Being present in the moment is an important life skill. It is the first step in paying attention and achieving focus. Life happens in the now, never in the past or in the future. Any good qigong, meditation, or task that is successfully completed begins with bringing oneself into the present. This Qi Breather demonstrates one very simple exercise to help root you into the of the present.

Panic and anxiety outside of immediate physical danger comes from internal thought forms and patterns and a vivid imagination. The combination of these thoughts and our vivid imaginations causes us to react to fantasy: either events of the past that are no longer reality, or projections into the future or complete fantasy that never were reality. Remember from previous Qi Breathers that life, reality, and joy are all in the now. Depression lives in the past and worry lives in the future. Understanding this helps us realize that being in the present and in tune with our physical realities will quickly help alleviate anxiety and panic. Then, to help us release troublesome thought patterns and to balance emotionally, we can use some powerful acupoints along the Ren (CV) and Du (GV) meridians