Warm up and stretching Archives - PetarSmiljana Qigong

Shaking of Body – a simple Qigong exercise

December 14, 2018 Petar Prikratki 1 - LIVING QIGONG, 4 - QIGONG PRACTICE, Qigong sets and exercises, Warm up and stretching

Shaking of body is the simplest Qigong exercise I know and it’s holistic. It will bring many benefits to your body and it will help release energy blockages. Among major benefits of this exercise is relaxation. Simplicity of exercise What is most important about it is that it is so simple and natural that you don’t need to know anything! No theory, no technique, no nothing. In fact if you were an average healthy kid[…]

Spinal Qigong Exercise: Folding Forward

April 24, 2018 Smiljana Golja 4 - QIGONG PRACTICE, Posture, alignment, stances, Qigong sets and exercises, Warm up and stretching

FOLDING FORWARD is one of often practiced Qigong exercises for releasing the spine and for maintaining it flexible. A smooth and abundant Qi flow through our spine and torso is according to the Qigong theory essential for the health of our body, mind and spirit. Tensions arise in our body every day and we have to know how to release them efficiently, especially in the area of our spine and torso, if we want to[…]

Naturality of Squatting position

September 16, 2017 Smiljana Golja 4 - QIGONG PRACTICE, Warm up and stretching

This blog is about a natural squatting position and not about some Qigong exercise, strictly defined. Squatting position is something very natural for children and also for people who have preserved this habit through their lives and it is useful for health in general. If you have lost the capability to get into this posture you would maybe decide to regain it, at least to some degree, but you should be patient. You can[…]

Joint conditioning and Qigong – Introduction

May 5, 2017 Smiljana Golja 4 - QIGONG PRACTICE, Joints, Tips, Warm up and stretching

(Joints and Qigong -1) Regulating the body is important Qigong practice is a process in which you are working simultaneously with all aspects of your Being (body, energy and consciousness). On this path you learn to regulate and constantly refine your body, mind, breathing, energy and spirit. This is a non-linear process in which the emphases of training changes in accordance with your progress and goals. Some would like to skip the part of […]

Qigong Exercise to Strengthen Feet Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons

January 27, 2017 Smiljana Golja 4 - QIGONG PRACTICE, Getting Started, Warm up and stretching

Strengthen your feet and the whole body will benefit! In a previous blog Being aware of the soles of the feet I was talking about the role that our feet has in a correct body alignment and how this influences our physical health and our body’s energy system. The purpose of exercise presented in this blog is to connect with our feet which are, in Qigong, the basics to start building our energy[…]

In Qigong we use Tendons

December 22, 2016 Petar Prikratki 4 - QIGONG PRACTICE, Warm up and stretching

Changing of Muscles and Tendons In Qigong there is a training which is dedicated to change of muscles and tendons. Yi Jin Jing is training which everybody got to know – everyone who have ever trained any of Chinese martial arts. It is a training in which you are doing exercises which are meant for tendons stretching and relaxing of muscles. You devote your attention to stronger flow of energy, flexibility, endurance which is[…]

The Importance of Warm up and Stretching in Qigong

December 9, 2016 Smiljana Golja 4 - QIGONG PRACTICE, Warm up and stretching

Is it necessary to do warm up, loosening and stretching exercises if you practice a qigong? I know there are many different opinions about this topic. In this blog I would like only to explain why I regularly practice these exercises and why I think they are beneficial. My intent is not a detailed explanation about different kinds of exercises and their different purposes. Anchor I consider warm up, loosening and stretching exercises as[…]