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Chinese Yoga (Qi Gong) Balances Moods and Purges Negative Emotions We all have moments in life where we are immersed in shadow feelings of sadness, despair, heartache, disappointment or anger. Yet, many people stuff these feelings deep inside and ignore them, without realizing that the vibration or energy of these feelings can impact mental, physical and spiritual health.
You begin a process of dating and discover the wonders of another person. You find yourself excited and happy to take that risk to allow yourself to trust being vulnerable and open. You find yourself selflessly creating more and more space in your life for the person and doing more to demonstrate a growing admiration and love for this person.
When we have a greater muscle mass, our bodies burn calories more efficiently even when resting. Qi gong and tai chi are Chinese healing exercises that allow you to build muscle naturally while increasing energy and the health of the inte al organs. How do qi gong and tai chi build muscle ...
Chinese yoga or qi gong (pronounced chi kung), is a powerful way to release the dampness and heat that summer time brings. Dampness and heat are states that can lead to health issues such as excessive weight, chronic fatigue, aggravation of inflammatory conditions, depression, anxiety, and digestive challenges. What causes dampness and heat? Cold and iced beverages stagnates the energy of the spleen, creating dampness.
In the Chinese medicine system, the liver is associated with conditions involving hypertension, anemia, headaches at the top of the head, and the emotions of anger or compassion. This simple qi gong liver release will empower you to begin cultivating an inte al calmness within the liver ...
During the spring time, the organ of the liver can manifest imbalances more profoundly. The liver is associated with the wood element and spring time on an energy level. Imbalances of the liver include: Challenges with the eyes including foggy vision, high pressure, tumors or other eye irregularities. Headaches in a band pattern or at the top of the head. Dizziness. Migraines. High blood pressure. Joint, tendon and ligament pain. Insomnia. Increased anger or frustration. Challenges with finding compassion.
Often times, the stress of life and exposure to toxins in the environment can stress our lymphatic system. In Chinese medicine, the lymphatic is most closely associated with the triple heaters or triple burners, which can be thought of as an irrigation system of energy that disperses qi to the inte al organs. When this irrigation system is clear and free flowing, disease does not exist. When the triple heaters are obstructed, we see challenges manifesting as swollen lymph glands, low energy, and low immunity.
This qi gong can help to relieve lower back pain, strengthen the kidneys and reproductive organs, and help to release the emotion of fear and build will. Start this qi gong session in either a sitting or standing position. Place hands on the lower back with palms facing the lower back. Step ...
n many spiritual traditions, there is the belief that our souls have lessons to learn by living in this human form in the earth plane. The lessons that are specific to a soul are called curricula, and like curricula in a school, these lessons involve a series of theme based experiences that deepen growth, skills and the levels of refinement that one brings to this glorious dance of life. What is your soul’s curricula? How do you know what themes are present in your life as soul lessons?
The relationships we engage have a strong impact on our physical, mental and spiritual health. When relationships are balanced:nn(1) We have a release of dopamine that naturally elevates our mood (a chemical which researchers have identified as partly responsible for that elated feeling we get ...
Sunsets are a wonderful opportunity to linger over all the moments in your day for which you are grateful, and prepare to embrace the yinness (softness, darkness) of the night. If you usually exercise in the morning, try switching to the evening time to perform Chinese yoga (qi gong), tai chi or other forms of energy healing exercises. As you gaze upon the setting sun, inhale slowly and raise the arms slowly to the sides with palms up as you reach above the head to grab an imaginary ball of warm, sunset energy.
Many people today are conce ed about the impact of cholesterol-lowering drugs that contain statins, linked in some cases to possible liver damage in certain people. This article will explore natural statins and plant sterols as tools to lower cholestrol. Statins In addition to synthetic forms ...
In the Chinese system, colds and other viral infections or bacterial infections are viewed as pathogens that penetrate various layers of our energy. The outer most layer of our energy is the wei qi, associated most closely with our immunity system. Once a pathogen breaks through the outer ...
With the increase of environmental pollutants, stress, and poor diets, both men and women can face hormonal balances that can lead to health challenges. Some of these challenges may include:nn * Infertility and lack of virility or sex drive.n * Perimenopausal, menopausal, and post ...
This tree meditation can help calm the energy of the liver, lower blood pressure and promote restful sleep. The next time you are visiting a park or out in nature, you can perform this simple tree meditation. Breathe in deeply for a count of five. Exhale deeply for a count of five. Stand in ...
This cooling qi gong visualization helps the body to achieve balance and promote healing of:nn*Issues involving struggle and resistance in our lives, said to create emotional heat in the Chinese medicine system. n*Health conditions that have a hot or inflammatory nature such as cancer, arthritis ...
Depression and anxiety can be overwhelming but there are solutions. Today, I’d like to share some cognitive strategies that can help you break the cycle of depressive and anxious thought patterns. The first step to banishing negative thoughts is to become aware how often you are having ...
We all face tragedies in our lives, evoking grief, sadness and despair. This is a natural part of life. How we nurture ourselves and process feelings greatly impacts our physical and mental wellness. These three strategies can help you find balance during moments of loss or grief.nn(1) Support ...
Qi gong is one of the most powerful tools for staying young and nourishing longevity. How does it work? Builds Inte al Strength and Suppleness Unlike other forms of traditional western exercise, qi gong trains the energy of the body to invigorate inte al organs to promote balanced health and ...
Heat comes in many forms, not just the weather. It can represent struggle, inflammation and illness (particularly cancer). Visualize a large ice cube at the top of your head melting downward and washing away all tension, stress, pain and struggle as the coolness flows to your toes. Use this visualization every hour for one to three minutes today and notice what happens to your energy and perceptions. Often times, the conscious choice to shift our energetic states creates deeper states of peacefulness and acceptance in our lives.
One of the most powerful forms of cancer-prevention and cancer management exercises is qi gong, a gentle form of healing exercises from China that is similar to Tai Chi. Qi gong movements not only help us to increase our levels of oxygen to detoxify the body but also specifically impact ...
In these times of economic challenge, people often wonder about how to effectively invest their financial resources. Yet, people often overlook the value of investing in their body, mind and spirit integration as a way of building prosperity. When we nourish and integrate these three integral parts of self, body, mind and spirit, it magnifies our ability to align ourselves with God’s blessings and abundance. These three strategies can help you invest in yourself each hour of the day. Body
Denying feelings can create stagnation emotionally and lead to states of depression. Use this handy checklist to assess if you are processing experiences in a way to avoid stagnation and depression. Checklist for Healthy Processing Are you acknowledging both the positive and negative aspects ...
This qi gong color visualization helps you to strengthen the energy of the pericardium and heart. The pericardium energy is associated spiritually with our intimate relationships. Thus, when our pericardium energy is low, we find ourselves more challenged to engage intimate relationships ...
Note with any herbal remedy, please consult your medical physicians and a trained herbalist as to the appropriateness of using herbs. Natural Antihistamines Custom Chinese herbal formulations can be one of the most effective ways to relieve allergies with long lasting results. A trained ...
Create a Space for Deep Listening and Sharing Email and online chat provides opportunities to discover communication styles and determine if there is enough chemistry to have a phone conversation or meet in person. In surveying my life coach clients about online dating, they report that they ...
Did you ever a meet a person who is engaged and actively living his or her soul purpose? Such a person radiates calmness, grounded energy and a natural joy about life even when difficult circumstances arise. How can you cultivate and root your spiritual self such that you also manifest this kind of bright elevated energy? Essential oils can be very helpful in changing the vibration of energy.
When it comes to acute conditions such as broken bones, raging infections, stroke, heart attack, or trauma injury, traditional western medicine has a great advantage over holistic medicine in terms of addressing the conditions quickly, thoroughly and in ways that are just not possible with ...
What is your pattern of approaching new life experiences? Do you welcome them with open arms and a smile and embrace the support and love in your life? Or do you hesitate and look for obstacles and reasons for why something new will not work for you or hesitate to work with others to bring a new experience to a fruitful place? All of us have comfort zones, but researchers find that stretching past comfortable zones trains us to: 1. Trust more fully and develop deeper levels of faith in ourselves and others.
Lower Cholesterol: Eliminate Unhealthy Fats To maintain healthy cholesterol levels, limit saturated fats found in red meat, butter and other animal products.Replace these fats with canola oil, olive oil, and small amount of nuts such as walnuts or almonds. Also, eliminate trans-fatty acids ...
These three powerful strategies can help you to achieve your ideal weight and improve your overall health and vitality. 1. Boost the Energy of Your Spleen to Raise Metabolism In summer, we tend to drink and eat cold foods. Yet, cold foods and drinks can suppress the energy of the spleen to ...
Often times the a root cause of insomnia is a liver energy imbalance which can be corrected with proper diet. Foods that balance the liver to promote deep sleep include:nn * Dark green leafy vegetables, particularly dandelion greens.nn * Burdock root and other deep root vegetables ...
You’re laying awake in bed at 3 am and cannot sleep. You’ve tried a wide variety of solutions from pharmaceutical sleep aids to dietary supplements such as melatonin, yet find yourself consistently awake in the early hours of the morning. In the Chinese medicine system, the pattern ...
You may have read life coaching books on dating that give rules or techniques increasing the interest of the opposite gender. I suggest putting intricate rules aside and focusing on self development as way to attract love and create deep, meaningful relationships. Self Knowledge There is ...
The pain and discomfort of sinus pain, congestion and infection can feel miserable. Here are some natural solutions to healing these issues and preventing further occurrences. For sinus infections, two classical Chinese formulations, "pe men kan wan" (also known as "te xiao bi min gan wan") and ...
Did you know that qi gong is a powerful tool for increasing circulation to the brain and changing brain chemistry to reduce states of anxiety or challenges with attention? Researchers at the University of CA at Irvine found that when subjects with attention deficit disorder received qi ...
During stressful times, it is important to: Eat in a balanced way. To gain most energy, one should eat within 30 minutes to an hour of rising. That first meal should be a high protein meal with healthy carbs that digest slowly as opposed to a high sugar meal with low protein and lots of caffeine. Examples of this kind of meal is a bowl of lentils with a lean source of protein such as chicken, scrambled egg whites, and fresh vegetables.
When it comes to acute conditions such as broken bones, raging infections, stroke, heart attack, or trauma injury, traditional western medicine has a great advantage over holistic medicine in terms of addressing the conditions quickly, thoroughly and in ways that are just not possible with ...
Acceptance plays a critical role in developing healthy relationships, which we know plays a role in impacting our health. Like health, relationships evolve and change too. Only that with health, we may get some physical indicators that things are off balance–but in relationships the “off track” qualities may be more subtle.
What do Chinese medicine and eco-friendly gardening have in common? Chinese medicine emphasizes the idea that our bodies are a microcosm of nature. Thus, when we embrace organic and sustainable gardening methods as a way of growing foods that can be used as medicine to balance the body, we reconnect profoundly with nature and empower ourselves with a way to improve both diet and health, by bringing balance to the natural flows of energy in our bodies.
Many of you are expressing that this start of the year of the snake has been a very important time for soul searching and experiencing breakthroughs of profound awakenings, and alongwith this comes recognizing the depth of resistant patterns that have been sabotaging your abilities to manifest your spiritual potentials in previous years.
This week, I took my three-years-old niece to the Zilker Botanical gardens for some relaxing play amid koi ponds filled with guppies. We walked under bamboo groves, swaying in hot summer breezes and delighted at feeding turtles at Mozart’s cafe as river waves splashed onto the deck unexpectedly. Ahh! Summer bliss. The lack of self consciousness and the authenticity of just being, trusting and engaging life deeply, is amazing in young children.
One of the frequent things I see in my practice is the beauty of transformation when clients accept change in their lives. Acceptance doesn’t mean giving up or compromising. Acceptance means living one’s life in accordance with the realities that experience is presenting.
Researcher Saras D. Saravasthy at the University of Virginia’s graduate school of business discovered that the type of entrepreneurial mind-set that leads to high levels of success involves the ability to:nn(1) Develop intuitive and insightful vision of the future that is flexible and not ...
In our busy lives, few of us have time for a stand-alone block of time devoted to meditation. Yet, meditation is key to reducing stress and promoting balanced health on physical, mental and spiritual levels. The solution is to develop the habit of taking 3-5 minutes every hour to take a ...
As many of you know, I am taking a brief break from the healing work with others to rest and recover my voice. As the gray clouds hovered over the past few says, I reflected on the sweetness of this time of the year. The change of the calendar year brings new resolutions and hope, with energy to build in new directions. At the same time, the change of the energy year still awaits us on Feb. 3, 2011. So, it is a time to take care of loose ends, cleanse, renew and prepare for a new energy in our bodies, minds and spirits.
Blue mountain irises danced in the wind on summer days at my cozy cottage in the Santa Cruz mountains. What a treat each day to be greeted by their gentle beauty. Yet, here in the parched landscape of central Texas, beauty also unfolds each day in more subtle ways. A small cricket makes its way towards that elusive source of water, the collection pot holding the overflow of moisture from the air conditioner overflow valve. The cricket pauses and sings for a moment. That sound, almost imperceptible, is as soothing and sweet as the energy of the blue iris.
I see many individuals in my practice who have been impacted by chronic pain and have a tried western medical solutions to manage their pain with varying results. Some of these solutions are successful but few address the root causes of pain or offer a more holistic approach to healing. To ...
Sometimes the waves of life come quickly and overwhelm, yet if you take a deep breath, it’s amazing what strength exists in the spaces between the rising wave and its crash upon the shore.
Qi gong can be a powerful tool to integrate into daily life to reduce stress, increase energy and improve health. Qi gong consists of three components: 1. Healing movements. 2. Breath work and meditations. 3. Clinical or medical qi gong which is a form of energy bodywork and healing, ...