Healing, Yoga and Qigong

The Wise Owl Gazes Backward Forth Movement in the 8 Section Brocade Chi Kung The Wise Owl Gazes Backward Snowy Owl John James Audubon The Birds of America , 1827 Research by Michael P. Garofalo     According to TCM, practicing this movement helps your lungs, immune system, and large intestines. It enriches the essence and blood, calms the mind, and promotes organ functioning. It cures energy depletion and consumptive illnesses, as it works the entire spine much like a wringed out cloth, it gets rid of nagging stiff muscles and pinched nerves, this exercise really improves your vitality, focus and energy levels, it also wards off aging and is very beneficial for back pain all along the spine. Movement Name:  The Wise Owl Looks from Side to Side, the Wise Owl Gazes Backward To find Part 1, 2 and Part 3  follow  the links below http://spirithealers.blogspot.com/2013/08/8-exercises-for-fitness-healing-and.html http://spiri...

Separating Heaven and Earth Third Movement in the 8 Section Brocade Chi Kung This movement will open up the six meridians that run through the hands and arms (heart, small intestine, triple warmer, pericardium, large intestine and lungs). It will also gently stretch the spleen and improve the functioning of your digestive system . And on an energetic level, you are mixing the energies of heaven and earth, a very powerful method to achieve wellness . Pay attention to the breathing. Note that when your hand reaches above your head, you are absorbing the energy from the heavens (Yang). The hand facing down in absorbing the energy from the earth (Yin). When you inhale and the hands come towards each other, you are mixing this energy in your body. To find Part 1 and Part 2 folow the links below http://spirithealers.blogspot.com/2013/08/8-exercises-for-fitness-healing-and.html http://spirithealers.blogspot.com/2013/08/8-exercises-for-fitness-healing-and_27.html Rese...

Today we will concentrate on the second exercise in the  Eight Section Brocade Chi Kung set. Pull the Bow is the most complex of the 8 brocades . It is a Qigong course all in itself, with many useful lessons in posture, movement, breath, focus, and Qi flow. There are many bow and arrow exercises found in Qigong. My imagined provenance of this exercise is that ancient folks observed in bowmen a certain quality of vigor and vitality. Bow-pulling exercises arose to recreate such health for others. Many Chinese healers believe that this exercise helps regulate and improve the kidney meridians.  Exercise 2 - Drawing the Bow and Letting the Arrow Fly Research by Michael P. Garofalo    Starting Position:    Wu Ji ( http://spirithealers.blogspot.com/2013/08/8-exercises-for-fitness-healing-and.html ) Movement Name :  Drawing the Bow and Letting the Arrow Fly, Drawing the Bow, Pulling the Bow and Releasing the Arrow, Shooting...