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Pebbles
is a fully qualified Reiki Master.
Pebbles
will send distant
Reiki to anyone who wishes
her to do so.
Please send an email to
Pebbles with your request
and she will be only too
pleased to place you on
her distant Reiki Healing list.
* Pebbles wishes it to be
known that she was NOT
attuned or taught Reiki
by Tracey Wilding &
that all knowledge she has
acquired has come from
reliable sources not
only with her Reiki
but in other subjects.
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Mudra Set For
Balancing Energy
This is a very easy way
to balance your energy. It can be done
almost anywhere, while standing, sitting,
walking, lying down. The exercise uses
Mudras which are hand positions.
The effect of this exercise is that you
feel calmer and more relaxed and
concentrated.
Let the tips of each of your fingers touch the tip of your
thumb in turn. Keep each connected for a few seconds. See pics below.
Do this with both hands at the same time and carry on for a few minutes in
total.
Thumb touches the tip of the index finder - this opens the Root Chakra and moves
more energy to the lower body and legs:
Thumb touches the tip of the middle finger - this helps you
with patience:
Thumb touches tip of your ring finger - creating energy, self-confidence and
stability:
Thumb touches the tip of your little finger which helps with intuition and
feeling:
There are some more
Mudra exercises on here:
Mudra Exercises |
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Another basic
skill to be gradually mastered in Qi Gong is how
to concentrate and regulate one's mental
activity so as to enter a quiet, meditative
state. Much of the success of Qi Gong practice
depends on the level of peace and quietness one
can attain. This "entering a quiet state" refers
to a settled and peaceful state of mind not
disturbed by extraneous thoughts, the mind
concentrated on one point such as the "Dantien"
(about one inch below the navel) or on the very
act of breathing. All awareness to external
stimuli (such as sound and light) is thereby
reduced, even to the point that the
practitioner's sense of position and weight are
lost, until one reaches a state in which they
are conscious yet not conscious, aware yet not
aware. In this way, the cerebral cortex enters a
quiescent state. Most people find it difficult
to enter such a quietened state, being
frequently disturbed by extraneous thoughts.
However, with patience and perseverance it can
be gradually attained.
Here are five of
the most common methods used to help enter such
a state:
Fixing the
Mind:
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Here the mind concentrates
on a point on the body, most commonly the
"Dantien". When concentrating the practitioner
must rid one's mind of all extraneous thoughts,
though not over-concentrating, remaining relaxed
and natural, keeping one's thoughts at the
point, yet not stuck there.
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Following
the Breath:
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Here one concentrates on the breath, essentially
on the undulation of abdominal breathing, making
sure that conscious control of the breathing is
avoided. One practices until they reach a quiet
state where breath and mind are united. |
Counting
the Breath:
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One inhalation and one
exhalation form one breath. Silently count each
breath until it reaches ten, then from ten to
one hundred until your ears hear nothing, your
eyes see nothing and there are no extraneous
thoughts in your mind. |
Silent
Reciting:
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Words or phrases recited
in the mind (not aloud) should be simple so as
to help the practitioner enter a quiet state.
One can, for instance, recite the words "relax"
and "quiet," which have proved to be of great
help to many people in calming the mind. |
Listening to the Breath:
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Use your ears to actually
listen to your respiration. It is best to reach
the stage at which one cannot actually hear
one's breathing, and so by attempting and
concentrating to hear when one cannot, it aids
the process of entering a quiet state.
To begin with,
the practitioner may practice fixing the mind,
then gradually turn to following the breath and
listening to the breath; or may choose to stay
with fixing the mind from beginning to end.
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Regulation of the
breathing has proved to be an important aspect
in Qi Gong therapy. One aims, through practice,
to change from breathing in the chest to
abdominal breathing, thus developing one's
respiration from the shallow to the deep. This
deepening of the breathing has the effect of
expanding lung capacity, promoting circulation
of oxygen in the blood, massaging the internal
abdominal organs, and helping digestion and
assimilation of food. Styles emphasizing the
practice of breathing usually distinguish four
major types or methods:
Natural
Breathing:
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This is one's innate way
of respiration, normal to everyone, without any
interference or control by the mind. Although it
may well be soft and even, it has the
disadvantage of not being very deep. |
Complementary Breathing:
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In this form one expands
the abdomen outwards as one inhales and
contracts it as one exhales. As the movement of
the abdomen develops, one gradually achieves
abdominal breathing. |
Reversed
Breathing:
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This is the opposite of
complementary breathing. As one inhales the
abdomen is contracted, and as one exhales it is
expanded. This method gives greater scope and
intensity to the use of muscles in breathing. |
Stopping
the Breathing:
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Here, during or after
inhalation or exhalation the practitioner stops
the passage of air for a short while and then
continues. This method helps focus the mind on
the action of the control of breath. |
Other than those
mentioned above there are certain special
breathing methods which should only be used in
accordance with certain illnesses. No matter
which method is used, however, one must be sure
to develop it slowly and gradually by degrees,
without forcing it or striving for quick
results.
A Shaolin monk demonstrating his Qi
Gong skills.
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*
Eight Simple Qi
Gong Exercises:
The Eight Pieces
of
Brocade
by Yang Jwing-Ming
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Gong Mediation:
Embryonic Breathing
by Yang Jwing-Ming
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The Healing Promise
of Qi: Creating
Extraordinary
Wellness through
Qigong &Tai Chi
by
Roger Jahnke
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The Root of
Chinese Qigong:
Secrets for Health,
Longevity and
Enlightenment
by Yang Jwing-Ming
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Energy Work
by Paul Brecher
Paul Brecher is one
of the
instructors of my own
instructor Jazmine Velasco
DVD/VIDEOS
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Tai Chi - Qi Gong
For Vitality and
Well
Being
by
Tai Chi
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White Crane:
Hard & Soft Qi Gong
by Yang Jwing-Ming
All music items can be
purchased at:
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