Iโve started doing Zhuan Zhuang (standing meditation) but I havenโt been raising my arms. Is the raised arms a very important part of this?
Hello everyone I have been doing zhan zhuang for 3 months ( it was on and off for 2 months) but Ive been doing it regularly nowadays. So the issue is while doing it my legs start shaking to a point where I cant even continue doing it, 10 mins in and whole quad and legs start shaking. Is it normal or am i just overthinking things? Any suggestions would be much appreciated. thanks
Not necessarily overlapping between all 4 of them, but are there any overlapping uses between any number of them? Are any of them ever used in conjunction with another one of them?
The general idea I have right now is that one cannot tell if one's experiences are true or not, but is there more to this?
Hi everyone,
I have one question, can i practice zhan zhuang before sleep? I donโt have time to perform them during the day so I thought I would practice them for 20 minutes before sleep.
Thought I'd share this cool quote I found about the birth of real table tennis footwork. Ichiro Ogimura was one of best players of 50s and was instrumental in coaching Sweden's best players, being the catalyst for Ping Pong Diplomacy and helping create the Unified Korean Table Tennis team of both South and North Korea to compete in the 1991 WC. And his advice is still correct, remember to move your feet!
http://tabletenniscoaching.com/node/2180
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichiro_Ogimura
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mEegMVTbIQ
http://mytabletennis.net/forum/the-birth-of-modern-table-tennis_topic80846_page1.html
http://mytabletennis.net/forum/transition-of-table-tennis-from-the-1940s-to-1950s_topic77164.html
It has occurred to me that Qi Gong, and specifically the practice of Zhan Zhuang and Wuji Stance, Standing like Tree, and standing still Qi Gong Exercises are forms of Trauma Release Exercises, causing our muscles to shake and releasing old tensions and blockages from our bodies and nervous systems. TRE is becoming increasingly popular while this has been a main part of QiGong since the beginning.
More about TRE below. Note the similarities. In my long stands I do begin to shake. This connection has inspired me get back into longer standing poses. These are the simplest and may be some of the most powerful.
>What is a Trauma Releasing Exercise?
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>When someone experiences trauma, they must learn how to cope and move past the experience. One method that allows people to do so is to use a trauma releasing exercise or TRE.
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>A TRE is an exercise that, when done correctly, allows the body to have tremors or vibrate. When a person experiences these sensations, their bodies and muscles are triggered to relax and let go of tension and trauma as the nervous system is slowed down.
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>How Does It Work?
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>When a person suffers from a traumatic event and is under a lot of stress, their body actually physically manifests that stress by tightening up all the muscles.
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>Trauma releasing exercises aims to combat that physical effect by stretching out the muscles until they are forced to relax and eventually shake.
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>When people experience physical release, they are better equipped to let go of the emotional stress and process their trauma.
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>TREs start with the symptoms and then work inwards towards the emotions and the root of the problem. Because of this, TREs are often one of many treatments someone may use to deal with their trauma.
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>Animals Do It
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>When animals are afraid, they naturally shake and experience tremors, and people have proven that doing so actually protects them from both physiological and psychological harm.
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>Humans do it too, to a degree. When a human is afraid, they will often experience their hands or legs shaking or quivering, which is the bodyโs way of naturally releasing stress.
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>Unfortunately, the nervous quivering many people experience is not enough to release the stress of significant trauma, so we have to use exercises that, when appropriately done, trigger the natural shaking response and releases stre
