Opinions on Baduanjin

My views on Baduanjin are as follows:

To practice Baduanjin well and make Baduanjin really helpful to our body, we must master the "reverse abdominal posture" Breathwork". This is a key that opens the door to inner strength.

Our teaching of Baduanjin is divided into three steps. The first step is to train the body, which is to make the movements familiar and smooth. The second step is to practice Qi, which is breathing. Qigong is to use your own breath to drive the flow of blood, thereby opening up your own meridians and allowing the blood to run smoothly. Only when you reach the stage of guiding qi with your mind can you practice qigong as smoothly as flowing clouds and flowing water.

We will also teach some "Qi pulling" exercises in the future so that everyone can experience the movement of Qi. Qigong is not broadcast gymnastics, it is reflected in the fact that qigong is not just a physical movement. The third step is to train the mind, which is to calm yourself in a beautiful environment in your imagination during the practice of Qigong. Through the stage of training the mind, you can be in chaos without being alarmed, have a calm mind, a light body and a pure mind. .

The practice of Qigong requires your own understanding. I am just leading everyone to open the door to Qigong. The extent to which you can practice it still depends on your own creation.

Today we will first learn how to breathe. This is the key that must be mastered. If you don’t have this key, you can only stay in the stage of health exercises. Baduanjin is a skill that contains a lot of knowledge. It must have extraordinary vitality if it has survived over 800 years of hard work. Everyone has different perceptions, and everyone absorbs different nutrients. Don't underestimate it.

What is "reverse abdominal breathing"? Reverse abdominal breathing means that the abdomen naturally draws in when inhaling and the lower abdomen naturally expands when exhaling. Reverse abdominal breathing is physiologically called volume-changing breathing. When inhaling, the abdominal muscles contract, the abdominal wall retracts or is slightly concave, and the diaphragm muscle contracts and descends, making the abdominal cavity smaller; when exhaling, the abdominal muscles relax, the abdominal wall bulges, and the diaphragm muscle rises and restores, making the abdominal cavity larger. .

Reverse abdominal breathing changes the volume of the abdominal cavity during breathing, and the content that changes the abdominal cavity is not the air inhaled or exhaled, but another substance, which is "internal air" . Therefore, reverse abdominal breathing is a "way" of breathing air in name, but in essence it is the "breathing" (rising, lowering, and swelling) of internal air.

Reverse abdominal breathing cannot be learned just by talking. It must be practiced for a long time before you can use it freely.