{"id":18176,"date":"2015-08-09T10:23:08","date_gmt":"2015-08-09T17:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/kaimen\/?p=18176"},"modified":"2017-08-09T10:31:47","modified_gmt":"2017-08-09T17:31:47","slug":"heaven-mountain-qigong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/kaimen\/2015\/heaven-mountain-qigong\/","title":{"rendered":"Heaven Mountain QiGong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes it is fun to pick up a short QiGong exercise from a style different from your own. You might feel the energy of the other style or, sometimes it&#8217;s plaim enough that you can practice it and infuse it with your own style.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #800000;\"><strong>Tian Shan (Heaven Mountain) QiGong<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Number 8: Post Stance, Heaven and Earth Hand<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/kaimen\/2015\/heaven-mountain-qigong\/33-36-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18188\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-18188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/kaimen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/33-36-1.jpg\" alt=\"Tian Shan Qi Gong\" width=\"144\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/kaimen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/33-36-1.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/kaimen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/33-36-1-105x200.jpg 105w, https:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/kaimen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/33-36-1-157x300.jpg 157w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/a>133. Thumb relaxes. Stretch center fingers.<\/p>\n<p>134. Both arms slowly move to the front of the body rising nimbly until reaching shoulder height together.<\/p>\n<p>135. Bend both elbows back until the (back of the) hands reach the &#8220;xuan guan&#8221; point (the bridge of the nose). Middle and ring fingers drop to the &#8220;Lao Gong&#8221; points (in the palm).<\/p>\n<p>136. Rotate (body) leftward, turning the left hand downward and the right hand upward.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"..\/..\/images\/INFO_BX\/info_ts37-40.jpg\" width=\"179\" height=\"301\" \/>137. Loosen and open middle and third fingers. Raise (left hand) and lower (right hand) while the middle fingers of both hands press downward.<\/p>\n<p>138. Middle finger together with third finger bends until pinching the Laogong point. Turn body towards the right.<\/p>\n<p>139. Right hand turns downward, left hand moves upward.<\/p>\n<p>140. Loosen and open middle and third fingers. Raise (right hand) and lower (left hand) while the middle fingers of both hands press downward.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/kaimen\/141-144\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-18181 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/kaimen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/141-144.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"166\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/kaimen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/141-144.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/kaimen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/141-144-116x200.jpg 116w, https:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/kaimen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/141-144-174x300.jpg 174w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 166px) 100vw, 166px\" \/><\/a>141. Middle finger together with third finger bends until pinching the Laogong point (9 times). Return body to upright position.<\/p>\n<p>142. Loosen and open middle and third fingers with all 10 fingers mutually opposed.<\/p>\n<p>143. Both hands turn downward, falling until they reach the &#8220;Shan Gong&#8221; point. Relax the waist while rotating both palms inward.<\/p>\n<p>144. Both hands divide and, following the contour of the waist, press downward<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright \" src=\"..\/..\/images\/INFO_BX\/info_ts45-46.jpg\" width=\"198\" height=\"154\" \/>145. Middle finger drops while hands move toward &#8220;Feng Shi&#8221; point (on outside of thigh).<\/p>\n<p>146. The hands move away from the body. Both legs resume standing up.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes it is fun to pick up a short QiGong exercise from a style different from your own. You might feel the energy of the other style or, sometimes it&#8217;s plaim enough that you can practice it and infuse it with your own style. 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