Sit at ease with palms gently placed on knees. Twist body to the left and right as much as possible. Inhale when you do the twisting movement and exhale when you return to the starting position.

This Qigong exercise may regulate qi, remove blood stasis and cure miscella-neous diseases.

Cover tiangu (ears) with forefinger over middle finger of each hand on the back of head. Flick middle fingers with forefingers as if beating a drum. Repeat the flicking movement 24 times in rotation for each forefin-ger.

This Qigong exercise will refresh the mind and improve hearing.