Standing Vibrating with Palms Closed to Guide Qi
(1) Posture
Take a standing-vibrating posture. Keep feet shoulder-width apart. Bend the arms to set the palms closed in front of the chest, fingertips pointing upward and elbows and wrists at the same level. Picture supporting an object on the head. Draw in the chest and straighten the back. Relax the hips and knees. Rest the tongue on the palate. Close the eyes slightly (Fig. 5-5).
(2) Guiding Qi
Breathe naturally and concentrate the mind on Dantian. When
- Fig. 5-5 Standing Vibrating with Palms Closed to Guide Qi
the motion of|c[i in Dantian is felt (a sensation of warmth and qi circulation),' guide qi by will to the palms and the fingertips through the Three Yin Channels of Hand during exhaling; when inhaling, have the mind follow qi back to Dantian along the Three Yang Channels of Hand. When the internal qi is circulating freely, keep the attention on the palms and the fingertips with gentle natural breathing. One will feel the palms hot, the fingertips thicker, distending and tingling. Lead the vibrating qi in Dantian to the fingertips and make the fingers vibrating slightly as if something were coming out of them bit by bit.
, Practice the exercise once or twice a day, 3 — 10 minutes each time.
2. Oscillating to Guide Qi
(1) Posture
Sit on or stand by a bed. Rest the left hand naturally on the left knee; put the right hand on the bed, the periphery of the palm touching the bed but the centre of it suspended, with the elbows bent a little, shoulders and elbows dropped and wrist relaxed.
(2) Guiding Qi
First of all, get the breath even and concentrate the attention on Dantian. When qi in Dantian is activated, turn the waist gently counterclockwise or clockwise. When inhaling, lift qi to the chest, the intrinsic qi vibrating and ascerding little by little from Dantian and finally reaching the palms along the arms on exhaling. The vibration of the intrinsic qi make the palms tremer rhythmically, and the frequency and force of the —236—
tremer will change with mind concentration. Practise repeatedly. When qi gets to the palm, fills the palm and seethes there, one will feel as if there were an inflating ball under the hand. Yet qi is always centred on the Inner Laogong (P 8), gathering together without dispersion.The motion of qi and the movements of the hand are in perfect harmony.
The exercise is usually done in a sitting or a standing posture. The hand poses required for the training of guiding qi in vibrational fixed form include middle—finger—propping (the other fingers bent) or a spreading—palm (the five fingers touching something). After some practice of the exercise when the right hand can vibrate in fixed form, one can practise guiding qi in different frequency, different intensity and different wave peak.
Do the exercise 1-2 times a day, 30 - 60 minutes each time. Generally, the skill can be preliminary mastered in three months.
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