Breathing method

(1) Smell, breathe, breathe.

(2) Inhale when holding the palm, exhale when pressing the dial, and inhale when folding. You can use reverse abdominal breathing, when inhaling, the lower abdomen is adducted, and when exhaling, the lower abdomen is raised.

(3) Action 4 Take a break and breathe naturally.

Conceptual activity

(1) The mind understands the process of breathing.

(2) Pull the palm 45 degrees before inhaling, and the turbid gas in the body will be excreted with the exhalation; When the palms are folded together, the pure gas of heaven and earth is inhaled into the body.

(3) Action 4: Stay in the abdomen for a while.

Technical points

(1) The main movements of the two palms can be summarized as four links: up → down → out → in. Keep your eyes on the front when you hold your palm, and keep your eyes on the front and the bottom in other links; The transformation of the two palms should be round and coherent, soft and slow, and natural and smooth.

(2) Keep healthy and comfortable at all times, and keep the center of gravity stable.

(3) Breathing should be coordinated with actions and thoughts. But the operation should be based on breathing, supplemented by body movements.

Easy-to-make mistakes and correction methods

(1) When supporting the ground with both hands, put your elbows back and hold your chest out. It should be noted that when the palm is supported, the arm should rotate slightly outward to drive the elbow to swing forward, and the shoulder should be coextensive with the chest.

(2) Bend your knees and sit down. When you put your hands in front of you, lean back, hold your chest and abdomen. Always keep your spine upright. When sitting back, you should pay attention to closing your hips and sitting on your hips, and open the door. At the same time, we should pay attention to pulling out the back with the chest and supporting the palms slightly, forming a two-way struggle before and after and maintaining a positive balance.

(3) When resting with your palms lightly on your navel, put your elbows behind your back and hold your navel tightly. Pay attention to the elbow abduction, chest tightness and armpits, and gently stick your palm to your navel.

Function and function

(1) Through regular exercise of holding, pressing, poking, gathering and breathing with both hands, the external conduction can be achieved.

Line, spit out the old and absorb the new, coordinate the rise and fall of the "internal qi" of the human body, and promote the smooth flow of qi and blood throughout the body; Further adjust the breath, start the ventilator, raise the clear and lower the turbid, and make full preparations for various subsequent exercises.

(2) The gentle and rhythmic movement of the waist and knee joint is beneficial to improve and enhance the function of the waist and knee joint.