Six Directions La Chi Method

The advice and movements described in this column are personal opinions of the author(s). They are NOT medical advices and you should consult your doctor before you begin these movements. Luke Chan

Diagram: The spheres represents the three major Dantians.

Purpose of Six Directions La Chi: To activate your own chi-medicine within to heal and strengthen your body.

To get the most benefits out of this chi movements, you need to use an audiotape. The 30-minute THREE- soundtrack audiotape of Six Directions La Chi consists of all the elements you need to learn La Chi:

1. Action

2. Visualization

3. Affirmation

4. Breathing

5. Meditation

6. Nonlocal

Benefits:

1. Action: the hands are delivering chi into the three major Dantians (located inside navel, chest, head) so that more chi can be stored and better chi circulation. The blockage of illnesses are dissolved as a direct result of chi flow.

2. Visualization: Expanding to the universe to bring back healing blue sky and stars. By opening up ourselves to the infinite power of the universe, we become the universe itself of unlimited source of energy.

3. Affirmation: The audiotape has different affirmations to remind ourselves while we are in the state of meditation that we are healthy, we love ourselves and we love other people. We become healthy, compassionated and full of life when we wake up from this moving meditation. The affirmation also act as landmarks so that you know exactly where you are.

4. Breathing: By moving and thinking in six directions will enable us to expand our breathing vessels to their maximum capacity without paying attention to breathing itself. We can concentrate on relaxing instead of on the passage of air through the respiratory avenues.

5. Meditation: Throughout the whole tape, the rhythm release / absorb is continuously playing. These words release/absorb becomes the focal point of our meditation. So we can calm our mind while we are doing different movements. When our mind is calm, we are in control of our bones, muscles, tendons, organs and all physical parts. Once we are in charge, we can send healing chi to where is needed in our body to heal and to rejuvenate ourselves.

6. Nonlocal: Chi connects all things without physical connection. Ten million chi-lel practitioners connect together to form a great healing chi-field. Even if we practice alone at home (local) but we actually practice with millions of people over space and time (nonlocal). As soon as we project love and compassion into the chi-field, immediately we will get millions times of love and compassion in return. With feeling of love and to be loved, we will enjoy life better and heal and preserve our health longer and stronger.

Preparation: Sit comfortably on a chair with your feet apart. The audiotape will guild you to become a part of the great chi-field. "You are not alone. We all love you."

First position: Navel (Lower Dantian - front):

The audiotape will prompt you to place your hands in front of your navel and begin eight cyles of open/close with your hands. You can imagine your hands are connected to the point between your navel and Mingmen (the spine opposite to your navel).

Focus on the affirmation as they will bring your wandering mind back to Dantian.

Delivery chi from the top to the bottom (a straight line connecting the three Dantians): The audiotape will remind you stand up to deliver chi into your body. You can image yourself become a big transparent vase.

After seven cycles of release/absorb, proceed to the next movement.

Second Position: Chest (Middle Dantian front)

The audiotape will prompt you to place your hands in front of your chest and begin eight cycles of release/absorb with your hands. You can imagine your hands are still connected to the point between your navel and Mingmen. Focus on the affirmation as they will bring your wandering mind back to Dantian.