Guide qi to lead the body and regulate qi and blood.
Eight-paragraph brocade in health qigong is gentle and slow. Moderate and slow exercise can fully relax the living body and give full play to the regulating function of the human body, which is conducive to the overall recovery of the body. The principle of Eight-segment Brocade in Health Qigong is to lead qi, lead the body and regulate qi and blood, so that the muscles and meridians of the whole body can be stretched and opened, and the meridians can be unblocked, thus achieving "healthy bones and soft bones and smooth blood". The results show that by practicing Baduanjin, the elasticity of human blood vessels is obviously improved, the myocardial contraction is more powerful, the excitability of vagus nerve is further increased, and the fullness and rhythm of blood vessels are stronger.
Elastic combination enhances coordination
The combination of tightness and movement is a remarkable feature of Ba Duan Brocade in health qigong. He asked to be loose and tight, loose and unremitting, tight and loose, and gently stretch when practicing. "Tightness" is only a moment in action, while looseness runs through the whole process of action. This close cooperation and frequent change of tightness are helpful to stimulate and adjust the body's coordination ability of Yin and Yang, promote the circulation of menstruation and qi, smooth joints, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, and strengthen tendons and bones. From the point of view of modern sports science, this is a kind of sports stress with small load. Stress refers to a systemic nonspecific reaction. When the body is stimulated by various internal and external factors, it will produce adaptive regulation, which is manifested as a series of neuroendocrine changes, mainly sympathetic nerve excitation and increased pituitary-adrenal cortex secretion, thus affecting various functions and metabolic States. Benign, mild and persistent stress can mobilize the reserve potential of various organs and tissues in the whole body and improve the immunity and disease prevention ability of the body. The results show that practicing Qigong Baduanjin can adjust blood pressure, heart rate, blood sugar and thyroid function in two directions, thus enhancing the adaptability and disease prevention ability of the body.
Advocate standing on piles to strengthen the heart and resist aging.
The basic posture of Baduanjin in health qigong is to stand on a stake. Standing pile is a common means of body adjustment in qigong, which requires quietness, comfort, effectiveness, relaxation and naturalness. This is a good way to keep healthy. The preparation of Baduanjin in health qigong is practiced directly by holding the ball and standing on the pile, and it is also practiced repeatedly between the whole set of techniques with standing on the pile as the basic action. Standing piles can promote the rhythmic peristalsis of muscle tendons, especially lower limbs, which is beneficial to the return of blood and the distribution of menstrual qi. As the saying goes, people get old when they get old. Sustained and moderate standing piles can undoubtedly enhance the strength and balance of lower limbs and resist aging. The research results show that standing piles are beneficial to realize "external counterpulsation" and accelerate the blood return to the trunk and head and neck, thus increasing the blood circulation of important organs such as heart, brain and kidney and preventing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
Spine as the axis, the whole adjustment.
The center of fitness qigong Ba Duan Jin exercise is in the spine. The whole set of kungfu exercises requires the center of gravity to change constantly from top to bottom and from left to right, striving for body balance and coherent movements. At the same time, all movements are required to be directed through a center, that is, the spine. In other words, it is necessary to drive the limbs through lumbar activities. The first four potentials of Eight Stages Brocade of Health Qigong highlight the retraction and strength accumulation of scapula, while the last four potentials focus on the dive, torsion and extension of waist and buttocks. The strength is gradually transmitted from the back of the trunk to the limbs, and tightened from the inside out. It seems that some resistance should be overcome in the process of exercise, so that the meridians and bones of the limbs can be fully extended. The spine is the hinge of human movement, which has the functions of supporting the body and protecting internal organs. At the same time, because all nerve roots that dominate the organs of the limbs are distributed on both sides of the spine, they are also called the "second lifeline" of the human body. Baduanjin, a health qigong, stimulates the dredging of Ren and Du meridians by stretching and rotating the spine, thus playing an integral role in regulating and activating the whole body.
Moderate exercise and small labor prevent diseases.
Judging from the intensity of exercise, Baduanjin, a fitness qigong, belongs to moderate and small intensity aerobic exercise. Sun Simiao, a health care expert in the Tang Dynasty, mentioned in "A Thousand Dollars for an Urgent Prescription" that "the way to cultivate one's morality lies in hard work, and fatigue is stronger than sound! And the running water does not rot, and the family is not embarrassed, so it is also moving. " Small effort is an important feature of Baduanjin in health qigong. In fact, the "small craft" advocated by Pu Qian-guan in Bao Sheng Yao Lu in Song Dynasty is one of the sources of modern vertical tapestry. Throughout the ages, people who get sick because of fatigue can be found everywhere, and many people die young because of overwork. Therefore, we should not ignore the skills of small labor force. Baosheng Yao Lu describes the effect of coolies in this way: "If you have nothing to do, just do it casually, just a few dozen each. If you travel frequently every day, you will be light, clear-sighted, muscular, smooth in blood circulation, easy to eat and have no stagnation. There are some shortcomings on my body, and it can be solved quickly. " It shows that its health care effect is very ideal as long as it persists. Eight-segment brocade of health qigong is such a kind of "small labor" technique with moderate exercise.
Strengthen the collapse of viscera and dredge meridians.
Baduanjin, a fitness qigong, is closely related to the theory of viscera and meridians in traditional Chinese medicine. For example, the "triple energizer" in the first potential is a channel through which human vitality and water and liquid disperse, covering the five internal organs. This trend is conducive to supporting, descending and stretching the upper and lower distribution of original energy and water, and plays a role in moistening and nourishing. Opening the bow left and right in the second potential is beneficial to express chest qi, eliminate chest tightness, regulate liver qi and treat hypochondriac pain. The third potential moves up and down from left to right, which conforms to the principle of "the spleen governs the ascending of the clear and the stomach governs the descending of the turbid". This potential can pull the abdominal cavity, which has a good massage effect on the spleen, stomach, liver and gallbladder and is helpful for digestion and absorption. The five pains in the fourth potential generally refer to the strain of heart, liver, spleen, lung and kidney; Seven injuries refer to seven kinds of emotional injuries: joy, anger, worry, thinking, sadness, fear and surprise. The theory of health preservation holds that "illness begins with overuse", so five strains and seven injuries are similar to sub-health that modern people often say. This trend turns the head and arms, adjusts the cervical vertebra (called Tianzhu in Chinese medicine), which is the main communication artery between the brain and viscera, and at the same time lifts the chest to stimulate the thymus, thus improving the brain's ability to regulate viscera, enhancing immune function, promoting its own benign regulation and eliminating sub-health. The "heart fire" in the fifth potential is due to excessive thinking and vigorous internal fire, with symptoms such as upset aphtha, insomnia and dreaminess, constipation and red urine. Reducing heart fire requires kidney water, and the intersection of heart and kidney can lead to fire and water ji ji. This tendency of the upper body leaning forward and swinging between the tails can make the kidney water rise and the heart fire drop. The sixth potential bends forward and stretches back, and massages the back and lower limbs with both hands, so that the du meridian and bladder meridian of the foot sun are fully stretched, which has a benign stimulating effect on the muscles of reproductive system, urinary system and back. The seventh potential, punching with a horse stance just look and glaring, can stimulate the liver meridians, make the liver blood full, soothe the liver and relieve qi, and strengthen the bones and muscles. Lift heel, the eighth potential, can massage the internal organs, relax muscles and activate collaterals. There is a proverb: it is better to shake than to walk a hundred paces. So this trend has the effect of "eliminating all diseases". It can be seen that the principle of Qigong Baduanjin is exactly the same as the basic theory of traditional Chinese medicine, and it is in line with the principle of human physiology.
Relax, calm down and adjust your spirit.
Although the eight-segment brocade of health qigong is mainly based on the extension and opening and closing of limbs abduction trunk, it is different from general broadcast gymnastics. The latter is vigorous, straightforward, single-paced, and does not pay attention to breathing ideas. However, in the practice of Qigong Baduanjin, it is required that spirit and form should be integrated, qi should be contained in it, the movements should be gentle, and the coordination of breathing and movements should be emphasized, and thoughts should be concentrated on the action parts to eliminate distractions. Therefore, the exercise method of fitness qigong Baduanjin is the integration of body and mind, which highlights the adjustment of emotions. A good mood should be calm, peaceful and cheerful. "Huangdi Neijing" said: "Nothing is indifferent, and the true qi will follow; Hide the spirit inside to stay away from the disease? " Wang Bing, a medical scientist in the Tang Dynasty, once pointed out: "Guiding and suppressing it, China people regard it as the right way to nourish the mind and regulate qi."
Harmony between man and nature, harmony between body and mind.
The "brocade" of Baduanjin in health qigong refers to luxurious and exquisite silk fabrics, and also refers to the smoothness of the whole set of kungfu exercises as silk cotton. Therefore, "Eight Chapters of Respect for Life" said: "Gossip is a good reason for reincarnation." There is a passage in the Twelve Tactics of General Jin recorded by the ancients that acrobatics must be "integrated with the whole body, orderly, indispensable, and not chaotic", so as to achieve the effect of "harmony between body and mind". The arrangement of the whole set of movements of health qigong and Baduanjin runs through the classic health-keeping thought of harmony between man and nature. The first trend is to support the sky, then regulate the heart and lung, spleen and stomach, liver and gallbladder, kidney and genitourinary system from top to bottom, and finally end with earth-shattering style, which fully embodies the idea of harmony between man and nature.