Tiger’s Waist DVD
About the DVD
Narrated, with music. Complete and easy to follow step-by-step instructions. Practice demonstrations shown from back, front, and side views. A mirror image view of the movements helps one to deepen the practice by balanced exercises using both sides of the brain. Running Time: 32 minutes.
The Tiger’s Waist Exercise is first and foremost an excellent style of qigong for men and women. In traditional Daoism, this exercise is also known as Willow Waist, Swimming Dragon, or Triple Bracelets Encircling the Moon. However, the practice here has been supplemented in technique to help ensure that the waist is made more slender and flexible, and to help break up fatty tissue in the abdomen, regulate the intestines, and strengthen the spine. Its primary effect, however, is on strengthening the lymphatic system, which is a common problem area in women. Other benefits in performing the Tiger’s Waist include: Limbering and stretching the entire body. Regulating the kidneys and liver. Firming the breasts and tightening the vaginal muscles. Preventing curvature of the spine and an oversized waist. Strengthening the pelvic muscles to keep the cervix aligned. Promoting strong and pliable back muscles. Giving grace to movements of the body. Tiger’s Waist is an excellent qigong exercise for both women and men, and as such can provide a great workout. These series of movements were designed to slim the waist and make it more flexible. However, the underlying purpose of this exercise is to stimulate the internal organs so as to break up fatty tissue in the abdomen, regulate the intestines, boost the lymphatic system, fortify the endocrine system, strengthen the membranes around the internal organs, and energize the libido.
One of the main reasons that the waistline expands as we age is because the functioning of the internal organs begins to slow down. When the metabolism slows, food and fat are not broken down as effectively as when we were younger. However, you can strengthen the organs in the trunk and lower abdominal area of the body by internally massaging them through the twisting and circling movements of this exercise. Thus, practicing this exercise twice daily over a three-month period will help to stimulate these organs to begin functioning more efficiently, and thus greatly slim the waist.