The next step is Liver meridian (mutable-fire). Blood freely flows through the veins and arteries. The movements in this step are free, expressive, jubilant, optimistic, dancing, leaping, jumping, swinging, energetic...
In step 5, the body moved individual parts. Here many parts are coordinated into larger movements. The body develops freedom of expression.
The movements are energetic, so empower your breathing with deep breaths. and continue until you feel like slowing down. Then relax....
You have completed the first half of the physical body series.
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Showing posts with label Qi gong - physical body. Show all posts
Dec 8, 2010
Nov 24, 2010
5th step of Physical Order - Qi Gong
We have done the first 4 steps. The first 4 steps form a group. In those steps the body is relaxed, and the spirit fills the body. The 4 steps define that process simply and profoundly.
Now we begin the next four steps which form another group. Let´s start with step 5.
The symbol here is Cardinal-fire, the Heart meridian. This symbol initiates and activates activity. So after step 4 you are relaxed, your body is full of spirit, and spirit is connecting to all the parts of the body.
What happens next?
It is like you wake up and start stretching your body. You move one part of your body at a time and stretch it. (If you have ever seen a solar flare stretch from the surface of the sun, you can use this as an image to guide the movement.) You continue to activate more and more body parts, arms, hands, fingers, legs, knees, feet, toes, shoulders, neck, eyes, tongue, lips, mouth, and so on......It´s kind of like you are doing a "system´s check" to make sure that everything is connected and working.
Breathing.... when you activate a body part, breath out through pursed lips, as forcefully as you do the movement. If you just stretch your arm gently, gently exhale through pursed lips. This is a fire breath.
You can use this step in weight-lifting too. Let´s say for example that you want to lift a weight with your right arm. Use the first four steps to relax your arm and breath Qi into it. When you feel the Qi ready in your arm, you use that power to lift the weight. As you practice the first 5 steps more and more, of course you will be able to do them more quickly and with more power for any weight-lifting movement, even just bending over and lifting a box.
Also, there is a technique in Hawaiian spirituality for moving the body. It is called twitching. When you feel tension in a body part, or you feel that your spirit is not connected to a part body, you twitch that area with a quick shake. The idea is to bring awareness to the area and quickly shake off the tension. I am not a big fan of the technique, but I mention it because it is related to this step.
I think this explanation is simple enough to get the idea. I´ll wait to see if there are any questions.
Now we begin the next four steps which form another group. Let´s start with step 5.
The symbol here is Cardinal-fire, the Heart meridian. This symbol initiates and activates activity. So after step 4 you are relaxed, your body is full of spirit, and spirit is connecting to all the parts of the body.
What happens next?
It is like you wake up and start stretching your body. You move one part of your body at a time and stretch it. (If you have ever seen a solar flare stretch from the surface of the sun, you can use this as an image to guide the movement.) You continue to activate more and more body parts, arms, hands, fingers, legs, knees, feet, toes, shoulders, neck, eyes, tongue, lips, mouth, and so on......It´s kind of like you are doing a "system´s check" to make sure that everything is connected and working.
Breathing.... when you activate a body part, breath out through pursed lips, as forcefully as you do the movement. If you just stretch your arm gently, gently exhale through pursed lips. This is a fire breath.
You can use this step in weight-lifting too. Let´s say for example that you want to lift a weight with your right arm. Use the first four steps to relax your arm and breath Qi into it. When you feel the Qi ready in your arm, you use that power to lift the weight. As you practice the first 5 steps more and more, of course you will be able to do them more quickly and with more power for any weight-lifting movement, even just bending over and lifting a box.
Also, there is a technique in Hawaiian spirituality for moving the body. It is called twitching. When you feel tension in a body part, or you feel that your spirit is not connected to a part body, you twitch that area with a quick shake. The idea is to bring awareness to the area and quickly shake off the tension. I am not a big fan of the technique, but I mention it because it is related to this step.
I think this explanation is simple enough to get the idea. I´ll wait to see if there are any questions.
Nov 18, 2010
4th step of Physical Order - Qi Gong
The body is still, breathing and being filled with soul energy. That brings us now to the 4th step.
This step is related to the Spleen meridian, mutable-earth. The energy that is filling your inert body now connects to every part of the body. The energy and body through this process become one.
Imagine that you are traveling in your astral body and you come back. There is a moment when the astral body enters the physical body. but that is not all yet. The astral body must now connect back into the physical body. Has your astral body ever come back so quickly that you wake up suddenly, but you can´t move, you feel paralyzed?
This happens because the astral body hasn´t connected completely to the physical body. This process relates to steps 2 and 3 of the physical order of Qi Gong.
What does it feel like to connect the soul body to the physical body? ... The physical body absorbs the soul energy. The physical body ceases to be inert. Muscles absorb the energy and become ready to respond.
Note to acupuncturists: Spleen points are the most common in cases of paralysis. And if you see someone who got paralysis after astral traveling, use Sp5 with GB40.... or simply squeeze the heel of the foot in the moment. That will take care of it.
(Sp5 with GB40 is a traditional point combination for paralysis, but is related to steps 3 and 4 of this Qi Gong order >>>> step 3 is Gall bladder, step 4 is Spleen)
This step is related to the Spleen meridian, mutable-earth. The energy that is filling your inert body now connects to every part of the body. The energy and body through this process become one.
Imagine that you are traveling in your astral body and you come back. There is a moment when the astral body enters the physical body. but that is not all yet. The astral body must now connect back into the physical body. Has your astral body ever come back so quickly that you wake up suddenly, but you can´t move, you feel paralyzed?
This happens because the astral body hasn´t connected completely to the physical body. This process relates to steps 2 and 3 of the physical order of Qi Gong.
What does it feel like to connect the soul body to the physical body? ... The physical body absorbs the soul energy. The physical body ceases to be inert. Muscles absorb the energy and become ready to respond.
Note to acupuncturists: Spleen points are the most common in cases of paralysis. And if you see someone who got paralysis after astral traveling, use Sp5 with GB40.... or simply squeeze the heel of the foot in the moment. That will take care of it.
(Sp5 with GB40 is a traditional point combination for paralysis, but is related to steps 3 and 4 of this Qi Gong order >>>> step 3 is Gall bladder, step 4 is Spleen)
Nov 15, 2010
3rd step of Physical Order - Qi Gong
The physical order is shown on page 70 of the book. It is the order that begins with Fixed-Earth.
After the first two steps, the body is relaxed and breathing. The breath is flowing through passageways all around the totally relaxed body.
The 3rd step is Fixed-fire... Gall Bladder meridian. This meridian reflects the light of the soul shining.
This step is simple. As you breath into your relaxed body, let the light of your soul travel with your breath around the body. Fill your body with your soul.
Whether you are standing or laying down, fill your body with light and energy of your soul.
In step 2, the breath moved through the body opening up passageways. Now, in step 3, your soul power flows into those passageways.
Note: Acupuncturists can breath in through the eyes and Gall Bladder 1 and the energy of the soul flow from there around the body following the Gall Bladder meridian.
After the first two steps, the body is relaxed and breathing. The breath is flowing through passageways all around the totally relaxed body.
The 3rd step is Fixed-fire... Gall Bladder meridian. This meridian reflects the light of the soul shining.
This step is simple. As you breath into your relaxed body, let the light of your soul travel with your breath around the body. Fill your body with your soul.
Whether you are standing or laying down, fill your body with light and energy of your soul.
In step 2, the breath moved through the body opening up passageways. Now, in step 3, your soul power flows into those passageways.
Note: Acupuncturists can breath in through the eyes and Gall Bladder 1 and the energy of the soul flow from there around the body following the Gall Bladder meridian.
Nov 11, 2010
2nd step in physical order - Qi Gong
The 2nd step is Mutable-Air. This relates to Bladder meridian - brain and nervous system.
In the first step of Fixed-earth, the body slumped into its weight. The body has no movement, it looks lifeless.
In the second step, your breathing begins. The breathing is easy and relaxed. Air enters the body. You watch it go through the nose or mouth and feel it go into the lungs. Then you move with the breath around your body with your awareness of the physical body. You are traveling along the nervous system.
The breath opens up the mass of the body; shows pathways through the mass. Move with your breath around the body from head to toe. Your breathing may even be imperceptible. This is all done in a subdued manner because your body is still slumped into its own mass..
Even as you progress through the order in this series of movements for the physical body, you can always come back to these first two steps in order to reconnect to the body.
Note to acupuncturists: You may want to breath in through the Bladder 1 point and follow the breath through the meridian going from the brain along the spine out to all parts of the body.
In the first step of Fixed-earth, the body slumped into its weight. The body has no movement, it looks lifeless.
In the second step, your breathing begins. The breathing is easy and relaxed. Air enters the body. You watch it go through the nose or mouth and feel it go into the lungs. Then you move with the breath around your body with your awareness of the physical body. You are traveling along the nervous system.
The breath opens up the mass of the body; shows pathways through the mass. Move with your breath around the body from head to toe. Your breathing may even be imperceptible. This is all done in a subdued manner because your body is still slumped into its own mass..
Even as you progress through the order in this series of movements for the physical body, you can always come back to these first two steps in order to reconnect to the body.
Note to acupuncturists: You may want to breath in through the Bladder 1 point and follow the breath through the meridian going from the brain along the spine out to all parts of the body.
Nov 10, 2010
1st step - Qi Gong of physical body
I think that most people will see the four orders in the book and not give them much thought. They are missing something really special.
Those 4 orders show a way to develop our lives, physically, emotionally, mentally and consciously. I want to begin to present a bit of this here on the blog.
I will start with the simplest. The physical order which starts with Fixed-Earth / Yang of the element Earth. In this order, there will be a series of Qi gong body movements. You begin at the beginning, proceed through each step until you complete the end. Each time you go through the movements, the capacity of the body develops more.
The key is to build a strong foundation. This means doing the beginning steps over and over again before moving on to other steps. Eventually the whole order is done as one movement.
The first step of the physical order is to become fixed-Earth. You can either lay down or stand up. You have a body. You let your body relax into its own weight. You feel its weight and mass. The more you let the body slump into its mass, the stronger the foundation for the following steps. This first step sets the tone for the whole series of movements.
This first step has no movement but changes do occur.
Those 4 orders show a way to develop our lives, physically, emotionally, mentally and consciously. I want to begin to present a bit of this here on the blog.
I will start with the simplest. The physical order which starts with Fixed-Earth / Yang of the element Earth. In this order, there will be a series of Qi gong body movements. You begin at the beginning, proceed through each step until you complete the end. Each time you go through the movements, the capacity of the body develops more.
The key is to build a strong foundation. This means doing the beginning steps over and over again before moving on to other steps. Eventually the whole order is done as one movement.
The first step of the physical order is to become fixed-Earth. You can either lay down or stand up. You have a body. You let your body relax into its own weight. You feel its weight and mass. The more you let the body slump into its mass, the stronger the foundation for the following steps. This first step sets the tone for the whole series of movements.
This first step has no movement but changes do occur.
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