Practice Poem for Shih Fu by Catherine Stifter

When you do this,
you align the three centers.
When you do that,
the three centers align.
Doing this or that,
the san jiao
becomes aligned.

In the beginning
do this.
To continue on the path
do that.

As breath enters the body,
expand.
As breath leaves the body,
contract.
Expanding and contracting
open the door.
Inhaling and exhaling
clear the way.

Practice is simple:
return to the source.
Inhale this.
Exhale that.
Over and over
again.

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