Zhanzhuang Notes 4｜Three magical months

In "The Kung Fu of Standing Upright", Ma Lao repeatedly emphasized the time point of three months.

He said, "Within three months, it's very boring. After three months, you won't want to give up.", "I summarized my experience over the years, basically three months. Come here, he won’t give up anymore, and he will relax.”

My own feeling is that three months is really a magical time limit. In the past, Zhanzhuang mostly reacted to the shape of the pile and physical discomfort, but after three months, I developed stomach fever, spine fever, and a sense of breathlessness. This was something I had never felt before, so I thought it was amazing. .

Let’s pick out a few key points.

1. Stand on time. Two points: first, no longer pay attention to time, and second, consciously increase the number of stances.

The time for a single session of zhanzhuang is gradually lengthening, from the first ten or twenty minutes to the current fifty or sixty minutes. From the beginning, I always unconsciously paid attention to time to now I pay less attention to time. These changes have occurred unconsciously. Due to various reasons, my time is only about an hour at a time, but I feel a lot more relaxed.

The increase in frequency is also a very conscious behavior. When I was almost three months old, I suddenly felt that I could stand at noon and after dinner, so I started to stand without any plan. The time is uncertain, use a stopwatch to calculate the time. Of course, sometimes I don’t stand still when I have something to do, and I don’t feel uneasy. Everything is casual. This feels good!

2. From independent station to door station. This process is a little different from the teacher's requirement that it is best to stand near the door at the beginning. Because when I first started doing zhanzhuang, I found it awkward and uncomfortable to stand by the door. Since I had learned Zhanzhuang before, I just decided to stand independently. When standing, pay attention to several points mentioned by the teacher, especially the feeling of loose waist. When I was standing independently, I often leaned against the door to check whether my waist could stick to the door. After standing like this for almost three months, I felt that my waist was gradually relaxing. Then I had an increasingly strong feeling that I should stand closer to the door.

Even at this time, standing against the door still feels awkward. I often stand against the door for a period of time. When I feel uncomfortable, I stand up straight and stand alone. According to the situation of my home, I chose to lean against the chest of drawers and the window frame. I went back and forth like this for about ten days. I found that standing against the window frame became more and more comfortable. I could basically stand leaning against it the whole time, and the more I stood there, the better. The more comfortable you are, the easier you stand.

Why should we change from an independent station to a door-to-door station? Honkai-sensei once said that the door is the teacher. The door can help you straighten your body shape, correct the problem of standing straight, and can also remind you to adjust your relaxed body shape. Especially for those of us who are just starting to learn zhanzhuang, Men is really a good teacher. Recently, many students in the group have been discussing the issue of standing by the door. It seems that everyone has the same experience: the door is the teacher. Being able to stand by the door easily is a great help to myself.

3. I really feel the heat in my stomach and spine

The following is the phenomenon on April 21st, what I said in the group for 89 days:

Not only My stomach felt warm, and my spine also started to feel warm after standing close to the door for a few days.

This is the performance of "tong"!

4. Experienced the sense of Qi for the first time

The following paragraph is the feeling on April 27, 93 days of standing.

The bulging place mentioned above is in front of the ear, where the triple burner meridian, stomach meridian, gallbladder meridian, and small intestine meridian pass. I have some problems with these meridians, such as migraines, toothaches, and stomach bloating. They are not serious but I often feel uncomfortable. The sense of Qi this time shows that the dredging of the meridians has taken another step forward, which is a good thing!

While doing Zhanzhuang this month, the physical discomfort I had before was significantly reduced. These new feelings may not be the same thing to the senior brothers who have been standing for a long time, but for me, they are indeed a new experience. I think one day I will look back at these experiences and smile knowingly. , so it’s worth recording.

You will have many wonderful feelings while standing. Three months is a milestone. Only by persisting in standing can you have different feelings. I believe there will be more wonderful feelings like this in the future.

Take your time and stand every day. Teacher Honkai said, "Relax without asking for anything, feel at ease and at ease." That's right!

I’m going to Mingxintang tomorrow, I’m really looking forward to it! !