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Pal Dan Gum
Pal Dan Gum
There is a set of exercises known as PAL DAN GUM that for thousands of years has been used in China and Korea for the curing of disease and the promotion of radiant health. PAL DAN GUM exercises are often referred to as the eight silken movements. This is the secret art of Chinese and Korean sages. These exercises have been used by sages and mountain hermits for prolonging life and as an aid to spiritual development. They have been recommended by traditional Oriental doctors simply to cure difficult diseases. They are still used in modern hospitals in China and Korea. But, most importantly, they can be practiced by anyone willing to take five minutes a day for the development of improved health and increased awareness. If performed once or twice a day, the PAL DAN GUM exercises will recharge the inner organs and will purify all the psychic channels and organ meridians. They will promote improved blood circulation to all parts of the body. The muscles and joints will become more flexible and resilient. The posture will improve and many of the common everyday ailments that plague most people will gradually disappear. PAL DAN GUM may be performed before or after meditation, or the inner exercises. Before doing the PAL DAN GUM exercises, walk around quietly for a few minutes. Breathe regularly through the nose into the chest, slowly and gently. Calm the mind and body. Lightly touch your tongue to your palate. As you do the exercises, concentrate completely on the motions, postures, and breathing. Keep your eyes half opened unless otherwise directed. Flow smoothly from one exercise to the next. Do the exercises slowly and accurately. You may repeat the ones you feel a need for. You should complete the series in five or ten minutes, and at the end of that time you will feel refreshed, relaxed, and energized. PAL DAN GUM is a natural and fun way to keep the body active and fit while increasing the vital force of human energy. All ages are welcome.
THE EIGHT PAL DAN GUM EXERCISES UPHOLDING HEAVEN AND EARTH
Upholding Heaven and Earth in the manner described here will harmonize the energies of the stomach and spleen, two closely-linked organs. It will strengthen digestion by giving contractile force to the large and small intestine meridians which flow along the arms. 1. Stand erect with the arms at the sides, feet apart. 2. Raise your hands to the solar plexus, palms up, elbows straight to the sides. The fingertips will slightly touch. 3. Raise your left hand above your head, rotating the arm so that that palm faces heaven, fingers pointed inward. At the same time, lower your right hand, palm down and fingers pointed inward, to your right side. Stretch both arms. 4. Return to the starting position. 5. Repeat the exercise on the other side. 5. Do both sides, three times each.
LOOKING BACKWARDS
This exercise relieves fatigue in the five yin organs and their partners. The five yin organs are the heart, spleen-pancreas (stomach), lungs, kidneys, and liver. 1. Stand erect with the hands at the sides and the feet apart. 2. Cross the hands several inches in front of your face. The right hand will be closest to the face. 3. Pull your hands to the sides and back, arms straight and palms forward. Turn your head to the left as far as it will go without rotating the waist. The left shoulder will dip slightly. 4. Again, cross the hands in front of you, but with the left hand closest to the face. 5. Repeat both sides three times each.
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