Hi all,
I heard about qigong before but never got into it until now. I had a chance to watch a couple of Dr. Yang's videos and there were a few things I wanted to know more. I did read quite a few posts before making this thread and I knew there are a few that have extensive knowledge of qigong that may be able to help me out.
I'd like to say I want to learn to make my body more healthy. Actually, I don't usually get sick or anything, but I easily get nervous and can get really nervous. When that happens, a lot of time the left side of my chest tighten up and get really painful. If there's some exercise specific for that, please let me know. I really appreciate it.
Okay, here are a few things I'd like to know before I begin.
1) Regulating the body. I know the theory watching the video, but there was no exercises mentioned for practice. Could someone point me to some exercises for that?
2) Deep breathing. Said to breathe slowly and deeply. I'd like to know how slow. Some sites say 6 - 8 cycles per minute for starter and should be 2 - 4 per minute when become good at it. Is that really the case or depends on the person practicing it? Also, Dr. Yang said to inhale and exhale but a few sites suggesting pauses in between. Should I pause?
3) At this point, when I practice my breathing, should I care about concentrating on Dan Tian or finding my two Centers? Or just concentrate on my breathing?
4) I'm also interested in doing the 8 simple qigong exercises for health as was said good for people just getting into qigong. Should I practice this and breathing at once or should I practice one first before another? Gotta mention my physical balance is not very good as I was told one side is a bit higher than the other side. So should I wait until my body is properly regulated before I attempt Wai Dan qigong?
I may have more questions but not until later stages. Thanks a lot.