- Healing Research, Volume II (Professional edition)
Consciousness, Bioenergy and Healing: Self-Healing and Energy Medicine
for the 21st Century.
by Daniel J. Benor, MD
Foreword by C. Norman Shealy, MD, PhD
Wholistic Healing Publications 2004
This is a thorough review of evidence-based self-healing, wholistic complementary/
alternative medicine (CAM), biological energies, and environmental interactions
with bioenergies
713 pp (including 137 pp of references)
Consciousness, Bioenergy and Healing explains wholistic psychological
self-healing, exploring mind-body and body-mind interactions. For instance,
psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) demonstrates that the mind and emotions can
have profound influences over the hormonal and immune systems. Clinical
examples, research and theories are arrayed to explain healing through
wholistic approaches, such as meditation, visualization, acupuncture,
osteopathy and much more. When practiced wholistically, most complementary/alternative
(CAM) therapies also include aspects of spiritual healing.
This volume explores biological energy medicine. Many of the complementary/
alternative therapies and spiritual healing appear to involve subtle biological
energies. Spiritual healing, craniosacral therapy, and other approaches
rely on energies that are transferred through the hands of the therapist.
Acupuncture addresses energies in the acupuncture points along the meridians
that run from head to toes and fingers. Homeopathy and flower essences
rely on energies or information patterned into the water that is their
vehicle for administration of these remedies. Research that demonstrates
the presence and roles of the energy body is reviewed and discussed.
Biological energies interact with environmental energies. Research in
these unconventional energies is explored, and their relevance to spiritual
healing is considered.
No other book has explored complementary and alternative medicine through
the eyes of a physician who is also an energy medicine practitioner and
researcher.
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This is a guide of the importance of the breath during relaxation and meditation
practice, especially in the West. In his new book, Qigong Meditation, Dr.
Yang he talks at length about Embryonic Breathing, the missing key to modern
mediation practice. These Qigong breathing techniques and Qi energy circulation
practices are an essential part of sitting meditation, as it was taught
in ancient times. This important information was passed down by Buddha,
and by subsequent masters over the centuries, but has nearly been lost due
to language barriers and the difficulty of understanding the deeper aspects
of the training. When mediation traveled out of India and China, and especially
as it made it's way into western societies, this essential key has often
been neglected, and new schools of thought developed. Though some people
have had success in re-opening the third eye and attaining enlightenment
with other methods, many have been Qigong masters. This translation of the
available ancient documents on this training - their profound content -
is now available to many people, and Dr. Yang's excellent commentary is
invaluable. Hopefully more people will strive to continue this research
so that we may gain a modern scientific understanding of the Human Body,
Mind and Spirit, and of the universe we inhabit. As the word 'enlightenment'
gets thrown around more and more casually in the West, it is important that
we truly seek the roots of this precious learning that has been passed down
to all of us with humble and open minds.
It is generally acknowledged that at the threshold of the 21st century,
people do need a simple and effective exercise to promote their health and
longevity as a preventive measure to meet the threatening of diseases and
high medical costs. In this book, the author examined various modern workouts,
went through multi-disciplinary studies of health related sciences, and
finally concluded that the ancient Chinese Qigong might well be qualified
as such an exercise. To promote a person's health, the effective utilization
of oxygen is the most important. According to a physiological experiment
taken at Queens College, Qigong promoted 66.7% of oxygen consumption of
our body, while treadmill jogging only reached 44.4% and indoor bicycling
17.1%. When you do Qigong exercise, you meditate through visualization and
relaxation. At the mean time, however, your breathing rate slows down to
4 or 5 times/min., but your heart rate climbs above your resting value.
This is beyond the reach of almost all modern exercises. Other special features
of Qigong include deep breathing, brain power promotion, metabolism promotion,
low intensity, coordinating seven systems, mobilizing big muscles and building
up lean muscles, enhancing the immune system, increasing the fat-burning
efficiency and body-mind-soul coordination. Qigong's neuromuscular training
is of a unique characteristic too. You exercise your muscles without moving
your limbs or body. This is called the 2nd voluntary movement. It builds
up more lean muscles, a better circulating capillary net, more energy factories
(mitochondria), and a stronger immune system. |It also helps to maintain
a balanced body weight. All these can be accomplished through five channels
simultaneously; visualization, meditation, relaxation, deep breathing and
target circulation (HR+). It reaps the following five achievements: promoting
the general health, relieving many chronic diseases, eliminating almost
all the aches and pains, maintaining a desired body weight and creating
an ideal body- mind or psycho-physiological coordination. Eventually, you
may sublimate to an ever high, nearly perfect body-mind-soul integration.
For over one thousand years, Da Mo's timeless Classics have been considered
key to enlightenment and long-lasting youth. Now, Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming,
of the worlds leading authorities on Qigong, has made these ancient and
teachings accessible to everyone! Da Mo's Muscle/Tendon Changing and Marrow/Brain
Washing Classics. An advanced Qigong regimen for the serious practitioner.
Chan Mi Gong (CMG) is a combination of Tantric
and Zen Buddhist Qigong systems. It is best known for it's rhythmic undulating
wave type motions that ripple throughout the body. CMG is popular for it's
ability to develop internal Qi, regulate body metabolism, promote health,
prevent illness, bring forth latent ability and develop intelligence. CMG's
special focus on rolling the spine helps to loosen the whole body and increase
circulation. The wisdom techniques of CMG are well known for opening the
third eye and elevating consciousness. The movements of the Chan Mi Gong
system are gentle and very easy on the body. They are simple enough for
the beginner to learn quickly. However, one must be dedicated with time
and practice in order to allow the body to relax and flow evenly. The CMG
system is one of the most effective Qigong systems in existence for loosening
the joints of the body. By moving the body in rhythmic rolling and twisting
motions the hips, shoulders and spine become loose and pliable. Once the
major quadrants of the body become loose from practice the Qi can circulate
freely throughout the whole body. Students of Taijiquan can experience substantial
gains in generating circular power from practicing Chan Mi Gong. Since the
Mi (Tantric) sect has its origins in India the movements of CMG are similar
to those used by eastern dancers.
About
the Author
Ken Charron is the founder of the Xian Tian Taijiquan and Qigong Center
in Hayward California. He has been practicing Tai Chi and Qigong for over
14 years. He was a presenter at the Second World Congress on Qigong and
has served as Vice President for the San Francisco based American Chinese
Qigong Association.
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Book Description
Qigong: Essence of the Healing Dance will show you that
you carry within yourself the ability to heal. Learn to tap into this innate
gift and dance your own dance of life. You are sure to find this book fascinating,
even life changing. A must-read for anyone intrigued by the mystique of
ancient Eastern healing arts or seeking a daily practice that promotes and
maintains full-body well-being. Qigong (pronounced "chee-gong")
is an ancient Chinese health-care modality that has fascinated people throughout
the millennia. Based on the fundamental principles of traditional Chinese
medicine, Qigong is a system that teaches us to understand Qi, our bioelectric
life force, and use it to heal ourselves and others. Qigong: Essence
of the Healing Dance will show you some of the basics of the outward
"exercises" that are normally associated with the practice of
Qigong, as well as detailing movements from such systems as Wuji Qigong,
Bagua Xun Dao Gong and Shaolin Qigong. More than merely outlining these
practices, this book will take you on a journey of exploration into the
essence of this fascinating, though little understood, healing practice.
Masters from around the world-such as the ninety-two-year-old Duan Zhi Liang
of Beijing, Canadian healer Effie Poy Yew Chow and American Jerry Johnson-contribute
their personal insights into the wonders of Qigong. People from various
walks of life, all of whom have achieved healing as a result of practicing
Qigong, share their powerful experiences. Author Garri Garripoli, himself
a practitioner of Qigong for the past twenty years, renders the book fascinating
and easy-to-read. He expertly guides you on this once-in-a-lifetime journey,
inspiring you to look deeper into healing in order to discover how to move
beyond the standards and limitations of Western medicine.
Synopsis
Qigong: Essence of the Healing Dance will show you that you carry within
yourself the ability to heal. Learn to tap into this innate gift and dance
your own dance of life. You are sure to find this book fascinating, even
life changing. A must-read for anyone intrigued by the mystique of ancient
Eastern healing arts or seeking a daily practice that promotes and maintains
full-body well-being. Qigong (pronounced "chee-gong") is an ancient
Chinese health-care modality that has fascinated people throughout the millennia.
Based on the fundamental principles of traditional Chinese medicine, Qigong
is a system that teaches us to understand Qi, our bioelectric life force,
and use it to heal ourselves and others. "Qigong: Essence of the Healing
Dance" will show you some of the basics of the outward "exercises"
that are normally associated with the practice of Qigong, as well as detailing
movements from such systems as Wuji Qigong, Bagua Xun Dao Gong and Shaolin
Qigong. More than merely outlining these practices, this book will take
you on a journey of exploration into the essence of this fascinating, though
little understood, healing practice. Masters from around the world-such
as the ninety-two-year-old Duan Zhi Liang of Beijing, Canadian healer Effie
Poy Yew Chow and American Jerry Johnson-contribute their personal insights
into the wonders of Qigong. People from various walks of life, all of whom
have achieved healing as a result of practicing Qigong, share their powerful
experiences. Author Garri Garripoli, himself a practitioner of Qigong for
the past twenty years, renders the book fascinating and easy-to-read. He
expertly guides you on this once-in-a-lifetime journey, inspiring you to
look deeper into healing in order to discover how to move beyond the standards
and limitations of Western medicine.
Excerpted from Qigong : Essence
of the Healing Dance by Garri Garripoli. Copyright © 1999. Reprinted
by permission. All rights reserved
Introduction A single, dancing thread ties the people of the world together
into a cohesive fabric. This is our humanness and mortality. We are all
born with a similar challenge, borne from the blessing of ownership of this
complex physical body. No one escapes this common karma. That's part of
the trip of life on this planet. With this ownership, or should I call it
"rental," comes the sometimes immense responsibility of health
maintenance. For some, this task goes by almost unnoticed, save the required
food and water going in and waste products coming out. This is a charmed
karma, of course. For the rest of us, stewardship of this incredible biological
machinery takes constant attention. It doesn't matter whether our skin is
dark brownish or yellowish or reddish or whitish or any combination. It
doesn't matter if our genetic makeup affords us a small, slender carriage
or a large, dense one. The fact remains, inside we vary very little. This
is one thing that ties us, that binds our souls to one another. We all can
relate to headaches, to belly aches, to sprains, to being tired. We all
can relate to the challenge and fears of disease. Our ultimate death secures
our mortality and, thus, gives value and sacredness to life. The ride that
is this life reminds us that the body is but a leg of the tripod that upholds
our existence. Married to a soul and a mind, the body provides us with carnal
pleasures and serves to reflect our overall spiritual and mental condition
like a polished mirror. Secured to a mind and a body, the soul can begin
to express itself fully through the myriad experiences it needs on this
Earth. Married to a body and a soul, the mind can soar as it gathers knowledge
and carves our path of self-discovery. Within this three-legged creature,
we dance. To the extent that we can discover our own, unique balance, we
are whole . . . and once whole, we can truly dance like the free spirits
we are. Qigong (Chi Kung) calls us to the dance floor of life. Qigong (pronounced
chee gung) is an ancient Chinese healthcare system. The word Qigong is made
up of the Chinese character Qi, which can mean breath or energy, and Gong,
which can mean exercise or work. Qigong can be thought of as "breath
exercise" or "energy work." Its roots can be traced back
thousands of years, from inscriptions on tortoise shells, carbon-dated back
to 2,500 b.c., and to silk drawings of exercise movements found in tombs
some 4,000 years old. These windows on the past reveal that human nature
hasn't changed all that much-our need to slow down and get in touch with
our body, mind, and spirit was as evident then as it is now. To slow down,
to become at peace with ourselves is the key to healing. Similar to Yoga,
and actually the foundation of Tai Chi, Qigong is a combination of exercise
and meditation. It can be thought of as a "moving meditation."
Qigong uses deep, diaphragmatic breathing in conjunction with slow, synchronous,
Tai Chi-like movements to bring our body, mind, and spirit into alignment
and balance. Qigong can be done either standing, lying down, or sitting.
I have worked with many invalids who were bound to a bed or wheelchair and
found they could perform simple Qigong movements and breathing exercises
to help bring their energy into balance. When this balance is achieved,
stress is reduced. Relieving this stress on our being increases our immune
system, helping us ward off illness. It reduces blood pressure, helps our
organs operate more efficiently, and can bring great improvements to our
overall mood. Tests in China show that students who practice Qigong actually
score higher than control groups that don't practice. Stress is something
that we are not always conscious of; it can exist on a cellular level and
hide masked by our ingrained insensitivity. The results of stress usually
become evident when it's too late. Qigong is both a preventative modality
and a treatment system. Learning this system to better your own health will
inevitably assist you in treating others that are out of balance, physically
and spiritually. Medical Qigong is the practice of using your own Qi field,
through the movement of your hands and conscious intention, to guide the
Qi of Nature into your patient and catalyze the healing process. Qigong
teaches the power of the unseen. It brings us in touch with Qi, the energy
of life. Qigong reminds us of the intense power of thought and intention.
Evidence continues to support that patients with a positive attitude heal
quicker than patients in a stressed environment. Negative energy in the
workplace will always show as a drop in productivity. Qigong practice brings
you into a relaxed state with its deep breathing that superoxygenates your
body. Unlike strenuous, aerobic exercises that raise adrenaline but burn
energy reserves, Qigong's slow movements build and store more Qi than the
amount required to do the exercise. This helps to energize you overall and
bring more oxygen to the brain. The quality and essence of our thinking
affects not only ourselves, but it affects people and things around us.
Practicing Qigong with regularity can bring you in touch with the common
sense that is your nature, a common sense that is becoming less and less
common as the pace and pressures of life continue to increase. How we feel
and what we think has a powerful and direct affect on our world . . . and
on our ability to heal. The ancient sages of China believed that thinking
was a form of Qi, so the quality of our thoughts reflects the quality of
our Qi. Thoughts and attitude have a very powerful influence on not only
our own bodies, but everyone and everything around us. Qigong reminds us
of this in a very tangible way as its slow movements and deep breathing
helps to get us in touch with our connection to the world around us. Qigong
is a strategy for freedom from our cage of isolation. The pursuit of freedom
burns within each of us, fundamental to our existence as humans. It is mapped
on to every one of us like a spiritual genetic code. Within our sameness,
our souls dictate a uniqueness. Fueled by our individual karma, freedom
expresses itself specifically and uniquely for each of us. The mind, our
manifest ego, serves to infuse the individual dose of fear each of us requires
to follow our own path, our destiny of sorts. It is probably freedom from
this essential fear that is our life lesson. That's just my theory, but
I have yet to see otherwise. When we act out of fear, we are under the ego's
control. The ego is fear. It is that force that leads us to the false notion
that we are alone in the Universe, alone in the struggle of survival. The
ego, working through the mind, turns a cold shoulder to messages from the
body and turns a deaf ear on the soul. Qigong practice can help us to regain
our sensitivity to these signals. It can bring us back to our connection
with the Universe. It can remind us we are not alone. To be fully alive,
we need to dance . . . and to dance, the partners must move together, as
one. To live in harmony as a civilization, as a nation, as a community or
as a couple, we must first live in harmony as a self. This is our ultimate
responsibility if we wish to live to our full potential. In every culture,
sages are revered for their ability to live in harmony with Nature and with
themselves. The outward reflects the inward. It was the great, ancient sages
who discovered the acupuncture meridians, the principles of Qigong and the
healing qualities of herbs. They knew this information through their intuitive
connection with Nature. To live in harmony with Nature, we pursue a harmony
of Mind, Body and Soul. To be in balance as a self, we are moved to be in
harmony with Nature. (c)1999. All rights reserved. Reprinted from Qigong:
Essence of the Healing Dance.
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