Healing, Yoga and Qigong

Do you have trouble sleeping sometimes? If so, then you may have too much life energy up in your head when you try to go to sleep. Like your blood, your life energy circulates throughout your body. The center of your blood's circulation is your heart, of course, from which your blood flows and to which it returns if all is in order. The center of your life energy's circulation is an energy center called your lower tan tien (pronounced dahn dee-en), which is located in the core of your body at a height just below your belly button. Life energy flows from here out to your extremities and back again. When we engage in activities involving particular parts of our bodies, our systems naturally send more life energy to those parts. When we work with our hands, more energy goes to our hands. When we digest food, more energy goes to our stomachs. When we walk, more energy goes to our legs and feet. When we think or use our eyes, ears, or other senses more energy goes to ou...

If there is one thing you should practice every day to keep yourself healthy, it is standing Qigong. Some old monks in China, where the standing Qigong was created, even claim that doing standing postures correctly can lead to immortality! Standing Qi Gong basically works by circulating the Qi in your body. Different postures can move the Qi to different places so you can send the Qi where you need to. Without Qi, there is no life. If you lose all your Qi, you will die. Qi Gong works because it nourishes the Qi, and helps you create and store more Qi so you stay young and healthy. Qi is stored in the Tan Tien or the center of the body, about 2 finger's width below your navel. When you do your standing Qi Gong, the mind settles and the body settles, when you become relaxed, the Qi can settle into the Tan Tien.  Below are some more practices for Longevity 3 Tao Longevity Practices (Free Instructions and Video) The Key to Longevity - The kidneys There are several key poi...