Module 4 Medical Qigong Book

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Medical Qi Gong

14 Exercises that stimulate Regular &

Extraordinary Acupuncture Meridians

Blue Dragon Meridian Exercises

George Xavier Love Jr.

SHIELD SOCIETY

PUBLISHING Boca Raton, Fl.

(c) 2002


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HISTORY OFMERIDIANQIGONG 3

BENEFITS OFMERIDIANQIGONG 8

Beginning the Exercises 9

EXERCISE# I 12

EXERCISE# II 15

EXERCISE# III 18

EXERCISE# IV 22

EXERCISE# V 24

EXERCISE# VI 27

EXERCISE# VII 30

EXERCISE# VIII 33

EXERCISE# IX 36

EXERCISE# X 38EXERCISE# XI 42

EXERCISE# XII 46

EXERCISE# XIII 49

EXERCISE# XIV 51

POSTURAL DAO YIN 53

What isDAO YIN 64

MENTALDAO YIN 65

REGULATE THEHEART 66

MEDITATION 68

MASTERLEE Q & A 70

BREATHINGDAOYIN 73

MERIDIANQIGONGEPLANATION 78


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What is Blue Dragon Qigong?Qigong (chi kung) is the art and skill of

strengthening ones health, typically practiced in China.It plays an active role in preventing and treating diseases,

protecting and strengthening health, resisting premature

senility and prolonging life. In ancient times Qigong was

called the method to eliminate diseases and prolong life.

Why the Blue Dragon?The dragon was always considered as symbol of

immortality. The color blue refers to the kidney Jing or

essence, which is the reservoir of genetic material. TheMedicine Buddha was always pictured as having blueskin because he was of the highest essence.

The History of Blue Dragon QigongBlue Dragon Qigongis an authentic family qigong

passed down from father to son through fourteen

generations. Professor Li Bing Yuan (Dr. John B.Y. Lee)was born in 1908 in a suburb of Beijing. His familylineage goes back in a Taoist scholar tradition. It was

part of their heritage on the fortieth birthday to receivetheir inheritance. Professor Lee inherited the training of

a Doctor of Oriental Medicine as well as the family

import export business. Fluent in English, Professor Lee

has two sons. He managed to get one out of the country

and into the U.S. before Chairman Mao took control in

1949. His other son became a member of the communist

party and put on propaganda plays for the workers.

Neither son was interested in the family qigong. After the

communists took control, his lands were seized andProfessor Li was put to work in the fields for ten years

before his Traditional Chinese Medicine and acupuncturetalents were discovered. He worked his way up to head

of the acupuncture department at one of the hospitals.

During the Cultural Revolution he was imprisoned for

seven years in a cell that was only five feet high. Theonly thing that kept him alive was his family Qigong,

which he practiced 12 hours a day. Finally he wasreleased and he made his way out of China and entered

the U.S. His son was an officer in the U.S. Army and

lived in Virginia. He opened an acupuncture clinic in

Washington D.C. and chartered a school to teach thecultural heritage of China. The first name of the school

was Ju Shi Lin Council of Retired Taoist scholars. Helocated some old friends in New Yorks Chinatown, and

commuted back and forth teaching his family qigong,

acupuncture and Tui-Na (Chinese medical massage andmanipulation). The name of the school was changed tothe Peking Institute for Longevity & Rejuvenation. Of

all Master Lees students only three were givenpermission to teach his familys Qigong. To distinguish

the family Qigong, the symbol of the dragon was chosen

to represent immortality. Master Lee explained the color

black refers to the essence of kidneys (ancestral energy)so the black dragon was chosen, but black can be


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depressing to some so he sometimes portrayed a Blue

Dragon. Red is the color of the heart, but red can be too

stimulating for some so he sometimes chose a Purple

Dragon. Your humble servant, teaches Blue DragonQigong. He was given the name Zhenwu Qi.

Qiandgongmay be described separately as follows.

What is Qi?One always associates 'Qi' with breath. Qi includes

"breath" in its definition, but Qi also embodies othermeanings as well in terms of Qigong. According to

results of tests performed by scientists, the Qi released by

a person who is skilled in the art of Qigong containsinfrared radiation, static electricity, and particle streams.

According to the functions of Qi inside a human body,

the Qi in Qigong is considered as a kind of message

together with its carrier. And moreover, it is believed thatthe carrier is electro-magnetic matter. So the Qi in

Qigong does not only mean the inhaling of oxygen andexhaling of carbon dioxide, it also means a kind of matter

that possesses a more complicated message and a richerenergy.

"Qi" is usually called 'internal Qi' or named as 'true Qi'

by Qigong practitioners to be differentiated from the airbreathed in and out. Traditional Chinese medical theory

hold that the 'true Qi" of the human body is the motive

force of its vital activities. Therefore, the building up ofQi in terms of Qigong refers to the building up of true Qi.

True Qi can be classified into prenatal Qi (Qi of theformer heaven) and postnatal Qi. Prenatal Qi can be

further classified into two forms -- essential Qi (vital

energy) and primordial Qi. Essential Qi refers to the bit

of essential and vital energy that a human being obtains

from the parents at the earliest stage of life, during the


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formation of the fetus. Primordial Qi denotes the

fundamental matter and motive force that maintain the

psychological functions of the body's tissues and organs.

During the development of the fetus, Primordial Qi isalready formed. It is stored in the kidneys and is closely

related with the gate of life Ming men located in thespine between the fourth and fifth lumbar

The Qi we create for ourselves or Postnatal qi can also be

classified into two kinds, i.e. heavenly qi and earthly qi.Heavenly qi refers to the qi we inhale and exhale. Earthly

qi means the qi of water and grains. It is called earthly qibecause grains grow out of the earth. Actually it includes

all the essential and nutritive qi is absorbed from various

nutritious foods through the digestive system by out solid

and hollow bodily organs to maintain vital activities.Only when filled with both heavenly qi and earthly qi,

can the human body carry on its vital activities.

While the prenatal qi is the foundation, the postnatal qi is

the source of material for the vital activities of the body.They are both indispensable. The postnatal qi is thematerial on which life relies for its maintenance. Ones

life and all their activities are motivated by the prenatalqi and are supplemented by postnatal qi. The two act on

each other and rely upon each other, forming the true qi

for the body's vital activities.

What is Gong?Through Qigong exercise, true qi is made to function

normally and exuberantly inside the human body -- this isthe meaning of gong, usually called Gong fu in the term

Qigong. The word Gong fu has broad implications. It can

mean the time and quality of Qigong exercise, it can alsomean the learning of methodology and attainment of skill

in doing Qigong exercise. In short, it is a method to build

up or cultivate qi.

Perseverance in doing Qigong exercise reflects your will

power and determination. Doing it by fits and starts ordoing it without perseverance will not produce good

results. So the most important thing in doing Qigongexercise is perseverance.

The quality of doing Qigong exercise directly affects theresults. The aim of doing Qigong exercise is to build up

qi, or in other words, to cultivate or foster the true qi. Tohave sufficient true qi means to be in excellent health.

The building up of true qi involves three modes of action:

1. To breathe essential and vital qi

2. To maintain a quiescent mental state and

3. To keep the body organs in harmony(Familiar Conversationsfrom the Huang Di Nei Jing)

These three modes of action are aimed at tempering thefocus of thought, the breath, and the postures, which are

known as the three essential factors of Qigong.


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Medical Qigong - for Healing

Of all the groups studying Qigong in China, the doctors

have been at it the longest. Since the discovery of Chicirculation in the human body over four thousand years

ago, the Chinese doctors have devoted a major portion oftheir efforts to the study of manipulation of Qi. Their

efforts resulted in acupuncture, acupressure, and herbaltreatment.

In addition, many Chinese doctors used their medicalknowledge to create different sets of Qigong exercises

either for maintaining health or for curing specificillnesses. Many Chinese scholars taught static Qigongusing only standing or sitting meditation to regulate the

body, mind, and breathing. Chinese medical doctors

believed that doing as the scholars did, was not enough tocure sickness. They believed that in order to increase the

Qi circulation, movement is necessary. Although a calm

and peaceful mind was important for health, exercising

the body was more important. They learned throughtheir medical practice that people who exercised properly

got sick less often, and their bodies degenerated lessquickly than was the case with people who just sat

around. They also realized that specific body movements

could increase the circulation of Qi in specific organs.

They reasoned that these exercises could also be used totreat specific illnesses and to restore the normal

functioning of these organs.

Some of these movements are similar to the way in

which certain animals move, It is clear that in order for

an animal to survive in the wild, it must have an instinct

for how to protect its body. Part of this instinct isconcerned with how to build-up its Qi, and how to keep

its Qi from being lost. We humans have lost many ofthese instincts over the years that we have been

separating ourselves from nature.

Many doctors developed Qigong exercises, which were

modeled after animal movements to maintain health and

cure sickness. In addition, using their medical

knowledge of Qi circulation, Chinese doctors researcheduntil they found which movements could help cureparticular illnesses and health problems. Not

surprisingly, many of these movements were similar to

the ones used to maintain health, since many illnesses arecaused by an imbalance of Qi.

When this imbalance continues for a long period of time,

the organs will be affected, and may be physically

damaged. Just like running a car without changing theoil, in time, the engine will be damaged. Chinese doctorsbelieve that before physical damage to an organ shows up

in a patient's body, there is first an abnormality in the Qibalance and circulation.


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Abnormal qi circulation is the very beginning of

illness and physical organ damage.

When Qi is too strong (Yang) or too weak (Yin) in aspecific organ channel, that physical organ is beginning

to suffer damage. If you do not correct the Qicirculation, that organ will malfunction or degenerate.

The best way to heal someone is to adjust and balance theQi even before there is any physical problem. Therefore,

correcting or increasing the normal Qi circulation is the

major goal of acupuncture or acupressure treatments.

Herbs and special diets are also considered important

treatments inregulating the Qi in the body.As long as the illness is limited to the level of Qistagnation and there is no physical organ damage, the

Blue Dragon Qigong exercises used for maintaining

health can be used to readjust the Qi circulation and treatthe problem. However, if the sickness is already so

serious that the physical organs have started to fail, then

the situation has become critical and a specific treatment

is necessary. The treatment can be acupuncture, herbs, oreven an operation, as well as specific Blue Dragon

Qigong exercises designed to speed up the healing oreven to cure the sickness. For example, ulcers and

asthma can often be cured or helped by some simpleexercises. Recently in both mainland China and Taiwan,

certain Qigong exercises have been shown to be effectivein treating certain kinds of cancer.

Over the thousands of years of observing nature and

human nature, some Taoist Qigong practitioners went

even deeper. They realized that the body's Qi circulation

changes with the seasons periodic adjustments and thatit is a good idea to help the body out during these

seasonal changes by fasting and movement meditation.

They noticed also that in each season different organshad characteristic problems. For example, in the

beginning of Autumn, the Lungs have to adapt to the

colder air that you are breathing. The lungs are

susceptible to disturbance of wind and change, so your

lungs may feel uncomfortable and you may catch coldseasily. Your digestive system is also affected duringseasonal changes. When the temperature goes down, your

kidneys and bladder are affected by cold and when the

kidneys are stressed, you may feel pain in the back.


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Benefits ofMedical Qigong

Blue Dragon Qigong therapy has the following threeaspects or characteristics: Breathing, Meditation and

Exercise.

BREATHING - The inhaling of large amounts of

fresh air provides the body with adequate oxygen.

Therefore, blood circulation is intensified, physiological

function regulated, immuno-competence enhanced andyour health is strengthened. This is one of the basic

points of Blue Dragon Qigong therapy. As to how toinhale and exhale, it will be explained in detail in the

Yin/Yang Balance and in the Breath-Regulating

Reinforcing Pattern.

MEDITATION - To apply Medical Qigong therapy,

various kinds of breathing exercises, using different bodypositions under the conditions of relaxation and

quiescence are required. In the course of postural and

breathing training, the point is to promote quiescencewith motion', and to seek motion through quiescence'taking both motion and quiescence into consideration.

The cerebral cortex is put into a state of rest so as toregulate the central nervous system. To "promote

quiescence with motion" means to let the central nervous

system have a rest in a state of low frequency vibration.

EXERCISE - To seek motion through

quiescence' means that in the state of quiescence you

make deliberate movements with intention to promote the

smooth flow of internal Qi (vital energy) and balance theflow of Qi through the meridians. This obviously works

to promote the flow of internal Qi with externalmovements and the flow of internal Qi is acquired in the

state of quiescence.

Blue Dragon Qigong therapy promotes breathing,

relaxation and a flexible variety of exercise patterns. It's

easy to do and can also be performed by chronically ill

patients.Standing Meditation


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Beginning the Exercises

THE OPEN-AND-CLOSE FORMThe term open-and-close refers to the opening and

closing of the Qi created by different postures. Theopening of the Qi is called the Microcosmic Orbit. In the

mental activities there is also an opening or expandingintention in the abdomen. The closing of the Qi is guided

by the simultaneous inward movement of the hands and

arms toward the abdomen for a closing-up. The mind is

also concentrated on the abdomen. This is in fact what iscalled abdominal breathing. The opening means

inhaling, which makes the abdomen expand. The closingmeans exhaling, which makes the abdomen contract.

The expansions and contractions of the abdomen result in

the mental concentration on the abdomen. Actually the

mind is focused on Dantian (Elixir Field). Dantian is anarea where the center is located at Qihai (the vital energy

sea) just three fingers below the umbilicus. The nerves in

this area are the plexus of Taiyang (major yang). If themind is concentrated on Dantian for a long time, there

would occur a Qigong reflex arc at the Taiyang plexus of

nerve endings around Dantian. So there forms aconditioned reflex that causes the Taiyang plexus to

produce bio-electric-magnetic energy that spreads to the

surrounding tissue, impacts the small blood vessels todilate, reduces the pressure of the blood vessels so as to

improve blood circulation. This improves the general

nutritional condition and therefore the digestive diseases

can be treated.

STARTING BLUE DRAGON FORM

The Standing BLUE DRAGON QIGONGForm can also

be called the Relaxed and Quiescent Technique. Thisposition of Blue Dragon Qigong exercise requires a

Relaxed Body Posture.

Keep the spine upright and suspend the Baihui Point.

Pull in the chin, shut the lips and touch the tongue tip to

the teeth ridge.

Drop the upper eyelids, permitting the eye to look

forward.

Tuck in the chest and relax the waist as well as the hips.

Keep both elbows outward to form hollowed armpits.

Pull in the stomach and lift the anus without any strain.Bend the knees, turn them outward and then inward for a

round crotch.

Stand firm with feet flat and weight evenly distributed.

For good posture, attention is paid to softness, roundness

and fairness.


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Explanation

The essentials of the body position of this pattern fall on

"roundness and softness". Roundness brings about thefree flowing of vital energy and softness can prevent

stiffness. The specific method is as follows: Standfirmly with feet flat. Bend the knees slightly. Turn the

knees first outward and then inward. Return to theoriginal position, thus bringing about a round crotch.

Sink the vital energy and drop the seat slightly to makethe hips relaxed. Avoid using effort when pulling in the

stomach and lifting the anus. Once the thought reachesthese points, the result will be fine. To tuck in the chest

refers to pulling in slightly that part of the chest abovethe pit of the stomach, avoiding any forward thrust of the

chest. The back of the body will be lifted when the spinestands erect. It is somewhat contradictory to drop the

shoulders and hollow the armpits at the same time, but solong as your attention is paid to the slight out-turning of

the elbows, you will get hollow armpits and dropped

shoulders. To get the head suspended, you should avoidlifting the head with a stiff neck. When the chin is

slightly tucked in, the Point of Baihui will face the sky,

so the breath can flow freely. Closed eyes help preventthe leakage of vital energy and shut eyes help prevent

the dispersing of vital energy. To make the tongue touch

the upper palate means to let the tip of the tongue toughthe upper teeth ridge. Do not use effort, otherwise, the

tongue will get stiff and sore. Swallow the saliva, if there

is any, slowly and gradually as if it were sinking into

Dantian - the Point of Qihai (located at about 4 fingers

below the navel.

Qigong Opening FormStart with hands one on top of another over

Dantian, move hands out to sides. Imagine an arc withyour hands pulling Qi from Kidneys into the Spine

(Governing Vessel) and up and over the top of your head

and down your midline (Conception Vessel). Do thisbefore and after each exercise. This is the microcosmic

orbit for balancing the Governing vessel and Conceptionvessel meridians. These meridians are reservoirs ofenergy. We fill or empty these reservoirs as necessary

before each exercise.

Visualization PracticeImagine jumping rope in slow motion without

leaving the ground. Visualize your rope with a golden

ball in the middle. Grasping the handles go up on yourtoes while breathing in. Pull the energy (golden ball) up

your spine and down your front while you exhale slowly.When doing this form of exercise, you can think either of

the actions or of nothing at all. When you are skilled,you can imagine opening your Elixir Field (dantian) wide

enough that pathogens (bacteria, viruses, parasites andfungi) can be expelled, and when closing it, is sealed so

that these pathogenic factors cannot get in.


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Blue Dragon Qigong Closing Form

The closing form is identical to the starting form.

You do the closing form after every Qigong exercise.

The purpose of doing the closing form is to bring theinternal energy (Qi) created through the Qigong exercise

back into Dantian. As the saying goes: "Doing Qigongexercise without a closing form means to have thrown

away what you have gained." Something is gained from

both "open" and "close".

Yin / Yang BalancingIn between each exercise we balance the Yin and

Yang, from left to right. With eyes closed and feetshoulder width apart send the energy (Qi) from the center

of one palm (Laogong) into the center of the other while

inhaling and exhaling. It does not matter which hand youstart with. Nine complete breaths of inhalation and

exhalation will balance the energy that is created by each

exercise. Bring the tip of your tongue to the base of the

gums of your two front teeth and keep your eyes closed.This is the time to quiet your mind, slow your heartbeat

and control your breath. Do this between each exercise.In ancient China, saliva was called gold fluid or jade

fluid and was always considered a treasure, so swallow

your saliva slowly

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Exercise # I

Heavenly stems and earthly branches synthesize

the movement of the entire body after ascending.

Open and close it after descending

PURPOSE: Activate Qi of Heaven & Earth

VISUALIZATION:Human beings are a mixture of twotypes of energy, heaven and earth. In this first exercise

you must imagine pulling the Qi of earth up into your

body and stretching up and pulling down the heavenly Qiinto your body. Be aware of source Qi from wrists,

elbows and shoulders when stretching.

STARTING STANCE: Balanced, with feet directly

under shoulders.

1. Pull hands up to chest height and then stretch armsout in front, lean forward a bit at the waist and continue

stretching out in front as far as possible, palms to the

floor, fingers together. Look straight ahead.

2. Twist palms to outside and swing arms out to sideand back around, like breaststroke, still stretching. Bring

hands back into chest and stretch out forward once again,palms up, still leaning forward.

3. Turn palms over to face floor, close eyes, and,

stretching arms forward with maximum strength,

straighten up. Hold for eight counts.

4. Continuing to stretch outward as much as possible,

swing arms slowly around to the sides, raised slightly

upward. Stretch. Turn palms slowly over too face the

ceiling. Hold for eight counts.

5. Still stretching, slowly swing arms upward,twisting palms around so they face the ceiling, and bring

hands above forehead so the fingertips almost touch.

Raise head as if looking at hands. Eyes still closed.

Really stretch. Hold for eight counts. Bring hands downto waist together, palms facing each other, in front of

body.

6. Repeat #s 1-5: On #4, tilt open hands forward

and backward at wrist, four times in one direction and

four times in the other. Repeat both motions. The firstseries keep the fingers closed. On the second series,

open them.


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Exercise #1


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First series keep the fingers closed. On the second set open the fingers.

first series keep the fingers closed. On the second set open the fingers.


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Exercise # II

At daybreak, in the faint warmth of the

morning, the bear plays and the phoenix flies.

PURPOSE: Activate EARTH - Spleen/Stomach,

VISUALIZATION: You can activate your Qi with

proper use of the eyes.In exercise you must be consciousof keeping your head and eyes in contact with Laogong

(energy center of palm). As you breath in and expand

your lungs you can visualize the Qi moving up yourspleen meridian from the tip of the big toe up the leg and

abdomen to the ribs to the last point on the meridianwhich energies both the Lungs and the Stomach. Asyou

exhale you activate Spleen 21 by consciously collapsingyour ribs. On the second set of movements you will

activate the Stomach meridian so be conscious of movingthe Qi from your eyes down through the jaw and neck

through the ribs, abdomen and leg to end at the tip of thesecond toe.

The stomach channelstarts from the lateral side of thenose. It ascends along the nose and goes internal in thecorner of the eye and enters the upper gums. It curves

around the lips and runs along the lower jaw and ascendsin front of the ears to reach the forehead. A branch goes

down to the throat and the collarbone. It then passesthrough the diaphragm, enters the stomach and the

spleen.

From the collarbone, a branch follows the superficialchannel down to the breast and abdomen to pass throughthe groin (St. 30). Another branch from the stomach

connects with this point St. 30 (groin). From this point it

follows the superficial channel to turn along the anterior

aspect of the upper leg and the anterior border of the tibiato end at the second toe. There is a connecting channel

that links the stomach and spleen. A branch from ST40links with the Spleen. Another branch runs along the


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anterior border of the tibia up to the thigh and abdomen

to the top of the head where it converges with the other

Yang channels. A branch separates from the neck and

goes forward to the throat.

The Spleen meridianstarts on the outside corner of the

big toe and moves up the foot and leg to enter theabdomen at a space between the fourth and fifth rib in a

line directly from your armpit. It then enters the spleenand stomach from where it ascends traveling through the

diaphragm and reaching the esophagus. It ends at the

center of the tongue. From the stomach a branch goes

through the diaphragm and links with the heart.

STARTING STANCE: Balanced, with feet directly

under shoulders. Sink or root your Qi, Eyes open. Swingleft hand, open hand cupped and fingertips pointing

slightly upward directly in front of nose. Right handmoves in unison with left, coming over in front of belly

button. Note:This position feels like you are holding a

barrel of wet air, which builds Yin Qi.

1. Without moving your lower body, which is rooted,

twist your waist to left side in a smooth, relaxed motion.Head follows hand, looking closely at it, as if reading a

book in the open palm. At the end of the movement the

left hand flips slightly down and to the outside to

emphasize the flowing motion. Bend your body at thewaist along with the movement of the flow. Bring the

right hand from the waist up to eye level and then twist toright. Repeat the movement to each side eight times.

2. Make the same basic movements but raise theleading hand up and over the head. Hand starts at waistand comes up at a 45 angle as far as you can reach.

Twist to opposite side and follow hand with eyes as tilthead upward. Trailing hand comes back across at waist

level. Make a circular up and out movement, faster and

more twisting than earlier one. Execute movement to

each side eight times.


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Exercise # III

The wind blows in the lofty peaks, and the

Phoenix spreads its wings.

PURPOSE: Activate METAL - Lung & Large Intestine

Channels

VISUALIZATION: The Superficial Lung Meridian

flows down the arm in line with the thumb. The

Superficial Large Intestine Meridian Flows up the armfrom the tip of the index finger into the neck and crosses

over to end next to the nose. In the first movement,which is down and out, your visualization is to move the

Qi from the lungs down to the hands and large intestine.The squatting position activates the internal circulation of

the large intestines. In the second movement, which isup and out we take the energy from the fingers down into

the lungs and large intestines.

The Lung meridian originates in the middle of the chest.

It descends to connect with the large intestine and then

ascends to the stomach, passes through the diaphragm

and enters the lung. From there it ascends to the throatand then emerges about two inches below the corner of

the collarbone and descends along the medial aspect ofthe arm and reaches the wrist. It then goes to the heel of

the hand and ends at the medial side of the tip of the

thumb.


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The Qi flows intothe Large Intestinemeridian from the

outside corner of the nail of the index finger and runs up

the back of the arm and into the neck and then crosses the

face and ends next to the nose. There is also an internalcirculation of the large intestines, which is connected to

the lungs.

STARTING STANCE: Feet together, cross open hands,

right over left palms facing inward in front at upper chest

level.

1. Sink down, bending knees, as swing arms down

and to the outside. As bring arms out and up, rise up intostraightened position, then sink down again as swing

arms back downward. Make concentric crossing circles,

like a big pendulum - fastest at bottom, bouncing up and

slowing toward the top. Let arms really swing out - as ifthrowing them away - very loosely, but not wildly -

always controlled. Look straight ahead. Do five timesand stop at bottom of swing with hands, backs to each

other, between legs.

2. Reverse by raising hands at middle and bringingthem out and down to the sides. Do five times and stop

at top of swing with hands, palms inward, crossed infront as in beginning.

3. Repeat #s 1 and 2. At very end bring hands downin front and start right into basic opening/closingmovement.


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Exercise # IV

The tiger squats in the mountain range,

and its roar frightens in all directions

PURPOSE: Activates FIRE - Heart & Small Intestines

Releases Liver Qi congestion

VISUALIZATION:

Visualize the small intestine meridian as you punch in the

first set of movements. In the second set of movementswhen you thrust and withdraw be conscious of the heart

meridian as you bend the wrist and little finger. In thethird set be conscious of your heart as you pull your arms

back and expand your chest.

The Heart Meridianoriginates from the heart and enters

the lungs and emerges in the armpit from where it joins

the superficial channel running along the medial aspectsof the arm to end at the medial side of the tip of the little

finger. The superficial Heartmeridian starts in the centerof the armpit and flows down the inside of the arm in line

with the little finger. A branch descends through the

diaphragm and connects with the small intestine.

Another branch ascends to the throat and eye.


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The Qi flows into theSmall Intestinemeridian from the

outside corner of the nail of the little finger and moves up

the back of the arm and zigzags through the shoulderblade and then up the neck and cheek to end just outside

the ear.

STARTING STANCE: Move left foot out to side in

horse stance.

1. Twist to the left and strike upward with right hand,

fist closed loosely. Simultaneously turn your head to theleft and look at the punch. Left hand is tucked in fist at

your side. Strike in a smooth, controlled, manner, nothard or sharp. Reverse movement to right. Execute eight

times to each side.

2. Twist to left and shoot right hand out in claw,fingers spread wide open, to the head at left side,

fingertips up. No stopping. Twist wrist way around tothe left, so that palm faces ceiling and slowly grab,

articulating each finger and the bend of each knuckle.

Do not bend thumb, which stays straight out. As you

grab, withdraw your hand at medium speed. Keep handsomewhat relaxed. Do not grab tightly. Look at hands,

Reverse to right. Execute movement eight times to eachside.

3. Face forward and shoot both hands out fromarmpits, at shoulder height. Fingers are spread open andpointing forward, palms facing ground. Make a claw by

bending hand at wrist, so that fingers point to ground,then curl fingers into palm, thumb sticking out, as

withdraw hands quickly, snappily, but not sharply.

Stretch chest as withdraw. Execute movement eight

times.


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Exercise # V

Dispersing the clouds to see the sun,

the white monkey cultivates his breath.

PURPOSE: Balances Fire - Pericardium and TripleHeater meridians. Activates Water & Metal

VISUALIZATION:This exercise is a continuation of theprevious exercise because they both activate fire.

Visualize holding your Qi Ball. As you move it in a

complete circle to the left, up and over your head, your

inside left arm(pericardium) and outside right arm (tripleheater) are activated with Qi. Both channels encircle the

heart. As you push back with the left arm extended, this

movement activates the pericardium. As you bring yourright elbow back it activates the triple heater channel.

When you reverse to the right the opposite channels areactivatedThe Triple HeaterMeridian starts on the back of the

hand at the tip of the ring finger and goes up the arm into

the shoulder and ends on the face next to the ear.

Documents

Module 4 Medical Qigong Book