In ancient times, due to the low level of productivity, people's thoughts were simple and they had few desires. In this case, keeping the spirit inside (keeping the spirit) can effectively enhance the function of life, "take care of nothingness, follow the true qi, keep the spirit inside, and prevent illness." (Huangdi Neijing) With the evolution of human civilization and the improvement of extroverted thinking ability, people's spiritual activities are becoming more and more complicated, and the true qi of the human body is subject to a lot of internal and external friction with the expansion of people's various desires. Therefore, passive mental internal security has been unable to control the disorder of human qi. As a result, the method of qi management is becoming more and more complicated, and the content of cultivation has changed from only practicing spirit in ancient times to having both form and spirit, and then having both form and spirit, but the method is still relatively simple. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, after the combination of Qigong and religion, not only the techniques became more and more complicated, but also the theory of Qigong was mystified by Taoism, and its true colors were covered up by religious superstitions. Until the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, with the improvement of productivity and the development of modern science, Qigong gradually separated from religion, and martial arts became simple and clear, which met the requirements of modern people's practice, which was the inevitable development of Qigong science.
China's qigong skills changed from simple to complex, and from complex to simple. It was not a simple repetition, but a spiral rise. It makes people realize that Qigong is a science about improving the quality of life and energy, and any mysterious and artificial complication is not conducive to the development of Qigong. Only by restoring the true colors of Qigong and explaining it scientifically can it become an exercise method that the broad masses of people are willing to accept.
The types of qigong techniques in China can be divided into three categories: static and dynamic, and static and dynamic.
When doing static work, there is basically no external physical movement, and the body is in a static state such as sitting, lying and standing. And each kind of static work has a specific posture, breathing and thinking method. Exercise is mainly based on external body movements or self-massage, but exercise also needs to be coordinated with thoughts and breathing.
According to the characteristics of the times, China qigong can be divided into ancient qigong and modern qigong.
All qigong exercises in China from written records to the end of Qing Dynasty belong to ancient exercises.
Ancient martial arts are scattered in ancient philosophy, medicine, Taoism, Buddhism, history books, literary works and martial arts documents. So far, there are more than 1000 methods that have been clearly defined in ancient times. Most of these techniques have been practiced for thousands of years, and they are constantly improved and perfected in the process of inheritance and learning. Therefore, the method is rigorous and the effect is reliable. However, due to the complexity of ancient techniques, it is generally necessary to practice under the guidance of teachers. Once there are deviations, teachers will correct them in time.
Although ancient techniques are rich and colorful, they can basically be divided into approaching the bridge, breathing and practicing interest, thinking and observing, and keeping silent. Five categories of sundays.
Guide press-seesaw
During 1973, two remarkable qigong documents were unearthed from Mawangdui No.3 tomb in Changsha, Hunan Province, one of which was a guide map drawn on silk (color map 9). The owner of the "guide map" is a famous lady with a surname in Han Dynasty. This lady not only worked as a tour guide before her death, but also brought the tour guide map to Yin Wen as a funerary object after her death. It can be seen that her love and superstition for guidance have reached the point of life and death.
Guiding stilts is a dynamic work, which is the representative and inherited achievement of the Chinese nation.
There is no obvious difference between guiding stilts and pressing stilts. The former focuses on "shaking limbs and moving limbs", while the latter is an ancient name for massage. Guidance, also known as "guidance" or "propaganda and guidance method", is said to have been created by Peng Zu, an ancient qigong health care practitioner, as a method of strengthening the body and treating diseases. The guidance of "bragging and breathing, spitting out the old and absorbing the new" is very popular among the ancient "people who are shaping" and is also applied by doctors. After Taoism came into being, absorption and guidance was one of the ways to cultivate immortals. In addition, guidance is also loved by the general public. According to Su Wenyi's Comments on Huangdi's Neijing: "The central region is flat and humid, and it is the most abundant place in nature. People there have many kinds of food and don't feel tired. Therefore, most human diseases are fistula, syncope, cold and heat. In treatment, you should use the guide button. " "Pressing and walking on stilts are two techniques in massage. Bing Wang in the Tang Dynasty commented that "squeezing is squeezing the body; It is also said that stilts refer to acupoints. For example, Jing Zhi said: "Press, pinch and press; The adjustment bridge is the Yang adjustment bridge and the Yin adjustment bridge. Gai said that it is also necessary to massage the valley points and the bridge points to get rid of the disease. " The principle of guiding pressure on stilts requires slow movement and limited flexion and extension.
In the long-term development, there are many methods to guide stilts, among which the most famous ones are Wuqinxi, Ren Duanjin, Yijinjing, Twenty-four solar terms, health preservation and life extension, Tianzhu massage, five zang-organs guidance, Taiqing guidance, Peng Zu guidance, Laozi guidance, Pinus densiflora guidance, Jiuzhuan life extension, Chunyangzi renal function and Mr. Ning guidance. Twelve Duan Jin, sixteen Duan Jin, Xiaoyao Zi guidance, four seasons support guidance, twelve Duan dynamic skills, Lingjianzi guidance, meridian guidance, etc.
Qigong Skills-Breathing and Breathing Practice
Law, but law, extraordinary law. The impossible method is called the highest method.
External integration is smooth, and Chinese integration is one; If you forget where you are, your heart and emptiness are empty.
Breathing and breathing exercises
Breathing in and out is a method of refining qi in qigong, which means breathing, and breathing includes external breathing and internal breathing. External respiration refers to the gas exchange between outside air and lung blood, also known as lung respiration. The so-called internal respiration is the gas exchange between blood and tissue cells, also known as tissue respiration. The breathing of qigong is mainly to adjust the breathing of the lungs, so that it can reach the level of uniformity, fineness and depth described by the ancients as "be careful when you spit, and keep receiving". So as to have a good influence on internal breathing. It is said that breathing exercises are for beginners. When breathing exercises reach a high level, they are interest-free and adjustable. At that time, the breath was slight, suddenly interrupted and entered the realm of fetal interest. <