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In Chinese Astrology, an important kind of calendar is what’s known as the the “24 solar terms”. This indicates changes of weather and different periods of the seasons, guiding farmers in their agricultural production. Common people also follow the calendar to watch out for changes in the weather and live healthier lives.
Part of the twenty-four solar terms embody natural phenomena listed here:
June 6th marks the beginning of “Grain In Ear (芒种)” – which signifies the ripening of crops such as barley and wheat.
What do you need to do?
1. Pay attention to Heatstroke – the temperature will begin to rise significantly during this period.
2. The heat makes it easy to sweat, so clothes should be exchanged frequently. Take frequent baths, but do not shower with cold water..
3. Be careful not to sleep in the open air.
4. Conforming to the seasonal characteristics of the day and night, late to bed and early to rise, enjoy the sunshine but need to prevent heat stroke, to comply with the vigorous Yang, and to be conducive to the operation of Qi and blood.
What to eat?
Diet should be light, mainly vegetables, beans, fruits: pineapple, watermelon, lychee and so on. These foods are rich in vitamins, can improve the body’s resistance to disease, and intake of enough vitamin C, blood vessels have a certain role in maintenance.
And what you should watch out?
After a lot of sweating, don’t drink too much boiled water or sugar water immediately. You can drink some juice or sugar brine to prevent blood potassium from being too low. Proper supplement of potassium is conducive to improving potassium and sodium balance in vivo. Foods that contain more potassium include corn, sweet potatoes, soybeans, bananas, spinach, celery and potatoes.
* You can ask Dr. Wu for individualized dietary items based on his checking your Qi through your pulse.
Daoism and Yijing believe humans came from fish and birds, not monkeys. It actually contradicts Darwin’s Theory. Whether or not you believe in the myths of mermen and mermaids, there is still other things to consider like the similarity of the human embryo to that of a fish and even some fish look like human babies.
In this year’s Qi Gong practice we will learn of the Golden Cocooning – and when we emerge from our cocoon it will be synonymous to the act of descaling a fish; like the silk worm shedding the cocoon to reveal itself as the moth.
In the Taiji philosophy, Yin is a fish and Yang is a bird. The curved line between them symbolizes that the fish and the bird, the ying and the yang, become human.
In this cultivation, the Yang-bird symbolizes how our spirit and soul is going to rise out of us. So from the cocoon, to the emergence out of it, to the transcendence over soul and spirit, only after that can we shed the flesh and transform the bones – the ultimate transformation – after which is us, human.
Daoism requires anyone who practices this cultivation to cyclically train in this every seven years. The same as the practice of putting a crystal ball in the ocean to cleanse.
Benefits of this practice:
Through this cultivation it will enhance your thinking, your soul and your body.
Through this cultivation we need to find ourselves. We need to combine the Bird with the Fish – to press them together to become human. Through this cultivation when you compress the two parts of the taiji it will boost your health, and at the same time you will resdiscover the most innate and natural part of yourself.
Through this cultivation, you can see your future, or rather, you can see some of the correct decisions you will have chosen in the future (because a lot of times not all of our decisions are good ones). Many of our mistakes do not emanate from us, but rather it’s due to many factors, such as the pollution of the earth has clouded us, and the electric fields that surround us that make us lose our sense of direction.
Thus, the supreme goal is the ultimate combination of Heaven, Earth and Human.
The 9 PALACES QI GONG practice represents one of the highest achievements of the ancient Chinese Taoist tradition of Qi Gong. It is an extremely powerful form of breathing, movement and meditation which draws yang energy from the Sun and opens communication with the universe. Qi (chi) is life-force energy, which not only flows through the human body but through all of nature. While practicing
9 PALACES QI GONG, you allow sunlight and Qi in the air to recharge the body like a battery.
9 PALACES QI GONG is a powerful and effective way to increase your energy, manage stress, strengthen the immune system and maintain optimum health. Daily practice brings a calm, relaxed state of well-being and promotes the following:
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In Chinese Astrology, an important kind of calendar is what’s known as the the “24 solar terms”. This indicates changes of weather and different periods of the seasons, guiding farmers in their agricultural production. Common people also follow the calendar to watch out for changes in the weather and live healthier lives.
Part of the twenty-four solar terms embody natural phenomena listed here:
May 21st marks the beginning of “Grain Full ( 小满 )” – a time when grains are getting plump but not quite ripe yet.
What do you need to do?
1. Please keep warm – the temperature during this time will fluctuate greatly between day and night.
2. Open the window during the daytime to let the air coming in and close the window right before you go to sleep.
3. Wear socks while sleeping to preserve the Yang.
What to eat?
Avoid eating too much raw and cold food.
And what you should watch out?
Be careful of mood swings that might cause hypertension and cardiovascular symptoms.
* You can ask Dr. Wu for individualized dietary items based on his checking your Qi through your pulse.
The liver is one of the body’s most hardworking organs, vital in sustaining life. It stores and maintains proper levels of vitamins A, B, D, iron and copper. It plays a major role in our metabolism, breaking down carbohydrates, proteins and fat. It is also the most important organ for the detoxification of drugs and alcohol. Along with these key storage and detoxification duties, the liver manufactures a host of substances crucial to its continued operation as well as the well-being of the rest of the body, such as bile, vitamin K, fibrinogens and immunoglobulins.
For thousands of years, Chinese medicine has studied the link between the liver and the emotions. The liver has a tight relationship with the endocrine and immune systems. When the liver is stressed or overloaded, a reflexive emotional effect usually is triggered, creating what is known as “heat” throughout the body.
What happens when the liver cannot perform its natural functions? The liver of a patient with hepatitis often will have its ability to detoxify be severely compromised. The hepatitis virus invades, replicates and causes damage only in the liver. There is no direct pharmacological treatment for viral hepatitis. This chronic progressive disease is characterized by diffuse damage to the cells, fibrous buildup and nodular degeneration. Repeated destruction of liver cells leads to the formation of scar tissue, known as cirrhosis.
Dr. Baolin Wu offers treatment for hepatitis using a combination of herbs with acupuncture. In the past ten years he has treated over five hundred patients with that condition. In that time, nearly 75% of his patients recovered with their liver function back to normal after two months of treatment. The remainder showed, at the very least, moderate improvement. Dr. Wu inherited his methods from his grandfather, the Imperial Physician of China’s last emperor. The course of treatment emphasizes increasing immune response and balancing the hormones to revitalize the liver and protect it from further damage. Treatment also focuses on releasing difficult emotions and adjusting the liver to get rid of the “heat”.
Acupuncture and herbs are natural and easy for the body to metabolize, reducing further load on the liver. By using specific herbs designed to work on such advanced cases, the liver will be aided in its mission. It is most important to take time to let your liver function return to normal. Slowly and surely, a renewed state of health can be achieved. Bring in your blood test results regarding your liver function. We are confident that after a full course of treatment your results will improve. If you have any questions or would like more information, please feel free to contact us.
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