Do you sometimes wish you could experience a greater sense of inner peace?
In Chinese Medicine and Qi Gong, the Water Element offers many powerful gifts, including inner peace. By strengthening the Water Element, you can unlock its potent qualities of peace, tranquility, and contentment.
There are several ways to cultivate the Water Element, and one of these is through Qi Gong. In this blog, you’ll discover two powerful Qi Gong exercises designed to strengthen your Water Element so you can experience all of the gifts it has to offer.
First, let’s start by establishing a basic understanding of the Water Element.
In Chinese Medicine and Qi Gong, there are Five Elements that exist within you. These include Metal, Water, Wood, Fire, and Earth.
Together, the Five Elements comprise your being and influence you in many different ways. Each Element offers unique qualities that contribute to your physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being.
Additionally, each Element is connected to specific parts of your body as well as a different season.
The Water Element relates to your kidneys, bladder, bones, and endocrine system. Therefore, it’s important to keep your Water Element strong in order for these parts of your body to stay healthy and vital.
The Water Element also relates to the season of winter. During winter, the natural world is abundant with the energy of Water. If you live in the northern hemisphere, this means that right now is the perfect time to focus on cultivating the Water Element.
In addition to the physical parts of your body mentioned above, the Water Element also plays an important role in your mental and emotional health. If your Water Element is out of balance, you may experience fear or insecurity. On the other hand, when the Water Element is strong, you’ll feel a deep sense of peace and tranquility. In other words, you experience a feeling that everything is alright.
If you’d like to explore the Water Element further, be sure to check out one of our previous blogs that goes into more detail about all of the wonderful qualities that the Water Element has to offer.
Also, this blog talks about how you can use nutrition to help balance the Water Element within your body.
To begin your practice, start with your feet about shoulder width apart and let your hands rest at your sides. Take a few deep breaths and try to relax your body.
After a moment or two, begin the first exercise.
With your feet still shoulder width apart, start to rotate from side to side from your hips. In other words, your feet should stay planted on the floor as your upper body rotates back and forth from the left to the right. .
As you rotate from your hips, let your hands swing across your body. When you’ve rotated fully to the right, let your right hand knock on your lower back. At the same time, your left hand should knock gently on your lower abdomen.
When you rotate to the left, your left hand should knock gently on your lower back and your right hand should knock gently on your lower abdomen.
Continue to rotate your upper body back and forth to the left and right. With each rotation, one hand should knock on your lower abdomen and the other should knock on your lower back.
This is a wonderful activation exercise that awakens the energy in your kidneys, which is connected to the Water Element. This exercise also helps enliven your entire energy system, which is why many Qi Gong routines begin with this invigorating movement.
As you do this exercise, try to feel the Water Element awakening within you. After another minute or two, bring your arms back to your side and take a deep breath or two.
Now that your energy is activated, it’s time to do a nourishing flowing exercise.
With your feet still shoulder width apart, slowly bring the back of your hands together in front of you and move your hands upward along the front of your body. As your hands approach your chest, move each hand outward away from the center of your body so they move in a circular pattern in front of you.
As your hands circle away from you, let them fall back to your waistline. Then, do the motion again with your hands.
With the backs of your hands facing each other, your hands should move upward along the center of your body until they approach your chest. Then, they should make a circular motion outward and then return to your waist.
As you do this exercise, try to find a sense of flow. Try to relax your energy and feel the energy moving through you.
Often, it can be helpful to synchronize your breath with the movements. Bring your hands up slowly on your inhale, and then let them circle around and move downward on your exhale.
Do this exercise for a few minutes and then bring your hands to your lower abdomen. Feel your energy gather in your belly. Take another deep breath, smile to yourself, and take that feeling with you into the rest of your day.
If you’re interested in learning more Qi Gong exercises to boost your Water Element, be sure to check out the Qi Gong for Winter Workshop.
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