Quo Lin & Nine Dragon Qigong by Jeffrey Smoley - HTML preview

Wuji Qigong’s Sealing and Closing:

Down: Start by standing in a horse stance, legs up to two shoulder widths apart. Inhale, sink onto your right leg and bring both hands out to your right side, palms up, right hand higher than the left. Keep your shoulders relaxed. Exhale and swing both hands slowly down and to the left, while shifting your weight to your left leg, and slightly turning your body to the left. The hands should end up in a mirror of the start position. Inhale. Exhale and swing your hands slowly down and to the right, while shifting your weight to the right, returning to the right side position.

Circle: Start by standing in a horse stance, legs up to two shoulder widths apart. Inhale, sink onto your right leg and bring both hands to your right side, palms up, shoulder high, right hand higher than the left. Keep your shoulders relaxed. Exhale and swing both hands slowly down and to the left, while shifting your weight to your left leg, and slightly turning your body to the left. Continue to swing your hands up and to the front as you inhale and shift your weight to the right. Exhale and swing both hands slowly down and to the left, while shifting your weight to your left leg, and slightly turning your body to the left. Circle 8 to 38 times. Then when you get to the right side starting position, pause and exhale. Then as you inhale, begin to circle in the opposite direction. Circle 8 to 38 times.

Wuji Qigong’s Stepping Out and Casting a Net:

Left: Start with your legs about ½ shoulder width apart. Place both hands on the front of your thighs. Exhale and step out with your left foot to about shoulder width distance, as both hands cast a net, palms down. Hands go to shoulder height. Inhale and bring hands back to the thighs, palms up. Exhale and push with both hands, fingers up, your rear heel comes off the floor. Inhale and bring your foot and hands back to the start position. Repeat 8 to 38 times.

Right: Repeat left side sequence but step out with right foot.

Wuji Qigong’s Stepping Out and Sweeping Hands:

Left: Start with your legs about ½ shoulder width apart. Inhale and step out with your left foot to about shoulder width distance and bring both hands to your right side, shoulder high, palms up, right hand higher than the left. Keep your shoulders relaxed. Exhale and sweep both hands slowly down and forwards, until your hands are shoulder high. Inhale and sweep both hands to your right, shoulder high, palms up, right hand higher than the left. Keep your gaze on your right hand. Repeat 8 to 38 times. Right: Repeat left side sequence but step out with right foot. Hands are moving to your left side as you step out.

Wuji Qigong’s Holding the Three Dantiens:

Lower: Stand in the normal position. Inhale, raise your arms to waist level and bring both hands together so your fingers are almost touching, palms facing towards your body. Hands are relaxed and fingers are apart. Breathe slowly and abdominally with your tongue touching behind your upper front teeth. Imagine or visualize Qi flowing from the Lao Gong points of your hands into your lower Dantien. The energy then flows up your chest, into your arms, down to your hands and back into your Dantien.

Middle: The Middle Dantien is in the center of the sternum, also known as the heart chakra or #4. Raise your arms until the Lao Gong points are facing the sternum.

Upper: The Upper Dantien is between the eyebrows, also known as the third eye chakra or #6. Raise your arms until the Lao Gong points are facing your eyes.

This Holding the Three Dantiens is a very important form, it is used in many Qigong systems and as a stand-alone practice to help with any bad side effects of Qigong practice.

Wuji Qigong’s Stepping into Peng:

Left: Start with your legs about ½ shoulder width apart. Inhale and step out 30 degrees with your left foot to about shoulder width distance and your left hand is chest high in front of you, palm towards your chest, fingers pointing to the right; arm is relaxed. Your foot points straight forward. This position is called Peng (or ward off). Your right hand swings behind you and the SJ3 (San Jiao) point (between pinky and ring finger, one thumb width towards your wrist), touches your Mingmen point (opposite Dantien on your spine). Exhale and step out with your right foot, 30 degrees, bringing your right hand chest high in front of you, palm towards your chest, fingers pointing to the left; arm is relaxed. Your foot points straight forward. Your left hand swings behind you and the SJ3 point touches your Mingmen point.

Right: Start with your legs about ½ shoulder width apart. Inhale and step out 30 degrees with your right foot to about shoulder width distance and your left hand is chest high in front of you, palm towards your chest, fingers pointing to the right; arm is relaxed. Your foot points straight forward .Your right hand swings behind you and the SJ3 point touches your Ming Men. Exhale and step out with your left foot, 30 degrees, bringing your right hand chest high in front of you, palm towards your chest, fingers pointing to the left; arm is relaxed. Your foot points straight forward. Your left hand swings behind you and the SJ3 point touches your Ming Men point.

This can be done continuously as a walking exercise, but indoors, we take two steps, then return to the starting spot.

The closing section of Wuji Qigong has six separate sections: Gathering Qi, Swallowing Qi in Three Swallows, Spreading Qi in a Spiral, Washing the Face and Hair, Playing the Heavenly Drum and Shaking Qi.

Wuji Qigong’s Closing:

Gathering Qi: Stand in the normal stance. Exhale while turning your palms to the side and left your arms to the side, elbows slightly bent until your fingers touch over your head. Inhale while you pull Qi into the crown of your head and your third eye. Your hands lower until the reach your nose and you inhale Qi. Exhale. Inhale and push Qi down your body to your Dan Tien. Your hands remain palms down with your fingertips touching.

Swallowing Qi in Three Swallows: Click your teeth together 36 times, allowing the saliva to collect in your mouth, and then swallow it in three sections. As you swallow feel Qi flow down with the saliva, continuing to the Dantien. Now that you have a supply of good Qi, you want to circulate it to your central organs.

Spreading Qi in a Spiral: Place your hands (one on top of the other) over the Dantien (about 2 inches below the navel), with the Lao Gong points of each hand in line. I have heard that if you are male the left hand goes over the right and if female, the opposite. Coming from a martial background, where you need to be able to do anything with either hand, I don’t see this as important. You can alternate hands each time you practice.

Begin a spiral from small to large, down to the right, then up and over to the left side, down again etc. so that you complete 9 turns until your hands reach the solar plexus at the top, and the Du Qi (Qi Hai) point at the bottom. Then spiral back in to your lower Dantien. Breathe abdominally and slowly. Finish at the end of an exhale, and then relax hands to your sides.

Washing Face & Hair: Bring your hands forward and rub your hands briskly together until they are warm. Place your palms over your eyes, inhale and exhale. Arch your fingers and run them back across your head and around. Your thumbs circle your ears. Do this three times then bring your hands to your Dantien.

The flow of Qi during the Wuji forms follows the rules of Chan Si Gong (Silk Reeling Exercise). In fact, in any form, Qigong or martial, the Qi flow should be spiraling.

You may have noticed that there is some repetition between many Qigong forms. I believe that is because some of the forms have common ancestors and the power of certain Qigong has kept them alive over the centuries.

Jeffrey Smoley