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For those of you who don’t do diaphragm breathing, this is to help you understand this type of breathing as it relates to qigong.
The place of power in the body for qigong is the dan tien, an inch or so below the navel. It is the area that goes from the front straight to the back without any organs there. Therefore, no interference with the breath. Also, when one breathes from the stomach, one can take in more breath that can then be distributed to the rest of the body. Breathing through the lungs only brings the breath to the upper part of the body, leaving the lower extremities without breath. And, if one breathes through the lungs when one is nervous or scared, one tends to hyperventilate. That would not happen with qi breathing.
So, for qi breathing:
- As you inhale push bottom of stomach out and bring in air up to the lungs, so it looks like you are blowing up your stomach like a balloon.
- As you exhale, pull the bottom of the stomach in, contracting the stomach muscles bringing them close to the rib cage until you’ve let out all the air.
If you are doing this correctly, your shoulders will not be lifting up, but you should feel your chest and back filling up with air.
DO NOT FORCE BREATH MORE THAN IT WANTS TO GO. GRADUALLY, YOU’LL BE ABLE TO TAKE IN LARGER BREATHS AND EXPEL MORE AIR.
Try just the breathing until you feel you’ve mastered it enough to try it with the qigong meditation described in the two previous blogs.
* This is for relaxation purposes ONLY. Anyone with a medical problem needs to see a physician. If you are under the care of a physician, please get his/her advice re this meditation.