Smooth the Ren Channel and Du Channel - Bending to Touch Feet
The hands move back, the chin move upward and the head raise up slowly, inhale and abdomen in and levator ani at the same time, which can stimulate the Ren channel. When the head turn to the right side, exhale evenly and loose the belly and the anus, keep the stretch position of the legs and waist and spinal. The chin moves back and stretched the neck, while inhale and abdomen in and levator ani, which is conductive to dredge the Du channel. When the neck is relaxed and hands loosened, exhale evenly and loose the belly and the anus.
Smoothing the Shenshu Point - Massaging Essencegate on the Back
The upper body bend forward, palms swing to the side of the body, the force of waist drives the upper body slowly stand upright, and the force is transmitted to the shoulders, then the shoulders turn backward and downward so as to the arms turn outward, the palms swing arc forward and front raise. Bend the elbows and put palms together in front of the chest. The above actions write at one stretch and are a unified entity, which is like the fresh and cool mist rising from the hands continuously and resides in the place where the palms sweep across. After the completion of the movements of hands, both hands massage backward from both sides of the abdomen to the back of the waist, and there is warmth penetrating slowly into the abdomen and waist. When massaging downward, the force is energized from the root of palms. When massaging upward, the force is energized from fingers, and the palms is empty. The speed is moderate, which has the effects of smoothing the Shenshu point and tonify Qi of the kidney.
Cooperation of the Movements and Breathing - Caressing the Gastric Cavity and Abdomen
After “massaging essencegate on the back”, exerciser feel heat in the palms, the interior Qi surge in the body, which is conductive to raise the effect of the movement” caressing the gastric cavity and abdomen”. When the force is energized from the root of palms massaging downward in the front of the abdomen, exhale and loose the belly and the anus slightly at the same time. Exerciser feels very natural in the process of massaging downward, which is due to the stomach and abdomen belly outside. When the force is energized from the fingers massaging upward in the front of the abdomen, inhale and tighten the belly and the anus slightly at the same time. Exerciser feels very natural in the process of massaging upward with ten fingers, which is due to the abdomen is concave. When massaging downward and the force is energized from the root of palms, exhale and loose the belly and the anus at the same time, which requires the coordination and cooperation of the movements and breathing and stresses that the movements should be even, soft, slow and coherent, in order to correspond to the features of breathing, namely even, fine, deep and long. The soft, slow, even and coherent movements are conducive to achieve the even, fine, deep and long breathing.
(By Zhang Caiqin)