"You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you
have really lived are those when you have done things in a spirit of love."
Henry Drummond
This exercise is designed as preventive medicine and for curing illness. If it is practiced consistently, it will prevent degenerative diseases, or start to cure them if you are already a sufferer.
Three important points:
 | Your body might move involuntarily once you vital energy begins to flow. |
| Should you start to move vigorously, gently tell yourself to slow down. Never panic. Always remain relaxed and calm. |
| Where loose clothing. Ensure that the space have chosen is safe for performing the exercise. |
Preparation:
| Stand relaxed and upright. Place your middle finger (left for men and right for women) on your navel and gently press about ten times. Then drop your finger to your side. |
| Use your middle finger (right for men and left for women) to gently massage the Baihui vital point, at the crown of your head, about five times. Then drop the finger to your side. |
| Perform Lifting the Sky about 15-20 times. Each time you complete the sequence, pause for one to two seconds to feel the Qi flowing down your body. |
| Perform Carrying the Moon about 15-20 times. Pause at the end of each sequence for one to two seconds to feel the Qi flowing down your body. |
Practice:
| Stand relaxed with your eyes gently closed. If you are already swaying or moving, proceed to the next step. If not, visualize a cascade of vital energy flowing down from your from head through the entire body. Enjoy the pleasant, tingling sensation. |
| If you start to sway or move, follow the movements gently; do not go against them, because the Qi flowing inside your body induces them. After some time, the movements will become involuntary. Sometimes you may move from your position. You will find this experience very relaxing and enjoyable. Your eyes should be gently closed throughout this portion of the exercise. Later, when you are more proficient in this exercise, you may open your eyes. |
| If you find yourself moving more vigorously, just tell yourself to slow down. If you feel a sudden surge of movement, do not worry. Remain calm, tell yourself to slow down, and you will do so. It is that simple. This exercise, incidentally, also illustrates that you can exercise mind over matter. |
| After about ten minutes of induced Qi flow movements, or at any time when you want to stop, just tell your movements to stop. It is important that you do not stop abruptly. Let your movements come to a graceful end. |
| Remain still for a minute or two, with your eyes closed. The rub
your palms together nine times to warm them. Place the palms on your
eyes and then open the eyes slowly. Massage your face gently.
Then walk about briskly for about thirty steps.
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