Massage and Exercises after Meditation

[fomenko]

There are Massage and Exercises after Meditation sets in the book «Qigong for health and martial arts». 2-end edition. As I understand all forms left-right symmetrical.
Questions
1.In Massage set Figure 3-43 (massaging Laogong cavity). Which palm student must to start massage first left or right?
2.In Massage set Figure 3-46 (massaging Yongquan cavity). Which foot student must to start massage first left or right?
3.In Exercises set Figure 3-47. In which side student must to start execute exercise left or right?
4.In Exercises set Figure 3-48. In which side student must to start execute exercise left or right?

5.What is the correct way to breath during exersises
a)Figure 3-47 . When rotate neck to the side student must to inhale or exhale?
b)Figure 3-48 When rotate body to the side student must to inhale or exhale?
c) Figure 3-49 When exhale and when inhale?
d)Figure 3-50 When exhale and when inhale?
i) Figure 3-51 When exhale and when inhale?
f) Figure 3-52 When exhale and when inhale?
g)Figure 3-53 When exhale and when inhale?
h)Figure 3-54 When exhale and when inhale?
6.What the pattern of the breathing during exercises? Small Circulation?
It is possible to coordinate movements with One Breath Cycle Small Circulation. (Figure 3-8 p. 80). But how coordinate movements with Two Breath Cycle (Figure 3-8)? Is it possible? Student starts learning Two Breath Cycle first. I am on this stage? Or execute exercises without coordination?

[clairvoyager]

As for exercises to recover from meditation, it does not really matter which side first, what breath, etc. The purpose is to bring yourself back to normal awareness from a deep meditative state so that you don't get "locked" into inappropriate states.

In fact, as I understand it, you may change the number of exercises and/or repetitions, and add your own, in general do whatever feels good to be doing, stretching, massaging, yawning, singing, whatever.

As for small circulation, there is a book specifically about this subject. Since it has its inherent dangers, I recommend you get the book and progress gradually, with several months of consistent practice of embrionic breathing before moving onto small circulation.

Good luck with the practice.

[joeblast]

the two breath method should be employed before the one breath method.

does anyone around here have solid experience with small circulation though? I've seen a lot of accounts that claim that contriving the small circulation is backward and inefficient and should be done naturally through stillness before any active intent can properly be added. personally I am still working on other practices and dont do SC, so I dont have much depth of experience on this one.