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Eric Waltemate D.C.
| | Posted on Saturday, July 23, 2005 - 19:19: | |
I know that most breathing exercises are based on breathing in down CV to Hui Yin and then up the GV while breathing out. My question is about the other meridians. I have tried (successfully, I believe) breathing in from LI 1 to LI 20 and out from LU 1 to LU 11. But I couldn't figure out how to breathe with the rest of the meridians i.e. in from KI 1 to KI 27 and out from UB1 to UB67 etc... Any help would be appreciated.
Eric Waltemate D.C.
P.S. I love these little guys! |
Shmuel Halevi
| | Posted on Monday, July 25, 2005 - 10:42: | |
There are in Taoist meditation the small orbit meditation and the large orbit meditation. The small encompasses the Ren and Du channels and the large diverges to the Yin and Yang meridians of the whole body. It'll be a mistake to focus on a single meridian, as you are trying to. Rather, try to focus on the Yin regions that pull up the energy from the lower parts of the body and on the Yang regions that push down the energy to the lower parts. If you succeed doing that on your own, you may feel the whole body energized and relaxed at the same time. |
Eric Waltemate D.C.
| | Posted on Sunday, July 31, 2005 - 22:00: | |
I have a question that I couldn't find on the internet or from other sources. In the microcosmic orbit meditation does one breathe in with the ren and out with the du or vice versa? In the macrocosmic orbit does what points is the qi supposed to connect? I assume that KI 1 is the beginning or the end, but what are the other stops along the way?
Eric |
Shmuel Halevi
| | Posted on Monday, August 01, 2005 - 09:15: | |
The classics maintain that the Xiao Zhou Tian (the small microcosmic orbit) is the primary and most important circulation to be opened, in order to gain a solid internal Qi and balance the Yin and Yang. This is no wonder as Ren and Du are the primary meridians for the accumulated Yin and Yang respectively.
In the Small Orbit one circulates the Qi from the lower Dan Tian to the perineum and from there along the Du channel to Renzhong. This is usually performed while taking air in through the nose. From Renzhong one lets the Qi sink back to the Dan Tian while exhaling.
The Da Zhou Tian (the large macrocosmic orbit) usually develops by itself and is an extension of the small one. The sensation of warm stream which is felt in the Xiao Zhou Tian spreads to the yang aspect of the arms and legs and recollects at the Yong Quan area (not point) to travel upward through the Yin meridians back to the Dan Tian. The key points for the interchange of Yin to Yang are the areas of Renzhong, Laogong, Jiquan, Dantian, Qichong, Yonquan, Huiyin.
The "stops" as you call it, may happen anywhere along the route - but especially along the Du and Ren channel, that is the Xiao Zhou Tian.
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Eric Waltemate D.C.
| | Posted on Friday, August 05, 2005 - 01:02: | |
Very informative. Thank you. Be well. |
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