YuliQigong Ancient Five Animals form.




This form is very similar to the Guo family form used to treat cancer and other tumors. It should be used in conjunction with other disciplines and modalities, with the permission of your primary health care providers. See the disclaimer on the home page.

The chart is to help you find the points referenced in the text, and can also be used for the microcosmic orbit.
* Remember to keep your tongue lightly on your upper palette except when instructed to make a sound. Return it to the palette after each sound.

Each animal represents one of the five elements.

Ape
1. Stand easily, with your feet at shoulder width and toes pointed outwards at a 45 degree angle. Hands are hanging at your sides. Inhale and slide hands up so they are just below the dantien, with palms up and fingers bent so that all four fingertips are touching. Exhale.

2. Inhale and raise your hands to chest level, at the middle point of the sternum (Shan Zhong), with the palms facing up and fingertips touching. Exhale.

3. Inhale and lower the hands back to the dantien and then raise them forwards in an arc over your head, while keeping the fingertips touching. Exhale and bring the hands to your sides. 

4. Inhale, bend your elbows and move your hands to palms down and fingers facing forward, fingers together.  Exhale and inhale four times.  Inhale and bring your hands together with tops touching each other so that your arms are mid-chest high and extended forward, feel Qi moving from the Qi Hu points to the Zhong Kui points on the same side. Exhale and inhale three times.
   

5. Inhale and move your feet until you are standing with your feet a little more than shoulder length apart. Bend your knees until you cannot see your toes. Exhale and bend the elbows and extend the arms to the side of the body, shoulder high, rotating to palms up, then curl your fingers and make fists. Inhale and exhale twelve times feeling Qi travel from the dantien to the Da Bao to the Lao Gong points.


6. Inhale and rotate the feet back under the body and lower your arms to the side. Exhale.

7. Inhale, place both hands over the dantien, palms in, and begin rotating your hands in a spiral: down to the right, up and around to the left, down the left side to the right (clockwise, looking at you from the front).
  Slowly increase the size of the spiral so that the palms reach your sternum (Shan Zhong) at the high section and just above the pubis at the lower (below Du Qi). It should take nine turns. Breathe while spiraling. Then stop for a second, then spiral smaller, nine times until you are back at the dantien.

8. Relax.


Deer:

    1. Place your hands, with palms facing up and fingertips touching, at dantien level. Inhale and exhale.
    2. Inhale and raise your hands to your chest, just below Shan Zhong, palms touching your chest. Exhale.
    3. Inhale and place your hands together in a prayer position in front of your chest, exhale, then inhale and raise your hands above your head and rotate your arms, opening them up to palms facing out, fingers lightly extended, like antlers.
    4. Exhale and rotate them in circular motions down until you reach shoulder height and the arms are pointing forwards. Inhale and exhale five times. The palms should be facing outward with the elbows bent.
    5. Inhale while swinging your arms out so they are level with the shoulders (to the side of the body) and palms are facing down. Exhale and inhale.
    6. Exhale and bring the hands back to the front, making two fists, touching thumbs. Inhale and put the left fist under the right, rotating your arms so your knuckles face away from you. Make sure the arms are extended almost completely and exhale.
    7. Inhale and swing your arms so your fists are on your back at the Ming Men point, knuckles touching your back. Breath nine times while rubbing from the Ming men up to your lower ribs. Your knuckles should be at the Bl 22 points and your wrists at GB 25 at the top of the movement.
    8. Exhale and return the hands to the sides.

    9. Inhale, place both hands over the dantien, palms in, and begin rotating your hands in a spiral: down to the right, up and around to the left, down the left side to the right (clockwise, looking at you from the front).  Slowly increase the size of the spiral so that the palms reach your sternum (Shan Zhong) at the high section and just above the pubis at the lower (below Du Qi). It should take nine turns. Breathe while spiraling. Then stop for a second, then spiral smaller, nine times until you are back at the dantien.
    10. Relax.

Crane in 3 sections:

A. Assume right crane stance: Most of your weight is on the right leg, right knee is slightly bent, the left heel is raised and the toes of the left foot are touching the ground about three to six inches in front of the right toes.

Arm movements:

1. Inhale and interlace fingers, palms up, hands resting at dantien. Exhale.

2. Inhale, keeping the same hand position, bring hands up to Shan Zhong. Exhale.

3. Inhale while turning palms forward, push arms straight out front and then raise just above your head. Exhale.

4. While keeping arms in the same position inhale and turn your body to the right. Exhale and turn to the left.

5. Inhale and release hands, make a cranes beak (all fingers touching) and bring hands straight down to shoulder height out to the sides. Exhale and inhale nine times.

            6. Inhale, relax your hands and bend forwards at the waist, palms rotate to the rear.

            7. Exhale and return to the erect position, palms relaxed.

            8. Inhale, relax your hands and bend forwards at the waist, palms rotate to the rear and arms come forwards until the backs of your wrists touch.

9. Exhale and return to the erect position, palms relaxed.

B. Assume left crane stance: Most of your weight is on the left leg, left knee is slightly bent, the right heel is raised and the toes of the right foot are touching the ground about three to six inches in front of the left toes.

Arm movements:

1. Inhale and interlace fingers, palms up, hands resting at dantien. Exhale.

2. Inhale, keeping the same hand position, bring hands up to Shan Zhong. Exhale.

3. Inhale while turning palms forward, push arms straight out front and then raise just above your head. They should be just above the Yin Tang level, and you should be looking at your hands. Exhale.

4. While keeping arms in the same position inhale and turn your body to the right. Exhale and turn to the left. Repeat three to nine times.

5. Inhale and release hands, make a cranes beak (all fingers touching) for each hand and bring hands straight down to shoulder height out to the sides. Fingers pointing out and down. Exhale and inhale nine times.

            6. Inhale, relax your hands and bend forwards at the waist, palms rotate to the rear. Fingers loose.

            7. Exhale and return to the erect position, palms relaxed.

            8. Inhale, relax your hands and bend forwards at the waist, palms rotate to the rear and arms come forwards until the backs of your wrists touch.

9. Exhale and return to the erect position, palms relaxed arms out to the sides. Eight and nine can be repeated three to nine times.

Final Section.

C. Inhale, move feet shoulder width apart. Toes pointed straight ahead. Exhale.

1. Inhale and make fists, bringing them to the Ming Men point.

2. Exhale and push your elbows back, keeping the fists touching your back. Do not over stretch.

3. Inhale and bring elbows forwards, keeping the fists touching your back. Do not over stretch.

4. Repeat nine times.

                5. Inhale, place both hands over the dantien, palms in, and begin rotating your hands in a spiral: down to the right, up and around to the left, down the left side to the right (clockwise, looking at you from the front).  Slowly increase the size of the spiral so that the palms reach your sternum (Shan Zhong) at the high section and just above the pubis at the lower (below Du Qi). It should take nine turns. Breathe while spiraling. Then stop for a second, then spiral smaller, nine times until you are back at the dantien.

6. Relax.

If you need to, you can add an inhale and exhale (or two) between each section until you are fit enough to reduce the breaths needed.

Bear:

    1. Start with hands in front of your dantien with the palms up and the fingers interlocked. Inhale and raise your hands to the Shan Zhong level and exhale.
    2. Inhale and rotate your hands while keeping your fingers interlocked and raise them overhead.
    3. Exhale and rotate your hands to palms down, keeping the arms raised over your head. Touch the palms together and the Lao Gong points should touch.
    4. Inhale and lower your arms forward so they are perpendicular to the body keeping your elbows almost fully extended. Now your palms should not touch, but face each other with about ½ inch between them.
    5. Exhale and swing your arms slowly to the left side while taking four breaths.
    6. Inhale and swing your arms to the right slowly while taking four breaths. Exhale while bringing your arms to the front. Inhale and lower your arms to your sides.
    7. Inhale and raise the left hand with elbow extended fully above the head and your palm facing outward. Your arm and hand should be parallel to the body. Exhale and inhale five times. Exhale and lower your arm to your side and clench your fingers into fists (both hands). Inhale and extend your fingers, exhale and clench into fists five times. Relax both hands.
    8. Inhale and raise the right hand with elbow extended fully above the head and your palm facing outward. Your arm and hand should be parallel to the body. Exhale and inhale five times. Exhale and lower your arm to your side and clench your fingers into fists (both hands). Inhale and extend your fingers, exhale and clench into fists five times. Relax both hands.
    9. Inhale and step forward with your left foot, a half step, toes lifted, heel down, left hand at waist, palm down, fingers in a claw. As you lower your toes to the floor, your left hand circles to your mid-line at Shan Zhong level and you make the sound “Heng” while exhaling.
    10. Inhale and return to the relaxed position. Exhale.
    11. Inhale and step forward with your right foot, a half step, toes lifted, heel down, right hand at waist, palm down, fingers in a claw. As you lower your toes to the floor, your right hand circles to your mid-line at
Shan Zhong level and you make the sound “Heng” while exhaling.
    12. Repeat left and right sides five to nine times.
    13. Tap your teeth together lightly thirty six times to generate saliva, then swallow it in three sections as you bring Qi to your dantien.
    14. Relax.

Tiger:

    1. Place your hands at the dantien level with palms facing up and fingers interlocked.  Inhale and raise hands to Shan Zhong level and exhale.
    2. Inhale as you flip your wrists, keeping fingers interlocked and extend the arms to your right side and up as far as you can. Your palms should be facing upward.

    3. Exhale, swinging your the arms to the left while keeping the fingers interlocked and inhale.
    4. Exhale and lower the arms and hands to shoulder level. Keep them on the left side for one breath.
    5. Exhale and swing to the right side slowly for a count of four, then inhale.
    6. Exhale and lower the hands to waist level. Swing the arms and hands again twice as fast to the left and then back to the right while inhaling. Stop and exhale.
    7. Drop both hands to your sides while inhaling.
    8. Exhale and raise your left arm and hand to shoulder level fully extended and perpendicular to the body. Breathe six times.
    9. Inhale and move the right arm so your right hand is below the left with palms facing. Exhale. Drop both hands to your sides while inhaling.
    10. Exhale and bring the right arm to your right side and hand to shoulder level fully extended and perpendicular to the body. Breathe six times.
    11. Inhale and move the left arm so your left hand is below the right with palms facing. Exhale. Drop both hands to your sides while inhaling.
    12. Exhale and bring both hands to waist, palms up and fingers curled into claws. Inhale while pushing both hands out to shoulder level, palms out.
    13. Exhale and claw down so your hands are at your thighs. While exhaling, make the “Ha” sound. Inhale, then exhale and bring both hands to waist, palms up and fingers curled into claws.
    14. Inhale while pushing both hands out to shoulder level, palms out. Exhale and claw down so your hands are at your thighs. While exhaling, make the “Heng” sound. Repeat three to nine times. 

    15. Relax and finish.