Qigong short forms, Qigong short forms before going to bed

Sit cross-legged on your bed if it is not too soft (or anywhere you are comfortable). If you have to sit on a chair, then keep your feet at shoulders’ width.

1. Let go of all the thoughts from your mind. Slowly and gently breathe in through your nose and breathe out through your mouth three times. Each breath thoroughly sends qi into and out of the dan tian.

2. Massage one foot and then the other by using the palm of your hand, not the fingers (especially not the middle finger alone), and make clockwise circles the bottom of your foot. Try to keep the pressure firm, but gentle as you do this. Repeat this circular motion for at least 89 times. Your feet have many acupoints related to the various organs; massaging them can relax the mind and promote circulation. Click to learn how Chinese medicine treats Hypothyroidism.

3. When you are going to sleep, lay on your right side with your right leg straight and relaxed and your left leg slightly bent on top of your right leg. Place the middle finger of your left hand about one hand distance below the hip of the top leg where the Huan tiao acupoint is. Place your right hand under your head so that your thumb and index finger is under your ear. In this way, the qi will focus on circulating along the main channels and go to the lower dan tian.