Lying dragon qigong exercises

The taoists often use the lying stance to practice qigong, called lying qigong. The lying dragon method is one of them. It uses a specific stance to regulate the pure qi to fastly generate, run and transit. It’s helpful to physical weakness, enhance constitution, cultivate the pure qi, cure diseases.

The action is noted as following:

1. Preparation type: Lying easily, legs straight, span distance of feets same as that of shoulders, palms facing upwards, slightly close your eyes, bite the teeth three times.

2. Dragon wagging tail: Inhale, forced foot-toes tips to hook towards the head, then shrink

abdomen, while imagine the kidney hooking towards the head, like the foot-toes tips, stop the action, hold the breath to observe the kidney in your minds for six seconds. Then exhale, straighten your foot-toes tips, relax your body, inhale and exhale for 1 times, repeat it 49 times.

3. Dragon Walks: Imagine the conception vessel and governor vessel to divide the body into two parts. When breathing, your right shoulder and right buttock brought right part of body to move upwards, while your left shoulder and left buttock brought left part of body to move downwards. Imagine two parts of the body divided by conception vessel and governor vessel are rubbed against each other. Inhale and exhale for 1 times, repeat the process 49 times.

4. Dragon go into the sea: Use the right middle fingertips to slightly press on the bellybutton. When inhale, use your right middle finger to heavily press vertically downwards. Imagine the fingertip touch your gate of life. Hold the breath to observe the gate of life for 6 seconds. Than exhale, relax and recover. Inhale and exhale for 1 times, repeat it 49 times.

5. Dragon bathing: Use your right thumb finertips to press on the bellybutton( thumb still ), open other four fingers , rub the lower abdomen with them, then return to rub the bellybutton. Concentrate your will on the rubbing part, up and down for 1 times, repeat it 49 times.

6. Dragon playing balls:

 ① For male, use right hand to catch the testicles, rub them with force based on the limit you can withstand. Just like playing health balls for about 1 minute. Then straighten the scrotum to pull your testicles to turn around. Clockwise and counter-clockwise for 49 times. Concentrate your will on your testicles.

② For female, use two palms to cover the vagina, left hand counter-clockwise and right hand clockwise, rotate two palms for 49 times. Then left hand clockwise and right hand couter-clockwise, rotate two palms for 49 times. Concentrate your will on your vagina.

7. Dragon returning to palace: Use your right middle fingertips to slightly press on the bellybutton, clockwise or couter-clockwise slightly rotate the fingertips. Imagine the fingertips releasing a stream of light to draw circles in your abdomen. To feel the reaction of your gate of life. Breathe easily, repeate the process for 3 times.

8. Auxiliary method: Casual sleeping stance, relax your body, breathe easily. Imagine easily the sound of thunder, while imagine with the sound that the human body is transformed into a mass of pure qi. Time unlimited until you sleep.