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Taoist Temple Seated QiGong ~ Three

Centers Meditation ~ Embracing the One ~ Pumping the Qi ~ Joining Fire & Water ~ Turning the Prayer Wheel ~ Two Hands Hold Up the Sky ~ Bone Marrow Cleansing ~ Drawing the Bow ~ Harmonizing Heaven & Earth ~ Shaking the Heavenly Pillars ~ Searching the Depths of Earth & Heights of Heaven

~ Two Rivers Flow Into One

Ocean ~ Grabbing the Feet ~ Meridian Massage ~QiMassage ~ Embracing

the One

Cyntrlia McMullen, LMT, MOT (907) 351-6072 www.touchoftao.com copyright 2001 Touch of Tao

Embracing the One (begins to open the body and Ineridians for qi £]0\;\7)

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arnlS are rounded fingertips point towards each other to line up meridians in the hands and arms arms and shoulders are loose and relaxed elbows are slightly dropped breathe the Earthly Circulation within the lower dan tien Cynthia McMullen, LMT, MQT (907) 351-6072 \NIMN. touchoftao. com copyright 2001 Touch of Tao

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Pulling the Qi (increases sensitivity to qi, and strengthens the qi)

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palms turn so the center L~o Gong points are facing each other, about 1-2 inches apart ~ imagine breathing into the space between the palms tlntil you feel an energy sensation ~ inhale and slowly pull the palms apart until the sensation decreases ~ exhale and slowly bring the palms together . agam Cynthia McMullen, LMT, MOT (907) 351-6072 \MMN. touchoftao. com copyright 2001 Touch of Tao

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Joining Fire & Water (opens the channels for fire & water circulation. it is

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hands are palm up in front of the lower dan tien (Water) inhale, bringing the palms up, and imagine drawing the qi from the lower dan tien up the spine to the heart center (Fire) exhale, turning the palms over, and imagine bringing the qi back down the front of the body to the lower dan tien Cynthia McMullen, LMT, MQT (907) 351-6072 WWoN. touchoftao.com copyright 2001 Touch of Tao

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Turning the Prayer

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(opens the channels for the Lesser Heavenly Circulation by using the Du and Ren llleridians, fvvo of the Inajor qi reservoirs of the body)

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arms are at the sides ~ inhale, bringing the arms up, and imagine drawing qi from the lower dan tien up the spine, around the top of the head to the point below the nose ~ exhale, bringing the arms around and down, and imagine the qi flowing down the tongue and front of the body back into the lower dan tien Cynthia McMullen, LMT, MQT (907) 351-6072 \MMN.touchoftao.com copyright 2001 Touch of Tao

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