Fundamentals of the Energy Training exercise system - Softcover

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The ET system focuses on two interrelated goals: (1) Rejuvenating our body (2) while increasing the flow of our internal energy. These two goals are interrelated because they mutually enforce each other. When our body is rejuvenated, the flow of our internal energy becomes stronger and more abundant. And when our internal energy is strong and abundant, our body is in turn rejuvenated. The healthy circle keeps rolling on an on. To achieve these two goals, the ET system, though body movements, breathing and regulation of internal energy, specifically reverses and slows down the body’s aging process. 1. Flexibility: Similar to a plant, when our body is young it is flexible, when the body ages, it becomes hard, crispy and breakable like an old tree. The ET system conditions our body to be flexible, i.e., to keep it young. 2. Stretching: When the body ages, it shrinks. The ET system stretches the body out to counter the shrinking effects . 3. Counter-erosion: When the body ages, the gravity pushes our body parts against each other downward, causing much friction, damage and pain to the gravity-affected areas, such as the backbone or the knees. The ET system stretches out the body to counter this gravity effect and prevent the damage to our backbone and knees. 4. Strengthening the body: When the body ages, our muscles and tendons weaken and lose the ability to support the body. The ET system strengthens our muscles and tendon by simple springing motions when we stretch. These above 4 points may be called “external” energy principles. The following 3 points (paragraph 5 through 7) may be called “internal” energy principles. 5. Increasing the internal energy level: Internal energy is called “Chi” or “Qi” in eastern medicine. It is a kind of electromagnetic energy flowing in our body, which sometimes we can feel, such as when a chill runs up our backbone or a sensation of an electric current runs through some parts of our body. When our body ages, our internal energy wanes. The ET movements help increase our energy level. 6. Increasing the energy flow: When the body ages, our energy channels may become clogged up like rusty old pipes, or loose like a slackened guitar string upon which sound cannot travel. 7. The stretching movements in the ET system help stretch our energy channels, especially the “Governing Vessel” (i.e., governing channel, running along our backbone). As the energy channels are stretched taut, energy can flow smoother and stronger. The energy flow from the Governing Vessel to our internal organs will become strong and abundant, thus it will keep our internal organs healthy. 8. Regulating the internal energy flow: As we learn to regulate our energy flow with concentration and meditative breathing, our energy will not disperse aimlessly into waste, our mind will become calmer, our stress level will be reduced, our energy flow will become more collected, targeted and effective.

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