Purpose: Health
Center: According to instruction
Goal: Improve health and the nervous system
Crane Style Chi Gong was developed by Dr. Zhao Jin Xian in September, 1980, in Beijing. Since then its popularity has spread throughout China. Every day, more and more people are practicing it to cure chronic ailments or simply for the joy of staying healthy.
In the Orient, especially in China, Korea and Japan, the crane symbolizes longevity and peacefulness. It has a quiet, non-competitive character. The movements of Crane Style Chi Gong are based on those of the crane, which are graceful and harmonious like the water of a mountain stream. Crane Style Chi Gong is simple to learn and practice. As long as one's mind follows the flow of chi during the exercise, its therapeutic effect is pronounced and one's energy becomes better regulated and balanced.
Each section of Crane Style Chi Gong concentrates on moving chi to a different area, opening up different
points and strengthening the chi flow throughout various meridians. A brief summary of each of the five sections will help explain the energetic movements. Section 1: The main purpose is to allow the body's internal chi to communicate with the environment or to take in fresh energy from the universe and expel stale energy from the body. Section 2: The purpose is to open up the three yang meridians and three yin meridians on the hands. Section 3: This set is used to regulate the flow of chi in the Ren and Du channels by loosening the vertebrae, thus causing the yang chi to rise and the yin chi to sink. Section 4: This series is practiced to release stagnation in the upper and lower limbs and improve chi circulation. Section 5: The main purpose of this standing meditation and ending section is to regulate the mind, the respiration, and the body (or, in other words, concentration, breathing, and posture). Crane-Style Chi Gong is a balanced, nourishing practice which not only strengthens and refines your chi, but can also bring about a marked improvement in almost every aspect of your life. Crane Style Chi Gong is a standing exercise. Its slow and graceful movements do not require great physical effort. It takes about 20 minutes to perform the entire sequence. |
Crane Style Qigong 
