qigung

He sits there, in a bookstore's cafe facing the river, struggling to write a start of a poem. He sips his third cup of coffee which is not impressive at all. He prefers stronger coffee but well, this cafe only provides two choices. It doesn't mean to make profit by selling coffee but books.
His Muse never befalls, he wonders whether a cigarette would help or not. He is going to write a poem that has been sold to a publisher previously. He got paid for a poem not yet exists and has spent the pay before he sits in this cafe.
He has consumed his poem, he tells himself, or instead, the pre-paid poem has consumed him.
He sits there, struggling to put a start of his poem, in a bookstore's cafe facing the river...
Much time has passed, he finally struggles to put:
"He sits there,
facing the river in a bookstore's cafe,
struggling to come up a start of a peom."

(Image is from proj.moeaidb.gov.tw/.../download4.asp?id=568)

I have been doing Arm Swining for about five months and felt nothing until weeks ago. My fingers will get warm easily and it's different to the heat simply casued by gravity. Last night when I was doing it in a park, I tried to have all my fingers warm up evenly by adjusting their position slightly. My index fingers and middle fingers usually will get warm easily, and my ring fingers will catch up shortly. I managed to let my thumbs get the Qi by moving them a little bit upward and began feeling warmth that not only from inside of my flesh but also like a film of warmth covering them. Arm Swinging is a really easy Qigung, if you are interested, you can check the pictures from the following web and refer the text of my translation if you don't read Chinese:
http://www.meimen.org/health/wonder/wonder-how.html
This Qi Gung is from Meimen-- Plum Gate, called Arms Swinging.
* Keeping doing it for at least ten minutes, and three times a day(We eat three meals a day, if you eat four times a day do it four times).
Doing it for 30 min continually will be more effective in health improvement. After doing it each time, take some warm water to facilitate your blood circulation and stabilize the qi in our body.
The Chinese text of the above website is translated as following:
1. Stand with your feet equally wide as your shoulders, two feet parallel to each other. Stretch up arms ahead at the level of your chest, palms facing down. Breath at ease.
2. Swing your arms backward like pendulums, relaxedly and naturally. Do not attempt to lift your arms backward, just swing them back and forth following the laws of gravity and inertia, relaxedly. Keep your fingers stretched out easily. Don't use force.
3. Bent your knees a little bit whenever your arms stretch for the fifth time, like you are about to jump.

So it's like you stand straight for the first four arm-swinging and during the fifth time bent your knees a little, twice . You can easily find a rhythm of your own. Each swing takes about one second, and it doesn't matter a little bit faster or slower. Only never do it hastily like you try to finish it as soon as possible. Doing it outdoors or in pleasant environment is suggested for one can absorb better qi from nature. Put down all the thoughts as possible when you are doing it.

Note: People who have problem standing can simply swing their arms when sitting. Some very ill people are able to stand up after doing arm-swinging for several months continually. It is very common to feel your limbs are numb, sore or painful, it means the qi in your body is trying to adjust and recover its order. Most common sign is feeling warmth in your body that is different to the heat resulting from exercise. It is a positive sign of healing. Continue doing it and most of the uncomfortable feelings will be gone. Otherwise, check doctors to find out the cause of discomfort.

The English edition of website of the Meimen Gate:
http://www.meimen.org/English/e_index.htm