Eco-Kosher & Feng Shui
The word was invented in the late 1970s by Rabbi Zalman Schacter-Shalomi, founder of the P’nai Or Religious Fellowship. Eco-kosher is an attempt to redefine Kashrut (kosher practices) in terms of broader values and obligations to the planet that stem from Jewish tradition and echo modern environmental concerns.
Feng Shui and Shamanism
The word shaman comes from Tungusu-Manchurian language and describes Central Asian and North Asian religious practices. Shamans are a vital force in the religious life of hunting communities. They are ritual specialists possessed of special powers; they act as intermediaries between humans and the shadowy world of spirits and the supernatural.
The Celestial Zoo
Aren't you sick of Feng Shui books that talk about the Four Celestial Animals but don't have much more to offer on them except another set of pretty pictures, some poetry, or a fancy New Age way of explaining them Perhaps it is because the people who write the books care so little about Chinese culture and science that they cannot do more than offer you illustrations and bad poetry. Perhaps these authors can mumble something from Yijing, Looking at the signs in the heavens, one thereby...
Why Flutes and Mirrors Can't Fix Your House
Ancient Chinese protoscientists knew that light travels in a straight line and conducted considerable numbers of experiments using concave and convex mirrors. Their efforts were part of a compilation of work on optics which determined the truth about real and inverted images, focal points and centers of curvatures as well as refraction.
Goin' South: Ten Years On
Sherrill and Chu translated a manuscript, Heluo Lishu, into English for their book Astrology of I Ching (1976). The book explains some techniques of najia, which uses positions of the moon with the corresponding day of the month and the amount of light to tell your daily fortune. The hemerological technique derived from ba zhai (Eight Mansions) feng shui. A footnote in Astrology of I Ching explains that the astrological year in the Northern Hemisphere begins at the winter solstice. This...
Zhan Zhuang Qigong
Among the earliest students of Grand Master Wang Xiang Zhai was a young man who studied orthodox Western medicine and then specialized in dentistry. His name was Yu Yong Nian. Yu Yong Nian was born in 1920, after completing his initial schooling he was sent for specialist medical education in Japan. At 21 he was graduated from the University of Tokyo and returned in China. From then he started to work for the Beijing Railway General Hospital. Three years later, exhausted from the long, constant...
Beginners Reverse the Chi Flow
Easiest of all, however, and most recommended for beginners who are often unable to send the energy through the palate, is to return the energy to the navel along the same route it came from. Simply reverse the flow of the chi and take it back down the spine and continue all the way to the feet. Then bring it up your front to the navel, throat, and palate. Practice the following sequence to drain excess energy collected in the head and circulate it to the Door of Life and the soles of the feet....
The Tree in the Wind
They dive and scatter in the wind. High distantclouds trail long pale shadows on the earth the daylight changes with the moving sky. The tree stands open to the heavens, touched by every movement ofthe air. The driving ivind curls round its leaves. Its branches shake against the sky. Gusts trace their fiying patterns in the grass. The ivoody stems of saplings sway and twist. Small bushes wave like slender wands in children's hands. The tree stands guard, its mighty...
Wu Chi the first position
All Zhan Zhuang training begins with this position, which is profoundly important. Even at extraordinarily advanced levels of exercise, we begin with a period of quiet standing in the Wu Chi position - the position of primal energy. The Wu Chi position involves simply standing still. It is an opportunity to pay careful attention to the tensions in your body and its nervous system. At the same time it becomes a moment of powerful, deep relaxation in your day. Simple as it may seem, this opening...
Practice of Anus and Perineum Power
Breathing exercises to develop the Chi pressure in all the following seven areas and in the whole Tan Tien. We distinguish seven important areas in the Lower Tan Tien where we would like to develop the Chi pressure A. Below the navel Chi Hai Ocean of Chi . B. Lowest Abdominal Bladder area. C. Above the navel Area of the Solar Plexus. D. Both left and right sides of the front part of the Tan Tien. E. Both left and right sides of the body. Fig. 4.15 Areas for the development of Chi Pressure...
Pranic Breathing
When you do pranic breathing, it energizes you to such an extent that your auras temporarily expand b y 100 p ercent or m ore. The i nner aura e xpands to a bout 20 c m, or even more, the health aura to about 1,50 meters or more, and the outer aura to about 2 meters or more. Method 1 Deep Breathing with Empty Retention 2 Inhale slowly and retain for one count. 3 E xhale s lowly. R etain y our breath for o ne c ount b efore i nhaling. This is called e mpty retention. 2 Inhale for seven counts...
Meridians Or Bioplasmic Channels
Just as the visible physical body has blood vessels through which the blood flows, the bioplasmic body has fine invisible bioplasmic channels or meridians through which QI and bioplasmic matter flow to be distributed all over the body. There are several major bioplasmic channels and thousands of minor ones. Through these channels flow prana or QI, that nourishes and invigorates the whole body. Both the bioplasmic body and the visible physical body are so closely related that what af fects on e...
Perineum Power
A critical role in Tan Tien Chi Kung breathing and the creation of the right pressure in the Lower Tan Tien lies in the tightening and sealing of the sexual organ, the perineum and the anus. The ability to contract the pelvic floor and the coordination of holding up and tightening the sexual organ, perineum and the anus is essential. This ability prevents leakage of essence energy and preserves it so that it may be transformed into vital life force energy and spirit energy. This practice is...
The Master And Coupled Points
To learn the four sets of Master and Couple Points. To activate these by simple sequences of touching them. To turn the whole Eight Extraordinary Meridians on, in a quick and immediate way. To gain instant access to your Qi Energy. Overview and Explanation The following is an abbreviated, but advanced, form of the Eight Extraordinary Meridian practice, using a group of points called the Master and Coupled points. This practice is the result of personal exploration and experience by the author...
Cleansing And Energizing
IN P RANIC H EALING, there are two basic principles cleansing and energizing the patient's bioplasmic body w ith prana or v ital e nergy. It is by cleansing or re moving t he d iseased bioplasmic matter from the affected chakra and the diseased organ, and by energizing them with sufficient prana or vital energy, that healing is accomplished. These two basic principles are the very foundation of pranic healing. The whole p rocess m ay be repeated over and over again u ntil the bioplasmic body is...
Martial qi gong
The merging of martial arts with health exercise goes back into some of the earliest written records of martial arts in China. Ta Mo, briefly discussed in Chapter Two, came to China from India in the sixth century, is credited with writing a martial arts and health text and the founding of the Buddhist Shaolin temple. As discussed in Chapter Two and Three, starting during the period of the Boxer Rebellion at the turn of the century, the study of qi gong and Taoist alchemy was increasingly...
What is Acu-Aromatherapy?
Acu-aromatherapy is the use of therapeutic grade essential oils combined like a Chinese herbal formula to stimulate acupuncture points with or without needles. Reviews therapeutic grade essential oils, discusses adulteration, quality and formulation of essential oil blends. Acu-aromatherapy is not just smelling nice aromas while acupuncture needles are in.
Hand And Finger Chakras
There are two very important chakras located at the center of each palm. These chakras are called t he le ft h and c hakra an d rig ht h and c hakra. T hey are u sually ab out o ne in ch in diameter. Some pranic healers have hand chakras as big as 5 centimeters or more in diameter. Although the hand chakras are considered as minor chakras, they have very important functions in pranic healing. It is through the hand chakras that prana is absorbed from the surroundings and projected to the...
Zhan Zhuang applied as medical treatment
Although trees do not move, they keep on growing endlessly, cumulating massiveness and strength during all their life. This is probably how, inspired by this amazing property of the Nature, in Ancient China, the training method of Zhan zhuang standing pole or standing post was created at the time where China mostly depending on its agriculture. Around 2700 years ago, the famous Chinese philosopher Guan Zi gt wrote If your upper body does not reflect any principle, if your lower body is not...
Ba Gua primer walking the circle
Walking the circle is the most fundamental exercise in Ba Gua Zhang. It is the foundation upon which all development in the art is based as such, it is vital that the Ba Gua practitioner fully understand circle-walking. Begin by defining the circle. It is traditional to draw or imagine a circle eight feet in diame-ter.68 It is also common for Ba Gua circles to have a central reference point, on which the practitioner orients his movement trees are often used. When walking in a clockwise...
Why We Practice the Cosmic Chi Kung
The Cosmic Chi Kung is also known as Buddha Palm. The reason we train with the Empty Force practice in connection with the Cosmic Healing is to learn how to project Chi through the space in the cosmos, the space between your hands and to project Chi through the space to your students. Usually when we touch the student we pick up sick energy. This practice will teach you how to ground the sick energy to the earth and to disperse it into the Universe to be decomposed and recycled by the planets....
Opening the Three Tan Tiens
Opening the Three Tan Tiens to the Six Directions is just another one of the many resources the Taoist practitioner uses to connect with the universe. The practice combines the power of the mind with the extension of Chi. This combination allows our personal consciousness to directly connect to the patterns and matrices of energy in the universe. When we put our thoughts into the web of the universe, we transform the electromagnetic energy into a force that is accessible to us. The combination...
Cranial Pump
The cranium of the skull has long been regarded by Taoists as a major pump for the circulation of energy from the lower centers to the higher centers. Medical research has recently confirmed that minute movements of the joints of the eight cranial bones occur during breathing. Fig. 2.17 Cranial movement is responsible for the production and function of the cerebrospinal fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord, which fluid is necessary for normal brain, nerve and energy patterns in the...
Taoist terms in the martial arts
When the literati took it upon themselves to organize the internal martial arts, they spared no effort to reconcile universal principles with the physical arts and incorporated cosmological terms into their disciplines. There are numerous examples where Taoist and Confucian universal principles were applied to the martial arts. Below is a listing of key and repeated themes in internal martial art literature. According to ancient Chinese cosmology, creation began with Wuji, the void or chaos...
Rooting of the Feet
As previously discussed, rooting is a very important practice in the Tao System which begins with the physical practice and builds into the higher or spiritual, practice. Like the foundation of a building, the Rooting Practice makes a strong foundation upon which to build, making the structure last longer. To root is to surrender yourself to the pull of gravity while maintaining a structural skeletal alignment which supports the body in an upright posture. In beginning the physical part of...
The Tranquility of Qigong Practice
Many Qigong friends have told me that their minds always wander from the present at the beginning of their Qigong training. Some friends have given up their Qigong practice because they could not calm down during Qigong. Actually, an uneven feeling is a normal phenomenon of Qigong processing. It is not necessary to try to force yourself to calm down during your practice. The ancient shamans designed different Qigong techniques to help people become tranquil. The feelings of stillness,...
San Sheng Wan Wu
The ancient Wu shamans understood that three is the universal number of creation. Trinity, a group of three in one, is one of the most important concepts in the Chinese shamanic spiritual traditions. The Yijing I Ching or Book of Changes contains three secret and sacred layers of wisdom Xiang symbolism , Shu numerology , and Li M. theory . Since the Yijing is considered to be the root of classical Chinese science and civilization, it can also be used to gain deeper insights into the foundation...
Activate The Energy Point Laogong
Activate the Outer and Inner Arm Gates Activate Waiguan Triple Warmer 5 and Neiguan Pericardium 6 - Right arm on top. Slowly rotate the arms so that both palms face down. Cross the right wrist over the left wrist with 1 inch of space between the hands. Align PC-6 of the right wrist with TW-5 of the left wrist. Feel the two gates activate each other like metal and magnet drawn to each other. Hold for a 5 to 30 second count. Fig. 8.60 Align and activate PC-6 Right with TW-5 Left . Fig. 8.60 Align...
Self Qigong Exercise as Accessory Treatment Sqb
1 Iron Crotch Exercise Tiedang Gong Pushing the Abdomen-. Lie supine, overlap the hands with the right above the left, and push with them from the xiphoid process to the pubic symphysis 36 times. Pushing the Abdomen Obliquely-. Lie supine, and push with the palms from the xiphoid process separately and obliquely to the sides of the abdomen 36 times. Kneading the Navel-. Lie supine, overlap the hands and knead with pressure the navel clockwise and counterclockwise 36 times respectively....
Green violet and dark blue prana
Then in hibit the solar p lexus c hakra by willing the solar plexus c hakra to become s maller about 7 centimeters in diameter while energizing with dark blue prana. Apply localized sweeping and energizing thoroughly on the BASIC and MENG MEIN chakras light whitish-violet prana, then with Inhibiting the meng mein and basic chakras is done by willing these chakras to become 6 cm in d iameter while energizing with dark blue prana. The solar plexus, basic and meng mein chakras usually become over...
Standing Vibrating with Palms Closed to Guide Qi
Keep feet shoulder-width apart. Bend the arms to set the palms closed in front of the chest, fingertips pointing upward and elbows and wrists at the same level. Picture supporting an object on the head. Draw in the chest and straighten the back. Relax the hips and knees. Rest the tongue on the palate. Close the eyes slightly Fig. 5-5 . Breathe naturally and concentrate the mind on Dantian. When Fig. 5-5 Standing Vibrating with Palms Closed to Guide Qi Fig. 5-5...
Open the Arm and Leg Routes the Large Heavenly Cycle
Once you have completed the microcosmic orbit, and feel competent circulating the energy, you are ready to direct the power to the arms and legs in addition to the main body trunk. 1. Begin with the basic orbit, concentrating on the navel until you feel warmth or energy, directing the chi down to the Hui-yin perineum , up the spine to the Pai-hui crown of head , and through the tongue and palate back to the navel. Stop at the navel to collect more energy, then direct the power once more to the...
Activating the Six Directions and the Three Fires
This powerful energetic technique allows one to extend the mind, to touch the force, and to draw that energy back into the body. The Six Directions teaches you how to expand your mind and Chi for receiving healing power. By practicing the Six Directions daily you will increase your healing and cosmic power. Turn your mind and Chi into the cosmos, multiply them and draw them back. When you achieve the three minds into one mind begin expanding into the Six Directions press your hands down and...
Transform the Sexual Energy
Once you feel the Tan Tien is warm enough, smile down and bring the warm Chi down to the sexual organs women bring the Chi down to the uterus, men bring the Chi down to the testicles. It may feel like the 'sun shining on the water'. The rays of the sun purify the water until it becomes rising steam. Keep smiling down to the sexual organs and feel the warm or fiery feeling from the navel area continue to flow down to the sexual organs this transforms the sexual energy into Chi, and this Chi...
The Finger Counting Method
Your ability to visualize will surely improve with this next exercise, the secret of which lies in your fingers. Known as the finger-counting method, it is one of the techniques of the Grace of the Three Mysteries more specifically, the first step Figure 23-1 . Toyoji Komura, a specialist in Japanese religion and Buddhism and an expert on pendulums, taught me a method for rapidly improving the ability to concentrate, which I then rearranged for my qigong method. This will not only improve the...
Double Dragons Play with the Pearl
Long means dragon. Xi means to play or perform. Zhu means pearl or treasure. From a Chinese shamanic perspective, the pearl represents storage of all the dragon's power and magic. If the dragon loses its pearl, it will lose all its power and will be unable to make rain or transform. The pearl also represents the finest energy or elixir in internal alchemy, which originated from ancient Chinese shamanism. Refining the pearl or the elixir of our body via Qigong...
Moving with the Energy Ball
With practice, you may find that the six directional movements presented in this chapter can be practiced with the hands holding an imaginary ball of energy. This will allow you to learn how to make your movements particularly smooth, fluid, and harmonious. Both hands can naturally perform primary and secondary movements in synch with each other when holding the energy ball from two opposite sides. For example, when making a Forward Push with the left elbow, bring the left hand to the right...
Morning Qigong Exercises By Cc
A sensitivity exercise A sparring exercise Or Taiji martial art skills have a foundation and it's called Pushing Hands. There still appears to be some confusion about Pushing Hands as I am regularly asked questions such as - 2. What are its health benefits So let's examine the first question What is it used for The first thin to establish is that it is not a complete system discipline that operates separately from Taiji form and sparring but is an integral training link between There are...
Translators Notes
Qigong is more than just a set of breathing exercises. It is the codification of the Chinese language, philosophy, tradition and belief system. The language used in the writings of qigong, therefore, is complex and opaque, to say the least. The meaning of the words used in qigong is also quite far removed from the meaning of the same words in a general sense. Feng Zhiqiang's language for his Hunyuantaiji system is, in the context of Taijiquan and Chinese culture, coherent and poetic. It is very...
How to open the Microcosmic Orbit for women
Strengthen the QI ball until you can feel magnetic pressure or tingling sensations. 2. Bring the QI ball to the crown of your head. 3. With your palms tu rned toward to your head, stimulate Bai-Hui with the QI ball, as in a m assage, but without touching your head. You will feel a light pressure on or tingling sen-sations in the head. 4. When you feel the QI sensations strongly enough, bring the QI ball slowly to the back of your head Nao-Fu , the back of your neck Da-Chui , Ling-Tai, and to...
Cultivating The Virtues
To cultivate the virtues of Gentleness, Kindness, Honor and Respect, Fairness and Righteousness in the yin organs. The purified and refined energy in the Qi Ball in the navel, which is the result of cleansing the emotions, can now be used to activate and cultivate the Virtues in the same Yin organs. The Virtues are the natural and spontaneous state of health in the organs. Cultivating the Virtues, by cultivating your energy, develops your moral qualities and ethical standards. It is the...
Holding the Beautiful Ball
GOOD FOR Cold Asthma Bronchitis ACUPUNCTURE POINT Laogong see page 58 1 Stand still with your feet shoulder-width apart and knees slightly bent. Hold the hands slightly wider than the body at the level of the Lower Dantian see page 65 as if holding a large ball between them. The Laogong points should face each other. 2 Straighten the legs and lift up the arms upwards to the Middle Dantian see page 66 . 3 Rotate the arms forward, keeping the Laogong points facing each other. 4 Then lower your...
Positive and Negative Qi and Breathing
If at some time you are unable to do hand-dowsing because an object cannot be touched, try the following steps. Make qi balls between your fingers and on the Lao-Gong acupuncture point. Bring all the balls together to form a single qi ball. Bring all the balls together to form a single qi ball. Figure 8-2 Effects of positive and negative qi. Figure 8-2 Effects of positive and negative qi. 1. Relax and breathe normally several times, paying particular attention to your inhalation. 2. Become...
Learn Qigong
To begin at the very beginning, then, what is qigong (pronounced cheegong) I always say to my patients, Qigong is like cooking. Just try following the recipe, and you'll find that you can cook. You can't measure taste with a machine or express it in numbers, but you can experience it for yourself and know, without any doubt, what it is. Likewise, you develop your qi ability through the qi feeling that is as sharp and real as any of your other senses. When your ability is sufficiently developed,...
The Microcosmic Orbit Method
The human body begins to form at the moment that an ovum is fertilized. First to develop is the spinal cord, including that portion at the top that will become the brain. This means that the central nervous system which will function as a kind of control center in the human body develops first peripheral parts then follow symmetrically Figure 2-1 . There are vital points running from the top of the head to the groin along a line at the center of the body in not only newborn babies but also in...
The Pineal Gland as a Sensor of PRANA or QI
How, and w ith w hich parts of t heir b odies, do liv ing c reatures sense c hanges in th e electromagnetic field Here I would like to i ntroduce a n i nteresting experiment A tiny electrode was inserted into the pineal gland of the exposed brain of a guinea pig, and a helmholtz coil was set around the animal's head. We then created an artificial magnetic field, and c hecked t he reaction of t he n erve cells in th e pineal g land. T he am ount of electric discharge was seen to change with...
Making a Qi Ball
Perhaps the most important and basic element in the practice of qigong is your own experience of sensing qi. Even if you are able to impress others with the most spectacular movements when you perform qigong exercises, if you were unable to comprehend qi yourself, this would not actually qualify as qigong. This is probably the single biggest difference between qigong and the martial arts or other exercises such as gymnastics. The quickest way to learn how to sense qi involves learning to make a...
Swimming Dragon Gong
Sword Fingers Point to Four Directions a. Continuing on from the last movement. Turn, 45 degrees to the left so you have now turned 90 degrees from the original forward facing position so you are facing to the left. As your turn open your arms out keeping both sword fingers. b. Step forwards with the left foot and circle both sword fingers to the waist. c. Lift up both hands and extend them forwards, so the finger swords point up to the sky and the Hegu points connect with the Taiyang...
Questions and Answers
I would now like to address some questions I have been asked by readers of my books and articles and by people who are using my video to practice qigong. Question I have been practicing the Microcosmic Orbit method to straighten and strengthen my back. Now I hear that men and women's qi flows in opposite directions but that some men's qi flows in the female direction, and some women's flows in the male. I am a man, and I have been practicing the Microcosmic Orbit method assuming that my qi...
How to Open Microcosmic Orbit for men
Strengthen th e QI ball u ntil y ou can f eel magnetic p ressure, o r tingling sensations. 2. Bring the QI ball to the crown of your head Bai-Hui . 3. With your palms turned toward your head, stimulate Bai-Hui with the QI ball, as if you were massaging your head, but without touching it. You will feel a light pressure on or tingling sensations in the head. 4. When you feel the QI sensations strongly enough, bring the QI ball slowly t o t he ac upuncture p oint b etween y our ey es Yin-Tang ....
Opening the Microcosmic Orbit
When you have learned to circulate a qi ball from your hands through your entire body, you are ready to try the Microcosmic Orbit method. Classical qi books ask you to gather qi in the lower Dan-Tian and let it flow around your body Figures 3-2 and 3-3 . But it takes too much time to gather qi there, and this fact discourages most people from learning the Microcosmic Orbit method. The method I have developed is actually a lot easier than the classic method. Make a qi ball between your palms....
Emission of Qi
Emission of Qi is also called the emitting method Fa Gong , emitting of outgoing Qi Fafang Wai Qi , and in ancient times, distributing Qi Bu . It is a method practiced by those experienced in the training and guiding of Qi who can direct their intrinsic Qi to the palms, fingertips, or through other hand gestures and emit the Qi into the channels or points of another person. 4.3.1 Hand Gestures for Emitting Qi. 1. Single Finger Meditation Yi Zbi Chan Shi . In this gesture, the index finger is...
Qigong Fortreating Common Ailments
YMAA Publication Center Main Office 617-323-7215 5rmaa a0l.c0m www.ymaa.com Edited by David Shapiro Cover design by Richard Rossiter All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. Publisher's Cataloging in Publication Qigong for treating common ailments the essential guide to self-healing by Xu Xiangcai. 2nded. p. cm (Practical TCM) Includes index. LOCN 00-101607 ISBN 1-886969-70-1 1. Chi k'ung. 2. Alternative medicine. L Title. The authors and...
The Future Of Qigong
Given that what we are dealing with here is 'Life' itself, then we have a wide range of possibilities as it enters into, and becomes part of, the West. There are many possibilities, because there are many kinds of Qigong used for different reasons. In some ways there is a continual, developmental spectrum from Fitness to Spiritual Development - the practices get more refined as the student progresses. How this range of possibilities will graft onto our own...
Sacrum Alignment
Relax the whole body and direct the Chi flow. In the beginning it seems that you are very tense and nervous when you practice Iron Shirt, the way you felt when first learning to ride a bicycle. However once you are trained and know how to move and pack the energy, you use more structure and mind control with confidence and less muscle. Each time you finish a stage and are not proceeding to the next stage, you must collect the Chi in the navel. Stand up straight, touch the tongue to...
Table of Energy Centers
Swadisthana Over The Spleen Social Splenic Chung-Chi, CO-3 Four tsun below the Umbilicus Kuan-Yuan CO-4 Three tsun below the navel, female ovaries energy center 3. Gate of Mortality Door of Death amp Life Hui-Yin, CO-1 In the center of the perineum, midway between anus amp scrotum in the male and the posterior labial commissure in the female. Bulbourethral gland, ending of the nerves vessels, testes Chang-Chiang, CO-1 At the lower end of the coccyx between the tip of the coccyx and the anus....
Open the Three Tan Tiens
Move your hands down to the mideyebrow. Touch the mideyebrow. We are going to open the three Tan Tiens, starting with the Upper Tan Tien. 1. Recharge. Remember Tan Tien - heart consciousness in, awareness out. Spiral -Tan Tien, heart, third eye and crown. Universe - six directions spiraling. Fig. 3.45 Raise hands and charge with Universal Chi. Fig. 3.45 Raise hands and charge with Universal Chi. 2. Move your hands down and touch the mideyebrow. Feel your fingers grow very long energetically and...
The Inner Depths
Calligraphy by Grand Master Wang Xiang Zhai, described in the Introduction to Part One. Inwardly alert, open, calm. Outwardly upright, extended, filled with spirit. This is the foundation of stillness. Add the hard and the soft, the powerful and the relaxed, Motion and stillness, contraction and extension In the instant these converge, there is power. The original calligraphy of this poem is reproduced on page 16. The poem is the work ofGrand Master Wang Xiang Zhai and takes its place at the...
History and origin of Qigong
The qi part (or ch'i) of Qigong means air or inner vital energy. Translated into western medical terms it means resistance to disease, adaptability to the external environment and the ability to overcome internal troubles and regain health. In Chinese medicine for thousands of years great importance has been placed upon exercises that strengthen the vital energy. Traditionally any exercise that dealt with breathing and internal methods was considered to be Qigong. Nowadays we tend to call the...
Cleansing The Emotions
To clean negative emotions out of the organs. Overview and Explanation The following information on the Qi Energy function and structure of the emotions is a major 'missing piece' of Western civilization. It answers many questions. Given this, it may be impossible to overstate the importance of the following -therefore this practice is more involved and extensive than most, and is presented in different sections. According to the classical theory of 'The Table of Correspondence' each of the...
Rotating the arms in the opposite directions
Now let us find out whether you can rotate your arms in the opposite directions at the same time one arm forward and the other one backwards. These arm rotations can be easier when you allow the hips to pivot. Whenever you are ready, reverse the directions of these arm rotations. This is an excellent exercise for developing greater coordination between the two hemispheres of the brain. Opening and closing both arms simultaneously Open and close both arms simultaneously while alternating the arm...
Essence Jing
According to the understanding of the medical doctors and qigong masters of various generations, essence jing can be classified as congenital and acquired. 1 Congenital Essence Primordial Essence Inherited from parents, congenital essence constitutes the original substances of the human body, being the material basis for growth, development and reproduction. Ling Shu - Jing Mai Miraculous Pivot - Channels and Vessels says, Essence exists at the beginning of life. It refers to essence derived...
The Microcosmic Orbit The Small Heaven Meditation
To activate and circulate your energy in two of the Eight Extraordinary Meridians - the Governor Meridian Du Mo up the center line of your back, and the Conception Meridian Ren Mo down the center line of your front. These two meridians divide the body into left and right, and affect every other energy channel and function, because they have 'Meeting Points' along them which influence and affect all of the other meridians. The following instructions have been simplified and modified for people...
Training Program
THE EIGHT EXTRAORDINARY MERIDIANS QIGONG A Practice Instruction Guide 10. The Master and Coupled Points 11. Drawing In Heaven And Earth The Eight Extraordinary Meridians have many names The Eight Miraculous Meridians, The Eight Deep Pathways, The Eight Strange Flows, The Eight Miscellaneous Channels, The Eight Original Meridians They are the deep, primary and core energy channels in the body, said to originate at conception, and to structure the familiar, common, shape of the human body. They...
General Functions of the Eight Extraordinary Channels
About two thousand years ago, one of the great texts of Chinese medicine, the Nan Ching was written. This classical text describes the twelve ordinary channels as rivers and the eight extraordinary channels as reservoirs of Chi. When the ordinary channels become low in energy, they can draw from the reservoirs of energy in the extraordinary channels. On the other hand, if the ordinary channels become too full, the excess can be taken up by the extraordinary channels. In this way the...
Origins of Qi Gong
Tao is considered to mean guiding the breath Tao Qi , and yin means to induce the breath Yin Qi . The premise of Daoyin is physical movement in conjunction with the breath to mobilize the Qi throughout the body. But there is much more meaning to it than just those ideas. At Mawangdui, near Changsha in Hunan Province, a large length of silk from the early Han Dynasty was discovered in an unearthed tomb. Painted on this silk were forty-four figures clearly performing Daoyin exercises. Thus it was...
Sickle Cell Anemia
2 The basic chakra is depleted, so apply localized sweeping and energizing thoroughly with light whitish-red, then with light whitish-violet prana on the basic chakra. 3 Apply localized sweeping o n the legs. Then a pply localized sweeping and e nergizing on the sole, knee and hip chakras with light whitish-red, then with light whitish-violet prana. Visualize the pranic energy going inside the bones. 4 Apply localized sweeping on the liver. 5 Apply localized sweeping and energizing on the back...
Chakral Breathing Technique
Inhale slowly and concentrate on the affected chakra. Visualize the chakra drawing in or inhaling fresh prana. Hold your breath for a few seconds and visualize the prana being assimilated. Exhale slowly and visualize the chakra throwing out or e xhaling t he g rayish di rty m atter. Hold y our br eath fo r a fe w s econds and visualize the chakra becoming brighter and healthier. Repeat the process four times. 2) Do pranic breathing. I nhale slowly and concentrate on the...
Using Taoism in Everyday Life
So how does all of this philosophy apply to you, dear reader It applies quite strongly, even if you don't realize it yet. In practicing Taoism, you become a better person, both for yourself and for your loved ones. You shed the petty grievances and character flaws and learn to be more compassionate, loving, caring, and generally fun to be around. How can you apply some of the Taoist principles to your everyday life For the past 2,000 years, traditional Western thinking has been dominated by a...
Collecting Qi to the Dantian Walking
ACUPUNCTURE POINT Ren Channel see page 64 and Laogong see page 59 Stand with your feet together and legs slightly bent. Place your hands at the Lower Dantian. the left hand over the right hand. Your back should be straight and arms loose. Step to the right side with the right foot and at the same time move the right arm out to the side of the body. Your right palm faces forwards and your left arm should stay by your side. Continue to move the right arm upwards to the Sky Eye see page 66 . As...
Iron Crotch Qi Gong for Male Sexual Health
Iron Crotch Qi Gong was developed for male sexual health. It treats lack of morning erections, male infertility, impotence, erectile dysfunction, urinary problems and improves overall health. Iron Crotch Qi Gong was developed in China for increased male sexual health. It treats lack of morning erections, male infertility, impotence, erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, urinary problems and, since the generative function is at the basis for all functioning, improves overall health.
High Blood Pressure
Although dietary ha bits and tension a re major factors contributing to high blood pressure, this ailment manifests as pranic congestion and over-activation of the meng mein chakra. Sometimes the meng mein chakra is over activated and depleted. The etheric body or bioplasmic body , when seen clairvoyantly, is very bright and glaring. Because of t he e xtremely hi gh pr anic energy l evel, the body f elt qui te w eak a nd concentration was difficult. If the basic chakra is depleted, then there...
Iron Shirt Chi Kung
Before guns were used, the Chinese depended very much upon Kung Fu. It is at that time, about one-tenth of the Chinese nation was involved in such practice, which they engaged in from what is found at the present. At first one had to develop internal power - to get the warm current energy , to open the Microcosmic Circulation, complete another six special channels routes and an additional 24 normal channels routes so that the internal power could be circulated freely. One then learned how to...
Wild Goose or Dayan Qigong
Beginners learn the first set which consists of 64 movements. It usually takes four and a half months to learn the entire set. The second set is reserved for experienced students who have taken the first set at least two times. It also consists of 64 movements. The class is taught by Master Hui Liu. The Dayan Qigong set is based on the movements of the wild goose. It is structured in a way that enhances the circulation of qi. Qi is a Chinese word whose concept is difficult to translate. Qigong...
Chinese Totemism
There were many tribes in ancient China and most of them had their own languages and totems. There are still more than fifty tribes in modern China. Modern archeology tells us that the flower was one of the ancient matriarchal tribe totems in central China near Flower Mountain Huashan IJi _L . Scholars believe that the ancient flower totem is the source of the original name for China, Zhonghua t ijS , which literally means central flower. The Chinese totem pole is named Huabiao IpiS - literally...
Fishes In Eight
Your opponent strikes you with right fist at your right side. You should block his arm with your right forearm in a circular fashion, Photo No. 36. Then, simultaneously attack his face with right heel palm as the left palm takes over the block. Photo No. 37. Another use of this posture is as follows You are attacked with a punch to the acupuncture Dim-Mak points under your left arm. You should block down with your right forearm onto your left forearm to form a scissor block. Photo No. 38. Mow...
Point Defence
By Grandmaster Dr Pier Tsui-Po Chi is a Chinese word that is better not translated into English because no English word can accurately describe its meaning. In modern mandarin pin yin spelling, it is spelt as Qi. Japanese culture calls it Ki and Indian culture prana. Irrespective how the word Chi is written, its meaning and essence is similar across cultures. Dim Mak is a martial art of Chinese origin therefore it is best to give descriptions based on Chinese culture. That way, accuracy and...
The sixth position variations
The next six variants on this position are achieved as you place your hands in each of the subsequent Zhan Zhuang positions Holding your Belly (third position), Standing in the Stream (fourth position), and Holding the Balloon in Front of your Face (fifth position). Do each, first of all placing your full weight on your left leg and the next time on your right leg. PRACTICAL TIPS Do not sink lower than 5cm (2in) in any of these positions when placing your weight on one leg. Just concentrate on...
Relationship between Zhan zhuang and Martial arts
In martial arts literature, we can many references to ZZ. I selected some which described more specifically the relation between ZZ and martial arts here is a chapter included in the written training materials released by the China National WUSHU Committee in 1961 Basic training in Ancient Times focuses first on flexibility and power of legs, waist and arms while in the same time adjusting breathing for internal organs through leg technique, waist technique, arm technique and also post...
Tan Tien Chi Kung and the Alchemical Process
The sound Ha together with the sounds Ho and Hum constitute a triad of sounds which serve as seed mantras in the hundred syllable mantra in Tibetan Buddhist practice, by which the highest wisdom energies are invoked. Specific sounds raise particular energy frequencies in each organ. Obviously the sound ha is the sound which makes the whole body feel good, as it generates Chi and make energies move, so that a state of well being is experienced. Laughing and smiling are natural ways the body uses...
With the Standardized Form of Pa Tuan Chin
Ba Duan Jin - Shaolin Gli Otto Broccati In Italian. 76Kb. Ba Gua Zhang Pa Kua Chang Bibliography, links, resources, quotes, and notes. Circle walking internal martial arts. By Michael P. Garofalo. 60Kb . Beat Stress with the Eight Treasures. By Faye Yip. 45 minute instructional videotape. Beijing Short Form, Simplified 24 Movements, Tai Chi Chuan, Yang Style. By Michael P. Garofalo. 28Kb List of the movements .html and .pdf , links, bibliography, quotations, and notes. Blog - The Cloud Hands...
Eight Section Brocade
Eight Treasures Dao-yin Eight Silken Movements Ch'i Kung Ba Duan Jin, Pa Tuan Chin, Pal Dan Gum, Pa Tuan Tsin, Ba Duan Gin Dao- A Qigong Dao-yin Form A Taijiquan and Kung Fu Warm-up Standing Exercise Menu Introduction Links Bibliography Quotations Green Way Research, Red Bluff, California, 2006 By Michael P. Garofalo, All Rights Reserved.
Da Cheng Chuan Fighing Seqeunce
All fields of human activity - physical, mental and spiritual -depend on the power of our energy. Properly concentrated, it can generate tremendous creativity and dynamism. All human beings are capable of manifesting far higher levels of energy than is normally assumed. This book introduces you to the ait of awakening this extraordinary capacity already latent in your body and mind. The techniques for personal development in this book have traditionally been practiced in the martial arts. But...
Chakras And Colors
The major chakras are three to four inches in diameter. The basic chakra has four petals and contains red and orange pranas. The red prana from the basic chakra is used for energizing and strengthening the entire visible physical body-muscles, bones, blood, adrenal glands, sex organs, internal organs, general vitality, body heat and the growth rate of children. Malfunctioning of this chakra may manifest as allergy, low vitality, cancer, sexual ailment, growth problem and also psychological...
Energy Body
Transfer the energy of Microcosmic, Thrusting and Belt Channel from the Physical Body into the Energy Body above. Once you have practiced to this level, you are ready to form the pearl into an energy body. 1. Always do Fusion of the Five Elements to clean out the negative emotions. 2. Condense the pearl and practice the Creation Cycle, Thrusting Channels and Belt Channels. 3. Run the pearl in the Microcosmic, and control its movement with the senses. 4. Move the pearl to the perineum. Inhale in...
Eight Extraordinary Channels and Chi Kung
There are few texts available today that describe the purpose and function of the eight extraordinary channels and their place in Chi Kung practice. To make matters more confusing, the extraordinary channels and points used in Chi Kung are often quite different from those used in acupuncture, even though they may bear the same names. Most acupuncturists pay little attention to the eight extraordinary channels in diagnosis and treatment with the exception of some modern Japanese researchers. By...
Practice of Opening of the Great Bridge and Great Regulator Channels
We will open the channels in two ways A. Concentrate on the Flow of Energy in the Channel s The most important thing is that you will feel the flow of energy in the channels. Therefore just go along the Channels with your hands and mind and be aware of the Channels and the flow of energy. Start at the top GB-17 and go over the face and down in a straight line, along the front of the body and the inside of the legs to the K-1 Bubbling Spring . Then go up, on the outside of the legs, hips and...
Rooting Practice
The Rooting Practice is very important in the Universal Tao System. Rooting can be compared to the foundation of a building. The stronger the foundation, the higher the building may be built, and the more difficult it is to topple. After mastering the Rooting Practice you will feel, as you walk around, stand, or sit in your daily life, that you are more in touch with the earth. Fig. 3.68 You will feel more stable and practical minded, not spacey. Many Universal Tao students, after practicing...
True Breath Skin Breathing
We exist because of the physical food and the unique combination of forces that surround us. The daily requirement of calories is about 6,000 units, while we only get 2,000 calories from food. The other 4,000 calories come from the forces around, above and below us. These forces that surround us are electricity, magnetism, cosmic particle energy, light, sound and heat. If we don't know how to absorb and transform this cosmic food, we need to depend on others to supply us. We then need to ask a...
Self Healing and Wholeness
In the Taoist tradition, the lower body and its organs and functions are associated with earth, the higher body and its organs with heaven. Yet the spiritual body cannot be born and grow without being nourished by an unceasing supply of fresh Chi, generated in the lower body by the practice of Tan Tien Chi Kung. Tan Tien Chi Kung, as one of the basic practices of the Taoist approach to health and self-healing, has its roots in a particular world view at the very heart and root of Chinese...
Empty Force
Tan Tien Chi Kung is one of the Taoist Chi Kung practices used to develop the Tan Tien Second Brain and Perineum Power. We need Chi and Chi pressure in the Tan Tien as a foundation for most of the Universal Tao practices, especially for Iron Shirt Chi Kung and Tai Chi Chi Kung and meditation. The Tan Tien is the energy reservoir in the body. It is the place where we store the energy we generate, gather and absorb in Chi Kung and meditation. If the energy is stored in the Tan Tien it can be...
The Tan Tien And The 5 Elements
Contents About the Author Words of Introduction Power of the Inner Tan Tien Chi Kung and the Alchemical Second Brain and Lower Tan Tien Lower Tan Tien as the First Tan Tien Chi Kung and Natural Breathing Iron Shirt Chi Kung and Tai Chi Chi Kung Squatting Chi Kung Practice Tan Tien Chi Our Body and the Body of the Getting in Touch with the Universe Chi Kung the Unconsciousness and Dancing and Bone Chi Kung Empty Dragon and Tiger 1. Dragon 2. Tiger Breath Perineum Development of Chi Pressure in...
Iron Shirt Chi Kung and Tai Chi Chi Kung
Tan Tien Chi Kung has a particularly close connection with the three basic Iron Shirt Practices which focus on the strengthening of the internal organs and firm rooting, the changing and strengthening of the tendons and the cleansing and renewal of the bone marrow. In the Iron Shirt practices, compression creates space for new Chi in the muscles, tendons and the bones, as the fat which has been accumulated there is expelled. With the process of aging, fat tends to accumulate, so that the bones...
Anus and Perineum
Practice for the Chi Pressure to the Tan Tien The Taoists divide the anus into five parts 1. Middle 2. Front 3. Back 4. Left 5. Right Fig. 4.8 Anus is divided into five regions. Anus and Backside Anus Fig. 4.9 Anus and Perineum Anus and Backside Anus Fig. 4.9 Anus and Perineum a. The middle part connects to the organs in front part of the abdominal area. For women the vagina-uterus, for men the prostate gland. It also connects to the aorta and vena cava, stomach, heart, thyroid and parathyroid,...
Chapter Initial Preparations
Iron Shirt Breathing and Relaxation You must not use force in any of these procedures. These exercises depend very much upon mind control and relaxation. In doing the chin press, which is accomplished by pressing the chin down to the chest and pushing out C-7, the chest must remain relaxed if you are not to develop chest pain and congestion and if you are to avoid difficulty in breathing. Practice the relaxation of the Inner Smile and run your Microcosmic Orbit described briefly in this...