| Cloud Hands Qigong is a wonderful ancient method | | | | to move outward. |
| for combating stress and anxiety. Let me give | | | | When you have this part down (and only then), |
| you some brief instruction on its practice. Cloud | | | | you can begin turning your torso around its |
| hands qigong is actually part of a larger and more | | | | central axis. That is, you will shift your weight to |
| extensive method of neigong (internal work) called | | | | one side and then turn your hips in that direction. |
| "Opening the Energy Gates of the Body". This | | | | At this point you have three actions that repeat |
| system is the basic training for learning how the | | | | over and over, namely, shift weight, turn hips, |
| body is supposed to move in the style of Tai Chi | | | | turn back to center, and repeat. |
| that I teach. | | | | From there you combine all these motions so that |
| From the standing meditation exercise I've | | | | you are constantly shifting and turning together. |
| described elsewhere, step the feet out to just | | | | Only then do you add the arms. For the purpose |
| wider than the shoulders, with the feet still parallel. | | | | of this introduction you can use most any sort of |
| Slowly and gently allow the weight to shift from | | | | circling arm motion, one side and then the other. |
| one foot to the other. The most important thing | | | | Obviously there is a lot more to it, but I think you |
| to remember with this aspect of this exercise is | | | | get the picture. I hope you have enjoyed Cloud |
| to keep your body completely straight. In other | | | | Hands Qigong, it's good for your health. |
| words, don't lean to either side nor allow your hips | | | | |