(30 min) SPRING SERIES: QIGONG FLOW TO TONIFY & ACTIVATE

Although the primary practices for spring are purging, tonification is an important next step. To tonify means to strengthen. Tonification Qigong exercises nourish the organs, smooth the flow of Qi through the meridians and fortify the Qi in the Lower Dantian.

Spring is an important time to tonify the liver. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the liver is called the general of the army. Its job is to command a smooth flow of blood and Qi through the body. Tonification exercises help the general to carry out its job to move good Qi throughout the whole system, giving us a natural daily dose of energy and stamina.

This routine introduces a classic Taijiquan coiling set of movements that are simple and gentle, yet profoundly energizing. At the end of the routine we top up our practice with the Iron Shirt form of tree posture. This activating standing meditation generates heat, cleanses impurities, tonifies the Qi and uses the structural principle of inner spirals to increase Qi in the body.

Most everyone can benefit from tonification Qigong. Those who should be careful with tonification are those who are in an acute stage of a flu, virus or disease. There are specific tonification exercises for diseases such as cancer that focus in on specific organs and these should be prescribed through personal consultation with a medical Qigong doctor.

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