What is the relationship between calligraphy and health preservation?

people are alive. The so-called life can be generally understood as the dependence of physiology and psychology (that is, body and spirit). Both are indispensable. Without the body, the spirit cannot be pinned, and life does not exist; There is only a body, but without a spirit, life can hardly be prolonged. Life practice has proved that calligraphy, as an art, does have a certain effect on people's health and longevity. The age of famous calligraphers in past dynasties is a good example. "People live for seventy years, but many calligraphers in past dynasties lived for seventy or eighty years, or even eighty or ninety years. For example, in the Tang Dynasty, Liu Gongquan was 87 years old, Ou Yangxun was 84 years old and Yu Shinan was 8 years old. Xu Hao was seventy-nine, Yang Ningshi was eighty-one, Yang Weizhen was seventy-four, Wen Zhiming was eighty-nine, Liu Shian was eighty-five, Liang Tongshu was ninety-two, Weng Tonghe was eighty-five, Bao Shichen was eighty, He Shaoji was seventy-four, and so on. It can be seen that practicing calligraphy really contributes to people's health.

Calligraphy practice is an artistic pursuit. When practicing calligraphy, the mind is highly concentrated, and even the state of selflessness can be achieved. The mood and thoughts are integrated into the artistic beauty of the words, turning a blind eye to the unpleasant things happening in front of or around you, and thus entering a relaxed and comfortable state, without delusions and troubles. Get the enjoyment of beauty, make people happy physically and mentally. Temperament is cultivated and spirit is enjoyed, which is beneficial to physical and mental health and health preservation. If we can persevere, we can achieve the state of concentration, openness and physical and mental pleasure.

This wonderful relationship between calligraphy and health preservation can also be explained from the perspective of "practicing". In fact, sitting posture when writing is what Qigong calls "sitting". If a person can persist in sitting for a while every day, he can achieve the purpose of guiding qi with his mind, invigorating his spirit, staying in the abdomen with his mind, breathing well, and coordinating his body and spirit, just like practicing Qigong. If you persist in this way, it will be beneficial to your body and mind! Less illness, health and happiness, and longevity.