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Commencing Movement: Stand with feet
shoulder width apart. Place hands in front of chest with palms
facing each other about one fist distance apart. Spread palms
out to shoulder width distance and back 10 times.
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Golden Dragon Wags Tail: Palms together
in front of chest to form a "prayer" palm with fingers pointing
to front. Move palms first to left and then to right at chest
level. Just arms, not upper body, waist, or hips. Do 36-54
repetitions. Note: Except for #1, #4, #16, and #17 all movements
are done 36-54 times.
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Jade Phoenix Nods Head: Prayer palms at
center of chest with fingers pointing up. Move palms down in an
arc to point at floor. Elbows are hinge. Head nods slightly when
hands point down.
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Incense Floating in the Wind: Open and
close palms five times. Then bring palms up to neck level and
slice down to sides of body 31 times.
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Collecting Qi from Earth: Hands out in
front, palms down. Spread arms to sides. Shoulder joints are
hinges.
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Collecting Qi from Heaven: Same as #5,
but with palms up.
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Wind Blows Lotus Leaves: Like #2, but
with palms a fist width apart. Just move arms, not body.
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Rotate Heaven/Earth to Left: Make a
counterclockwise elongated oval covering shoulders and waist.
Palms face each other a fist width apart.
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Rotate Heaven/Earth to Right: Same as #8,
but clockwise.
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Rowing in the Ocean: Hook hands go out
and down, return to shoulder height. Come up slightly on toes as
arms extend to front.
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Turning the Spiritual Wheel: Right palm
above left palm in front of chest.
Rotate the right to the front and down while the left rotates
back and up in an elongated circle.
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Da Mo Rocks the Boat: Hand positions to
begin as in #11, but arms move as a unit to left and right with
elbows going in an upward arc. Motion is like swinging a
pendulum.
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Double Winds Block Ears: Palms down by
hips with palms facing each other. Elbows slightly bent. Move
the palms up in a whipping motion to beside the ears. Then
slowly lower the palms back to the starting position.
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Golden Light Shines to Eyes: Hands form
"duck beaks" in front of hips. Same motion as #13, only the duck
beaks go in front of eyes. Open eyes wider as hands come close.
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Cross and Swing Arms: Right palm in front
of left in front of lower abdomen. Swing out to sides 45
degrees.
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Child Worships Buddha: Prayer palms
together in front of chest. Eyes gaze at middle fingertips. Do
not speak or totally close eyes. Three minutes.
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Closing Movement: From hips raise hook
hands with outer wrists leading to shoulder height while
inhaling through nose. Lower with inner wrists leading while
exhaling through mouth and making noise from throat. Do only
once.