Then let's talk about what four qi is first. Four Qi: refers to the climate of spring, summer, autumn and winter; God refers to spirit and emotion.
The method of "four qi regulating spirit" means that people take corresponding measures to adjust their form and spirit in order to adapt to the changes of natural seasons in spring, summer, autumn and winter, and keep harmony with the changes of seasons. Spring temperature, hot summer, dry autumn and cold winter are the basic characteristics of the climate all year round, while spring birth, long summer, autumn harvest and winter storage are the phenological phenomena of all things in nature, which the ancients called "four qi"
So how can we recuperate in the four seasons? The Four Theories of Mentality Adjustment says: Spring and March are the beginning of a new year. Heaven and earth are born, everything is glorious, lying at night and getting up early, striding towards the court and walking slowly, thus making life, living without killing, giving without taking, rewarding without punishment, which is the response of spring and the way to keep fit; Otherwise, it will hurt the liver, it will be cold in summer and there will be few elders. 」
What we are talking about here is the three months of spring, which is the season when the old and the new in nature are replaced and everything is revived. Heaven and earth are natural and full of vitality, and everything seems to be thriving. And between heaven and earth, we must conform to the coexistence of heaven and earth. At this time, the weather was warm, the ground came up, and people were between two "yang", and suddenly found the feeling of spring. Everything feels the warm breath and everything grows. At this time, our living habits are "staying up late and getting up early", going to bed early at night and getting up early in the morning. On a sunny day in spring, walking, jogging, gymnastics, Tai Ji Chuan and other appropriate exercises are suitable for people who have just passed the cold winter, which is conducive to restoring their "vitality" and enhancing their immunity and disease resistance. However, the early spring season is characterized by large temperature difference and strong wind, so we should pay attention to wind and cold protection during exercise, and it is best to reduce going out when encountering strong wind. Easily and naturally conforming to the qi of heaven and earth is a method suitable for spring health preservation. If it violates the qi in spring, it will hurt the liver, provide less qi for summer, and cold lesions will appear in summer.
"Xia San month, this is sweet show. Heaven and earth are in harmony, all things are flashy, they lie down at night and get up early, they are insatiable for the sun, they are not angry, and Huaying shows off their desires. If you love the outside, this summer should be the way to grow up. On the contrary, it is sad that autumn is malaria and few people harvest it. 」
These three months in summer are the time when all things in nature flourish, blossom and bear fruit. At this time, the weather drops, the earth's atmosphere rises, the atmosphere of heaven and earth meets, and everything flourishes. Go to bed late and get up early at this time, and don't be afraid of the big sun. We should regard sunbathing as sunbathing in our hearts, so that we can be happy, not angry. We should make our qi flow freely, relax freely and be extroverted, and have a good attitude towards external things, just like flowers in nature give birth to fruits. This adapts to the summer climate and protects the summer sun spirit. If it violates the qi of summer, it will damage the heart, resulting in insufficient qi of autumn harvest, and it is easy to get malaria in autumn.
"Autumn in March, this is called tolerance. The weather is urgent, the atmosphere is clear, you lie down early and get up early, having fun with chickens, so that you can be calm, slow down the autumn punishment, converge, calm the autumn air and clear your lungs. This autumn atmosphere should be the way to raise and harvest; On the contrary, it will hurt the lungs, have diarrhea in winter, and few people serve Tibet. 」
These three months in autumn are the season when the natural gas calms down and converges and everything matures. At this time, the weather is high and the wind is urgent, and the local air is clear. We should go to bed early and get up early, which is similar to the activity of chickens, keep the mind calm, slow down the influence of the cold in autumn on the body, converge, pay attention to harmony, and not make the mind wander, so as to maintain the clearing function of lung qi. This is the way to preserve one's health in autumn, so as to maintain people's convergence. If it violates the qi of autumn harvest, it will damage the corresponding lungs, make the qi of autumn harvest insufficient, and easily get diarrhea in winter.
"Winter in March, it is closed. Water and ice lie on the ground, don't disturb the sun, lie early and get up late, and wait for the sun, so if you have selfishness, if you have it, it will be warm when you drive away the cold, and it will not leak skin, which will make you angry. This winter air should be the way to raise Tibet; In turn, it hurts the kidney, and it is flaccid and soft in spring, and there are fewer people born. 」
These three months in winter are the time when everything in nature is full of vitality and hidden. At this time, Shui Han is frozen and the earth is cracked. We should go to bed early and get up late until the sun shines on our faces. Don't disturb the spirit of the sun easily, let our hearts hide inside, quiet, just like a mysterious and heavily guarded person; Keep warm from the cold, don't let your skin split and sweat, and don't run in winter. Sweating too much will lose the yang in your body. This is the way to keep fit in winter. Failure to obey will lead to kidney damage, which will lead to insufficient qi for hair growth in the next spring and lead to the disease of spring collapse.
The ancients used eight characters to explain the year's luck, corresponding the changes of all things in the four seasons to the diseases that are prone to occur in the human body, letting us know the methods of adjusting the spirits of the four seasons and telling people that their daily activities must adapt to the seasons and follow the natural laws of germination, storage, absorption and collection. If they invade the human body, they will get sick.
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