1. Nine series of Nine
movements
0.
Preparation posture
1. Guiding
into Du Meridian
2. Guiding
into Chong and Dai Meridians
3. Guiding
into Ren Meridian
4.
Rotating around Big Rotors (legs)
5. Pelvic
cavity creates Taiji
6. Zhen Qi
returns to the Sea
7. Pouring
sea and rivers
8.
Readjusting all Eight Extraordinary Meridians
9.
Internal organs return to their original places
2.
Practical method explained
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Section O - Preparation
posture: Standing in “Wuji” position
Both
legs naturally shoulder wide separated, both hands naturally placed
according to each one’s comfort: palms placed on the belly or
placed on your lower back at waist level or simply alongside the body.
In any case drop your elbows, deplete your chest while bending it
forward and stretching back, uplift neck and erect head, the tongue
touching the palate, both eyes slightly closed. Two special focuses in
this exercise: 1. Keep whole body relaxed, 2. Keep heart and mind quiet
(mental centered in the belly).
Section
1 - Guiding into Du Meridian (Fig. 1)
Focus
your mind on the coccyx area, use your mind to keep it upright and
pointing downward as prolonging down to the ground— this forms an
imaginary line that will touch the ground at a reference point. Now
this is your referential center point, use your waist to draw imaginary
circles around and increase progressively the diameter of these
circles. Both legs are naturally stretching in your post (avoid from
too straight stance).
Do this exercise clockwise and counterclockwise: nine series of nine
circles each (totaling eighty-one circles each).
Section
2 - Guiding into Chong and Dai Meridians (Fig. 2 &
Fig.3)
The
mind placed on Huiyin point descending down to the ground—this forms an
imaginary line which will touch the ground at referential point; with
this referential ground point as the center, draw imaginary circles
around it on the ground. These circles should be fit in the space
between your two feet. Now imagine that your both legs are part of a
large container, the line starting from Huiyin upright as a churn stick
which will progressively mix uniformly all the liquid contained. Keep
on drawing perfect.
This section will help you to acquire more autonomy and
dexterity in lumbar, dorsal vertebra and neck area.
Do this exercise clockwise and counterclockwise: nine series of nine
circles each (totaling eighty-one circles each).
Section
3 - Guiding Ren Meridian (Fig. 4)
The
mind on the pubis area, extend the dropping feeling vertically down to
the ground— this forms an imaginary line which will touch the ground at
referential point; with this referential ground point as the center,
draw imaginary circles around it on the ground. In this section
buttocks are slightly shifting forward, both legs stretching naturally.
Do this exercise clockwise and counterclockwise: nine series of nine
circles each (totaling eighty-one circles each).
Section
4 - Rotating around big rotors (Fig. 5)
With left leg as a big rotor do circles clockwise eighty-one times.
With right leg as a big rotor do circles counterclockwise eighty-one
times.
Section
5 - Pelvic cavity creates Taiji (Fig. 5)
Image now your two legs connected by a string, draw a continuous “S”
contained in the same plane parallel to the ground.
Draw eighty-one “S”.
Section
6 - Zhenqi returns to the Sea (Fig. 5)
Imagine
a plane parallel to the ground at the level of your upper abdomen and
another vertical plan dividing your body perfectly in half between your
eyes, the intersection of both plans will result a line. Draw circles
with this line while keeping it always parallel to the ground.
Do this exercise clockwise and counterclockwise: nine series of nine
circles each (totaling eighty-one circles each).
Section
7 - Pouring Seas and rivers (Fig. 5)
Imagine
a vertical line, connecting head and Huiyin, intersecting in the middle
of previous line (Section 6). Draw imaginary vertical cylinders around
the initial line.
Do this exercise clockwise and counterclockwise: nine series of nine
circles each (totaling eighty-one circles each).
Section
8 - Adjusting all Eight Extraordinary Meridians (Fig. 5)
Use your whole waist to draw, as in Section 6, imaginary vertical
cylinders but this time naturally large ones.
Do this exercise clockwise and counterclockwise: nine series of nine
circles each (totaling eighty-one circles each).
Section
9 - Internal organs return to their original places (Fig. 5)
Two
legs naturally straight, uplift heels, suddenly drop them onto the
ground, as a result it will shake slightly your body and especially
your internal organs. This requires you to have a whole body relaxed.
Shake your whole body for a total of eighty-one times.
Proceed
now to the end of the exercises, both hands placed on the belly (right
hand on left hand for man and inverse for woman), hold your standing
post for a little while (according to your own appreciation). And after
rub two hands with each other, until they are getting hot, use your
palms to cover slightly both eyes. Open both eyes and drop slowly your
arms to return to the preparation posture.
3.
Nine Sections Movements Mapping

4. Application of Daoist and Buddhist healing
principles
Taoist
healing and health methods are all inspired from the concept of
“Universe and human body merging into one single entity”. Ancient
Chinese through their contemplation of Heaven, Earth and surrounding
Nature assimilated human body a small universe itself. This small
universe should be close relation with the Cosmic Universe, regarding
the Laws which govern its development and mutation.
According to
Traditional Chinese philosophy you can find Heaven, Earth, Wind,
Thunder, Mountain, Lac, water and fire: Eight symbolic entities,
changing and struggling with each other: they are represented in human
body by the Eight Extraordinary Meridian energetic activities. If these
Eight Extraordinary Meridians are active and fully flowing, then the
human body is healthy and away from disease, but if they are weak and
present obstruction in their flow, then the human body will gradually
degenerate. Taoist Health cultivation methods are mainly using Eight
Extraordinary Meridians and especially the Du and Ren two meridians
which are the most important ones (Fig.1 and Fig. 4).
Inspired by
the “Mi Zong” method (Secret Buddhist sect) which is mainly cultivating
the body according to the Three meridians and Seven Wheels (see next
paragraph).
- Three Meridians: they are not related to acupuncture
meridians but rather to the whole anatomy of the body. Left meridian is
being the center meridian of left leg and Right meridian the center
meridian of the right leg. The Middle Meridian is the body’s trunk
center meridian.
- Seven Wheels: Having their center on the same
imaginary line starting Fan acu-point (called generally Bai Hui in TCM)
down to Huiyin acu-point, Seven Wheels are seven main parallel sections
of the body.
The highest is “Fan acu-point”, followed by “Top of the
head Wheel”, “Eyebrow Wheel”, “Throat Wheel”, “Heart Wheel”, “Navel
Wheel” and “Huiyin Wheel”.
According to the Mi Zong theory if the
Three meridians and Seven Wheels are opened then the body will remain
healthy during a long life.
With these previous principles you can
now consult again the nine sections of Practical method and deepen each
part of the exercise and its meaning (the title of each section will
help you to apprehend its most important meaning.
5. Three Meridians and Seven Wheels