Harmony Health and Longevity

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Qi gong is literally translated as the practice of breathing.  Deep abdominal breaths or belly breathing is benefitial to your health in many different ways.  

By using the entire capacity of your lungs you improve your energy by increases the oxygen in the blood.

As the diaphragm decends it massages the kidneys and adrenal glands.  This decreases the release of cortisol and other stress hormones thus improving you ability to handle day to day stress.

The diaphragm also massages the intestine improving diegestion and elemination.

Using the muscles of the abdomen to breath will strengthen and tone this area giving you a slimmer figure.

By avoiding shallow breathing you take pressure away from the heart and aorta thus reducing your blood pressure.

These benefits are immediate. With practice you will begin to realize improved mental focus and ability increased vigor of youth.  Practice breathing is one of the first and most important steps to acheiving a long and stable life.

Dr. Drumright

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SLEEPING QI GONG

The following techniques can easily be practiced by anyone regardless of physical condition. By practicing the Sleeping Qigong, you will relieve stress, tension, fatigue and pain, and be able to rebalance many chronic health conditions. You can practice these during a brief nap or throughout a full night’s sleep. Since sleeping is a part of the five points to longevity, why not combine your sleep time with these amazingly beneficial practices? There are nine different forms of the Sleeping Qi gong, each has a different health benefit. You can practice them one at a time or in any combination.  Let your intuition guide you. 

1. CALM THE MIND AND RELAX THE BODY

Lie on your back with your head on a pillow. Lay your hands along your sides, palms facing down. Relax your legs you feet shoulder-width apart and pointing outward. Look up for a moment, then look at the tip of your nose, and then look downward toward your lower abdomen. Close your eyes. Place your tongue on your upper palate just behind the upper teeth while allowing the teeth to touch lightly. Allow your belly to rise and fall with each breath. Imagine inhaling pure chi from the universe and exhaling dark cloudy chi to the stars, push it as far away from you as your imagination will go. Do this twenty-four times, then begin to breath naturally.  You should notice and stop any thoughts concerns or imaginings.  As you continue to relax even deeper, your body  may have the sensation of expanding or even flying. This technique is very effective at getting your mind to stop processing stuff and relieves tension and mental stress.

2. RELIEVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE    (wood, water, and earth sounds)

Lie on your back with your head on a pillow. Lay your hands along your sides, palms facing down. Relax your legs you feet shoulder-width apart and pointing outward. Look up for a moment, then look at the tip of your nose, and then look downward through your trunk, down your legs and to the center of the soles of your feet (Yongquan points) Breathe in and out deeply, slowly and smoothly. As you breathe in, imagine pure chi coming into your body from the bottom of your feet, up through your inner legs to your lower abdomen.  Then, push the chi back down the outer legs to exit the soles of your feet as you breath out. Repeat twenty four times and then begin to breath naturally. You should notice and stop any thoughts concerns or imaginings. This practice may cause you to feel tingling, cold, or fullness in your legs. You may feel the chi flowing along your legs. This is a great reaction. This form calms the blood and helps relieve high blood pressure.

3. BLADDER PROBLEMS        water sounds

Lie on your back with your head on a pillow. Put your hands, one on top of the other, palms centered halfway between the naval and the pubic bone (Zhongji point).  Men, place your left hand next to your body and women, place your right hand inside. Look up for a moment, then look at the tip of your nose, and then look downward through your trunk to the area under your hands. Close your eyes. Place your tongue on your upper palate just behind the upper teeth while allowing the teeth to touch lightly.  As you breathe in, imagine pure chi coming into your body from all directions seeping through your pores from all over your body to gather just under the palms of your hands. Then, push the chi back outward into your entire body as you breathe out. Do this twenty-four times, then begin to breath naturally.  You should notice and stop any thoughts concerns or imaginings. You may feel a floating sensation, or you may hear your stomach gurgle. This form can be very beneficial for bladder problems.

4. IMPOTENCE, KIDNEY AND LOWER ABDOMINAL PAIN   water sounds

Lie on your back with your head on a pillow. Put your hands, one on top of the other, palms centered over a point just below your navel. (Qihai point)  Men, place your left hand next to your body and women, place your right hand inside. Look up for a moment, then look at the tip of your nose, and then look downward through your trunk to the area under your hands.  Close your eyes. Place your tongue on your upper palate just behind the upper teeth while allowing the teeth to touch lightly.  As you breathe in, imagine pure chi is coming into your body from all directions seeping through your pores from all over your body to gather just under the palms of your hands. Then, push the chi back outward into your entire body as you breathe out.  Do this twenty-four times, then begin to breath a naturally.  You should notice and stop any thoughts concerns or imaginings.  You may hear your stomach gurgle.  This form will improve the kidney function and restore a more youthful feeling. It is effective for all genital urinary problems including impotence, lower abdomen pain, and “female” problems.

5. IMPROVE DIGESTION AND STRONGER ENERGY  fire and metal sounds

Lie on your back with your head on a pillow. Put your hands, one on top of the other, palms centered over your navel.  Men, place your left hand next to your body and women, place your right hand inside. Look up for a moment, then look at the tip of your nose, and then look downward through your trunk to the area under your hands.  Close your eyes. Place your tongue on your upper palate just behind the upper teeth while allowing the teeth to touch lightly.  As you breathe in, imagine pure chi is coming into your body from all directions seeping through your pores from all over your body to gather just under the palms of your hands. Then, push the chi back outward into your entire body as you breathe out.  Do this twenty-four times, then begin to breath a naturally.  You should notice and stop any thoughts concerns or imaginings.  You may feel vibration or hear your stomach gurgle. This form will help you to improve your digestive functioning. It strengthens your overall chi and balances yin and yang energies restoring strength to your body.