One pronounces there (like us, there a second person plural) gong, it has nothing to do with the gong that makes a harmonious sound, but with gong as work.
Qi is energy, that breath that lives and pervades us. The qi gong is a work on qi, the energy within the body, the breath of life according to traditional Chinese medicine.
There is static and dynamic Qi gong, often included in wellness programs that include Taoist exercises and self-massages, practices to improve internal breathing and for energy strengthening.
Qi gong is the art of cultivating Qi, increasing it, strengthening it and refining it, through external and spiritual techniques: posture and movement, mental concentration and meditation.
Here are some basic exercises in Chinese energy gymnastics to get familiar with the body and feel it from within, to live it consciously.
Beginning for beginners in Qi gong
How to prepare for the first approach to Qi gong exercises ? It is necessary to make a premise: our mind is very powerful . Qi gong, like meditation, has the power to make it become a blade, to refine it.
In this technique, as in many others, if not all, it is very important the one who conveys the teaching. We advise you against people who are improvised . Trust your feeling and the years of practice that the teacher has behind you. It takes perseverance, great constancy . A gift that you will gradually develop with patience.
First of all you will have to find time . Mind you, time is not between commitments. Time is something that is always available. The ideal is to save an hour in the morning or one in the evening.
Start as far as possible without any particular expectations . Have patience with yourself. You are entering a field that heals, cradles, nourishes, expands your consciousness.
Qi gong exercises for absolute beginners
As much as possible, let's try to leave you with three basic introduction exercises to Qi gong. An article is a limited tool, it takes the presence of a teacher or a teacher, but it can still be useful.
1) Rooted like trees (ZHAN ZHUANG GONG)
In standing position, feet parallel to the width of the shoulders, soft knees. The retroversion of the pelvis should not be exaggerated (as in some schools it is taught).
The top of the head tends upwards, the tip of the tongue rests against the palate. The arms should be placed forward, arched as if one wanted to embrace a large tree, the palms facing the area of t'an t'ien (the center of the body is called CHENG BAO SHI) .
Then lower the hands to the level of the abdomen (TI BAO SHI) and finally lean against the lower t'an t'ien (under the navel , BAO T'AN T'IEN) .
How much to stay in this position? In the meantime, start trying to keep your attention on the breath. You will see that the mind will go away. Have patience, be impartial. Be vigilant and loving.
2) Look up (which is like the bass)
Start from the Wu chi, a standing station that is the basic position ( Wu chi is also, so to speak, what symbolically precedes the Tao, the formation of black and white).
Push towards the ground then raise your arms over your head. Lower your hands to your shoulders, palms facing forward. Push forward stretching your arms. Repeat. How many times? Ascoltatevi. Without any hurry.
3) Breathe consciously, flood the body with breath
Chen Pinsan writes: « The true breath, starting from the feet, circulates in the control and function channels as a wheel; the limbs have the stability of the mountains, thoughts stop, the celestial mechanism moves by its own motion ".
I don't know if there is a more valid explanation than this. Stay upright, do not visualize, do not look for any sensation. Stay with the breath.
