- Raise the head.
What is meant here? It means the head needs to be upright and in the centre. So, the nape (back of the neck) needs to be straight, followed by the spine and head. There is a point acupoint at the crown of the head known as baihui which points to heaven (the cosmos or space). The important part is that the nape is straight not bending too forward nor back. The joints there are relaxed.
You use your intent and not force. In other words, do not tense it, feel it relax when you straighten it.
The logic here is to allow the lifting of the spirit or shen, someone that is slumped up with the nape leaning too forward, with shoulders pointed too forward, is indicating fatigue (a weak shen). And the opposite, the nape leaning too back with the chest that is sticking out will indicates tension. This causes the lower back to point out, and when someone stands like this, like a marine, they usually experience tension on the lower back.
*The main point is to make sure the nape is straight; the rest takes effect automatically.
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