Keep relaxed and happy by Playing chess and musical instrument

Therapies with a musical instrument and chess are the methods to promote somatopsychic health by asking patients to play a musical instrument and chess. The fine movement and coordination of the fingers are under the control of the brain. Thus playing a musical instrument and chess, practicing painting and calligraphy have positive effects on the prevention of Hypertension (High Blood Pressure), senile dementia, etc.

Playing a musical instrument
Its effects on life cultivation are realized by means of "keeping relaxed and happy"and "exercising fingers to tonify the brain. " The single-hearted devotion and the appreciation of peaceful, cheerful and beautiful music during playing a musical instrument make people happy and relaxed. Thus, it has the action of making people have ease of mind and a light heart. Meanwhile, playing a musical instrument can exercise fingers and palms, make them flexible in movements and help finger joints to restore active functions. Playing a musical instrument can be used to eliminate finger dysfunctions such as finger spasm and inflexible finger flexion due to Stroke (Apoplexy), flaccidity syndrome, Rheumatic Arthritis, burn, and injury of muscles and tendons, etc.

Playing chess
It is a method of life cultivation and rehabilitation to promote intelligence development. When playing chess, people concentrate the mind on the chessboard and get rid of all distracting thoughts. Therefore, playing chess is applicable to people with distractibility and difficulty in concentrating the mind. Besides, playing chess helps to remove depression and have a light heart. It can be applicable to infantile retarded intelligence development and declining intelligence in old people.

Playing chess should be moderate, too. People should not spend too much energy and should not be too particular about the result. The most important aspect is always to while away the time for a light heart and to benefit intelligence.

Therapy with painting and calligraphy
Therapy with painting and calligraphy is a method to promote somatopsychic health by asking the patients to watch and practice painting and calligraphy. People should get rid of distracting thoughts before watching and practicing painting and calligraphy. Then, they regulate breathing and direct qi to fingers, wrists, arms and waist to bring all the force of the body onto the pen point or tip of a writing brush. Actually, this already includes regulation of the mind, breathing and bodily movement. Its mechanism lies in the following aspects.