Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) focuses on the principle of combining movement and static, and the understanding of dynamic and static health preservation is neither simply that life lies in movement nor life lies in stillness, both of which are one-sided. Here are some in-depth insights into the principles of TCM health preservation.
Compared with Western medicine, which is dominated by the best, Chinese medicine pays more attention to health preservation, which makes more and more people begin to pay attention to health preservation. Exercise and recuperation are one of the key principles of traditional Chinese health preservation and disease prevention, and there is a well-known health maxim: "Life lies in exercise". This shows that exercise helps to exercise the functions of various tissues and organs of the human body, promote metabolism, enhance physical fitness, and prevent premature aging. However, more exercise is not always better, and more exercise is not always better. On the other hand, some people put forward that "life lies in stillness", believing that maintaining a high degree of stillness of the body and mind is the fundamental law of health preservation, emphasizing that the concept of maintaining health with stillness is more in line with the internal laws of human life.
Chinese health practitioners throughout the ages attached great importance to the relationship between the gods and the health of the human body, believing that a quiet spirit can bring health and longevity. Because the "gods" are easy to move and difficult to be still, the tranquility of the situation is particularly important for the cultivation of the spirit. Lao Tzu advocates "to the extreme, to be tranquil", that is, to achieve a peaceful state of mind by eliminating distracting thoughts.
From a medical point of view, Neijing puts forward the idea of "tranquility and nothingness" and disease prevention. Later, many health practitioners deepened and developed the concept of "removing desires" to nourish the mind and spirit, such as Ji Kang in the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Simiao in the Tang Dynasty, and Wanquan in the Ming Dynasty.
The dynamic and static state of the body is closely related to the physiological function state of the essence, qi and spirit. Stillness leads to stagnation of essence and blood, which leads to loss of life span over time. Therefore, "Lü's Spring and Autumn Period?".Da Yu mentions: "If the form does not move, the essence does not flow, and if the essence does not flow, the spirit is depressed";"Shou Shi Bao Yuan" also said: "The way of health preservation, lying down after not wanting to eat and sitting firmly all day long, can condense qi."
Exercise can promote the circulation of essence and qi, make qi and blood flow smoothly, improve the ability to fight diseases and evils, and enhance vitality. Therefore, Zhang Zi emphasized that "only the circulation of blood and qi is precious" ("Confucian Affairs"). Walking, guiding, pressing and other exercise methods help to harmonize qi and blood, dredge the meridians, improve the nine orifices, and prevent diseases and fitness.
From the "Neijing" "do not work in vain" to Sun Simiao's "the way of cultivating nature, often want to work a little", all emphasize the moderation of movement and stillness. Whether it is the guide map on the ancient bamboo slips, Hua Tuo's five-bird opera, or the characteristics of various later movements, they are all summarized as the principle of seeking stillness in movement and appropriate movement and stillness, and highlighting the dialectical thinking of judging the situation and sizing up the situation.
From the point of view of physical strength, people with strong physical strength can increase exercise appropriately, while people with poor physical strength can reduce exercise, but neither is excessively tired. According to the condition, people with more serious conditions and weaker physique can focus on static exercises, moderately cooperate with dynamic exercises, and gradually increase the amount of exercise with the enhancement of physical fitness. In terms of time, the morning can be quiet and then moving, which is beneficial for a day's work;At night, it is advisable to move first and then be quiet to help you fall asleep. In short, the mind wants to be quiet, the body wants to move, and only by organically combining the form and the spirit, the movement and the stillness, can it conform to the objective law of the movement of life, and it is beneficial to strengthen the body and prevent diseases.
Lao Tzu once said: "To the extreme, keep quiet", emphasizing that "tranquility is the right thing in the world." "The Yellow Emperor's Neijing" pointed out more clearly: "Tranquility and nothingness, true qi comes from it, the spirit is guarded, and illness and peace are never there." This shows that the key to health preservation is to organically combine dynamic and static health preservation.
Traditional Chinese medicine for health preservation