For the last of the exercises in the caffeine-free energy series, we will boost our kidney qi. Whereas the previous exercises focused more on bringing us into a more Yang state, this exercise will utilize the kidney qi to boost our alertness. In Chinese medicine, kidney qi is responsible for controlling and converting jing, which is essesntial for growth and reproduction. Kidney qi will boost your urge and drive to take action; it is a very restless type of energy. We want to stimulate it lightly to help increase our energy, alertness, and body warmth, but not so much that we become agitated and fidgety.

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