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How can I get started in qigong, how can I get started in qigong door?

? Qigong to Chinese medicine meridians as the leading through the adjustment of breath, body, mind can be started.

To practice qigong, first of all, the concept of qi and meridians, the Chinese medicine point of view to define qigong: qigong is a self-exercise through the adjustment of God, so that their own qi become coordinated exercise methods. Qi is a common concept in Chinese philosophy, Taoism, Chinese medicine and Chinese qigong. The Chinese thinkers of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods abstracted the concept of qi as the basic element of the composition of all things in heaven and earth, with gas-like flow characteristics. It is believed that the life energy or power possessed by human beings and all living creatures is also known as qi, and that everything in the universe is the result of qi's operation and change. Chinese medicine believes that gas is the body's first line of defense, gathered in the body to protect the internal organs, and flow emitted in the skin surface to prevent the invasion of foreign evil and lead to disease.

Meridian system is the term meridian science, meridian science is in the world of medicine, the only unique doctrine invented by China, it is in the prevention and treatment of disease, not relying on drugs, but to regulate the meridian of the gas to play a role. Meridian science that the body's internal organs by the meridian infusion of gas, can be found on the surface of the corresponding parts of the body, these parts are not isolated on the surface of the body point, but with the internal organs and organs of the gas is connected to the external when the limb joints, sinews, muscles, or bones in the depression between the internal and external because of its function on the gas of each other, the location of the pore is mainly so-called "acupoints ". Acupoints and acupoints by the meridians, collaterals and their connected parts of the internal organs and organs of the qi connected, regular coherent formation of the network structure.

? Methods of practice; ?

Tuning the body; natural relaxation of posture is a prerequisite for smooth qigong breathing and inducing mental relaxation. Different postures have different physiological characteristics, and the postures themselves play a certain therapeutic role. Commonly used postures include sitting in a flat position, free knee-crossing, single knee-crossing, lying on one's back, lying on one's side, standing, walking, and so on.

Tuning the mind; into the stillness refers to a stable state of quiet, no distractions, focus on the idea of a point, that is, the intention to guard the dantian or pay attention to the breath, the feeling of external stimuli weakened, into the seemingly awake, seem to know non-knowledge of the realm of the cerebral cortex to enter a state of protective inhibition. There are five commonly used methods to enter the quiet:

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2. With the breath method.

3. Counting breath.

4. The method of silent meditation.

5. Listening to the breath.

The above five methods of mediation can be practiced at first from the intention of the method, and gradually transitioned to the method with the breath or listening to the method, or always practicing one, can be different from person to person.

Breathing is an important part of qigong therapy. Through exercise, we can change chest breathing to abdominal breathing, shallow breathing to deep breathing, and finally practice spontaneous dantian breathing. There are eight commonly used breathing methods:

Natural breathing method.

Shun Breathing Method.

Reverse breathing method.

Stopped breathing.

Nasal inhalation and oral exhalation.

Breathing through the Ren-Du Chakra.

Subliminal Breathing Method.

True Breath Method.

Twenty-four Meridian Charts of the Human Body