Learn About Falun Dafa by David Snape

I have been practicing an advanced form of qigong for almost 5

years now. The name of this practice is Falun Dafa.

Have you ever heard of or seen Tai Chi? Falun Dafa is

similar and yet very different. It is similar in the sense that

is has slow and gentle movements. It is dissimilar in the sense

that it is easy to learn. There are only 5 gentle exercises to

that are so simple and easy to learn that a small child or an

extremely elderly person could still learn and do them.

Another major advantage that Falun Dafa has is that it is free to

learn and practice. There are no class fees or ongoing monthly

dues to pay. You can download video instructions from a Falun

Dafa web site or you can learn from an actual volunteer

instructor.

The volunteer instructors can be found in almost every major city

around the world. And they won't charge anything to teach you

this wonderful, energizing, health promoting exercise practice. I

know this for a fact because I also serve as a volunteer

instructor in the Kansas City area.

So what have I obtained from the practice after 5 years? That's

an easy and exciting question to answer. After just two months of

this practice, a nagging and recurring back pain that I had for

many years went away. I was able to stop getting back treatments

from my chiropractor. That was 5 years ago and I haven't needed

any further treatment since.

What is exciting about the above example is that previously I

tried many things to alleviate my back problem. Nothing else

worked!

I've always been relatively healthy with only minor health issues

throughout my life. I have met other people that had more severe

health issues that also received total relief from practicing

Falun Dafa.

What do the exercises entail? Let's talk about them here.

What I'm about to describe is from my own experiences, if you

would like a more accurate description and explanation of the

exercises, please reference a book by Li, Hongzhi, the man who

brought Falun Dafa out to the public. The name of his book is

Falun Gong. You can get a copy of his book for free from the main

Falun Dafa web site, falundafa.org.

The first exercise is a gentle one that involves stretching from

head to toe. To perform one cycle of the exercise takes about 3

or 4 minutes. It is done from a standing position with the knees

and hips relaxed, until the gentle upward stretch that

accompanies each of the exercise's movements.

When practiced this 3 or 4 minute exercise is usually repeated

three times. In normal circumstances, it takes about 12 minutes

to repeat this exercise a total of three times.

The second exercise is a standing stance with 4 positions. Each

position is held for a length of time that can vary depending on

the ability of the practitioner. In the beginning it would be

fine to just hold each position for maybe 1 minute each or even

less, depending on the person's ability and comfort zone.

Advanced practitioners might work up to as long as 7 minutes or

more for each position. However, you can gradual improve your

time according to your own wishes and abilities.

The third exercise is a gentle exercise where you move your arms

up and down in front of the body. In the first half of this

exercise the hands go in opposite directions. In the second half,

the arms go in the same direction. Each repetition of the

exercise

takes about 3 minutes. Generally, when practiced, people will

repeat this exercise three times, for a total duration of about 9

minutes.

The fourth exercise is similar but different in that the hands

trace a path around the entire body. The path travels along the

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BIO:

David Snape is a health, fitness and wellness enthusiast. His site is http://tobeinformed.com Read more about Falun Dafa at http://fdkansas.net

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