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Qi Gong For The Cure Of Anxiety
Pronounced chee-gung, the ancient Chinese holistic system of Qi-gong, is a combination of two words that mean:
• Qi: vital energy, breath, air, life force
• Gong: work
Therefore Qi-gong means “working the vital energy”.
Qi-gong practice incudes breathing, visualization, and gentle movements of the body to work (gong) the qi (vital energy) inside the body. It has its roots in China and is performed by millions of people throughout the world to enhance mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical health.
Chinese hospitals have adopted Qi Gong as a form of treatment and important Chinese universities are teaching it to their students. Qi Gong is a nationally recognized medical form of therapy in China. The healing art of Qi Gong is made up of exercises that are good for the body as a whole and exercises that are aimed at certain bodily systems. It can aid in the restoration and balance of the digestive, lymphatic, cardiovascular, and nervous systems. Aside from their self-healing and personal benefit, practitioners of Qi gong also use it to treat other people.
According to Taoist philosophy, physical and emotional disorders are tie to blockages in the flow of energy in the body. Based on this standpoint, Qi-gong is able to treat mental and emotional problems because it balances and removes blockages to energy flow in the body. Practitioners always benefit from Qi-Gong regardless if they believe it or not.
All people regardless of sex, age, and health status can practice this healing art lying on the back, sitting down, or standing up. One goal of this practice is to attain a calm and tranquil state of mind. You can do this by focusing on your breathing or focus on one point of your body. The more profound your peaceful state of mind is, the less you will be distracted by light, temperature, or noise. The body and mind is transformed into a sea of peace and tranquility. Its’ very hard to find someone who has reached this state of tranquility, but with perseverance and patience, you will be able to go deeper and deeper into it.
As with most things in life, a person should practice Qi Gong on a daily basis to obtain optimal outcomes. Majority of individuals do Qi-Gong in the morning, before they begin their everyday activities. This is excellent since this is the time when your body and mind are at their most relaxed making it much easier to focus on the exercise; in this time of day, Qi is at its best and air is at its freshest. People perform Qi-Gong at other times of the day. In the end, it will be up to figure out what time you feel is best for you.
Qi Gong exercise can take as short as just a few minutes (at least five) and take as long an hour to finish. Over-an-hour practice and you would have overdone the exercise. This healing technique is not meant to be a replacement to standard medical treatments, although it can be used as an adjunct to it. Your mind relaxes, your body slows down, your breathing slows and you get more focused. These outcomes get resolved by themselves with the decrease of anxiety. Consistent Qi Gong practice leads to a peaceful mind, and more vital energy in the body.
In combination with other therapies like visualization, physical exercises, and meditation, Qi Gong can result in a powerful way to curing anxiety attacks.
Emily Farish is a licensed acupuncturist in Spokane, WA with advanced training in modern acupuncture techniques and traditional Asian therapies.
The Importance Of Integrity In Your Life
A person may develop mistrust in someone if that someone promises something and does not follow through. This loss of trust may go beyond the individual who have broken the promise and the betrayed may wrongly project that mistrust to other people. Based on this logic, the fabric and health of a society can be affected.
The lack or loss of integrity is therefore, a double-edged sword where it cuts both receiver and the giver. Depending on the strength of the word of the person who promised, the person who got betrayed may no longer trust, work or trade with the giver of the promise. Both people have lost As a result. If the repercussions of the betrayal are felt beyond these two individuals, several people may be affected.
When it comes to personal relationships, a broken word may extend beyond the loss of trust, it may come with a deep hurt inflicted on the person who was misled. The vows of marriage, for instance, are alleged to be sacred. The emotional and personal cost for breaking these vows can devastate one or both parties, depending upon the level of love they have for each other, which is actually the heart and soul of all personal relationships and not the vows. But I digress. If an estranged couple has kids, it can be potentially devastating for these children. Lives will be affected by a family breakup, or may at least create an atmosphere of mistrust between the heads of the household. Sadly, things like this happen all the time.
In the world of business, the word of a person carries a lot of weight. If a person fails to be true to his word, it is very doubtful he can continue to conduct business successfully with others. Personal contacts will be severed and credit lines, which are so valuable in the business world, can be lost.
At every aspect and level of society, integrity is very important. The very
fabric of a society will start to collapse without integrity. What is a human
being without integrity? A woman without integrity would be like a cheap woman,
who gives herself to someone who made her feel good at the spur of the moment while
someone she previously gave her word to, who stuck with her through good and
bad times over many years, doesn’t even know he is being betrayed. Without
integrity a person might as well die. If that person is not a psychopath, he or
she eventually will feel a loss of respect for himself or herself. That person may
even begin to believe herself or himself to be worthless when the light of truth
dawns on him/her.
Integrity, therefore, is a very important trait that should be cultivated. Try to be a truthful and good person.
Integrity is, in fact, a virtue that has been taught throughout history. In the modern age, the founder of Falun Dafa more commonly known as Falun Gong, which is a form of meditation practice, has been promoting the virtues of Veracity, Empathy, and Tolerance for several decades. For him, integrity is an all-important trait. This is to be expected since anyone can find the importance and concept of integrity a shared aspect of all positive philosophies throughout history. Didn’t the most honorable people hold integrity as the most important part of their character?
Integrity is way more than a concept. It is an important and required character trait if you want to have any lasting success in this world. Unfortunately, there are some people who manage to become successful through an extreme lack of ethics, morals, and integrity. However, their lives are like a house whose foundation is built on sand, which is bound to collapse sooner rather than later.
Even if you are a person who doesn’t believe in a life after death, the commonsensical reasons for integrity are evident in everyday life. If you act with integrity, people will definitely notice. You will reap rewards in your personal life and business dealings. For those lacking this virtue, a world of pain and a loss of status await them.
Amy-SuiQun Lui, L.Ac. is a Board Certified and Licensed Acupuncturist in Cleveland, OH.