Recently, Tibetan gymnastics has become popular for health improvement and longevity. Exercise videos will help even beginners master the technique in a few days. The story of its appearance resembles a fairy tale or legend that is passed down from generation to generation, acquiring new details and losing the real facts of what happened. Now no one remembers the year in which the newspaper "Komsomolskaya Pravda" was published, from the pages of which the secret of the Tibetan monks was told to the world.
For them, there was no mystery in it. Just one day, the elders shared with an electrical engineer, who supplied electricity to their villages, a set of morning exercises to maintain the body's tone and improve well-being.
Sounds fantastic, especially for us, who can hardly imagine what it could be like - life without electricity. Probably for Tibetans, the possession of electricity was no less magical. And they decided to thank the master by bringing him the joy of longevity and the energy of health. They knew exactly what they were doing. The engineer realized this only when he suddenly discovered that, having performed the same simple exercises for many years, he was aging more slowly than his peers.
And so the story of the healing Tibetan gymnastics for centenarians was told to everyone, which, first orally, then in the form of samizdat, and now through electronic media and video recordings, is transmitted to everyone who wants to join it and get their share of energy and vigor.
Principles and rules of gymnastics from Tibetan monks
Tibetan gymnastics for wellness and longevity (video at the end of the article) is based on the ancient teachings of hermit monks who practice a healthy lifestyle every day.
Some followers do not accept the word "gymnastics", which is associated with vigorous exercise and intense muscle work. Long-lived Tibetans achieved their health in a way that did not require particularly intense movements for them (and this is clearly visible on the video). Exercises are more like massage of specific points, as a variant of acupuncture.
The main regulationsthat must be followed to obtain a positive result:
- Regular walks in the fresh air;
- Healthy complete food;
- Lessons held at the same time;
- Interruptions in classes for more than two days are not allowed.
The principles of gymnastics are its phasing and duration. You can't skip exercise. You will not be able to improve your health instantly.
AND a positive attitude is very important, as in any business that we would not undertake. It is not recommended to start the classes being skeptical. You need to see the goal, go to it and not notice obstacles - only then your body will thank you with youth and health for many years.
What is monk gymnastics capable of (benefit)
Exercises brought from Tibet that promote health, long life and good general tone are sometimes called hormonal gymnastics. In order for the body to function normally, the endocrine system must be in working order. It is hormones that are the little motors that push the flywheels of all parts of our body. And gymnastics helps to awaken dormant organs, start the endocrine system so that it works like a clock.
The exercise video will help you properly prepare for classes. After you start doing them, during the first months, the general condition of the body may worsen slightly. Statements that in this way "the disease leaves the body" are controversial and sound like anachronisms. Most likely, this is due to the force of pressure and squeezing during exercise, as well as to the changed rate of lymph flow.
Remember - no physical exercise should affect your well-being in the direction of its deterioration! Perhaps this particular complex is contraindicated in your health condition. Check with your doctor before continuing.
As a result of regular training, the following changes should appear:
- the oval of the face is tightened, due to the constant load on the facial muscles;
- the figure improves;
- posture is restored, shoulders are straightened;
- brain activity increases;
- the general condition of the nervous system improves, anxiety disappears, insomnia decreases;
- the metabolism is getting better.
Contraindications for Tibetan gymnastics
Restrictions on consistent exercise are directly related to health conditions. Recommended refrain from Tibetan gymnastics in the following cases:
- pregnancy and breastfeeding;
- postoperative period;
- diseases of the heart and spine in acute form;
- predisposition to hernias;
- the presence of acute gastrointestinal diseases;
- Parkinson's disease;
- severe arthritis;
- the risk of a hypertensive crisis.
For a long life and active recovery, you need to listen to the state of your body. The video lessons demonstrate the simplicity and accessibility of gymnastics for execution, but it is important not to overcome yourself, but to help yourself.
Technique for performing Tibetan hormonal gymnastics
Tibetan gymnastics for health and longevity (video tutorials are available on the Internet) usually performed while lying on the bed, immediately after waking up... Sometimes it is also called "gymnastics for the lazy." Such a name does not at all correspond to the truth - in order to perform daily, month after month, year after year, though not the most difficult, but requiring concentration, exercises, you need great willpower, focus on results, and these are completely opposite qualities of laziness.
It is best to wake up and go to work during the period from six to eight in the morning... It is known that hormones begin to be released by the endocrine system into the blood at night, two or three hours after midnight. Thus, by awakening at the specified time, our blood is already saturated with active substances. By pressing on certain parts of the body, performing a kind of acupuncture massage - as shown in the video - we in some way affect the hormonal regulation of the body's systems. Perhaps this is where the second name of Tibetan healthful gymnastics for longevity came from - hormonal.
The technique of execution includes deep, even breathing during exercise... You should not hold air in your lungs or exhale it too quickly. Oxygenated organs will correctly perceive the influx of hormones under the influence of manipulation.
Complex of exercises of Tibetan gymnastics for health improvement and longevity
Warming up hands
Almost all subsequent exercises are based on this simple action.The Tibetans believed that a person with hot hands had good energy. And constantly cold, damp hands are a sign of ill health. Intuition did not disappoint the monks. Indeed, poor permeability of the vessels of the hands, their weak tone are a concomitant symptom of many diseases.
To start healing the body while lying in bed, rub your palms vigorously for 5-7 seconds... You will feel how the skin has warmed up and began to radiate heat. If your palms are still cold, don't despair. The longer the sessions last, the more clearly you will notice the change in their state.
Exercise for the eyeballs
Place warm palms on your closed eyes and press lightly on them at a medium pace: one light press per second. Continue for half a minute.
This simple exercise is called palming... It is known to everyone, young and old, nature itself taught us to do it. Remember what each of the people does first of all if their eyes are tired? Correctly, rubs them with the palm or fingers, or even just sits for a while, closing his eyes and pressing them with his palms. Very young children, tired, rub their eyes with their fists.
The ancient monks identified this natural movement. Aimed at stimulating blood circulation in the eyeballs, and therefore at moistening the sclera, at reducing eye muscle fatigue, it is beneficial. For recovery and long life with good eyesight, palming is the best eye gymnastics from the patriarchs of Tibet. Try watching a fragment of the video lesson after completing this technique - and you will see that the adherents of hormonal exercises are right.
Effects on the ears
Again warm up your palms if necessary, and do the exercise at the same pace pressure on the ears: the bases of the palms on the ears, fingers touching behind the head... Again 30 light pressure in 30 seconds - and enough.
Now it is no longer a secret for anyone that in the auricles, especially in the lobes, there are many active points associated with certain parts of the body in a way that is not yet fully understood. Massaging the ears in this way, a person acts on those organs and parts of the body for which they are responsible.
Face lift
Clench your fingers into a fist, raise your thumblike voting on the road. Press the bent fingers into the jaw line on both sides of the face, thumbs at the same time will be located behind the ears.
Move along the jaw up, as if pulling, straightening the skin of the face. You shouldn't be too zealous. The purpose of this exercise is to increase blood flow in the skin of the lower part of the face, which sinks over the years under the influence of an irresistible force - the force of gravity. And weakening collagen production, of course. So, the blood, accelerating over the head, accelerates the metabolism and the formation of collagen in the skin cells.
Smoothing the forehead
Put your warm right palm on your forehead, lightly press it against the skin with your left palm and begin to move from one temple to another. You should not rush too much, press hard to smooth out wrinkles, etc. Remember that every exercise must be felt. Each action has its own purpose. With this exercise, you warm up and cleanse the maxillary sinuses, which contributes to easy breathing and oxygenation of the blood.
Crown massage
It is carried out in a contactless way, arms are moving at a distance of 2-5 cm from the head. The right palm is below, the left palm rests on it. Roll the pillow with a roller for ease of use. Begin the exercise by swiping your hands from crown to forehead, within 30 seconds... Then change direction, and move your palms from one ear to the other so that the movement passes over the crown. This exercise activates not only the scalp, which reacts to the warmth of moving palms. The muscles of the arms are also undergoing considerable stress, strengthening day by day.
Thyroid awakening
Tibetan gymnastics for healing and longevity (the video clearly shows the technique and features of the performance) is designed to awaken and activate the forces that exist in each of us. Intuitively, the ancient monks understood how important the thyroid gland is for the proper functioning of the body. We start the exercise with laying the right palm on the thyroid gland, on top, as always, lies left. With your left palm, trace a semicircle up to the navel. Repeating the exercise 30 times, put left palm to right and freeze for 4-6 seconds.
Belly massage
This simple exercise is recommended even for young children when they have a stomach ache. Without opening your palms, begin to rotate them clockwise around the navel, at a short distance from the body. Half a minute action will suffice.
Body shake
Lying on your back, lift your arms or legs up (if lifting at the same time is difficult, break this exercise into two parts - separately for the arms and separately for the legs). Then run several rotations of the feet and hands - left, rightthen shake limbs, feel their vibration. In this way, even those muscles that are usually rarely used are toned.
Warming up the feet
Our feet, like our palms, are saturated with active points. Sit back so you can easily reach your foot and rub with your hands first one, then the other... Knead each one well and then rub your legs up... These movements will help to activate the lymph flow, and, consequently, the cleaning of the whole organism from substances it does not need.
Reviews about Tibetan gymnastics for health improvement and longevity contradictory. Each person is different; everyone's expectations from these exercises are different. But it is indisputable that she:
- helps restore immunity due to active self-massage;
- strengthens muscle tone;
- cheers up;
- improves the functioning of the nervous system;
- regulates the digestive tract.
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