The Yang 24 Form is also know as the Simplified Standard 24 Form. This is a relatively more recent iteration of the Yang family of Tai Chi. It was developed in 1956 at the behest of the National Sport commission. The form is the result of the efforts of several esteemed members of the Yang… Read more »
Inhale – The hands lift up behind the body to the small of your back. The left hand rests in the right palm. Exhale – Using the movement of the exhale turn the body to the right. Work your way up the spine from the tailbone, turning vertebra by vertebra. Finally look over the… Read more »
Step into a wide horse stance and rest the hands on the middle of the thighs. Inhale – Roll down the spine, vertebra by vertebra letting the head hang down at the end of the breath. Exhale – Swing your torso to your right, letting the feet pivot with the movement until you are in… Read more »
Inhale – The hands move toward the center line with the backs of the hands facing each other until the middle fingers almost touch. The hands lift to the navel with the last of the inhale. Exhale – The arms continue to rise with the exhale to the top of the chest. Inhale –… Read more »
The Heart’s Sound • Energy: Radiating • Associated Organ: Small Intestine • Element: Fire • Season: Summer • Color: Red • Negative emotions: Impatience, Hastiness, Arrogance, Cruelty • Positive emotions: Joy, Honor, Sincerity, Respect, Love • Sound: “Hawwww” (mouth wide open) Inhale as you lift the hands up and out to the sides. Continue lifting and… Read more »
The Triple Warmer’s Sound The Triple Warmer refers to the three energy centers of the body. • Upper – (brain, heart and lungs) is hot • Middle – (liver, kidneys, stomach, pancreas and spleen) is warm • Lower – (large and small intestines, bladder and sexual organs) is cool • Sound: “heeeeeee” For the… Read more »
The Spleen’s Sound • Energy: Stabilizing • Associated Organ: Pancreas, Stomach • Element: Earth • Season: Indian Summer • Color: Yellow • Negative emotions: Worry • Positive emotions: Fairness, Openness • Sound: “whooooo” (from the throat- guttural) For the spleen sound in this qigong set, inhale the hands up to the left lower rib. The… Read more »
The Liver’s Sound • Energy: Generating • Associated Organ: Gall Bladder • Element: Wood • Season: Spring • Color: Green • Negative emotions: Anger • Positive emotions: Kindness • Sound: “shhhh” (tongue near palate) For this step in the Six Healing Sounds qigong form inhale as you lift the hands up and out to the sides…. Read more »
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