LIFTING THE SKY for health

LIFTING THE SKY for health

The following excercise is one of the best in Qigong. – beneficial to both the beginner and the master. Lifting the sky is deceptively simple, but what is significant is not the form itself, but the energy flow it induces. If you practice only this excercise about ten times every morning without fail for three months your health will increase.

Stand relaxed and upright with your feet close together. Hold your arms straight down, with your hands at right angles to the forearm, and the fingers pointed towards each other, in front of you. (1.1) . Bring your arms in an arc forward and upward, so that the palm, still at right angles, now face skyward (1.2). Breath in gently through your nose as you do so. Look up at your hands . Gently hold your breath . Next push your palms up, still at right angles, towards the sky. Then lower your arms sideways (1.3), so that they return to your sides, gently breathing  out through your mouth. At the same time lower your head to look forward.

Repeat this about ten to twenty times. Each time you push your palms to the sky, feel your back straightening. And each time you lower your arms, feel the flow of energy down your body.