Essential for health care--Ba Duan Jin

Essential for health care - Baduanjin

The first position: Holding the three energizers of heaven with both hands

Essentials of action: Separate the palms and five fingers, cross in front of the abdomen, Straighten your legs, place your palms on your chest, hold them up with internal rotation, palms facing upwards, raise your head and look forward, then stop with your palms and look ahead. The knees are slightly bent, the arms are lowered, and the palms are held up in front of the abdomen. Do this up and down once, and do it 6 times.

Effects: The upper burner is the heart and lungs, the middle burner is the spleen and stomach, the lower burner is the liver and kidneys, the palms are held up, and the little finger and ring finger feel numb.

Second style: Open the bow from left to right like a shooting vulture

Instructions of action: 1. Step forward with left foot to the left, cross your palms upwards in front of your chest. Take a horse stance with two legs, just like shooting with a bow and arrow from left to right. Pull the right palm to the right chest, and push the left palm to the left in a splayed position (the thumb and index finger are in a splayed position, and the other three fingers are bent back), and draw the bow to the roundest point. Touching the fingertips.

2. Then shift the center of gravity to the right, draw an arc with the right hand, retract the left foot, and stand side by side with both palms in front of the abdomen. Then do it once in the opposite direction, and do it 3 times.

Function: The tip of the index finger will feel slightly numb when it is stretched to the roundest position. This is the Shangyang point, the starting point of the large intestine meridian of Yangming in the hand. It also stretches the shoulder, neck and entire arm. Large Intestine Meridian, this exercise is very useful for people suffering from constipation and bloating.

The third posture: To regulate the spleen and stomach, you must lift it alone

Instructions of action: press up with the heel of your left hand, lift it to the upper left side of your head, and press down with the heel of your right palm. Then lower your left arm in front of your abdomen and do it three times, one on the left and one on the right.

Function: Pull the arms up and down, one loose and one tight, to stretch and massage the spleen and stomach, which is good for digestion and absorption. At the same time, it also stretches the liver and gallbladder, releasing liver qi. People who are often depressed and angry can do this exercise regularly.

Fourth posture: Five Labors and Seven Injuries, Look Back

Essentials of the action: Slightly bend the legs and straighten the knees, straighten the arms on both sides, rotate the palms upward, and keep the head as far as possible Turn back, look diagonally to the left and behind, and stop for a moment. The arms are internally rotated back to the sides, the legs are slightly bent, and the eyes are looking forward. Do it three times, one left and one right.

Function: The Ren and Du channels can be cleared, and diseases will not occur. Rotate the head and press with your hands to open up the Ren and Du channels.

Fifth posture: Shake your head and tail to eliminate internal heat

Action essentials: 1. Stand with your right foot open, legs slightly bent, lift both palms up on both sides, and squat with both legs For horse stance, lower your arms toward your legs and support them above your knees. 2. Move the body's center of gravity to the right, lean over the right instep, lower the center of gravity, and use the tail to drive the upper body to rotate to the left, passing through the left instep. Then the body's center of gravity moves backward, the upper body swings back and rotates forward from right to left, and the body stands up. Do it three times, one right and one left.

Function: People who often suffer from internal heat, oral ulcers, sore throats, and acne breakouts are mostly due to deficient fire floating in the head and face, and the middle and lower burners are always cold and damp. If you often do this action, you can pull back the rising deficient fire. Dantian, warms kidney water.

Sixth pose: Climb the feet with both hands to strengthen the kidneys and waist

Instructions of action: 1. Stand with your legs straight, raise your arms forward and upward, palms forward, and look ahead Bend the elbows with both arms, press the palms down to the chest, pass the two palms behind the back, and rub them down along the back to the buttocks. At the same time, bend the upper body forward, put the two palms along the legs to the top of the feet, and straighten the knees. Look straight ahead and below.

2. Raise both palms forward, and the spine will rise accordingly. One up and down is one time, and you can do it 6 times.

Function: When you stand up, you need to use your arms to hold your body up jointly, so that the front and rear Rendu meridians can be fully drawn, so that both yin and yang can be nourished.

Seventh Posture: Holding fists and glaring with anger to increase strength

Instructions of action: step with left foot to the left, kicking the foot into a horse stance, place fists on the sides of the waist with both hands, thumbs inside, Fist eye upward. The left fist rushes forward, the eye of the fist is upward, glaring angrily, the left fist changes into a palm, then the wrist is rotated and clenched into a fist, and it is withdrawn from the waist. Do it three times, one left and one right.

Function: This exercise has many details, such as gripping the ground with the toes, punching with a firm fist, and eyes wide open. It can make the liver qi flow smoothly, circulate the qi and blood around the body, and make the whole body energetic.

Eighth posture: Seven bumps on the back can eliminate all diseases

Instructions of action: 1. Lift your heels, raise your head, pause for a moment, and look ahead. Both heels dropped, lightly shaking the ground. Together and once, do it seven times. 2. The Baduanjin closing pose is gathered here: the last two palms are placed in front of the abdomen, breathing evenly and relaxing the whole body.

Function: The "Seven Peaks Behind the Back" is the closing exercise of Baduanjin, which is equivalent to guiding the Qi back to its origin. After completing a complete set of exercises, the body's Qi will be reorganized to prevent it from being scattered.