Kneeling is the most suitable sitting position for health
Kneeling is not only a sitting posture, but also a simple and effective health guidance technique advocated by the ancients, which has several very important roles -
01Tonifying the kidneys - returning to the source
In life, there are many people who urinate frequently at night and have difficulty holding urine.
The reason is mostly because the transpiration and vaporization of Xia Jiao Yuanyang is not enough, and kneeling is beneficial to "revert to the source", thereby nourishing the kidneys and improving the problem of nocturia.
02Strengthen the spleen - dredge the middle focus
In autumn, people are prone to bloating, which is caused by the fact that the lung qi does not fall with the stomach qi and the upper focus is blocked.
Kneeling and sitting can not only reduce the qi of the lungs and stomach, smooth the qi of the intestines, but also raise and lower turbidity and open the mind.
Insist on kneeling for a few minutes every day for some time, and your digestive function will be better.
03 Strengthen the waist - stretch the spine
Kneeling is more beneficial to keep the spine centered and the chest integrated.
Because the human spine is "hanging" with internal organs, and in daily life, many of our bad postures have an impact on the spine, which in turn causes other diseases.
For people who have been suffering from low back pain for a long time, kneeling can help stretch the spine, push away the tail lube, and then dredge the waist meridians.
04Leg nourishment – strengthens strength
As the saying goes, "the old roots of the tree wither first, and the old feet of the person decay first".
Kneeling helps to stretch the muscles around the legs and knee joints, enhance the strength and flexibility of the lower limbs, improve blood circulation, and help delay the aging of the lower limbs.
05Nourishing the liver - nourishing the muscles and activating the nerves
The kneeling posture can also effectively stimulate the meridians and acupoints of the legs, especially the calf nose acupoints and Zusanli on the stomach meridian and the stomach meridian, so as to activate the meridians, promote digestion, and help the balance of yin and yang.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "the knee is the house of tendons", and the liver is the main tendon, so kneeling is also a way to replenish the liver.
06 Drain blood downward - relieve thoughts
In addition, when kneeling and sitting, the qi and blood settle down, which can not only dredge the qi and blood in the waist, legs and ankle meridians, but also mobilize the body to supply the lower focus.
For people who are overthinking and depressed in the brain, kneeling can help to draw blood downward.
I believe that many friends are the same as Xiao Langzhong, kneeling and sitting for a while will be "leg numb", in fact, this is our posture wrong!
Kneeling and sitting is a certain exquisiteness, do not kneel indiscriminately, incorrect posture will cause leg discomfort, let's learn how to kneel and sit with experts.
01Before starting, friends with hard ankles or easy toe cramps can move their foot joints first.
02 Put a slightly softer cushion on the ground first, and then sit on your knees with your heels together. If you can't keep your heels together, you can separate your heels from each other.
03Then slowly sit on your heels to find yourself more comfortable, but don't put your whole body weight on your heels.
04Finally, slowly stretch your spine upwards and place your hands naturally on your thighs.
People with severe osteoporosis, fractures, sores, meniscus injuries and other diseases in the waist and legs should not sit on their knees.
The kneeling time should not be too long, within 20 minutes. If you sweat frequently during kneeling, you need to stop kneeling.
When kneeling, you should avoid the wind and cold, pay attention to the knees, neck and shoulders to keep warm, and drink some warm water after kneeling.
