How to heal yourself by moving energy Qi around your body
Mind is the leader of Qi (energy). Where the mind goes, Qi follows. When a certain part of the body is sick, use the mind to draw Qi to the affected area and it will correct the condition. Dr chang Rui, director of the imperial medical institute Sung Dynasty AD 1127- 1279.
Anyone who has practised Qigong will have experienced the feeling of heat being generated within the body. Some mistakenly think that this heat is QL The feelings and sensations of heat are in actual fact an indication of Qi being present within the body or circulating within the body but not Qi itself It is rather like testing a wire to see if there is an electric current passing through it. Unless you use a volt meter, or detect heat coming from the wire, or observe some other phenomenon like the presence of a magnetic field, you will not know whether there is electricity present in the wire or not.
Heat and magnetism are manifestations of the flow of electric current but are not electric current in themselves. It is the same thing with Qi. You will be aware of its existence within your body by monitoring and being aware of your bodies reaction to it and the symptoms it produces like heat and feelings of tingling or pins and needles within your limbs.
Now if you have been regularly practising Self-Hypnosis you will no doubt have experienced some very pleasant sensations flowing through your body. These sensations are manifestations of Qi or life force.
In general it is possible to generate Qi in two ways. First is to generate it externally by stimulating different parts of the body through doing special physical exercises, massage, acupressure, and acupuncture.
The second way is by generate it internally. One method of doing this is by practising some breathing patterns or exercises. There are so many exercises to chose from it would easily take many courses to describe them all. However I think it is important to give you a broader picture of what is available. I will give you some simple exercises later on however I hope some of you may wish to explore these areas further on your own. The subject is really so vast and beyond the scope of this course.
The second way to generate energy is by using the mind while in meditation or, from our point of view, a trance state.
Once you have established a light trance state, either sitting or lying down, let you mind relax and experience the pleasant sensations going through your body. There may be different feelings each time you try this, it does not matter. If you experience waves and tingles of heat, or pins and needles don't try and interfere with them just feel were they want to flow to. These feelings often start in the extremities like the feet, hands in general or palms of the hand. This is just the bodies energy flowing through the meridians.
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