Prelude #19
 
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WuJi style standing meditation as taught by Grandmaster Cai Songfang.

The feet need to point straight ahead (so in parallel) with heels aligned and at about shoulder width. A key point is the bisector of the line between the two Bubbling Wells (Kidney 1 points) located on the sole about one third of the way along a line from the tip of the big toe to the heel. The knees should be flexed slightly forward. Thighs perpendicular to the ground and parallel to each other. Elbows are in against the ribs and relaxed so the hands rest on the outside of the thighs. Shoulders are level and relaxed. The chin is tucked in slightly to give a tiny stretch to the neck and make the top of the head (the Bai Hui point, usually known as Du Mai 20) feel like it is lifted a small amount. You need the spine to be straight and the hips relaxed. The object is to take deep, slow breaths. The preferred position of the hand is palm inward and relaxed with the tip of the middle finger  (pericardium 9) on gall bladder 32. The three points to align are Bai Hui, the lower Dantian (about three finger widths below the navel and two finger widths in) and the midpoint between the feet.
 
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