Qigong short forms, Qigong short forms at work

In many instances once we leave our homes and enter the workplace all of our comfort feelings that we experience at home go right out the window. For your emotional as well as physical well-being it is important that you make time to bring the relaxation that qigong promotes to the workplace even if it is for a few moments at a time during your busy day.

This short form is good to practice if your job requires a lot of mental concentration and less physical activity.

1. Once you settle in at work, but before you start working, take a minute to relax your body and mind. Try this visualization; imagine a candlelight in your heart area for a minute, try to focus your thoughts and energies in this area and focus at the light. Then slowly focus back on your surroundings and begin your work, but keep a little awareness at the light in your chest during the day. Click to learn how Chinese medicine treats Hypothyroidism.

2. When your work is completed turn your focus back to your heart for a minute or two before leaving your workplace. This practice helps keep your shen (spirit) inside so that you will not drain much energy.

If your job does not take your full concentration, try to pay a little more attention to your heart or keep that notion in the back of your mind while you are doing your work. When you take a break inhale and exhale in the qigong way: deeply, softly, and continuously. With each inhalation, gently swallow your saliva and visualize it going to the lower dan tian. When the air is not good, don’t do deep breathing. Simply visualize the daylights gathering into your heart then to the lower dan tian.