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Fun Facts
108 is the number of
pelvic thrusts you can do daily to improve your health !
108 is the number of
wall squats you should
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Postures
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Chart of Acupoints
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Peng Qi Guan Ding
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Xing Sheng Zhuang
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San Xing Ping Zhan Zhuang
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Chen Qi
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La Qi
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Zhi Tui Zuo
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Dun Qiang
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STRAIGHT LEG
SITTING METHOD (ZHI TUI ZUO)
The Straight Leg Sitting
Method is specially designed to enable relaxation of the waist. There are a
number of mental and physical activities comprising beginning, doing and ending
activities. The sequence of activities are summarized below:
Beginning
- Sit on floor with legs
straight, back straight, pull in abdomen, feet touching. Try to bring knees
together.
- Forward and reverse Crane
Neck, then left and right Dragon Head (He Shou Long Tou) (do 3X)
- Place palms on ears, with
fingers at the back of head. Tap head with fingers, index fingers first,
followed by ring fingers, then middle fingers (do 3x)
- Tap head with index, middle
and ring fingers at the same time (do 3x)
- Press both palms hard
against ears. Pop out both palms suddenly
- Place right palm over left
palm (ladies reverse) on top of head. Rotate clockwise (left-front-right-back)
(3x) and anti clockwise (3x). Focus on Upper Dantian
- Press down on head (3x) and
lift up (3x). Focus on upper Dantian
- Place middle fingers against
back of ears. Rest index fingers on top of middle fingers. Use index fingers
to tap ears three times. Return index fingers to top of middle fingers
- Move index fingers upwards
around the ears, front and then plug into ear cavities. Twist fingers deep
into cavities, with palms facing forward. Vibrate index fingers. Pop out both
fingers
- Massage ears, pulling ear
lobes downward
- Place clenched fists inward
close to the face, with little fingers pointing upward and finger tips in
front of eyes at Yintang (mid brow) level. Move outward slowly (to left and
right) till little fingers disappear, then inward again (do 3X)
- Turn clenched fists and
little fingers to horizontal position, with finger tips at eye position (palm
facing inward). Move fingers upward till fingers are out of sight, then
downward to eye level (do 3x). Move little fingers from eye level downward
till out of sight, then upward to eye level (do 3x). Move outward about 30 cm,
then inward (do 3x)
- Move index fingers downward
along the nose to the cheeks (next to the nose). Using index fingers, massage
(rotate) Yin Xiang inward (10x) and outward (10x).
- Move index fingers to
nostrils. Massage the upper lip next to nostrils, inward (10x) and outward
(10x)
- Interlock fingers of both
hands, with left palm facing up and right palm down (called Hunyuan Palm) at
Hunyuan Chiao position (upper abdomen, just below chest)
- Tap upper and lower teeth
together: front teeth (50x), left teeth (50x), right teeth (50x), then front
teeth again (50x)
- Using tip of tongue, rotate
around gum (inner side of teeth) anti-clockwise ( left-down-right-up) (50x)
and clockwise (50x ). Reverse direction for ladies
- With tip of tongue, tap
lower palate (50x) (imagine tapping at Mingmen). Then tap upper
palate (50x) (imagine tapping at Tianmen). Lastly, tap the slit between closed
upper and lower front teeth (50x).
- Churn mouth to produce
saliva. Divide saliva into 3 portions. Swallow first portion on left side down
to Mingmen. Second portion swallow on right side down to Mingmen. Third
portion swallow directly down to Mingmen
- Separate hunyuan palm, rub
palms together fast till hot and place palms on navel quickly. Take a breath,
lift up Huiyin and move navel toward Mingmen . Quietly vocalise "hong". Do 3X.
- Hold both hands with palms
facing upward in front of chest. Breathe in, rotate shoulder backward and
upward. Breathe out, rotate forward and downward (do 8x)
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Doing
- Place hands on knees
- Breathe in slowly. When
breathing in, pronounce "Yu-en" quietly, simultaneously lifting up Huiyin and
pulling in the navel toward Mingmen. Imagine pulling shoulder joints down to
Mingmen and pulling up hip joints to Mingmen. Second stage, pull knees and
elbows to Mingmen. Final stage, pull palms and soles to Mingmen. All the above
are done during breathing in.
- Breathe out and pronounce
"Yi-e-ng" quietly. Relax the whole body.
- Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for 30
mins to 2 hrs
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Ending
- Relax all joints from head
to toe
- Lift qi up diagonally and
pour qi down the body. (Do 3x)
- Use tips of fingers to comb
hair. Then gently tap the head with fingers
- Use knuckles of both thumbs
to rub upper eyelids outward towards temples (10x). Rub lower eyelids (10x).
Then massage temples with lower palms (10x)
- Slowly pull up knees and
stand up. Do three large waist turns, first to left, then to right. Do a set
of Fu Shen Gong Yao (Step 5 Module II).
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