Heaven and Earth QiGong
A New Day Begins With A Single Breath
('QiGong' is pronounced 'chee-gung' and can be translated into english on two levels. The first level is the basic exercise of breath and movement and is thus; 'qi'= 'breath' and 'gong'= 'work' - or 'effort'- In other words 'Breath-Work.'
The second level of translation refers to 'qi' as 'energy' or 'life-force,' and could be presented as; 'Energy Work'- the difference between the two translations is about intention and level of experience.)
This is a set that I developed over years of training and practice.
I used it for many community center courses, as a 'drop in' session and also a regular addition to my traditional classes of qigong and taiji.
This is the set I plan to offer as the weather improves and allows for outdoor classes, to anyone in the community and particularly those who attend the community dialysis unit, patients and staff, where I have had my life saved and have had a chance to restart my life.
Heaven & Earth Qigong
1- Lifting the Plates- Standing in ‘Wu Chi’- Raise palms up to shoulder height, inhaling. Turn palms down and lower hands to waist height, bending knees and sinking to exhale. Rise and inhale, sink and exhale.
2- Turn and Reach- Keeping knees well bent, palms down in front of abdomen, turn to left, reaching with left hand and inhaling. Return to front, exhaling. Repeat on other side.
3-Join Heaven and Earth- Circle hands overhead to touch thumb and index finger of left and right hand together, inhaling. Arms come down to their full length, then bend over and touch the floor, exhaling. Inhaling up, exhaling down.
4- The Crane- With weight on left leg, raise left arm up, raise right knee and flatten right palm(down) while inhaling. Step into wu chi, shift weight to other leg while lowering arm and exhaling. Repeat on other side. Inhale and lift, exhale and shift.
5- Three Step Opening- Raise palms forward and up to bend elbows and touch shoulders, open elbows to sides, open arms to sides, palms up-inhaling. Return arms to shoulder width in front, turn palms down and lower hands-exhaling.
6- The Phoenix- Bend knees and shift weight to left leg, step right to widen stance. Touch thumbs and index fingers together, bend forward to touch floor, exhaling. Stand up, inhaling. Turn right and go down right leg with hands to right ankle, exhaling. Come up right leg inhaling and turn to center. Down center exhaling, up center inhaling and turn left. Etc.
7- Harvesting Qi- Wide stance, open arms wide and reach up to grasp the energy, inhaling. Sink and lower palms down to waist height, exhaling.
8- Support Heaven- Wu Chi stance. Interlock fingers, palms up. Raise palms above head, turning them upward and raise heels-inhaling. Lower hands to beginning as heels come down, exhaling.
LOVE
~LL~
A New Day Begins With A Single Breath
('QiGong' is pronounced 'chee-gung' and can be translated into english on two levels. The first level is the basic exercise of breath and movement and is thus; 'qi'= 'breath' and 'gong'= 'work' - or 'effort'- In other words 'Breath-Work.'
The second level of translation refers to 'qi' as 'energy' or 'life-force,' and could be presented as; 'Energy Work'- the difference between the two translations is about intention and level of experience.)
This is a set that I developed over years of training and practice.
I used it for many community center courses, as a 'drop in' session and also a regular addition to my traditional classes of qigong and taiji.
This is the set I plan to offer as the weather improves and allows for outdoor classes, to anyone in the community and particularly those who attend the community dialysis unit, patients and staff, where I have had my life saved and have had a chance to restart my life.
Heaven & Earth Qigong
1- Lifting the Plates- Standing in ‘Wu Chi’- Raise palms up to shoulder height, inhaling. Turn palms down and lower hands to waist height, bending knees and sinking to exhale. Rise and inhale, sink and exhale.
2- Turn and Reach- Keeping knees well bent, palms down in front of abdomen, turn to left, reaching with left hand and inhaling. Return to front, exhaling. Repeat on other side.
3-Join Heaven and Earth- Circle hands overhead to touch thumb and index finger of left and right hand together, inhaling. Arms come down to their full length, then bend over and touch the floor, exhaling. Inhaling up, exhaling down.
4- The Crane- With weight on left leg, raise left arm up, raise right knee and flatten right palm(down) while inhaling. Step into wu chi, shift weight to other leg while lowering arm and exhaling. Repeat on other side. Inhale and lift, exhale and shift.
5- Three Step Opening- Raise palms forward and up to bend elbows and touch shoulders, open elbows to sides, open arms to sides, palms up-inhaling. Return arms to shoulder width in front, turn palms down and lower hands-exhaling.
6- The Phoenix- Bend knees and shift weight to left leg, step right to widen stance. Touch thumbs and index fingers together, bend forward to touch floor, exhaling. Stand up, inhaling. Turn right and go down right leg with hands to right ankle, exhaling. Come up right leg inhaling and turn to center. Down center exhaling, up center inhaling and turn left. Etc.
7- Harvesting Qi- Wide stance, open arms wide and reach up to grasp the energy, inhaling. Sink and lower palms down to waist height, exhaling.
8- Support Heaven- Wu Chi stance. Interlock fingers, palms up. Raise palms above head, turning them upward and raise heels-inhaling. Lower hands to beginning as heels come down, exhaling.
LOVE
~LL~
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