The Healing Promise of Qi: Creating Extraordinary Wellness Through Qigong and Tai Chi
by Roger Jahnke
“To demonstrate how very easy Qigong practice can be, try this basic exercise. Simply adjust your posture so that your body is upright and your spine is straight, deepen your breath, and direct your mind to a simple image such as clouds drifting across the sky. You see, it only takes a moment to initiate the Three Intentful Corrections. You may wish to close your eyes and drift here in a state of quiet for a few moments.”
“If you are very new to the idea of practice or cultivation, you may need to take a few breaths to really relax. You may have to remind yourself every few seconds of what you are doing because the mind is addicted to its usual pattern of bouncing around. If you have decided to focus on clouds in your mind’s eye, then you might just say to yourself every few moments, or on the exhalations of the breath, ‘clouds,’ ‘clouds,’ ‘clouds.’”