My Understanding on Ready Position and Closing Position （Ⅰ）
2018-07-13
I find that some exercisers pay less attention to ready position and closing position while exercising Health Qigong. During the ready position, they are still talking when spreading their legs, or falling their feet on the ground like hitting or tamping the ground, and lifting their hands suddenly.
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The Diffusion of Qi and Blood Starts from the Middle Burner（Ⅰ）
2018-07-13
In the logic of the ancients, to achieve the natural harmony between the heaven, earth and human and the cultural harmony, it is essential to hold the moderate way, the harmony and the moderate way are relates in the mutual transformation of opposites, thus achieving the neutralization.
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Being Quiet to Behave Oneself and Strengthening Body in Stability (Ⅱ)
2018-07-12
Self-absorption in practicing the movements of this routine. Making spirits not get distracted is essential. Making spirits not get distracted here implies several meanings. First, the actions of opening and closing should be moderate and relax. Storing the strength is like drawing the bow, and power generation is like shooting.
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Discovery of Health Qigong Instrument Methods in History（Ⅳ）
2018-07-12
Wan Yu Xian Shu is said to be written by the physician named Cao Wuji in late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. It is one of the most important and most influential books of ancient Qigong. Many exercises spread so far are mostly based on this book.
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Being Quiet to Behave Oneself and Strengthening Body in Stability (Ⅰ)
2018-07-11
So the ideal condition to practice this routine is that the body and mind are in the peace of mind, relaxed and nature state. Be in a relaxed and nature state means empty-mind, there is nothing to worried about. Keep quiet means that exercisers should pay all attention in the practice and lead a quiet life without worldly desires. Keeping peace of mind is the way of heaven.
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Discovery of Health Qigong Instrument Methods in History（Ⅲ）
2018-07-11
Wu Qin Xi was created by a famous doctor named Hua Tuo in Han Dynasty. It is an exercise that imitates the movements and expressions of five kinds of animals, including tiger, deer, bear, monkey and bird. The exercise imitating animals appeared early before the Han Dynasty, such as the record in Zhuang Zi that
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The Cultural Connotation of “The Advent of the Phoenix”
2018-07-10
“The Advent of the Phoenix” is the 11th routine of the Health Qigong Daoyin Yang Sheng Gong Shi Er Fa. An ancient poem reads: “Phoenix sings in the flourishing age. Dragon has its own descendants.” Phoenix is a mythological bird, one of the Four ancient sacred creatures in China (the other three creatures are dragon, turtle, and unicorn). It is believed to be the king of all birds. For thousands of years, the phoenix and the dragon occupy very important positions in Chinese traditions. The culture of them is widely spread.
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Discovery of Health Qigong Instrument Methods in History（II）
2018-07-10
In the bamboo slips unearthed from the tomb of Han Dynasty located at Zhangjiashan, Jiangling, Hube Province from the end of 1983 to early 1984, there are two medical books, namely Mai Shu (Channel Book) and Yin Shu (Stretch Book). Yin Shu (Stretch Book) is written in text that introduces each single movement about Daoyin in details, and the Daoyin methods for treatment of diseases. In addition, Yin Shu (Stretch Book) also analyzed the causes of human diseases, pointing out that, ”That people get sick must be due to summer-heat dampness, wind coldness, rain exposure, opening and closing of the grain of skin and the texture of the subcutaneous flesh, uncoordinated diet, and failure to response to cold and hot weather”. According to Yin Shu (Stretch Book), we found that in ancient times, it is a common form for people to use or have the aid of instruments for conduction and life nurturing.
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