Taoist practices: 10 gold exercises. Daoist rejuvenation practices

Exercises for longevity and health, described by Bian Zhizhong, are part of a Taoist system designed to preserve health and strengthen the body. They are smooth calm movements, which even in ancient times people practiced. Taoist practices are particularly good for those who have weakened after illness and the elderly. To deal with them, you do not need good weather on the street or a lot of space. You can practice Taoist practices at any time of the day. At the same time, you will get good results soon after the start.

Taoist sexual practices, for example, are very effective. So, a case with one man who at the age of about 70 years lost sexual activity was fixed. He regularly performed these exercises for two months, and the potency returned. This proves that Taoist sexual practices do work. Now this old man remarks that he feels as if his youth is returning to him.

A little bit about Bian Zhizhong

Bian Zhizhong, the author of the exercises, has already gone to the seventh decade. Daoist practices he has been performing for more than 40 years. This person is now just as strong as a middle-aged healthy man. The most popular and interesting Taoist practices included in the system called "10 golden exercises", we bring to your attention.

"Restoring Source"

The purpose of this exercise is to help the body absorb fresh elements, as well as to get rid of used ones. You will also learn to control your internal organs, you can stimulate blood circulation and energy, which will increase vitality. This exercise is the basis for the following. It is also irreplaceable for diseases of the shoulder joints and spine, painful menstruation and gastric disorders. It can be especially advised to those who want to strengthen the tone of the body, and to change the weight, improve the functioning of the reproductive system. Secrets of love Taoist practice does not disclose, but really helps to feel young for many years. It should be very careful for beginners to this exercise. Repeat it should be 2 times a day, each time - for 3-5 minutes.

Description of the exercise

It is necessary to stand upright, freely lower the arms along the trunk, put the feet to the width of the shoulders. Look straight ahead, relax. The mind must be free from thoughts.

Now inhale deeply, while squaring your shoulders and rising to your toes. It is best to beginners to breathe only through the nose. With regular classes, after a while you can do it with your mouth and nose, and also use the lower abdomen for this. Try to slightly exhale the stomach when exhaling . Go down on your heels, bending your knees. Do 16 such breaths.

Now hold your breath for a minute, then shake your whole body. Relax your muscles while standing upright. Knees slightly bent, arms hanging freely along the trunk. Start shaking, vibrating with each joint and muscle of the body. In this case, men should lightly shake the testicles in the perineum, and women should keep the vagina open slightly (Taoist female practices sometimes differ slightly from the male ones). You should slightly bend your fingers. Straightening them, you should feel that they swell. Approximately a minute should be shaken, that is, make about 4 oscillations.

"Eight Diagrams"

This exercise affects all the acupuncture points of our body. Very good hand movements will activate the neck, shoulder joints and shoulder blades. It is useful in the treatment of brain thrombosis, headache, dizziness, neurasthenia, contributes to the prevention and treatment of pleurisies, as well as myocardial infarction. Among other things, these movements improve coordination and increase concentration.

Stand up straight, arms hang freely along the trunk, legs are on the width of the shoulders. Look in front of you, freeing your mind from thoughts.

Raise both hands slowly up to shoulder level. At the same time, imagine that you are holding a basketball before them. Bend your knees slowly. Continue moving with your left hand up until it is above your head. Right and down moves the right hand. Turn 45 degrees so that the upper part of your body remains straight. Completely bend the left leg, and only half - right.

Describe now the right hand in front of you in the air (that is, on the right side) a symbol called "Eight diagrams." It is necessary to do the following. The right hand that is now right below should be raised up and forward until it is overhead. Unfold your palm now, describe the circumference by hand. Now, from the bottom, describe the S-shaped figure, making it along the imaginary circle, its vertical diameter. Now it should be right hand over your head. Turn it forward and down so as to make another circle. With your right foot, step forward, bend it completely, and the left foot - only half. After describing the circle, the right hand is overhead, the left hand starts to move to the left and down, describing the symbol "Eight Diagrams" in the air, but now on the left side. These movements are identical to those that were made right, except that they should be performed in the opposite direction.

After the left hand is over your head, make a right move to the right down. A step back makes the right leg. Left completely bend, right - half. This is the end of the exercise, you can do it again. It is necessary to perform it without stopping, alternately with different hands (both - 16, 8 movements each). The time for execution is about a minute.

"Flight of the bird Ruh"

The following exercise will help you get rid of excess weight, so it is included especially often in Taoist female practices. All movements in it resemble the flight of a bird: hands in the air describe a figure resembling a figure eight lying on its side.

Stand up straight. Your feet should be shoulder-width apart. Quietly stand, pulling your stomach and straightening your chest. Bend your knees a little.

Now, to the level of the chest, raise both hands, while describing the "lying eight". Left at the same time, when you describe this figure on the left side of the chest, it should be on top, and the right one should follow it. When both hands are in front of the chest, swap them. The left is now below, the top is the right one. Describe to the right the "eight". Do this 16 times, alternately changing the position of the hands. Then do the following exercises. Taoist practitioners are not limited to this.

"Turtle draws his head"

With the help of this exercise, you can strengthen the nervous system, get rid of excess weight and diabetes. In it, the basic movement resembles the behavior of a turtle hiding its head under the carapace.

Stand up straight, draw in your belly, straighten your chest. Bend your knees slightly, placing your arm along the trunk.

With palms down, lift both hands parallel to the ground in front of the chest. Bend your elbows slightly. With your left hand, draw a semicircle down to the level of the abdomen, then rotate it upward with the palm as if you were holding a ball. On the right foot, carry the weight of your body. Lean forward, turn the cabinet slightly to the left. Move now for half a step in the same direction the left leg, knee bend. The right leg should be stretched. Completely on the ground is the foot. Pull out the left hand at the same time, bend it in the hand. In this case, the fingers should be horizontal to the ground. The right hand should be lowered until the thumb touches the thigh . This posture resembles a horse galloping on a horse.

Open your left hand with your palm, pull it out, while the left shoulder should describe the circle - the shoulder joint first moves up, then - back, then - down. The left hand is pressed to the same part of the chest as close as possible, describe the right semicircle. Then, press the right hand as close as possible to the chest (to the right side of it), bend backwards with the upper part of your torso, bend your back, pull your stomach and neck, like the tortoise head hiding under the shell.

Now return to the normal position of the shoulders (first rotate backwards, then - forward). With both hands, describe a circle in front of the chest: first down, then forward and up. Shoulder joints during this movement move back, and then forward, returning to the starting position. With both hands, describe now another circle. Draw it this time first up, then back and forth. When you are at the level of the abdomen of the hands, rotate the shoulder joints first back, then forward, returning them to their original position. After that, repeat circular movements.

When the hands are at the abdominal level, return to the starting position of the shoulders, you should turn to the right upper part of the trunk. Place your arms in front of your chest as if you were holding the ball in front of you. Body weight transfer to the left leg, lift the right one and move forward half a step so that your pose resembles a horse galloping on a horse. From the position of this, one can begin to perform the exercise on the right side. All movements exactly coincide with the above. However, they should be performed in the opposite direction. 4 times in each side, do this exercise, alternating with the directions (only 8 times). Turn left to finish it. This way you will return to the starting position.

"The floating dragon"

Taoist practices for women and men include the following exercise. It improves kidney function, strengthens the spine. In it, movements resemble a dragon's tail playing in water (the Taoist practices of "10 golden exercises", as you have probably noticed, often imitate various animals). You should describe the three circles with your hands in front of you.

How to perform this exercise?

Squeeze tightly the hips, the feet should stand close to each other, and the ankles touch. Freely hang your hands along the trunk, squeeze fingers on the hands. Pull your chin now, then smile and think that you are still young (the Taoist practice is an "inner smile").

Firmly squeeze your hands to the sides, bend them, folding your palms in front of your breasts, as if in prayer. Hands now move to the left so that on the left there was a right palm. Raise now the right elbow. The head moves to the left, and the right hip moves to the right. Hands pull up and to the left, pressing your hands to each other. They need to be carried over your head, and then lowered to the right of your head. When they are in front of the neck, you will describe the full circle. Now the left palm is on top, fingers point ahead. While making a circle with your hands, swing from right to left with your hips, then return to the center position. Slightly sit down, bending your knees so that the center of gravity is slightly lower.

Describe now a semicircle to the right and downward with closed palms. Hands as a result must be in front of the chest (covers the left palm right). Point your fingers forward. Swing to the right with your hips while your hands describe the semicircle. Return them then to their original position. After sitting down, finish the second lower semicircle.

Further to the right and down continue it, the left palm should be above the right. Point your fingers forward. When you describe the semicircle with your hands, swing the hips to the left, then return them to their original position. All the lower the center of gravity moves. You should now sit down halfway, completing the third semicircle.

From above downward all the movements described above are going. Let us now proceed to the movements in the opposite direction - from the bottom up. Finish the exercise in a similar way. Now repeat it 4 times. In the final part, when the third circle will describe the hands and will be on the left side of your chest, continue to the left and upward movement. Free them when they are right above your head.

"The floating frog"

The Taoist practices of "10 golden exercises" include the following, which treats the thyroid gland. It simulates the movements of a frog floating on the water.

Squeeze tightly the hips, placing your feet closely, your ankles should touch. Loose hands along the trunk, squeeze your fingers on both. Smile, pulling your chin.

Now bend your arms so that your chest has palms. You need to close your fingers, bend your knees, pull your neck and stomach. Now you are half-crouched. Raise your heels slightly. Hands stretch at the chest level forward, describe with both hands simultaneously two circles, and then back them back to the position in front of the chest. Remember, making the movements of the hands, like a frog is swimming.

While you are describing circles, do not forget to stick out your buttocks and stretch your neck. With both hands, do 8 circular movements forward, and then - to the sides and to yourself. After that - 8 times on the contrary, from myself. When the palms are at the chest, start a circular motion. Describing clockwise circles, you should put forward the upper part of the abdomen and chest, straighten your legs, and also protrude the buttocks and stretch your neck. It is recommended to do only 16 movements.

"Phoenix spreads its wings"

The main Taoist practices for men and women (this complex) completes the following exercise. With the help of him we restore calmness, increase vitality. The wings of the phoenix resemble the movements of the hands.

While doing this exercise, you will get rid of the excitement that arose after the previous ones. Therefore, it completes the cycle that concludes both the Taoist female practices and the male ones.

The legs are now shoulder-width apart, and the arms hang freely along the trunk. The muscles are relaxed, the fingers are slightly bent.

Now raise your hands as if there is a ball in them (above the left hand - the right one). Brushes of hands turn to each other with the back sides. Now lift the left as far as possible to the left and up, palm down. At this time, right, take down and to the right as much as possible, palm up. Do at the same time half a step to the left with your left foot, taking the archer's pose. Weight the body on the left, turn your head (look like spreading the wings of the phoenix).

Return to the starting position. Right raise as far as possible to the right and up, palm down. Left at the same time as far as possible left and down, palm up. Do at the same time half a step to the right with your right foot, taking the archer's pose.

Weight your body on the right, look down, turning your head like a phoenix spreading its wings. Repeat 4 times the exercise in both directions, only 8 times.

These are the main Taoist practices of "10 golden exercises". Perform them better in the complex, but you can and separately. Try it, and you will feel what Taoist rejuvenation practices are. Very interesting and others. For example, the Taoist practice of improving vision will help those who have it fall. Today, such exercises for many are particularly relevant. Taoist love practices are also gaining popularity.