Health meditation: Mindfully building strong bones

Within the spirit of being sturdy boned,

Toby

Well being meditation: Mindfully constructing sturdy bones

In Qi gong philosophy it’s asserted that the actual or deep power of our physique comes not from the scale of our muscle mass, however from the well being and power of our bones, notably within the power, or qi that we construct and retailer in our bone marrow. The meditation that I describe beneath is one that may be completed for brief intervals, or longer, and that’s designed to direct regenerative power to our bones and bone marrow. It may be mentioned to belong to the set of Qi gong meditations which are known as ‘smiling to the internal organs’, besides this meditation is concentrated on the bones slightly than an organ group.
The bones additionally sit within the structural middle of many elements of our physique, so by specializing in the bones, you’re actually permitting your consciousness to penetrate into the core of your bodily being, and by doing so the power of your life-force will comply with.

Place 1 – Leisure and posture: Sit or stand in an upright place, crown excessive, chest open, shoulders relaxed down and again off the neck. Take a couple of barely deeper breaths, inhaling noticing any stress within the higher a part of the physique, respiratory out inviting that stress to circulation down into your decrease stomach space. Over a couple of breaths really feel your middle of gravity settling on the stomach stage of the torso, and your higher physique turning into pleasantly relaxed.

Place 2 – Smiling & respiratory from the stomach: With a mild, heat half smile in your face, breathe out and in of the stomach. Think about a heat smiling power constructing gently within the stomach, after which positively radiating out from the stomach into the remainder of the physique.

Place 3 – Being current to the bones: With this heat qi or power now in your physique, deal with the bones. Scan through your physique constructing consciousness of the fundamental bone buildings, feeling their solidity and stability. Begin to lengthen your heat smiling power to them as you breathe.

Place 4 – Energizing the bones, constructing marrow power: Both focusing in your bone construction as an entire, or on a selected set of bones (Eg: Thighs and knees), think about them to be sturdy and wholesome, with the marrow within the middle of them glowing with well being and vitality. When you like, as you breathe in, see qi and power within the type of mild flowing into the bone marrow, as you breathe out really feel them heat, sturdy and glowing.
When you like you’ll be able to add in a psychological affirmation comparable to ‘My bones are sturdy, wholesome and filled with life-force’. For some folks one of these affirmation actually enhances the observe, for others not, so simply strive it and see what works for you.

Instance: Harm restoration
The above meditation is one which I combine repeatedly into my very own Qi gong meditation observe and do in my Qi gong classes, however it’s also one I’ve been utilizing particularly for a knee sprain and ankle twist that I sustained in a squash sport. Basically I’ve been making use of the above approach to my knees and ankles for the final month or so for about 5mins every day, after which organically thru-out the day. On this case it’s particularly the knee joints and ligaments/meniscus that I embrace in addition to the bone construction:

• I chill out the knees and ankles
• I visualize the knee and ankle joints filling with heat Qi/therapeutic power, glowing with mild and well being
• I affirm in two methods: ‘My knees and ankles are sturdy and wholesome’ and ‘My knees and ankles heal rapidly and simply’.
• I get pleasure from!

So, one of these mindfulness work doesn’t exchange relaxation, mobility rehab and strengthening work, however in my expertise, it performs a major pat within the therapeutic course of. It additionally makes me really feel me really feel that I’ve a residing and gratifying relationship with my organic being and a direct function within the creation of my very own well being and wellbeing!

PS: Its may also be highly effective to mix bone meditation with easy Qi gong standing postures

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