ANI M ALQI GONG The 5 Animal Frolics (Wu Qin Xi) is a complete qigong system (created by Dr. ua!Tou)" and the most ancient qigong system still practiced today. The series o# e$ercises not only help to %eep the body sprightly & strong" but it engages both the mind and spirit as 'ell. [ .*. *hinese +an ,uo! Three -ingdom eriod ] /Feeling is a language. This language allo's allo's your body and mind to communicate. communicate. ut i# you don0t don0t pic% up this #eeling" the e##ecti1eness e##ecti1eness o# the e$ercise becomes shallo'.2 !Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming TI GER(yin. Liver) (yang. Gall Bladder) Sound: Shouing, (!u) "ronoun#ed $Shu% ( so#t) & 'oe: Liver () !u, S"leen (L*) +u. Mind Intent: Mingen, Sall o lower a#/. Movements: 0a/ing ( #ront side stretch. ead ead urn1 o ar "ulling a#/), Sear#hing or
ood (circular motion. Alertly.), 2lawing 3 4u" ( *onception 3Front line !4in ), 5ier#ing. DEER(yin. 6idney1) (yang. Bladder) Sound: Groaning, (2ui) "ronoun#ed $way% ( open 'ith slightly quic%er release o# breath ) Mind Intent: ailone Movements: Deer ri1ing, Durn urning ( roll the spine ), wi1ing ( hoo# hands), unning,
Sri/ing7aing wih horn1 (use so#t #ists), 2ir#ling wih horn1 ( 'al% #igure!) BEAR(yin. S"leen) (yang. Soa#h) Sound: Singing, (+u) "ronoun#ed $whoo% & 'oe: Liver () !u, !u, S"leen (L*) +u. +u. Mind Intent: 'avel Movements: Bear urning, Bear "u1he1 he ran#h, Bear "u1hing, Bear u"ing, Bear
1re#hing ( #or'ard 'ith turning step ), Bear ending. M ONKEY(yin. +ear) (yang. Sall 8ne1ine1) Sound: Laughing, (+e) "ronoun#ed $who-ah% ( releases heart energy ) Mind Intent: 'avel Movements: Mon/ey urning (mo1e #ace muscles) 3 wave ail, Mon/ey "i#/1 u" rui,
Mon/ey uing ( stimulates %idneys" subdues heart energy ), Mon/ey groo1 (rub #ace" tap on head3body3etc. Done in a crossed" crouched stance. ), Mon/ey wag1 hi1 u. BI RD (yin. Lung1) (yang. Large 8ne1ine1) Sound: Lung1 (Si). 5ronoun#ed $S111% ( li%e a lea%y balloon) Mind Intent: 9ihai ( appro$. 6 inch belo' the na1el ) Movements: 2rane ove1 i1 wing1, "en 3 2lo1e ( li1er3lungs" spleen3lungs), 5er#hing
2rane luer1 wing1, 2rane 1oaring. CHE HENCENTE R. CO OM M
