What are the 12 Health Qigong Postures?

Health-preserving Qigong is a subject that many elderly people like to study nowadays, because most of them are retired and have nothing to do at home. In the long run, it also has a great impact on physical health, and Health Qigong is of great help in physical exercise. But for some elderly people who have just come into contact with it, it is still a little confusing. So, what are the 12 Health Qigong movements?

The five new sets of Health Qigong exercises are: Health Qigong·Taiji Health-preserving Stick, Health Qigong·Twelve Sections Brocade, Health Qigong·Twelve Methods of Daoyin Health-preserving Exercises, Health Qigong·Mawangdui Daoyin Technique, and Health Qigong·Big Dance.

Health Qigong·Taiji Health-preserving Staff is derived from the traditional cultural concept of “Taiji”, which represents the harmony of yin and yang, unity of man and nature, and harmony between the inside and the outside. It inherits the essence of traditional staff-holding exercises and is a set of exercises that mainly uses instruments to guide limb movements and coordinates breathing and mind regulation.

Health Qigong·Twelve Section Brocade inherits the essence of different schools of original exercises and strengthens the movement of the neck, shoulders, waist and legs. It is a set of sitting exercises that trains the whole body in the order of head, neck, shoulders, back, waist, upper limbs, lower limbs, chest and abdomen.

The Twelve Methods of Qigong for Health Preserving and Guiding Health are a compilation of 12 exercises from over 50 sets of Qigong for Health Preserving and Guiding Health created and promoted by Professor Zhang Guangde of Beijing Sports University since 1974. It is a set of exercises guided by the theory of viscera and meridians, the theory of yin and yang and the five elements, and the theory of qi and blood in traditional Chinese medicine, integrating guiding and health preservation, physical exercise and spiritual cultivation.

Health Qigong·Mawangdui Daoyin Technique is based on the Daoyin Diagram unearthed from the Mawangdui Han Tomb in Changsha, Hunan Province. It is characterized by guiding along the meridians and following the movements with the mind. The movements are designed around the opening and closing of the limbs, the rotation and flexion and extension, and the stretching of the muscles and bones. It is a set of ancient and beautiful exercises that cultivates both the inside and the outside.

Health Qigong Da Wu is based on the “Da Wu” recorded in ancient literature. It focuses on the flexion and extension, rotation and other movements of all joints in the body. It is a set of exercises that open up joints and promote exercise through dance.

For those who don't know what the 12 Health Qigong Postures are, please read the above content carefully, it will definitely be helpful. Moreover, due to their age, the elderly may be more prone to health problems. At this time, everyone must learn to make reasonable arrangements, exercise more often, and eat a reasonable diet, so that the body will be healthier.