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Luohan Patting : Iron Body

Luohan Patting, also known as Iron Body, is a form in Qigong that involves lightly slapping or striking the body on various pressure points to stimulate circulation and healing.

Learn Luohan Patting to Achieve”Iron Body”

Benefits of Luohan Patting

• can instantly made you feel more energetic, like your body is “popping” and pulsating with power.

• can lifted your mood first thing in the morning when cortisol levels are strong

• can boost overall energy and more optimism.

• makes the body respond as if in pain, causing it to release natural opiates like serotonin and dopamine.

• boost circulation, flowing nutrients to injured areas to repair tissues

• stimulated the body to clear out stagnated blood and inflammation.

• energize the cells and boost immune system activity

• activated natural healing through stimulation of organ meridians

Aside from tapping or slapping pressure points, the technique can involves forming a fist and lightly rubbing or knocking pressure points to stimulate organs.

A fellow Qigong instructor, Don Fiore, showcase some of the benefits of patting in various areas, here is his summary combined with some of our own additions:

Up and down center torso: heats up core
Top and underside of arms
 — heart and lungs
Torso and under armpits — lymphatics and spleen
Mid-torso sides — liver and spleen lower
Chest — kidney meridian
Butt — is for the bladder meridian
Pinkie side of the hand — the small intestine (“karate chop” these areas)
Rubbing the lower back with fists— kidneys and adrenals
The face and points around the jawline — improves complexion
Forehead & back of neck — aids sinus and reduces headaches, stimulates bladder meridian and endrocrine system
Corner of eyes — gall bladder
Under eyes — stomach
Rubbing the ears — ears contain over 100 acupressure points
Between the eyes — bladder meridian and endocrine system
Tapping the upper lip — called the governing vessel, good for the brain
Lower lip — is called the conception vessel and is also good for the brain
Side of knees — one spot there is “Stomache 36” said to strengthen the whole immune system and boost longevity.




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