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Regarding Hard Qigong
There are many schools in China that offer qigong class. All Chinese schools prioritize the deepening of respiration and the regulation of the mind. Qigong can be classified into two types: hard qigong and soft qigong. The latter commonly refers to exercise that enhances physical and mental health through gentle exercises and meditation. The former is designed to reinforce the body and make it resilient to vicious blows.
People performing hard qigong tend to have a high amount of energy. For those who need a fast way to energize themselves and who want to strengthen their weak body, this is a perfect exercise.
In hard qigong, the practitioner will need to do a lot of tensing exercises that can greatly boost their power and strength. People can usually acquire extremely large amounts of power and strength when they perform these exercises judiciously. Aside from that, these exercises are designed to endow you with a well-chiseled physique.
One of the best things about hard qigong is that it can be performed by everyone, regardless of sex, condition, and age. For people living sedentary lives, few have the discipline to exercise and most are too feeble to even perform household chores. Many of these people are too weak to climb a series of steps without pausing several times or to carry groceries out of their cars. Doing some hard qigong exercises can perfectly rectify such pathetic weakness.
But the best thing about soft and hard qigong is that you can do it without using any equipment and you can practice it anywhere. This is great news great for those who prefer not to join a commercial gym or don’t have the space for gym equipment. Daily qigong practice can heap a ton of benefits for you.
Jin Shin For Greater Vitality And Physical, Mental, And Emotional Peace
Traditional people, during ancient times, saw no difference between mind, body, and spirit. As a result, the practices they utilized to help the body enhanced naturally their emotional, physical and spiritual harmony. In addition, people saw their ‘harmony’ and health as necessary for restoring the energy of their body back into balance.
Jin Shin jitsu also called Jin Shin Jyutsu is an age-old Oriental healing art that balances the energy of your body by utilizing the hands and fingers to bring about emotional equilibrium, ameliorate stress, relieve chronic and acute conditions, and alleviate pain. Jin Shin is non invasive and gentle. It is based on the hundred years old concepts of Eastern energy therapy, manifesting many similar principles on which acupuncture is based. However, in Jin Shin, the life force that’s utilized is discharged from the fingertips, which generates a penetrating but extremely gentle touch that aids rather than pushes the natural circulation of life energy within the body.
Our harmony and health is based on an even and free distribution of this vital energy all over our mind and body. When the strains and stress of daily living interrupts the flow of life energy, our body, mind and spirit are all affected. We not only fall to fear, worry, sadness, anger, and pretensions, we also raise the likelihood of becoming unbalanced and ill, this is when we manifest physical malady.
Jin Shin is just a way to bring back balance to our life energy. It alleviates pain, restores emotional equilibrium, and eliminates the causes of both chronic and acute health problems. It can be safely used as an adjunct to medication or any other therapy. In addition, the benefits of Jin Shin are accruing so the more Jin Shin you use the greater will be your vim and your mental, emotional and physical tranquility.
Emily Farish is a licensed acupuncturist in Spokane, WA with advanced training in modern acupuncture techniques and traditional Asian therapies.