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The Art of Guiding & Stretching Energy For Healthy Living.
Learning some of the Li Family's Taoist Daoyin exercises can help maintain and improve good health by either controlling or preventing certain ailments.The Li Family method of Daoyin/Qigong can be used for either Health, Self-Healing, Meditation or Martial Arts.
Today many people suffer with respiratory problems such as Asthma, Bronchitis, Pleurisy, Influenza and Pneumonia. Which can be caused by either poor working conditions, climatic changes, lack of exercise or smoking. Here are some easy Daoyin/Qigong exercises that can help to strengthen the Lungs and improve the breathing capacity. These particular exercises have been taken from the Li style Taijiquan and the Chang Ming Daoyin/Qigong systems.
Doctors in the west tell us for the respiratory system to fully function the Lungs take in 3000ml of air; this is the vital capacity, with each inspiration 400ml of air enters the upper respiratory tract; of this amount 150ml is held in the passages of the upper respiratory tract and the remaining 250ml reaches the Lungs for diffusion. This amount is neccesary for normal metabolic function.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine the Lungs govern respiration and heavenly Qi. On the inhale it draws in "pure Qi" and exhales the "dirty Qi" it then spreads the pure Qi all over the body to nourish all tissues, the Lungs also aids the Heart in promoting good circulation to the limbs.
Sadly due to the conditions mentioned above, some individuals lose the strength of the muscles of the Lungs to fully ventilate. Which can then slowly weaken the energy of the Lungs and cause infection. Through the gentle, slow exercises of Daoyin/Qigong the individual can slowly help to:
- Strengthen The Muscles That Surround The Lungs.
- Increase The Breathing Capacity.
- Increase The Concentration Levels.
- Increase The Metabolism Of The Whole Body.
Taiji Daoyin-Separate The Clouds
Starting Position: Stand with your both feet parallel, hands hanging by your sides. Slowly begin to raise your both arms up the front of your body, crossing your both wrists in front of your chest. Keep your both arms moving upwards and reach up above your head.
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As you raise your both arms upwards above your head, take a deep inward breathe through your nose. Then separate your both arms out to each side and slowly lower your both arms downwards towards the sides of your body. As you lower your arms slowly sink donwards from your knees, lowering your centre of gravity, Exhaling out through the nose as you lower your arms. then repeat this exercise as many times as you feel you can, start with low repetitions and then gradually increase the repetitions.
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Chang Ming Daoyin-Gathering Heavens Energy.
Starting Position: Stand with your both feet shoulder width apart, both arm are hanging by your sides. slowly circle your both hands around infront of your navel, palms facing the floor and fingers pointing towards each other as in photo 1. Then raise them above your head as in photo 2. All this is done on an inhale through the nose.
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then separate your both hands out to each side of your body and lower then down to your sides as in photo 3 and photo 4. As your lower your hands you exhale out through your nose.
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Slowly inhale again through your nose and raise your both arms infront of yourself at shoulder height, with the both palms facing the floor as in photo 5. Then pull the back of your hands towards your chest.
Slowly exhale out through the nose as you slowly push your both palms forwards in front of yourself at shoulder height. As in photo 6.
Rotate the both palms to face inwards towards the chest and slowly draw your both hands inwards towards your chest inhaling through the nose as your hands come close to your chest. As in photo 7.
Again rotate your both palms to face downwards infront of your chest, with the fingers pointing towards each other and press them downwards towards your navel. breathing out through the nose as you lower your both hands as in photo 8.
Demonstrated above are two Daoyin/Qigong exercises that can help to strengthen your breathing capacity and maintain or improve the health of your Lungs to fight against infection. they can also be used to replenish low energy levels and invigorate the circulation of Qi thoughout the entire body strengthen Mind & Body.
