We need to understand what the ultimate goal is, what stages we have to go through and how to deal with the operations in these stages, so that we can spend it safely and quickly.
As a therapeutic method, Chinese Qigong has been paid attention to by everyone since 1950s. Many patients with chronic diseases practice Chinese Qigong, such as Baduanjin, Yijinjing, Wuqinxi, Wuxing Palm, New Qigong and Liuzijue. , but also played a very good role, causing widespread concern. More and more people joined the ranks of practicing and learning Qigong, which reached a peak stage in the 1970s and 1980s. There are tens of millions of troops practicing Qigong, and the target of practicing Qigong has gradually expanded from the old, the weak and the sick to the young and healthy people. Many universities, primary schools, enterprises and institutions have carried out qigong remedial classes.
As an effective and economical feature, Qigong has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the broad masses of the people. In this process, many people introduce mystery and superstition into it, undermining the most fundamental purpose of qigong practice, strengthening the body, eliminating diseases and prolonging life. It is necessary to explore and explore the life concept of the trinity of form and spirit in order to ensure the purity of qigong practice environment.
Traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to practicing qigong and finally achieves the state of three tones in one. So which three tones do you mean? These three tones refer to the adjustment of shape, qi and spirit. The trinity of shape, qi and spirit was first seen in Huainanzi: "Those who are in shape will give up their lives; Angry people are full of life; God, the system of life. Losing your position is three evils. " Therefore, form, qi and spirit are interrelated and indispensable. Let's take a look at how Chinese medicine locates these three.
The so-called "shape" is the official understanding of shape, which is an entity with shape in our life and serves as the basis of our life activities. Huangdi Neijing, a classic of traditional Chinese medicine handed down from ancient times, puts forward that "Qi and blood have been combined, honor and health are connected, the five internal organs have become, and God must have them". It can be seen that Chinese medicine attaches great importance to the official orifices and internal organs of the human body, as well as whether the qi and blood in the body are unobstructed and whether Wei Rong is harmonious.
Therefore, the word "tiaoxing" refers to the entity of tiaoxing, which refers to the entity of life, with limbs in the outside and internal organs defending qi and blood. In fact, it is the first time that we have experienced this stage in the practice of Qigong in China. It is emphasized here that the accuracy of body movements is the key to ensure the progress of our body adjustment. Everyone can imitate movements roughly when practicing body movements, but few people study the details of movements in detail, which we should pay attention to when practicing China Qigong.
Let's continue to talk about the understanding of "Qi". Chinese medicine believes that qi is the basic substance of human life activities. The distribution of human qi in different parts of the body also produces qi with different properties, such as vitality, essence, nourishing qi, defending qi and viscera qi. Moreover, the distribution of gas is uneven, and the amount of gas changes up and down. The so-called regulating qi is to adjust the movement of qi to a state that can be coordinated with the body movement, and realize that the distribution of qi can conform to the law of human life. So where do we start to adjust the air?
We should start from the position where the body most obviously feels the change of qi, that is, the position of breathing qi, and exercise through different breathing methods to achieve the effect of mobilizing the whole body's qi. Through the research of ancient people and modern people, it is pointed out that the main exercise method of breathing gas is abdominal breathing, and it is better to achieve a slender and uniform breathing state as much as possible.
The last element of life-"spirit", in the understanding of traditional Chinese medicine, refers to the expression of the body's life activities and people's thinking and consciousness activities, so we can draw a conclusion that in the process of adjusting shape and qi, we are already adjusting our mind, that is, our activities of adjusting our mind run through the practice of Qigong in traditional Chinese medicine, including in the final stage of adjusting our mind, qi and spirit are in harmony, and guiding qi to different parts of the body with god. Qigong in traditional Chinese medicine is mostly guided by God and walks along the body meridians. This long-term exercise is conducive to concentration and quick thinking.
When we practice China Qigong, we will eventually achieve the state of integration of the three tones, that is, the movement of body, qi and mind will be integrated into one, and the degree of mutual coordination will be achieved.