In modern society, gastrointestinal problems deeply trouble many people. Some people are born with poor gastrointestinal function, which leads to indigestion. Most people have to face various pressures from life and work every day. Countless social activities and irregular eating habits will affect gastrointestinal function. Especially in the middle-aged stage, gastrointestinal diseases will break out more frequently. So when encountering gastrointestinal problems, how can we effectively regulate or prepare in advance to prevent the occurrence of such diseases? The following martial arts master, Mr. Zhang, introduced to us the exercises in Wudang Zhaobao Tai Chi that are very good for preventing and treating gastrointestinal diseases – Liangyi Zhuang and Fanhuan Gong.
The following is quoted from the author’s own statement:
There is an acquaintance who had a “strange disease” for a period of time. He vomited everything he ate, even drinking water. He went to the hospital for examination, but no problems were found. Finally, through the guidance of my master, he practiced the internal organs exercises of Fanhuan Gong, plus the practice of Liangyi Zhuang Gong. After a month, he could eat some liquid food and no longer vomited. After six months, he basically returned to normal, and most meals were the same as those of ordinary people. I have a disciple who had several diseases before practicing Fan Huan Gong: urine and testicles were always wet and sticky, he had to squat for 40 minutes to defecate and couldn’t defecate, lower abdominal pain, high blood pressure, waist can’t straighten, etc. After practicing Fan Huan Gong for three months, all the symptoms were cured. There is a 70-year-old teacher in Gansu Province who has a blood disease (hemolytic anemia) and is very thin. After practicing Fan Huan Gong with me for two months, he feels very good and has gained 7 or 8 pounds. There is also a 79-year-old disciple who had a cerebral infarction a few years ago and had difficulty walking. I guided him to practice the Qigong and Earth Qigong of Fan Huan Gong more. After a few years, he has no symptoms now, and he moves and punches like a young man, and his body is very healthy. The practice of people around me who have improved their gastrointestinal diseases after practicing Fan Huan Gong proves that practicing Liangyi Zhuang Gong and Fan Huan Gong can reduce and improve the high transaminase index of the liver. At the same time, Fan Huan Gong is a good preventive and therapeutic method for people who help with food accumulation and overeating.
Introduction to the practice of Returning Gong The Returning Gong of Liangyi Zhuang Jiugong is mainly divided into six kinds of separate exercises. Before doing the six kinds of separate exercises, we must practice Qi in Dantian. First, we find Dantian. Assume that the line connecting the Baihui point on the top of the head and the perineum point on the crotch is perpendicular to the ground, and the line connecting the Qihai point below the navel and the Mingmen point behind the waist is parallel to the ground. The point where these two lines intersect is generally our Dantian. We use the Dantian breathing method, inhale to Dantian, and the Dantian will be slightly hot. Let the hot air circle the horizontal direction of that point, first rotate three times clockwise, then rotate three times counterclockwise, and then exhale. Inhale first and then exhale, one in and one out, one contraction and one release of the abdomen, and practice repeatedly like this, which is called Danqi. This alchemy process must reach a certain level before we can do the six kinds of separate exercises of Returning Gong.
The first separate exercise: Rendu Meridian Running Method
The Rendu Meridian Running Method we are talking about here is different from the starting and ending points mentioned in traditional Chinese medicine. First, Dantian breathing method, adjust your breathing. When you start to run, think about the Dantian Qi going from the perineum to the coccyx, from the coccyx to the Mingjiaji and then going up, passing the Dazhui, through the Fengfu behind the neck to the Baihui, from the Baihui down to the Yintang, from the Yintang to the two temples to the upper palate, then to the tip of the tongue to the throat to the Tanzhong point, through the navel to the Qihai and back to the Dantian. Do seven cycles, then return to the reverse run. In the reverse run method, the Dantian Qi goes to the Qihai, goes up to the navel, the navel goes straight up to the Tanzhong point to the throat, passes the Chengjiang tongue tip, passes through the upper palate and goes up to the Taiyang to the Yintang, and then goes up to the Baihui. Start to go down to the Du channel, Baihui goes down to the Fengfu Dazhui, passes through the cervical vertebrae, thoracic vertebrae, lumbar vertebrae, to the coccyx, and returns to the Dantian. Do seven reverse cycles. It is best to do the first division of the exercise in a standing position. Keep your head straight and your body upright, your tongue against the upper palate, your chin slightly retracted, your shoulders relaxed and your elbows hanging, your chest held in and your back bent, your crotch opened and your waist lowered, your buttocks slid and your anus lifted, and your knees slightly bent. After standing properly, you should strive for smooth movement of Qi. Long-term practice will help you achieve success.
Second sub-exercise: Internal organs exercise
Internal organs exercise is to move inside. After Dantian breathing is adjusted, Dantian energy first moves to the liver and gallbladder area, then to the right lung, through Tanzhong to the left lung, down to the heart area, then to the spleen and stomach area to the intestine area, and return to Dantian. This is seven cycles. Then do the reverse cycle, Dantian Qi moves to the intestine area, to the spleen and stomach area, then to the heart area and left lung, through Tanzhong to the right lung, down to the liver and gallbladder area, and from the intestine area back to Dantian, another seven cycles. This exercise is still standing, but it requires slow movement, so that the diaphragm between the viscera and the chest cavity floats and sinks with the movement of Qi, which is equivalent to massaging the organs, intestines and stomach, enhancing the functions of internal organs, promoting the movement of internal Qi and blood, and greatly improving the functions of each body.
Third sub-exercise: Kidney exercise
The kidney is the innate foundation and the source of human life. Protecting the kidney is as important as protecting the heart. After the Dantian Qi is adjusted, lift the Qi to the navel, go along the abdomen, go to the right, go to the right side of the waist, go to the right kidney, pass the lumbar spine, go to the left kidney, to the left side of the waist, to the inner side of the left abdomen, back to the navel, and return to the Dantian. When doing it, use your mind to operate. After a long time, it seems that there is a stream of air, warming the waist. There are seven reverse cycles for seven cycles. Reverse cycle, Dantian lifts Qi to the navel, from the inner side of the left abdomen, go to the left, then pass the left kidney, pass the lumbar spine to the right kidney, go to the right side, the inner side of the abdomen, and return to the Dantian through the navel. This exercise is also practiced in a standing position. You must be serious when doing it, promote the operation of Qi, let the true Qi affect the kidneys, strengthen the kidney function and improve the quality of energy, so as to develop the innate strength and overcome the acquired dead strength. This is the purpose of the kidney exercise.
The fourth exercise: upper limb exercise
Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, raise your hands forward as if holding a Tai Chi ball, with your thumbs level with your shoulders and your palms facing each other. The difficulty is: breathing from Dantian, but focusing on Tanzhong, that is, inhaling from Dantian back to Tanzhong, walking from Jianjing to Jianyu on the left, then to Quchi and Shousanli, through Waiguan to the fingertips of the five fingers of the left hand, from the left fingertips through Laogong, through Neiguan to the inside of the elbow, through the left Jianjing back to Tanzhong, adjust your breathing, and start walking from the right Jianjing and Jianti, walking from the right Quchi and Shousanli to the right Waiguan, the five fingertips of the right hand, from the fingertips of the right hand to the right Laogong, walking from the right Neiguan to the inside of the time, and returning to the right Jianjing to Tanzhong. After seven cycles, do the reverse cycle. After regulating the breath, go to the left shoulder well, through the elbow to the inner pass, through the left Laogong to the fingertips, from the left fingertips through the outer pass, the hand three li, the right Quchi back to the right shoulder well, back to the Tanzhong. Regulate the breath, go to the right shoulder well to the right elbow, go to the right elbow to the door Dongguan, through the Laogong to the right fingertips, and then to the outer pass, the hand three li, the right Quchi back to the right shoulder well Tanzhong, the cycle is complete. The upper limb division of the breath is difficult to do, it must be slow, the mind leads the breath to keep up, take some time to complete, to achieve twice the result with half the effort. Note: This part of the work is not easy to explain in words, often face to face communication to understand.
The fifth exercise: lower limb exercise
The upper limb Qi movement, practice Tanzhong and Laogong, then the lower limb Qi movement method is mainly practiced Dantian Tongyongquan, Yongquan is on the soles of the feet, the most grounded, Danqi descends to attract the ground Qi to combine, so for this exercise, we must pay more attention to it. When running, stand with your feet slightly wider than your shoulders, and let your hands hang down naturally on both sides of your legs. After the Qi sinks into Dantian and the breathing is adjusted, first walk to the inner side of the left thigh, down to the inner side of the knee joint to Sanyinjiao, and then to Yongquan. After adjusting the breath at Yongquan, walk to Zusanli again, return to Dantian through the thigh root, and adjust the breath again, walk to the right thigh root to the right Zusanli, down to Yongquan, practice Qi and adjust the breath, walk to Sanyinjiao, the inner side of the right knee joint, and return to Dantian through the inner thigh. Seven cycles, then do the reverse cycle: Dantian Qi → inner side of right thigh → inner side of right knee joint → right Sanyinjiao → Yongquan, practice Qi and adjust the breath → right Zusanli → right thigh root → return to Dantian, adjust the breath → left thigh root → left Zusanli → Yongquan, practice Qi and adjust the breath → left Sanyinjiao → inner side of left knee joint → inner side of left thigh → return to Dantian. Seven cycles, and the lower limb exercise is completed. Although there are changes in the lower limb exercises, they are still the same. You can understand the mystery and get the key points.
The sixth sub-exercise: whole body exercises
Based on the first five sub-exercises, the Dantian has been trained to have a sense of Qi and can move freely. We should practice whole body exercises. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and place your hands in front of your legs with your palms facing forward. Dan Qi flows through your hands, and the Laogong acupoints of your hands become hot. Slowly hold your hands forward, as if holding a ball of Qi, hold it above the top of your head. The palms of your hands hold this ball of Qi and send it down from Baihui in a three-dimensional way, to the forehead, eyes, noses, mouth, throat and shoulders. At this time, the Qi should also cover your shoulders and arms, descend, pass through the chest to the lungs, send the heart to the liver and gallbladder, pass through the spleen and stomach, and pass through the intestines. When your hands are completely lowered, the Qi of your mind should also be sent down, to the lower limbs to Yongquan. Wherever the Qi held by your hands passes, it will become hot, and the Qi will cover and moisturize the whole body. When the Qi reaches Yongquan, both hands return to the initial position, then hold the Qi and raise them up to the top of the head, sending the Qi over the head. Repeat this cycle over and over again, slowly moving it down. Doing more cycles will yield unexpected results.