4th and 5th of the Eight Qi Absorption postures
Channel: Infinite Movement
Date: 23/03/2019

Continuing from a previous video, in which she explores 1-3 of the 8 Qi Absorption Postures (https://youtu.be/G2obPVHQas4), Alicia now adds the 4th and 5th postures: "Holding up the sky" and "Touching the earth." She begins with a review of the first three postures, and then explains the next two, which are related to each other. 

In "Holding up the sky," there's a little movement that comes from the feet into the knees, the hips, the waist, lengthening through the chest, and then up. So you're related to the earth at the same time that you're reaching up through the fingers to look up to the sky. 

... the arms cross and then you do the opposite movement of "Touching the earth," where you let the head drop. To come up, you let your knees bend and slowly roll up. 

Next week, Alicia will continue on and add in the 6th posture. Stay tuned!

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Study with Alicia! Find her Inwood Movement teaching schedule here: https://www.inwoodmovement.com/qi-gong-class-series-w-alicia-fox