Qigong for the Heart
The following Qigong exercise tonifies the Heart, regulates the flow of Qi and Blood to and from the heart and strengthens the heart Qi.
You can do this exercise lying down, sitting up, or standing.
- Begin by breathing deeply. Relax the mind and visualize your body melting into the ground when you exhale.
- Place one palm on top of the other hand and hold both hands over the heart
- Massage in 12 circular rotations clockwise (to the left). Your hands do not need to touch your body as they circle.
- Focus the minds intention on the heart, visualizing the energy of the heart circulating and flowing along the movement of your hands.
- Massage in 12 circular rotation counterclockwise (to the right) around the heart area. Your hands do not need to touch your body as they circle.
- Focus the minds intention on the heart, visualizing the energy of the heart circulating and flowing along the movement of your hands.
- Keep your hands on top of the other and keep your hands held above your heart.
- Concentrate the mind and focus your intention on the heart area and heart organ.
- Inhale, and as you inhale, visualize how you are breathing energy into your heart.
- Exhale and imagine healing light radiating out of your heart.
- Inhale again, and visualize light energy feeding and nourishing your heart with each breath you take in.
- Exhale, and visualize the energy of light flowing out of your heart and filling up your abdomen, your extremities, flowing like water and nourishing your entire body.
Repeat for 12 inhalations and exhalations.