Holding the Balloon

1. From the Wu Chi position, breathe in and slowly raise your arms forming an open circle with the palms facing your chest.
2. Continue to breathe naturally.
3. Imagine that your elbows are resting on small balloons and that you are sitting on a big balloon.
4. Hold the position for 2 minutes.

This posture helps you accelerate the flow of Chi through the feet, up the entire body and to the hands and head.

This posture together with “Shaking the Body” is used to treat skeletal problems like minor back pain. The same combination when practised everyday also stops further development of arthritis. This posture is also
used for self treatment of constipation.

It is also beneficial when practised with “Supporting the Sky with Both Hands“, “Holding Up a Single Hand“, and “Shaking The Body” for short term treatment of Asthma.

The above mentioned set of movements are from the 8 Strand of Brocade exercise.