Warming Up Your Arms

By warming up your arms, you are getting them ready to let qi actively flow through them. This is especially important because half of your meridians run through your arms.

1) Stand in a comfortable position with your feet about shoulder width apart. Let your arms hang loosely at your sides.

2) Slowly swing your arms in large circles at your sides by moving them in a clockwise manner. Do this by first swinging your arms behind you, then up over your head, and finally down the front of your body.

3) Next slowly swing your arms in large circles at your sides by moving them in a counterclockwise manner. Do this by first swinging your arms in front of your body, then up over your head, and finally down the back of your body.

4) Repeat this exercise until you have swung your arms nine times both forward and backward.