These rules or guidelines are generally observed unless specified overwise.
- Breathe through the nose.
- Tongue touching the roof of the mouth (palate). [Completing the Microcosmic Orbit.]
- Calm the mind.
- Hollow the chest and round the back.
- Sense the body, the breath and Qi.
- Listen to the silence, see, taste, touch and smell the silence.
- Body relaxed, no physical tension.
- Shoulders soft.
- Relax the hips and keep the pelvis tucked.
- Expand the lumbar and keep the abdomen tight/sucked.
- Imagine an invisible string pulling the crown of your head straight up (Baihui point).
- Gradually deepen the breathing.
- Breathe into the dan t’ien.
- Eyes open, soft focused past infinity.
- 70% rule – never fully exert yourself, work at about 70-80% of your capacity.
After you are able to sense the flow of Qi you are ready to being the practice of Qigong.
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Work at 70% of capacity or UP TO 70%?
Up to 70 or 80 percent, whatever is appropriate for your body today. Remember, this is not a competition or some magical goal to be achieved.