00:00:00 I wanted to share a few, actually two qigong practices that help you to feel more centered, to feel more grounded, but also it kind of alleviates stress instantly. It's one of the most powerful techniques I've encountered, so I'm really excited to share it with you. Qi is basically the life force that the Chinese medicine is referring to, or shiatsu as well. and that is the energy that you work with during a qigong practice or a tai chi practice and that is the energy that you work with during a qigong practice or a tai chi practice the source of that energy is in our lower lower abdomen and that's also where we're going to actually do the exercise from or the visualization technique from um yeah there are going to be two techniques that i'm going to share um but before that i just want to like invite you to get
00:00:57 comfortable to close your eyes and become present in this moment notice your breath comfortable to close your eyes and become present in this moment notice your breath where is it resting in your chest your abdomen feel the air passing through your nostrils with every inhale you sink in a little bit more deeper into your body put your hands on your lower with every inhale you sink in a little bit more deeper into your body put your hands on your lower abdomen and keep breathing for a few more cycles and with every inhale invite yourself into that abdomen and keep breathing for a few more cycles and with every inhale invite yourself into that space under your hands notice yourself becoming more and more present more and more aware
00:02:13 space under your hands notice yourself becoming more and more present more and more aware and now start visualizing a golden ball of energy circulating under your hands in your lower abdomen and the circulating golden ball is directed in a clockwise motion in your lower abdomen and the circulating golden ball is directed in a clockwise motion maybe you're starting to feel a little bit of warmth under your hands into your lower abdomen maybe you feel tingling sensation in your hands no matter what the sensation is just observe if maybe you feel tingling sensation in your hands no matter what the sensation is just observe if you feel any anything under your hands keep breathing in your own natural rhythm it will
00:03:44 naturally slow down step by step if you keep visualizing and keep focusing on that ball that golden ball of light circulating in clockwise motion under your hands and now slowly start that golden ball of light circulating in clockwise motion under your hands and now slowly start lifting your hands away or like moving them away from your abdomen and keep that energy that ball of energy that are circulating going important is that as you're lifting your hands away from your abdomen your belly that you keep that you're lifting your hands away from your abdomen your belly that you keep that connection between your hands the points the center point of your hands and your
00:04:38 abdomen and that golden ball of light is becoming bigger and bigger expanding with every breath try to move your hands a little bit back to your abdomen and see if you feel any like super
