A Simple Qi Gong Exercise

Mark Rothstein shared this simple Gi Gong exercise with me several years ago, and it's a terrific one to try to get a sense of what this Oriental approach to natural health is all about. Read on for Mark's thoughts on Qi Gong...

I just started taking Qi Gong one day a week (in addition to my Astanga yoga). Both use very deep breathing in their practice. The yoga practice even has a name for it - pranayama.

In the Qi Gong practice, you stand up, relaxed, and take a deep breath in while raising your arms over your head, then lowering your hands slowly while you breath out and imagine that the "bad" Qi is draining out of your body through your feet into the earth while the fresh Qi is entering through the top of your head.

I find many of the Qi Gong practices "subtle" (that means I don't feel anything).

But this one is very relaxing, and I can feel the tension drain out of me and I feel re-energized.

How's that for a simple Qi Gong exercise?

And it didn't cost you a dime.

Try it. You'll like it.

Chet Day
Editor, The Health Circus
http://chetday.com