Hello everyone, I'm Senior Brother Tai Chi Shen! Today, let's learn about the mystery of breathing in the Eight Duanjin Meditation of Fitness Qigong.
Breathing is the process of gas exchange between the body and the external environment, and in the practice of Baduanjin, we can choose different breathing methods according to our needs.
The first is natural breathing, which is the most basic way of breathing, which does not need to be deliberately changed, allowing the breath to take place naturally.
The second is abdominal breathing, which is divided into abdominal breathing and reverse abdominal breathing. Abdominal breathing is when the abdomen bulges during inhalation and adducts during exhalation; Reverse abdominal breathing, on the other hand, adducts the abdomen during inhalation and bulges the abdominal muscles when exhaling.
There is also levator ani breathing, which consciously retracts**and** muscles when inhaling, and relaxes when exhaling.
Finally, stop breathing, stop for a moment between inhaling and exhaling, or after that before exhaling or inhaling, this method can increase the intensity of stimulation of viscera, joints, muscles, etc.
For beginners, it is advisable to breathe naturally and gradually transition to abdominal breathing. When the movement is proficient, it can be combined with the lifting and closing of the movement, and the reverse abdominal breathing can be adopted. Breathing is mainly used at the transition of movements. It should be noted that everyone's lung capacity and breathing rate are different, and the level of practice is also different, so choose the breathing method that suits you and don't stick to it. If breathing is not smooth, use natural breathing to adjust it in time.
In the practice of Baduanjin, the coordination of breathing and movement is very important. However, the coordination of movement and breathing in the technical chapter is only a general prompt, and you can adjust it according to your actual situation. For detailed content, you can see Senior Brother Shen's follow-up teaching**....
I hope that you can better enjoy the health benefits of Baduanjin through the correct breathing method!
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