Appledog wrote:But this would arise from an un-natural effort. If your just seeking wuji in a posture there shouldn't be much that could go wrong.
Even in Wuji you need to be following the principles. Actually Wuji is where you position your body and establish the principle requirements and then relax into it. Then take a moment to settle into the Wuji posture, before moving onto the actual posture. Where you still want to be following these principles along with the other requirements of that particular posture. These are used in Qigong and Zhan Zhuang, and Circle Turning (Xing Zhuang) but some of them will be dynamic.
☰ Qian Heaven - The Top, Middle, and Bottom are solid and coordinated - harmonize your Yi/ Intent with your hands and feet. Bring your mind down and out to your extremities, which anchors and relaxes. Your hands hanging at your sides aligns the tips of your middle fingers with Fengshi point. Which is a point that you can actually press to help get into a meditative state of mind.
☳ Zhen Thunder - The Bottom is held solid - meaning the ten toes must grasp the ground which slightly raises up and activates 湧泉 Yongquan point in the arch of the foot.
☵ Kan Water - The Middle is held solid - meaning the 丹田 Dantian is kept solid and full. Relax the abdomen and let your breath come down into it.
☶ Gen Mountain - The Top is held solid - meaning the crown of the head is brought to the top by lengthening the neck and tucking the chin, which closes off 大椎 Da Chui point and brings Baihui point to the top. The back is rounded and the shoulder blades are dropped.
☷ Kun Earth - The Top, Middle, and Bottom - Arms (shoulder, elbow, wrist), Torso (waist, chest, neck), and Legs (ankle, knees, hips) are flowing and open. Meaning all the joints are slightly bent and not locked out straight. Bend the knees, but don’t let them go past your toes, which requires settling your weight back towards your heels.
☴ Xun Wind - The Break at the Bottom needs to be closed - so the tailbone/ coccyx is tucked so 會陰 Huiyun point is aligned with Baihui point and the pelvic basin is held taught and pulled upward to support the Dantian from below.
☲ Li Flame - The Break in the Middle needs to be closed - so the chest is concaved to keep the opening to 中廷 Zhong Ting (heart and solar plexus area) protected.
☱ Dui Swamp - The Break at the Top needs to be closed - so the tip of the tongue is touching the soft palate - connecting the interior Daoist Ren and Du meridians.