At 7 months pregnant, I am really loving my Qigong practice. The repetitive movements are really soothing and gentle on the body. Great for stress release, deepening breathing, conditioning and strengthening the body, easing my back out - the list goes on. And baby seems to love it too, he is really active afterwards, just as if he's doing his own version.
So which ones would I reccommnd? Well there's about 3,000+ Qigong and some are contraindicated, some are for martial purposes and some are for people with experience, so, obviously I'd reccommend finding a good teacher if you've never done it before.
Basic Conditioning Qigong
1. Waist Turning:
Seated in a chair to keep the pelvis stable, gently turn through the waist to the right and then relax to come back to facing front. Repeat on the left. Make sure that you keep the head facing with the chest and that you turn gently through the spine. It's great for freeing up the ribs and easing out any tension which can be increasing shortness of breath.
2. Four Directions Breathing:
This short set of 4 flowing movements can be repeated over and over again to loosen tense shoulders and centre mind and body. The key element to work on is keeping the shoulder blades down as if they are dropping down the back. To see my partner, Simon, performing them, follow this link: http://www.youtube.com/user/taichiwisdom
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
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