Shibashi
Qigong Newsletter - Issue V.5 Summer 2006
Tibetan Solar Energy Qigong
In the last newsletter, I had given a brief
introduction about the Tibetan Solar Energy Qigong. I had
included a video clip with the newsletter. This video clip
did bring about some controversy. Many did not understand
the reason behind why the student in the clip was moving.
Some people thought that the student was simply moving
around to get more comfortable. They did not understand
that the student’s body was moving a result of the qi
traveling in his body. So I have decided to talk in more in
detail about this qigong and explain what was going on in
that video clip.
There are many ancient Tibetan techniques for
healing and enlightenment. Many of them are characterized by combining three
components namely mudras (hand gestures), mantras (different healing
sounds) and visualization. Tibetan practice often
involves empowerment as well, which is the process of a master
connecting the student with the Source. The connection that the student receives
from his/her master acts like a seed. It starts to grow
when the student keep on with the practice. I have taken some of the
best techniques from different Tibetan practices and had simplified and systemized them together to
create an easy to learn qigong system, which I have named the
Tibetan Solar Energy Qigong. This is a non-religious type
of qigong, which focuses on self-healing and the
enlightenment.
There are three levels in the Tibetan Solar
Energy Qigong. Level I has 3 parts. Each part is focused
on accumulating and balancing qi. It is recommended that
students practice level I for at least 100 days before
moving on to Level II.
Level II focuses on opening the 3rd eye to
utilize the brain potential, and releasing the negative
emotional and spiritual energy. It also involve
empowerment with the master. Level III focuses on
raising the consciousness by clearing all physical and
mental blockages. It completely purify the body, mind
and spirit.
The energy
accumulated when practicing this qigong is very powerful
that many feel a strong sensation when the qi travel in
their body. The intensity of this sensation can lead to
natural movements, which was what the student in the video
had experienced. By becoming totally relaxed, the student
in the video was able to enter the qigong mode. Once in
this mode, he was able to absorb the energy I had sent to
him. I sent energy to his Yong Quan (bottom of his feet).
I then moved this energy upwards. A minute later, I sent
energy to his Wei Zhong (knees).
Some had asked whether I can move everyone
with my qi. The answer to this question would be a “no.” I
would not be able to move those who:
1. have really weak qi
2. are not sensitive to qi at all (which is
about 10% of my students). The student in the video is not
very sensitive to qi. Those who are very sensitive to qi
will start jumping around when qi is sent to their Yong Quan.
3. cannot relax (relaxation allows accupoints
to open up and absorb qi)
This qigong enables students to release the toxins and
sick qi buried from deep within their bodies. The most
common signs of detoxification are: tearing, resurfacing of
old bruises, flatulence, rashes, vomiting and diarrhea.
These signs all relate back to root problems. For instance,
flatulence is an indication of a digestive problem.
Students may experience some of these detoxification signs
during their qigong practice. Some signs such as rashes on
the skin may have a bit of a lasting effect. Rashes are a
result of sick qi from the internal organs surfacing and
temporarily reside in the skin. Rashes will persist until
this sick qi leaves the surface of the skin. It may take a
few days or a few weeks to completely expel this sick qi
depending on the severity of the problem. In addition to
the signs of detoxification described above, some students
may begin to weep while practicing this qigong. Weeping can
occur with the release of stress and negative emotions that
stored deep in the heart. This process of releasing
stress and emotions from the body is similar to the process of expelling
toxins and sick qi from the body.
I will be teaching both level I and II in the
September Solar Energy Qigong Workshop. You may sign up at
www.taichi18.com/workshop.htm
There are 4 days in between the Tibetan
Qigong Workshop and the Tai Chi Qigong Shibashi Instructor
Course, and some of you are traveling from quite far away.
Therefore, I have decided that we will do some group
practice during those 4 days. Those who signed up for
either course can join for free.
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Diabetes in Qigong Theory
Qigong is very effective against many chronic
and degenerative problems. It uses an approach completely
different from that of Western medicine. According to
traditional Chinese medical theory, diabetes arises due to a
weakness in the yin qi for the liver, kidney and spleen
meridians which are located on your legs.
The most common Western treatments are: diet
management (controlling the intake of sugar), insulin
injection and oral medication. The main goal of these
approaches is to keep blood sugar levels within the normal
range. However, this is not the root of the problem. These
treatments, especially the sugar intake control treatment,
not only further weaken the yin qi in the liver, kidney and
spleen meridians, but they weaken the yang qi in the long
run. Weaknesses in both the yang and yin qi will result in
very poor blood circulation because blood flow follows qi
flow. This will cause many problems. A crippling effect
will result if qi ceases to flow along the meridians in the
legs. Blindness will result if qi ceases to flow to the
eyes. The inability of qi to flow to the kidneys leads to
kidney failures, which weakens qi overall, resulting in
death. (Chinese doctors have a definition for kidney that
is different from the definition adopted by Western medicine
practitioners, which I will explain further in a future
newsletter).
The cause of diabetes according to Chinese
medical theories is yin qi weakness. Thus, qigong and some
Chinese herb medicines work by simply strengthening yin qi.
Typical symptoms of diabetes such as dry mouth, frequent
urination, fatigue and excessive hunger will start to
disappear with qigong and Chinese medicine. However, sugar
levels in the blood may still remain relatively high. This
is because these approaches do not target blood sugar
level. The level of sugar in the blood will return back to
normal with the strengthening of yin qi. This may take a
few months or a few years to achieve depending on the
severity of the problem.
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The Tai Chi Qigong Shibashi 2nd
set instruction manual has been completed. Please email me
if you could translate it into other languages. I will post
that in the forum once I finished the video as well.
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