongquan , localizzato nella pianta del piede, e come quest’ultimo capace di assorbire ed emettere energia.
Sospendere il capo: il capo è tenuto eretto in centro, senza sforzo, come se fosse sospeso attraverso il
punto VG-20/baihui the ceiling. In this position, the cervical vertebrae are well aligned and the distance between them and the muscles of the neck and neck gently stretches and relaxes, energy and allowing blood to flow up to feed the brain and sense organs.
Pull in your chin: this movement leads to a further extension of the neck and to better position the head erect in the center, as if suspended. The result is a relaxation of the sternocleidomastoid muscles, which facilitate the flow of air through the upper airway to the lung bases.
Lower eyelids: upper eyelids fall naturally relaxed. The eyes remain semi-open and eyes can be turned inward at the same time to get in touch with the feelings of the moment and out, so suffused, without looking at anything specific.
Close your mouth: lips are close but not close, and the jaw is relaxed, so the teeth are close but not too close.
Touch the tip of the tongue the upper palate: the tip of the tongue rests lightly on the mucosa of the upper palate behind the incisors. The purpose of this position is to create a bridge that connects the upper and the meridians and curious renmai Duma, allowing the exchange of yin and yang. The immediate result of the lay punta della lingua sul palato superiore è quella di stimolare la produzione di saliva, che sarà tanto più abbondante, quanto più la regolazione del corpo è accompagnata da quella del Cuore e si realizza lo stato di quiete. Questa saliva, espressione della armonizzazione tra il Fuoco del Cuore e l’Acqua del Rene, che permette al primo di scendere- e si crea e percepisce lo stato di calma- e al secondo di salire – e si forma abbondante in bocca la saliva- va mentalmente condotta al dantian inferiore nel momento in cui viene deglutita. Questa saliva nutre l’energia corretta.
Per approfondire suggeriamo la lettura dei seguenti articoli:
Piedi sulla terra e testa che tende verso il cielo (seconda parte) ,
Piedi sulla terra e testa che tende verso il cielo (terza parte) Note
1. VC1/ huiyin è considerato punto di rianimazione; nei pazienti collassati o in coma, ma anche negli epilettici e negli schizofrenici con turbe dello stato di coscienza, esso viene stimolato per ripristinare la comunicazione dello yin con lo yang e far ritornare i pazienti allo stato di coscienza vigile.
2. Per orifizi inferiori del qi si intendono gli orifizi anale e genitale.
3. Nell’alchimia interna, per analogia con l’alchimia esterna, si ritiene che il corpo sia provvisto di quanto serve per attuare la trasmutazione della materia grezza in oro. Nel dantian inferiore, where processing takes place in the jing qi, using the 'water mill', the kidney is (in the practice of inner alchemy) visualizzzato as a pot-shaped tripod, containing water (jing-essence), which is based on Fire - the Kidney yang. The warming effect of fire is to vaporise the jing in the form of steam (energy of the Kidney). The three supports of the pot are the perineum is the region where the meeting of yin and yang at points VC1 / huiyin. Another important energy is the GV 4/mingmen, located between the two kidneys, which control the roots of the Water and Fire organism. The third important point is the lower dantian (About two inches below the navel). Only when the hips are relaxed life and so are the 3 points (huiyin, Mingmen and dantian) mentioned. The old man's energy is around the navel. Only if this area is relaxed it can receive the energy and warmth of the sky and may, in turn, be fruitful and bear fruit.
