DFCI Zakim Center

Qigong Tai Chi: Crane Flies (4 min)

12 Nov, 2024


This standing, or sitting moving meditation is a great technique to help reduce side effects and symptoms of breast cancer and its treatment on a mental, physical, and energetic level. The gentle movements of your arms, or wings, help stretch, strengthen, and massage the upper body. Together with the deep breathing, the abdominal and back muscles moving in and out, as well as the visualization of the lower energy center, or the Sun, two inches below the navel in the center of the body. This series of medical and martial arts qigong movement is based on the crane, a symbol of longevity in eastern philosophies. 

May help with: 
  • Frozen shoulders and Arthritis 
  • Preparing and recovering from surgery 
  • Anxiety and lack of energy 
  • Strengthening your core 
  • Bringing oxygen into your body 
  • Emptying the mind from any negative thoughts and evoking the Spirit 
  • Aches, pain, and inflammations 
  • Releasing happy hormones 
Practice 1 to 5 times a day for 1 to 3 minutes each time. 
Backtrack: relaxation music #14.mp3 by ZHRØ -- https://freesound.org/s/523366/ -- License: Attribution 4.0