Qigong Observations

With deeper breathing we cultivate the steel beneath the cotton. As the breath is deepened (and consequently the movements become slower), the internal energy "mass" or qi is increased and should be felt. It is difficult to distinguish something that has always been there, but was not being perceptively isolated and consciously cultivated with the breath.

Using the entire body, in grand and gentle circular (in conjunction with figure-eights at the knees) motions synchronized with the breath.When pushing palms down on an exhale, feel the gravity above it... and when lifting hands up on an inhale, push up with the force of gravity that you felt from above. Lift your heart also. Do this in a forward and back motion with your hands, remembering to use the gentle coiling of your spine.

The lifting is the gravity of the unifying spirit found in the stillness, which influences and deepens the experience outside of the body. The spirit gives a feeling of loving growth. Lift yourself from slumber with the gravity of the spirit. Help to educate others in this method of centering and finding one's proper place between the great beyond (Heaven) and great below (Earth).

When forwardly pushing hands, see the index fingers point ahead. Watch these fingers and contemplate the forward moving cycle.

[Previously Posted on: Tuesday, April 13, 2010]