The Qigong breathing method for the movement of energy.

This is a simple Qigong method originated by a Chinese doctor Li Guang Po in China. With this method, one can get to the small circulation level in about a month. There are other, more elaborate methods, and people who practice them often fail to open up their little circulation and get the benefit of excellent health. I took this method by accident. A senior diplomat from my country in Beijing handed me a book written by the author in Chinese and I was supposed to interpret it and explain it to my boss in 1994. Instead, I began to learn and master it. And my superior, an army general, became my student. Again, it is the invisible hand of my spirit guides that may have designed the opportunity for me to choose a useful method of meditation.

The small circulation/Microcosmic Orbit refers to the opening of acupuncture points along the Governing Vessel (Tu) and the Conception Vessel (Ren) – the anterior and posterior meridians of our body, along our spine. anterior and posterior vertebral – and provide an obstructed movement of Qi – internal energy.

Important acupuncture points are Bahui (Crown Chakra), Yingtang (Forehead Chakra), Shangzhong (Heart Chakra), Dan Tien/Lower Qihai (Sacral Chakra), Weilu (Base Chakra), JiaJi (approximately the bottom back of the heart chakra), Yu Pillow Zhen or Jade (back of our neck approximately where the neck and head meet).

The method uses the principle of gravity: when energy is fully deposited in one acupuncture point, it overflows and moves downward to fill the lower acupuncture point. The hardest part is when the energy reaches the bottom, the Weilu or near the Base Chakra, it has to move up along the back of our spine and reach the crown of the head and resettle where it touches the head along the way. language. the palate

The fundamental principle of this Qigong method is breathing. You focus on inhaling and exhaling, an exercise you can do anyway in any position. You do not have to sit in the lotus position, close your eyes unless you have graduated to another level of Qigong meditation, where you would have to meditate on the lower Dan Tien. To prepare to do this exercise, you must remember to breathe through your nose and have your tongue bent upwards touching your palate.

EXHALE IS IMPORTANT. As you exhale, try to feel an energy entering your body through your nose in reverse. Add some force on your exhale, but not too explosive or else you’ll feel dizzy. At first, you should feel the energy causing a tight sensation in your throat each time you exhale. Do a series of 12 exhalation exercises (remembering to gently inhale to refill the lung) during one session. The Chinese believe that the best time to meditate is between 12 noon and 12 midnight, but it is not a strict rule.

Then, as your throat fills with Qi, it will move down to your heart chakra as you exhale. When the heart chakra is full of energy, it will descend to your stomach. As you bring in more Qi, you should feel warm in your stomach. As Qi accumulates in your stomach, you will have a greater appetite for food. You would fart more often, but the fart doesn’t smell bad.

After the stomach is full of energy, the Qi will move to a very important acupuncture point: the Dan Tien (sacral chakra), two finger fingers down from the navel and about half an inch inward. All the gibberish would repeat itself filling your Dan Tien with energy. It is at this point that you should do a proper meditation, in addition to the breathing exercises, focusing your will or attention on the Dan Tien to consolidate the Qi there. The Dan Tien, or correctly called Qihai, is a very important acupuncture point in the practice of Chinese Qigong; it is the important center of storage and distribution of Qi in the body.

After the Dan Tien, the Qi moves downward and rests at the Weilu acupoint (Base Chakra). This is the beginning of the most difficult part of the exercise.

When the Weilu near the Base Chakra is full of energy, the Qi is supposed to move upwards along the spine – clearing the Three Gates/Obstacles (San Guan) The first obstacle is the upward movement through of the coccyx. (Weilu) near the Base Chakra. There are two important connecting bridges: first the tongue on the palate, the Sky Bridge, and the second lower connection, the Earth Bridge. I teach a method not mentioned by the writer of the book, which uses the contraction of the anus to boost Qi. The other method is for me to use my Qi to help propel it up for my students. Then, with a little perseverance, you exhale and wish the Qi to begin its upward journey.

During this crucial stage of raising the energy, the legs should be crossed. The reason is that a novice meditator would not have enough experience or understanding to control Qi with his will. This would result in the Qi going down to the legs and causing Qi cavities to form there. So, by meditating in the sitting position, cross-legged, he would prevent Qi from depositing in his feet.

The next obstacle is the JiaJi Š acupuncture point along the spine (somewhere opposite the heart chakra/†). You continue to exhale to move the Qi and do the meditation exercise focusing on the lower Dan Tien.

After clearing the JiaJi, the energy travels upward until it reaches the Third Obstacle, the Jade Pillow Acupuncture point (Yuzhen/). At this point, you will feel some discomfort at the back of your head as the Qi tries to break through. Again, perseverance pays off, and you should be able to clear this last hurdle before completing the energy cycle linking the frontal and posterior meridians. Once this point is cleared, the Qi will move to the crown of your head and rest there. You should experience a feeling of enlightenment when that happens. It is then easier for the Qi to move downward to clear the chakra between the eyebrows before coming to rest at the point where the tongue touches the roof of the mouth.

So, you have completed the small circulation, the dream of every Qigong practitioner. Now, even without the help of exhaling, you can move the energy throughout your body. Your general health should improve and now it is easier for you to improve your spiritual development. You can continue to keep the circuit open by using your will to circulate the Qi back and forth and front to back.

To help you clear difficult acupuncture points, you can use stones: I prefer raw garnet. Orange calcite is good when practicing with your Dan Tian. I can help students speed up the opening of the small or microcirculation by stirring up the movement of qi in their body.

A word of caution: This method should not be practiced by pregnant women, and those with a history of high blood pressure should seek blood pressure-lowering treatment before attempting it. In the long run, proper practice of this method will alleviate the problem of high blood pressure.