Qi Gong (Qigong) is translated as energy work.  It has been practiced for thousands of years in ancient China and is the basis of much of the spiritual work done in temples all over Asia.  It requires the synchronization of the mind, eyes, body movements, and breath.

When properly practicing Qi Gong, we see the Sensory Motor Strip of the cortex of the brain light up on QEEG studies.  What does this mean?  It means that qigong helps coordinate the hemispheres of the brain by engaging the proprioceptive capacities of the body with the intention movement and guided breath.

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I had the distinct pleasure of hanging out with Doctor Bruce Lipton yesterday.  I was interviewing him for the Vitality Movie which is a documentary I’ve been working on with Sacred Mysteries Productions.  The movie is set to release soon and has an incredible cast of notable figures in the Health and Wellness sphere in it.

I’d like to start off by saying that Dr. Lipton is a great guy.  He knows his stuff but keeps the twinkle in his eyes from the rock and roll era he grew up in.  He’s a musician which makes him an artist and a scholar- a well rounded combination.  This was a fun interview.

We discussed the nature of how cells process information and how that impacts our overall health.  We discussed the problems with the current healthcare system and he had wonderful things to say about how to create solutions for it.  We discussed Acupuncture, Chiropractic , nutrition, energy medicine (qi gong), and psychotherapy as integral facets of the new healthcare model.

The power of the subconscious mind was a big subject and we discussed a variety of strategies on how people can change their lives and free themselves of their mental entrapment.  Bruce has some very nice ideas about conscious parenting and what it means to take on that responsibility.  I highly suggest reading his book: “The Biology of Belief” and I’ll be getting this footage over to the editing department so I can leak some excerpts of our talk.

I love meeting with scientists like Dr. Lipton because it offers an incredible opportunity for integration of esoteric knowledge with new science.  My years of training in alchemy and energy work have introduced me to far out concepts and interesting people along the way.  It is great to sit with someone like Dr. Lipton and discuss these topics through the looking glass of cellular biology.  We really have come full circle and it is a wonderful time to be alive.

gong

A Gong in Chinese Taoist tradition is a set amount of days one devotes to a particular task.  It is a promise to one’s self to stay focused and on path towards a designated goal.

The typical gong I like to practice with is the 100 Day GONG.  The reason for this is that it takes at least 90 days for a new habit/behavior to burn itself into our nervous system so I’ve had incredible success with this format over the years.  So what do you do during this gong? (more…)

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glass lungs

Have you ever noticed that when you are stressed or afraid, you stop breathing?  It happens all of the time.  Our emotional state overtakes our energy field and we stop circulating the flow of vital energy throughout our bodies.  This locks up the coherent flow of our Vitality and entraps thoughts, emotions, disease, and toxins in our system.  We start to breathe in a shallow fashion and we feel compressed- actually we literally are.  The torroidal field of our vital energy starts to collapse and we densify- losing the flow of the Levity inducing charge that keeps us young and vibrant.   It is one of the most common ways we ail- something so simple.

Hanging out with Leonard Orr this summer, he and I discussed his form of circular breathing and how he uses prescriptions for people who come to him for a whole host of ailments.  This is very similar to what we do in my Qi Gong tradition- breath work for homework.  It is so easy yet so difficult.  Why so hard?  Because we don’t want to feel what has come up- breathing life to a thought or emotion dislodges it and moves it through our field.  If we learn to observe it with equanimity and an open heart, it simply passes and is gone.  The problem- we freak out and hang on- then the repressed charge gets so strong that we can hardly breathe.

The fix is easy- deep lower abdominal breathing for ten minutes or so and then breathe to the area of repression.

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Master Lu

One week has not gone by when, upon finding out I teach Qi Gong, I am asked “Is that like Tai Chi?”  The answer is- yes, kind of.  Here’s the scoop folks:

Qi Gong literally translates to “energy work”.  It is the ancient Asian practice of energy cultivation and breath work.  Known as a form of yoga, the practice of Qi Gong comes in many forms- some seated, some in deep stances, and others looking more like self massage.  There are literally thousands of traditions practicing different forms of Qi Gong out there.  Many of them come from health and healing practices while others from martial arts lineages.  Why martial arts?  Easy- let’s cultivate your internal energy, strengthen your vital flow, refine your focus, and teach you to project that power out of your palms and into that guy.  Yeah- you see it in the Kung Fu movies all the time.

What else are these Qi Gong people doing? (more…)

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