Xiang Gong 香功
There are three levels but you need only level one if you practise its movements well and consistently. Click here to view or download the Xiang Gong level one diagrams. Also check out several Xiang Gong websites + video clips from the internet listed below. These clips are provided here to give you a general idea of these movements, please be sure to read my note below regarding how to effectively practise these movements.
NOTE: I have yet to see any of the Xiang Gong movements shown on the internet that are practised correctly. All the movements I have seen in these internet clips (and even a DVD I got from Taiwan) are practised with very loose hand movements. Just a thought: May be a DVD from the Mainland China will be more accurately done since Xiang Gong was originated from China 2,000 years ago? I was very lucky to have been taught the trick of making the Xiang Gong exercise truly effective by my former scientist co-worker. A number of years ago he had experienced numbed hand and arm so he went to see a famous doctor who diagnosed him as having carpal tunnel syndrome and should be operated on. However, after being told by the doctor that the successful rate of the surgery will only be 50/50 as long as he continued his repetitive motion tasks, he decided to hold off on the surgery. By chance his wife was talking to a friend on the phone who suggested that he pratise Xiang Gong. He gave it a try and practised the Xiang Gong movements for a month straight, twice a day (morning and night) and his numbness and discomfort disappeared, and since then he continued the exercise just as maintenance.
IMPORTANT!! In order to make this Xiang Gong exercise truly effective (and not waste our time), we need to remember the following key points:
(1) Always keep the upper arms and elbows close to the side of our bodies, as if there is an imaginary "glue", so the focus is only on the forearms and hands at all time. For movements that need to stretch out from the middle, open both hands as wide as possible while keeping the upper arms and elbows "glued" to each side of the body.Also, when the movement is to move from right to left and back, stay focus on the forearms and hands and do NOT sway the body.
(2) To maintain concentration, it is also important to pause a millisecond between each movement. Each open-close, up-down, or right-left movement counts as "one time".
(3) Do each movement as slow and thoughtful (meditative) as possible, stay focus and do not rush at all.
(4) You are supposed to do every style of movement 36 times (each open-close, up-down, or right-left movement counts as "one time"), but you can cut down the times if you do not have time. But truthfully, people just want a magic pill and those who complained that 36 times are too much which they could not spare from their busy schedules are the ones who need these de-stressing exercises the most.
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