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Post-Treatment Wellness: Ba Duan Jin – A Healing Practice for Body and Mind

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Every session of Tui Na (Chinese massage), acupuncture, and meridian conditioning is a process of  "loosening knots, clearing pathways, correcting imbalances, and dispelling pathogens"  for your body. After a treatment, if you can gently and naturally continue to nurture the flow of Qi and blood, the therapeutic effects will not only last but also gradually strengthen. For this, we sincerely recommend you practice an ancient dynamic exercise from a thousand years ago –  Ba Duan Jin (Eight Brocade Qigong) . Ba Duan Jin is not a strenuous exercise, but rather a wellness practice that gently nourishes the meridians, invigorates blood circulation, regulates Qi, and harmonizes the internal organs. Its movements are soft and slow, requiring no equipment and suitable for any environment. It's particularly ideal for  "follow-up care"  for your body within a few hours after your treatment or the following morning. Through a simple daily practice of about 10 to 15 minutes...

Medical Baduanjin: The Eight Healing Forms

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Each of the Eight Brocade Qigong (Baduanjin) forms is designed to promote specific health benefits, harmonizing your body's energy and strengthening vital organs. Form 1: Double-Hand Upward-Pushing Movement to Regulate San Jiao  This form focuses on balancing the "San Jiao" or Triple Burner, an important energy pathway that manages fluids and vital energy throughout the body:   Form 2: Shooting Left and Right to Mimic Shooting Eagles  Inspired by an eagle's powerful stance, this movement helps to open the chest, strengthen the lungs, and improve overall circulation: Form 3: Holding One Arm Up to Regulate the Spleen and Stomach  By stretching one arm upwards, this form gently massages and stimulates the spleen and stomach, aiding digestion and nutrient absorption: Form 4: Looking Backward to Recover From Injuries  Turning the head to look backward helps to stretch the neck and spine, improving flexibility and assisting in recovery from minor strains or stiffness:...