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How do you practice Qi Gong?
Passive qigong is very similar to traditional meditation. Two main types of passive qigong exist: mental focusing (ru jing) and visualization (cun si). To practice mental focusing, simply sit in a comfortable upright position, close your eyes, and breathe in and out with your belly (diaphragmatic breathing).
How many times a day can you do qigong?
The proper dosage of qigong for someone who is dealing with serious health issues is two 5-phase routines per day, once in the morning, and once in the evening or at night. Of course, it’s critical that you also follow the 3 Golden Rules of practice.
What are the benefits of Wuxing Qi Gong?
An example of this would be using qigong exercises like Wuxing Qi Gong to bring our elemental qi into balance which as a result helps us to maintain the health of our organs and balance the five spirits and emotions.
How can I transform my Jing into Qi and Shen?
The neigong process requires that we have an adequate amount of stored jing in order to transform it into qi and shen therefore we must protect from excessive loss of our jing and allow our store of jing to be as plentiful as possible through qigong exercises and Yang shen fa.
What is gu qi in Chinese medicine?
“Gu qi” basically translates into grain qi which is why the spleen is known as the “Minister of the granary”. The spleens function is easily disrupted by eating unhealthy foods and it’s ability to “cook the food to release essence” (digestive fire) is also damaged by eating very cold foods and drinks or eating too many raw cool foods.
How can qigong help with liver health?
Through qigong practices that keep the elements balanced we can maintain a state that is as close to balanced as possible. The flavour that nourishes the liver is sour so by including sour foods like lemon into our diet we can help with its health.