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Chinese Techniques
for Health and Strength
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By:
Roy Thomsitt
Chi Kung and Tai Chi are only two of the keys to self
trust and to physical harmony. With the use of these techniques you can succeed
with many accomplishments, without having to put yourself through great
psychological or physical efforts, violent conflicts or aggression. You may be
sure that, once you dominate the genuine laws of the universe, which you
assimilate by these methods, it will be impossible for you to be dominated by
someone else.
Chi Kung – the art of internal harmony
(Chinese health and strength)
Chi Kung is a philosophical system at least 5000 old,
which made survived through all those the centuries, to become very popular at
the beginning of this millennium. This art of the vital energy is the most
advanced and complex method of improving health and longevity, by offering a
feeling of harmony with yourself and with the surrounding world. The four main
principles of this technique are: the mind, the eyes, the movement and the
breathing.
The mind represents the intention, the eyes are considered the focusing of
intention, the movement is the action of intention and the breathing is the
flood of intention. It obviously takes time and practice to understand their
dynamics fully.
The benefits which result from practicing Chi Kung can
be divided into five:
- Curing illnesses, and a general improvement in
health;
- Gaining an increase in vitality, and the
development of your internal force;
- Prolonging youth;
- Cultivation of the mind and intellectual
capacities; and,
- Spiritual progress
According to Chinese medicine, various diseases can be
the result of such human characteristics as anger, sadness, joy, harmony and
optimism deficit. All these factors, coupled with poor diet and nourishment,
cause Chiu – the vital energy – either to diminish, or to be present in only
certain parts of your body. By practicing Chi Kung you can learn to be more
conscious of what’s going on in your inner universe, and to build yourself a
defensive system against the disequilibrium, which affects your vital force.
The harmony of breathing, and the agility obtained without efforts during the
training sessions, confer a better concentration and a fast recovery from
stress, tiredness, by inviting you to meditation.
Tai Chi Chu'an – the wonder dance (for Chinese health and strength)
You have probably seen on TV that in China, very early in the morning, hundreds
of people, in large groups or alone, perform apparently weird movements out in
the open. This exercise, with waving movements, is an ancestral inheritance. The
eternity of the universe, and the rhythm of its permanent changes, have brought
about the idea that the human being can become immortal, if only he adapts to
and follows this rhythm. This technique represents a putting into practice of
the subtle side of the human being (spiritual evolution, mental control etc) and
the physical side (muscles, articulation, bones etc).
Whenever you feel intellectually or physically tired,
Tai Chi Chuan gives you the possibility to gain back, in only a few minutes,
your strength and your harmony.
There are also other Chinese arts whose efficiency has been proven over the
centuries, so why not attend Chinese seminars, or search the internet, in order
to get more information, whenever you have the chance? It is a move you may well
benefit from, in body, mind and spirit.
About the Author:
Roy Thomsitt is the owner and part author of
http://www.routes-to-self-improvement.com
Source:
www.isnare.com
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