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Origin of Tai Chi: 3. Lifting Up the Hands #TaiChi #Taijiquan #Qigong #ChiKung #Tao #Health #Meditation
A thread
https://mindthink.org/taichi/2020/10/30/origin-of-tai-chi-3-lifting-up-the-hands/
A thread
https://mindthink.org/taichi/2020/10/30/origin-of-tai-chi-3-lifting-up-the-hands/
Reading:
The training in this movement is how to use your energy "lifting hands going up." Symbolically speaking, feel the energy and use your strength to lift up.
Another name for this move is jing, "Close-covering strength." This refers to the fact that as the arms move toward each other you feel the energy of both hands coming together, you actually feel the air getting denser between them.
Close Reading:
Level 1: Paraphrasing- State in your own words the meaning of each sentence.
In this move use your energy to lift your arms up at the same time. Concentrate on your energy as you raise your arms.
In this move use your energy to lift your arms up at the same time. Concentrate on your energy as you raise your arms.
This move is also called jing, which means "Close-covering strength." This means when you lift your arms you can feel the energy between your hands as they get closer to each other. You can actually feel the air between your hands get thicker.
Level 2: Explicating-
- State the main point.
- To practice feeling your energy, lift your hands together
- In other words....
- Lifting your hands together is the most basic move to help you feel your energy.
- For example...
- To practice feeling your energy, lift your hands together
- In other words....
- Lifting your hands together is the most basic move to help you feel your energy.
- For example...
- Try it. Lift your arms while concentrating on feeling the energy between your hands as your hands get closer to each other.
This thread can be read here: https://mindthink.org/taichi/2020/10/30/origin-of-tai-chi-3-lifting-up-the-hands/
