Powerful Qi gong Exercises For Muscle Tension, Stress, Anxiety and Depression
Sometimes we just don’t realize how tense we are. Why? Because we are tense most of the time with life’s endeavors. Here are two quick Qi gong exercises below that will release tensed-up energy in the body, releive stress and anxiety, and imporve depression symptoms.
- Make your own hands into two tight fists.
- Squeeze as tight as you can, really squeeze hard.
- Now twist your wrist toward your body.
- Hold them there for as long as you can, don’t stop squeezing, as hard as you can. Your tendons in your forearms will really feel the stretch. You may even feel heat forming in your hands. Your wrist may start to ache. Once you have this tension built up in your hands, wrist, and forearms; now relax and release them.
Try it out for yourself, do it now, even if you think you are not tense or stressed. You will feel the amazing difference in how you feeSo go Go ahead, give it a try.
The point of this Qi gong exercise is to show us, and our bodies the constant state of muscular and nervous tension we actually hold. We may think or feel as we are relaxed. When we deliberately increase the tension in our arm muscles and then let go, our nerves begin to experience the feeling of relaxation. The alternation of tensing up and releasing helps our nervous system remember another way of being.
Qi gong Exercises: Two Methods of Tensing & Relaxing
There are two methods of tensing and relaxing that you can learn in a few steps. Individuals can do these exercises sitting or standing. In the second exercise, a powerful movement is added. Both exercise techniques involve a powerful twist of the arms. You feel the coiling effect in both arms, chest, and shoulders. As a result, you will feel a powerful corresponding release of tension as you uncoil.
The First Practice
- Begin with your arms by your sides. Then gently bring your hands toward your abdomen, as if you are holding a large ball in front of your belly. Your elbows should be held away from your torso, allowing space under your arms.
- Breath in and relax your chest and shoulders. Now breathe out as you rotate your forearms inward so that the backs of your hands face each other. Your palms are turned outward, facing away from the sides of your body. Your fingers are pointing away from you.
As your forearms turn inward, you may feel a slight twist in your upper arms. Pause for a second or two, holding this position, feeling the twist. You feel it coiling up your arms, into your chest and shoulders.
- Do not breathe for a second— wait to breathe in on the next movement.
- Now, breathe in and let your arms return to the starting position, with your hands holding the imaginary ball in front of your belly. You feel the release of tension as you uncoil.
- This exercise can be done sitting also.
- If you are doing this sitting down, you can rest your hands in your lap for a moment before doing the movement again. Breathe naturally for a moment. Repeat this sequence up to three times, if you wish.
Second Practice
Once you have become familiar with the first practice; you can add a further element. As you twist your forearms inward and your palms face away from your body, squeeze your hands into fists as tightly as possible. Breathe in as you do this. Hold tight for a few seconds. Then breathe out as you let go of your fists. Your forearms are still turned inward. Then, breathing in, let your arms return to the starting position, holding the imaginary ball in front of your chest.
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Source: Qigong Master Kam Chuen Lam. https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-qigong-workbook-for-anxiety