Lifestyle (diet and exercise) related content of interest to the general public or those that contain introductory information.
This the fourth edition in my general introduction to the meridian/organ systems in Chinese Medicine will focus on the Stomach and Spleen meridians.
Tai Chi is often used for relaxation but as many sifus know it is also used for fighting art.You may ask what does fighting have to do with my health but as many long term martial arts practitioners know fighting teaches us to be calm in a stress full situation .
Well I’ve done it again.
I decided to write about the biology of being late, an article contemplated for many years. So what did I do? Waited to begin the task of dictating my thoughts about being late until the last minute. Now I need to leave the house. Thus in a matter of moments I'll once again demonstrate this principle to myself, rather than actually writing about it.
Here's what I’ve noticed about being late.
I participate in a distant healing community, www.the-dhn.com. It is a place where one can request healing for oneself or someone else. Healers from around the world receive the information and send healing, which can be in the form or prayer, distant healing with Reiki, or other means.
According to Master Mantak Chia, intention lies within the jurisdiction of the Spleen.
That makes a lot of sense to me. Spleen takes the long view. It is the visionary. It likes balance, fairness, openness. It is the polar opposite of the Triple Warmer which is all about Right Now. Triple Warmer asks “Are we safe?” It is not interested in the possibility of long range improvements. It wants to be secure right now. Spleen, on the other hand, can entertain the possibilities of future improvements that can result from current investments of time and attention.
I've been thinking lately about the uses of anger.
Some people I encounter have blocked access to all the other symphony of emotions available to them and have channeled all that range of emotions into anger. Often we can work together energetically using frequency vials. The process is the same as it is for treating allergies and sensitivities. For emotions are energetic frequencies. After a treatment the person is free to feel the previously blocked emotion. Maybe that is similar to training someone who is tone deaf to be able to sing a note in tune?
I retrieved a memory from an entirely new and refreshing perspective this morning. Only after making a written record of my new understanding, did Abraham’s daily quote to which I subscribe appear in my inbox.
Daily Quote - 07/03/2010
This week’s radio drama, “This American Life”, on NPR, is about camp, and rituals. A camper tells us that the reason she returns every year is to participate in the rituals. She wouldn’t like it if everything changed.
This exploration of the heart system is the third in a series demystifying Chinese Medicine Theory for Patients and the General Public. As we learned previously in the Liver and Kidney system articles, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) provides us with unique and illustrative ways of looking at our health and the relationships between ourselves, others, and our environment.
A question regarding the relationship of repressed anger to liver diseases helps focus attention on our cultural propensity in the West to separate somatic and emotional issues, when in fact they go hand in hand. Emotions are considered the black sheep in a world that places great value on the intellect. This prejudice against actually feeling and acknowledging emotions keeps us disconnected from them. The paradox is that when we refuse to acknowledge them, emotions are stored in the body’s tissues where they can cause blockages to energy flow and result in pathological changes.
