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January-February 2014 1 Yang-Sheng (Nurturing Life)

Cover should go here

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2 Yang-Sheng (Nurturing Life) Volume 4 Issue No 1

Yang-Sheng Editorial Board

PublisherEditorKevin W Chen PhD Editor‐in‐ChiefMichelle Wood AssociateEditors Master Mantak Chia

Helen Hu LAc OMD Roger Jahnke OMD LAc Rebecca Kali

Yang‐Sheng (養生 Nurturing Life) is a FREE e‐magazine and a network for health care professionals ‐ complementary medical practitioners Qigong Tai Chi Yoga Reiki and other mind‐body and spirit cultivators It promotes methods of self‐healing positive mindfulness and health preservation Yang‐Sheng merges traditional knowledge with modern scientific research and clinical evidence and combines ancient wisdom with modern experience to support health and well‐being

Your participation contribution sharing and feedback are truly appreciated

Solala Towler Chris na J Barea

MedicalEditorSharon Montes MD WebMasterJeffrey (Mengzi) Song LayoutEditorMarguerite A Zietkiewicz

Columnists Ken Andes LAc DAc

Cindy Borgonzi‐Areglado Eric Borreson Timothy Booth Shawn Cartwright MBA Salvatore Casano RN PhD Cindy Cicero Chris DrsquoAdamo PhD Felice Dunas PhD Marty Eisen PhD Katrina Everhart MA Ginger Garner MPT ACT Chiuan Gee Nadia Linda Hole MD Dan Kleiman Ellasara Kling Aihan Kuhn CMD Dipl OBT

Linda Lazarus LD Lilly Lei MD Violet Li Phoenix Liu PhD George Xavier Love OMD Li‐Jun Ma MD PhD

Elizabeth Mackenzie PhD Mark Melchiorre LAc Steffany Moonas PhD Narij Naik MPharm Mika Ono Rodney J Owen Rebekah F Owens LMT Jeffrey (Mengzi) Song MS Michael Rinaldini Andy Rosenfarb LAc Chun Man Sit Jessica Sommar MSc

Michael Winn Yuan Wang OMD Yang Yang PhD Tina Chunna Zhang Sam Zhao

ConsultingEditorsMaster Kenneth Cohen Effie Chow LAc PhD Faxiang Hou Livia Kohn PhD Tianjun Liu OMD Nan Lu OMD LAc Guan‐Cheng Sun PhD Lama Somananda Tantrapa Master Zhongxian Wu Tony Zhuo OMD


Volume 4 No 1 wwwYang‐Shengcom (ISSN 2326‐277X) Jan‐Feb 2014

CONTENTSDepartmentsColumns

FromtheEditor编者的话 5

FromtheDoctor医生之窗 6AldquoNewrdquoLoveStory

byNadiaLindaHoleMD

ExperienceExchange经验交流 11WhyMyNumberOnePriorityisNurturingMySpirit

byRavenCohan

MeditationinMotion动中冥想 16ASimpleTaijiTechniquetoCalmtheMind

byEricBorreson

FeatureArticle精选文章 18LifesChallengestheNinePalaces

byCZinniaMaravell

TalesoftheDao道的传说 22TheWayofWuWei

bySolalaTowler

MethodofSelf‐Healing自愈法27FibromyalgiaandDancing

byJoyceDelRosario

Scienti icQiExploration气的科学探索 30Part1TheDivergentorDistinctMeridians

byMartyEisenPhD

BookReviews书评36ADaoistPracticalJournalComeLaughWithMe

byMichaelRinaldini(ShifuLiChangDao)

ResearchUpdate科研动态38Mind‐BodyMedicineResearchUpdates

compiledbyKevinChen

TheDancingDoc舞医 48CultivatingthemindndashMindMatterConnections

bySharonMontes

SeasonalHarmony季节的和谐 52SpringndashRenewalReinvention

byEllasaraKling

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wwwrobertpeasephotographycom

InThisIssue5 From the Editor

18 Feature Ar cle

48 The Dancing Doc

30 Scien fic Qi Explora on

38 Research Update

51 Comedy Moment

52 Seasonal Harmony

53 Support Yang‐Sheng



DearReaders

Iamhappythatourthemeforthis irstYangShenissueof2014isNurturingSpiritThisisawonderfulway to experience the second half of the quietwinter season aswell as prepareourselvesforanexcitingyearofgrowthwhenspringarrives

Our selection of articles for this issue offers a wide variety of information as well aspracticaltipsandmethodsofself‐nurturing

A ldquoNewrdquoLoveStory byNadia LindaHoleMD is an amusing and interesting look atwhatallowspeople to live long lives Itsnot justdietandexercise a lotof ithas todowithloveRavenCohanshowsWhyMyNumberOnePriorityisNurturingMySpiritByRavenCohanshares her journey to self‐realization through many different and diverse but compatiblesystems offering a wonderful blueprint showing the successful merging of Western andEasternteachingandpractices

SimpleTaijiTechniquetoCalmtheMindByEricBorresonThisverysimpleandeasyOpenandCloseHandspracticeisveryeffectiveathelpingwithrelaxationandcalmingWhenfeelingstressedtakeamomenttopracticeopenandcloseandyoull indthatyourstresslevelwillimmediatelybereducedAlsoonthetopicofmindisCultivatingthemindndashMindMatterConnectionsbySharonMontesanexplorationofjustwhatwereallymeanbyldquomindrdquoandhowitreallyconnectswiththeBody

FromtheDaoistperspectiveTheWayofWuWeibySolalaTowlerWuwei (ooway) isoneof themostdif icult yetpivotalconceptsinDaoistphilosophyRoughlytranslateditmeansldquodoingnothingrdquoThetruemeaningofthephrasewuweiissomethinglikeldquonotdoinganythingthatisnotnaturalrdquoorldquonotdoinganythingthatdoesnothaveitsrootsinDaordquo

ADaoist Practical Journal Come LaughWithMe by Michael Rinaldini (Shifu Li Chang Dao) a book reviewed byMichelleWoodWritteninadiary‐entrystyleShifuLiChangDaosbookcertainlylivesuptothetitleitisindeedamarvelousjournalchroniclingtheeighteen‐yearjourneyofMichaelRinaldinispersonalprogressasaDaoistpriestandpractitioner

Inthis issuesfeaturearticleLifesChallengestheNinePalacesbyCZinniaMaravelldiscussestheareasof life inwhichwemay face challengesRather than a psychological approach she offers suggestions to effectwellness energetically through theExtraordinaryMeridianchannelsFibromyalgiaandDancingbyJoyceDelRosariooffersanalternativefor ibromyalgiatreatmentdancingStudiesshowtheef icacyofdanceinterventiononpainwhenperformedonceortwiceaweekwithmoderateintensity

OfcoursewehaveourregularcolumnsthebackboneofYangShengwithDrMartyEisensScienti icQiExplorationandDrKevinChens Mind‐BodyMedicineResearchUpdatesandthemostdeliciousSeasonalHarmony inwhichEllasaraKlingoffersnotonlyinformationbutrecipestoexcitethepalateandhealthebody

PleaseenjoythisissueandNurtureYourSpiritthroughout2014andalways

Manyblessings

Michelle

From the Editor 编者的话

Disclaimer Information included on wwwyang-shengcom and in Y ang-Sheng e-magazine is for the general information of the reader While we attempt to include a wide variety of information on subjects related to Y ang-Sheng opinions expressed are those of the authors of articles and do not necessarily state or reflect the views of Yang-Sheng the publisher or editors In addition information included on wwwyang-shengcom and in Y ang-Sheng e-magazine is not intended nor implied to provide medical advice


A New Love Story

by Nadia L Hole MD

FromtheDoctor医生之窗


WanttoLivearemarkableLife

WanttoldquoagewellrdquoAsintegrativeholisticphysicianswecaneasi‐

lywriteyoudoctorrsquosordersforanexhaustingldquotodordquo listsof labtestsandnutraceuticals fromsu‐per food mega vitamins nano‐minerals greenand red ldquoinstantrdquo juices to enhancers for yourstem cells adaptogens for growth hormonecordycepsfortelomeresashwagandhaforadren‐als sepiaorvetiver for libidoandsoonnot tomention the newest other state of the artldquoprovenrdquo therapies ndash from EEG brain wave en‐trainment to quantum vibroacoustic ldquoQi ma‐chinesrdquoandmore

Baby boomer or not howmuch timemoneyandenergydoYOUreallywanttospendonagingldquowellrdquoANDndashWiththeeverescalatingdemandsofmoderndaylifeisShangri‐Lajustadreamfor‐evertoeludeus

WaitMaybetherersquoshopeHaveyouheardofthepeople

wholdquoforgettodierdquo

Researchers have discovered 5 pockets in theworld ‐ Loma Linda inMexico Nicoya in CostaRica Sardinia in Italy Okinawa in Japan andIkaria inGreece ‐where remarkablenumbersofpeopleliveremarkablelivestoremarkableagesEldersregularlyoutlivetheelderlyofmoreindus‐trialized nations by over a decade with signi i‐cantly less morbidity from cancer cardiac andotherchronicdiseaseInterestingly3ofthe5areislandcommunities

Ikaria an isolated Aegean Greek island topstheworld longevity listwithmorepeople livingpastage90thananywhereelseintheworldof‐tenstillsociallyANDsexuallyactivewithvirtual‐lynodementia OurAloha state ofHawaii inci‐dentally tops the US longevity list with the UScapitolWashingtonDCatthebottom

Whatsecretsdotheseislandsandoureldershavetoteachus

YearsagotwoGreekimmigrantsYiannisKari‐malis and war vet Stamatis Moraitas got unex‐pected news ndash Yiannis a diagnosis of stomachcancer Stamatis lung cancer Doctors gave eachonly months to live In lieu of costly westerntreatment and hospitals both chose to returnHomeinsteadtotheirnativeIkaria

When Yiannis and Stamatis returned hometheydidnotcomehometobottlesfullofpillsanddays scheduled full of appointments practicesandorspecialdiets

YiannisandStamatisreturnedHometoatime‐less life style formany of us forgotten ‐ simplewalks talks dances siestarsquos sipping cupsof teaandbreakingbreadtogetherwithfamilyfriendsandcommunityBothhappilyeachoutlivedtheirdoctorsbydecadescancerfree


Interestingly in Ikaria and here in Puna Ha‐waii the native diet of choice is a ldquopoormanrsquosrdquoindigenous diet with food all harvested freshfrom land or wild high in organic local greensand grainswith plenty of raw dairy raw honeyfreshherbs ishandgameRegularexerciselikeherding goats walking dancing and swimmingand weekly community gatherings are a part oflife

Beforeyoujumponaplanetoisolatewhateveractive anti‐aging ingredients there are in Ikarianor Hawaiian native herbs teas honeyhellip StopWith sincere gratitude for goodmedicine fromall traditions ndash are there possibly other deepersecrets(RealFood isGoodMedicineYS JulAug2012)

Myparentsbothphysicians fromYale inChi‐nawereraisedonaldquopoormanrsquosdietrdquoAsprize‐winning ball‐room dancers they happily stoleeverydance loortheycouldwellintotheir80rsquosTheyalsoabsolutely lovedtheirworkasdoctorshelpingpeopleMyfatherjustcelebratedhis90thbirthday

One of my favorite Hawaiian near‐octogenarians is Uncle Sam a four‐time PurpleHeartvet Likemyparentshedoesnrsquotpaymuchattention todiet orexerciseUncle lives lifepas‐sionately tokeepAlohaalive His joy isprotect‐ingourbelovedHawaiiasaparadiseforourchil‐dren One of his dreams is to re‐create prisonsliterallywithoutwalls for convicted ldquooffendersrdquowithgrowing theirown foodandsacredHawai‐

ian teachings chanting and community as theirrehab

Recently I ran into an aging mosque couplewhomIhavenrsquotseenforyearsBothradiatedhap‐piness and health and looked far far youngerthanyearsagoTheirsecretldquoJustprayingrdquo

One of themost revered elders in integrativemedicine the late cardiologistDrLeeLipsenthalMDpastpresidentofAmericanBoardofIntegra-tive HolisticMedicine who when diagnosed withterminal esophageal cancer wrote Enjoy EverySandwich -LivingEachDayas if itWereYourLastspokeoftenaboutthevitalimportanceofconnec-tivitytouchrelationshipsandloveinthepracticeofmedicine and theirmeasurable outcomes formorbidity andmortality Lee wrote ldquoBeing fullyalive I discovered has nothing to do with thepresenceorabsenceofdiseasehellipItrsquosreallyaboutenjoyingthesimplicityofliferdquo

WhywastetimeonoldhurtsInsteadlikemyparentsLee loveddancing Ioncehadthehonorof dancing with him As one of our colleagues



putsitDrLipsenthalforsureldquodidnrsquotdancelikeawhiteboyrdquo

My parents Uncle Sam and mosque friendshadnomindfordietexercisesornutraceuticalsDr Lipsenthalrsquos favorite sandwich was a BLTWhatrsquostheircommonsecret

DrStefanadisDeptCardiologyAthensMedicalSchool writes ldquoThere is increasing scienti ic evi-dence that there are protective health bene itsfrom traditional ways of living involving dietphysicalactivitystatusanactivesociallifeandanoptimisticattitudeldquo

One fascinating study which summarizes theresults of nearly 150 earlier studies found thatldquofriendship (has)asmuch impacton theriskofdeathassmokingdrinkingphysicalactivi‐tyorobesityrdquo

The ELSA study of 10000 aging Brits con‐cludesthathappypeoplearelikeliertostayalivethantheunhappiestpeopleoveragiventimepe‐riod The ldquogrumpiestrdquo people had 3 times thedeathrateasthehappiestHappypeopletendedtoalsostressless

AndrewSteptoeDeptEpidemiologyandPub‐lic Health at U College London and co‐author ofELSAwritesldquoThelinkbetweenpsychologicalwell-beingand long-termhealthandsurvivalwasin‐

dependent of other factors such as age gen-der ethnicity wealth education and baselinehealthrdquo

TimesasisndashAsadoctorIhearmorethanmyshare of heartbreak stories often totally beyondcontrolof thesurvivorsndashunimaginable lossesofhealth loveswork inancessafetysecurityandoftentimes of life itself As a mother daughterfriendbelovedItooknowloss

Face it ‐ If lifechallengesarenrsquotenoughwersquoreALL nowadays being bombardedwith unprece‐dentedsolarandearthchangeswithde initeef‐fectsonourphysiologyandpsycheTimesasis‐Withonebigbangthewholetopicofldquoagingwellrdquocouldbemootinasecondforanyofus

If allwe have is NOW andwe canrsquot pack ourbagsandmovetoanislandlikeHawaiiorIkaria‐hownowcanwepossiblyembody thesecretsoftheislandandourelderswithinourselves

Okinawan elders live a life style culture im‐bued with ldquoIkigairdquo or ldquowhat makes onersquos lifeworth livingrdquo Like their Japanese counterpartsYiannis and Stamatis by living what makeslifeworthlivingtheysimplyforgottodie

WhatrsquosyourIkigai

WhatmakeslifeworthlivingforYOU

Whatsimplejoysdoyougiftyourself

WhoandwhatareyourtrueLoves


Whomisittimetobreakbreadwith

Shareacupofteawith

Who and where is your ldquotriberdquo FamilyChildren Loved ones Do they know how youlovethem

Whoneedsahug

What choices would youmake if today wereyourlastsandwich

IfyoucouldgiveyourselfONEgiftforyourlifeforTODAYforyourself

whatwoulditbe

_____________

AfriendofafriendsuggestsldquoPerhapsitrsquostimetowriteanewlovestoryforYourself‐onewithahappierendingPerhapsitrsquostimeforabiggersto‐ry a storybigger thanYouMEour selvesUSrdquoPerhaps itrsquos time no matter what your circum‐stancestosimplyenjoylifehelpotherslivetheirjoy toohellip and Love Love Love as if therersquos notomorrow

Oneoftheoldestwomenintheworldarecog‐nized chocoholic drank red wine daily Whenasked her secret she smiled ldquoI have only onewrinkleanditrsquosbetweenmylegsrdquo

Smiles Perhaps itrsquoshightimeto fall inlovewithYOU

BlessyouandTHANKYOU

Refs

DanBuettnerBlueZoneshttpngmnationalgeographiccomprint200511longevity‐secretsbuettner‐textandhttpwwwnytimescom20121028magazinethe‐island‐where‐people‐forget‐to‐diehtml

Christodoulos Stefanadis MD Hellenic J Cardi-

ol 2011 52 479-480 Unveiling the Secrets of

Longevity The Ikaria Study

LeeLipensthalMDDyingAwakehttpwwwhuf ingtonpostcomlee‐lipsenthal‐mdcoping‐with‐cancer_b_915067html

LauraRowleyldquoHappinessStudySuggestsWellBeingOrLackofItCanPredictIllnessandDeathhttpwwwhuf ingtonpostcom20121015happiness‐longevity_n_1968158html

Dr Nadia LindaHoleMD is a pioneer inbridgingQigongOrien‐talWesternandEner‐gy Medicine Recog‐nized as a ldquomasterrdquo byothermasterswithde‐grees from Princeton

Duke USHS and Oneness Universities she hasserved on the faculties of the American HolisticMedical Association and American Academy ofPain Management among others She is a con‐tributing author for complementary medicinetextbooks consulting editor for ChineseMedicalQigongandco‐founderoftheFreeDistanceHeal‐ingQiProjectBesidesdancingdolphinshealingin theway of Love peace and the practical sci‐enceofldquomiraclesrdquoDrHolersquospassionisbringingamoreheartcenteredQiapproachtomedicine



aiming toward immortality nor do I stay longterminthemuckandmireoflostlowlazyspir‐itual moods I am happier in enjoying all layersthatconnectmetoanempoweredlifeofonewhodoesnrsquothavetoprovemuch(Ihadenoughofthatwhenasayouthuntilintomy40rsquoshellipIwasstrug‐glingtokeepaliveinshowbusiness)EventhoughIkeptperformingasapartofmylifeoveradec‐ademorestudiesofTaoandteachingofitpavedmyway toward thenurturingofmyoncehugelyego‐ledspirit(YestherestillaretracesbecauseIbefriendedego)

My spirit is trainableLikeeveryonetrainedor yet untrained learning to perform self‐awareness techniques is a brave new worldThere are plenty of surprises along the way Ittakesmostpeoplemanydedicatedyearsofprac‐tice to feel it isworkingwellWe all have areas

When I saw the theme of this

monthrsquos issue of Yang‐Sheng it was a

happy moment Ofcoursewhenonespendsagreatdealoftimeinnurturingoneselfitisnrsquotastrange occurrence to have ful illing momentsmoreoften than lostones It isnrsquot some fairytalelife I am living that is 100 magical Years ofheading toward an intention to be better incharge ofmy spirit has blasted away the piningidealofldquowantingtobehappyrdquo

Thisarticlehopestotrackmyeffortsmadetobail myself out of any self‐imposed lsquojail of lowspiritrsquoBynomeansisitdonemagicallyAdjustingmydialsfromlowmoodsandresponsestothingsoutsidemycontrolareeasierThatrsquosagoodthingYearsagoitwasnrsquoteasytogetoutoflowmoodsNow long on this road called Tao Irsquom neither

ExperienceExchange经验交流

Why My Number One Priority is Nurturing My Spirit

by Raven Cohan


thatareweakerorstrongerFromChineseAlche‐my exercises I have learned some of the bestwaysIrsquovefoundenablingmetogodeeplyintore‐programmingmyreactivenatureButalsoIhavecomefromanearlierbackgroundofself‐trainingvia Science of Mind tech‐niques of Ernest Holmesfrom back in 1969 Thatbackground also calledldquoReligious Sciencerdquo focusedlessongoingdeeplyintothespiritsoul Every day (andmostoftenmorethanonceaday) some practices I doshallbesummarizedhereina minimal way Other back‐ground practices I did as ayoung woman in my early20rsquos include a meditatingon3symbolsdailyfromtheageof18priortolearningofHolmersquos system b Havingreadspiritualbooksfrom15years of age occurred afterbeing disillusionedwithmyJewishupbringingYet add‐ing Holmesrsquo system becameagreatbackgroundformetobuilduponInfactIfeelmypracticemethodologywouldpossiblynotbe as comfortable without having learned thespiritual mind training system from ErnestHolmesNYCstaffofspeakersOnespeakerwentontobeverywellknownandsheisLouiseHayShe is known for cataloging both diseases andpartsofthebodyeffectedthatareldquospokentordquoinldquospiritual‐mind‐treatmentsrdquo Her work greatlyfurtheredthatofErnestHolmes1887‐1960(YeshewasdeadbeforeIcametohisteachings)

The Neigung practices I learned from GrandMasterMantakChiasince1980wererevealedtomeduringinnumerableclassesgivenbyhimHissolid system enables anyone to go from the

ground loor upward and move most literallythroughlayersofspiritualplacesTraininginthiswayeventuallythroughmeditationsandneigungexercises involvesself‐massage tappingpartsofthebody and certainly a studyof humananato‐myandrooting(whichtrulyhasoneconnectingwithdeepMotherEarthpower)ldquoSherdquoassembles

for you a safety net You areenabled tobe cleansingeverypartof thebodyenergeticallyspiritually emotionally men‐tallyaswellasphysicallyOnebegins to bring out severalsystemsofidentifyingthecol‐ors of spirit bodies aroundyourselfaswellastheorganrsquossoundsandthecolorsofyourorgans in relationship to theive element organs seasonspower animals plants andminerals and virtues withinthestructuresofChineseMed‐icine You methodically learnyouryinandyangorganrsquoscon‐nections to the acupuncturemeridians

In my irst ive years withMasterChiaIwaswellonmy

waytolearningthedeeperlevelsofthesystemItisagreatfeelingtobeoneofhis irst iftyWest‐ernstudentsinhis irstclassin1981inNYCItislikehavingafamilythatmaynotbeofyoursamebloodbutthereisaconnectionaroundtheworldwithsoulsistersandbrothersIhaveknownwellbrie ly or long term Learning many differentmovement systems for me required unlearningtoo Nothing was more challenging than trans‐formingmymuscular dancerrsquos body to one thatreliedmoreonaconnectionwithtendonsfasciaand certainly chiqi rather than the very largeleg arm and shoulder muscles I developed bybeinganacrobaticadagiodancerfromrsquo68‐lsquo80Ittookyearstotransformahardbodytoonethatisstrong like thewonderful Chinese image of silk



Itisstrongontheinsidebutitalsoissoftontheoutside

ThereasonIamgoingtoonlyhintatsomeofthemeditative and physical practices I do everydaywhenwakingearlybefore I teach isbecauseno onewould like to do guessworkwith trans‐formativesrequiringspeci ictrainingsTheytaketime to practice to get right (In a way itrsquos liketastingsomefoodthatishalfbakedWouldnrsquotyouprefer the taste of a carefully cooked recipe (orlateronthatwhichtheinstinctsofthecookrsquosrec‐ommendationsbringin)Half‐bakedrecipesaredisappointing and you might even vomit themup) So please donrsquot experiment with this mini‐malized version Any deep practice requires in‐structions from a Universal Healing Tao instruc‐tororother teachersof similaralchemysystemsordifferentonesPowerfulteachingsfromanex‐periencedmasterfulteachercanshowyouwhenyouareonthesamepageasheorsheAsamplingof energy cannot be digested in the same wayWhen you are in the presence of a high‐levelteacheryoumightnotknowituntilyouhavede‐veloped yourselfwithin safetywalls arranged atgradient‐likelevelsNewcomersgoslowlyArenrsquotmany of us when irst approaching somethingnewratherskeptical Tomebeinga littlewaryisagoodthingifitisbalancedwithopenminded‐ness

Why do I think Chinese alchemy formulasworkevenbetterformethanthemeditationsys‐

temsItappedtohelpmebackwhenIwasinmytwenties

1 Itrsquos important that weconnect with organsystemsthatarecolor‐

coded in speci icways I aman artist and relate to that

verywellItalsoisamazingthatsomanybranch‐es of connections correspond to the emotionselements etc and they all have yin and yangsidesEven thepoweranimalsare feltdeeplybymebutthattooktimeItisamazingthatalloftheworldwidehasorhadpeoplewhowere labeledprimitiveanddismissedassuchbyexplorerswhomostly scorned their meditative practices anddances Martial applications gain respect moreeasily

2 AsinmanyYogicsystemsthe chakras are coloredWhatispowerfultomeis

that the rainbow going up thespine seems quite logically orga‐nized Different from the Indian

Yogic system is the numbers of chakras Thenumber of chakras is a bit different in Chinesemedicineas taughtbyChiaMyownsenseofor‐derhas foundaway that Ihavecustomized thatworkswellandisbasedonthepowerfulnumbernine Iamapersonwhoneedsorganizationandthisoffers it ThesystemIhave learnedis inte‐gratedbyme Itrsquos rearranged inparts as some‐onelivingtemporarilyinarentedroommightdoTeachinginmyownwaycomesfromseeingafewthingspreferentially I teachmystudentstostickto what they are taught at irst Master Chiataughtme to do that But if an area strongly re‐quires lsquore‐arrangingrsquo students eventually honortheir inner teacher If students go for teachertrainingfromChiaIaskthemtoperusehisteach‐ing materials (Master Chia himself found many


areas he was taught which have needed adjust‐ments) People change as the times change Thestudents are raiseddifferently than theAncientsMastersandholdtovaluesthatgreatlyvary

3 Humanity loves externalbaths and showers butfew learn to do internal

cleansing Their health restor‐ing transformations can gradu‐

allyemergeoutofthesludgeWerefreshourhab‐its

4 We learn to eatwhat‐everfoodsaremarket‐ed to our gluttonous

natures but few are suppliedwith stepping stones toward

shunning chemical additives and even poisonsOurfoodscanthickenarteriesandIimagineitissimilar to how the oil pipes are now tearing upour Mother Earth especially in our oceansthrough lsquofrackingrsquo The coddling thatwe had aschildren (okayhellip I speak formyself) enabled toeat so much junk food that it took me over 45years to change my habits I joke (but itrsquos nojoke) thathellipldquoIateenoughchocolate inmylifetofeedasmallthird‐worldcountryrdquo

5 Now is the time for any‐one to resolve to movealongwithnewbehaviors

A Horse can ride us toward theneverendingpathwecallTaoIthasitshillsandvalleys You can become one who feels everequipped to hold the reins consciously duringyourjourneyHappyNewSpiritYear

RavenCohan is writ‐ing a book about herstudies with MasterMantak Chia She is aSenior Instructor ofhis system since rsquo10but is certi ied since1983 and has ten cer‐ti ications ShewritesformanylocalSFlori‐

da magazines and some national and internetones plus has nice conversations on groups inLinked In and Facebook She enjoyswriting po‐ems also This photo was taken last summer inthe area aroundMt Shasta California Past andpresentlyherlifeissointerestingandsheenjoysitgreatlyYoumightcareto lookatherwebsitewwwtaoTLCcom Raven lives inHollywoodFLUSA



Check us out

The future belongs to those who believe

in their dreams

- Eleanor Roosevelt


One of the signaturemovements of Sun style taiji is the openand closehandsOnthesurfaceitisjustasimplemovementofthehandsStartbyholdingyourhandsinfrontofyouaboutchestheightorheadheightasifyouwereholdingaballHoldyourhandsabout6or8inchesapart Slowly separate your hands to about shoulderwidth Slowly bring your hands back in to thestartingpositionThatsitOrisitLetslookalittledeeper

This isanexercisetohelpyou become aware of your qiFirst stand inwujiRaiseyourhands in frontofyou at a comfortable height Cross your arms atthewristwith the insides together Hold the in‐sideofyourwristsneareachotheraboutaninchor so apart but not touching Slowlymove yourwrists past each other in a small circle withouttouchingRepeatabout10or15timesFocusonanyfeelingbetweenyourwrists

Nextholdyourhandsclosetogetherwiththepalmsfacing

each other but not touching Slowly move yourhands past each other in a small circle withouttouchingRepeatabout10or20 timesFocusonthe feeling between your palms Many peoplestarttofeelawarmthortinglingorpinsandnee‐dleswhilethisishappeningThisisyourqi

MeditationinMotion动中冥想

A Simple Taiji Technique to

Calm the Mind

by Eric Borreson

Find Your Qi


Learn to manipulate the qi that you feel be‐tweenyourhandsStartbyholdingyourhandsinfrontofyouaboutchestheightorheadheightasifyouwereholdingaballHoldyourhandsabout6 or 8 inches apart Feel the qi between yourhands Inhaleslowlywhileyoumoveyourhandsapart (open) to about shoulder width Concen‐trate and feel the airmoving through your noseand illingyourlungsItmayfeellikethereisre‐sistance to movement It can feel like it takesforcetoseparateyourhands

Slowlybringyourhandsbackin(close)tothestarting position Exhale slowly while youmoveyourhandstogethertothestartingpositionCon‐centrate and feel the air moving through yournose and emptying your lungs It may feel likethereisresistancetomovementItcanfeellikeittakesforcetopushyourhandsbacktogetherRe‐peatasoftenasyouwish

Open and Close Hands isveryeffectiveathelpingwithrelax‐ation and calming Whenever you feel stressedtake amoment to practice open and close Take

EricBorresonndashastudentandteacher indsteachingtaijiqigongandmeditationtobeapathtoamoremeaningfullifeEricisthefounderanddirectorofMedita‐tioninMotionspecializinginteachingaboutlivinghealthierandhappierlivesHeteachestaijiqigongandmeditationattheprestigiousHeartlandSpaatop10des‐tinationspalocatedinGilmanILInadditionheteachestaiji(Yang24Sun‐styletaiji andDr Lamrsquos Taiji forArthritis andTaiji forDiabetes) at other venuesHeconductsworkshops and teachesprivate lessons on requestHewrites aweeklywellnesscolumnathttperic‐taichiblogspotcom

slow gentle breaths andopen and close your hands You

will ind that your stress level will immediatelybereduced

Calm the Mind


The Nine Palaces are theninelifechallengesthateachofusfacesWorkingwiththeNinePalacesgivesyouawaytohelpapatientwithemotionalproblemsthatdonotrequireyoutoknowwhyhehastheproblemYoudonothavetoplayatbeingapsychotherapistYou justneedtoidentifywhichofthepalacesiscausingdif icul‐ty Formostpatients it is notnecessary to focusthewholetreatmentonapalacebutyoucanaddpoints to the treatment that address the palacesuch as the opening point for the ExtraordinaryMeridian There are however a few patientswhentheentiretreatmentistohelpthemorgan‐izetheirenergysothattheycansuccessfullymeetthechallengeofthepalace

Theeffortyourpatientmakes tomaintainhisintegritywhilesolvingthesechallengesisataxa‐tionofhisessencejingWhentheessencejingisdepleted people develop illnesses emotionalproblems and other physical symptoms Takingthe Nine Palaces into consideration gives youanother way of analyzing the patientrsquospresentation In general when treating pa‐tientsforaPalaceissueyouwoulduseoneoftheEightExtraordinaryMeridians

FeatureArticle精选文章

Life rsquo s Chal lenges the Nine Palaces

by C Zinnia Maravell L Ac DOM

As you read this article think not only of your patients but of your self Which of the challenges have you not met or would like to resolve better

As an infant it is theparentrsquos responsibility tomaintain your health sothatyousurvivebutasyoumatureitisyourresponsi‐bility to cultivate goodhealth As an adult goodhealth isusually the result

of lifestyle choices eating properly exercisingand restingMost of our patients come to us forhealth problems but a Nine Palaces approachwouldnotbeappropriateunlessthehealthissueisverylongtermorconstitutionalDaiMaiBeltchannel is the bridge between prenatal and post‐natalqisoitideallysuitedtoaddressingconstitu‐

tional or inherited healthconditions

Abundancemeans havingenoughtolivecomfortablyThat is having enoughfood clothing shelter butit isalsoanattitudeofbe‐ingsatis iedwithwhatyou


have When your sense of abundance is weak‐ened you lose a sense of adequacy When youhaveabundanceinyourlifeyoudonotfeelcom‐pelled tobe constantly acquiringmore thingsoreatingmorefoodtofeeladequateWhenyouhavenot successfully created abundance you can ex‐pect to have digestive issues especially damp‐nessThedampnesscanalsomanifestasalackofsenseofdirectionYoucanrsquot see through the fogYang wei maiYang Linking channel works withabundanceproblemsbecause it linksall thepal‐aces togetherand freesenergysoyoucan igureouthowtohaveanattitudeofabundance

The difference betweenthe abundance and theprosperity palace isthat prosperity involvesgiving rather than ac‐quiring Prosperity alsoinvolves a sense ofmovement You feel lifeis goingwellWhat you

dobearsfruitIfyouhaveanattitudeofprosperi‐ty you will be generous to others You feel youhaveenoughtoshareThisexpansivenessisa irequality If you feelmiserly or feel people are al‐ways imposingonyour timeorenergy thenyouhave prosperity problemsDuMaithe Governorvessel as themost yang channel and the home ofmingmen iretreatsprosperityissues

Likehealthrelationshipsstart at birth with theparentsandthenexpandto include other familymembers friends and alife partner UnlikeMaslowrsquos view thatrelationships revolvearound the need to be

lovedandacceptedtheChinesetakealessemotional look at relationships Whatyouaretryingtodoishaverelationshipswith the world that allows you to ful ill

yourdestinyForexam‐ple an ascetic maychoose tobealone to ful‐ill his destiny Relationshipsare a ire issue If you are havingdif icultywith the relationship pal‐ace youmay put some of your ownneeds aside just to stay in a relationship Con‐versely youmaynotbe acceptingof others Youmayhaveproblems evenphysically standingbe‐causeemotionallyyoucannotstandup foryour‐self TheYangQiaomai theYangMotilityvesseldealswith thepresent andhowone appreciatesoneselfSelfacceptanceisthekeytohavingrela‐tionshipsthatsupportyourcontinuedcultivationOnthephysicallevelitishowyoustandandpre‐sentyourselftotheworld

In the past creativitywasseen as the fruit of a rela‐tionshipbecauseitreferredto having children Thechild makes you eternalWe can interpret creativitymore broadly to includeanything you produce that

canendurepastyourlifetimesuchasartmusicliterature inventionscorporationsetc It iswhatyouwill takepride inasyoudie In somesenseyourabilitytocreategivesyourlifemeaningYoumayhaveaproblemwith thecreativitypalace ifyou are dissatis ied with the choices your chil‐dren have made or have dif iculty completingprojectsorareoftendaydreamingaboutmakingyour mark on the world Creativity involves theYinWeimai YinLinkingvessel andYinQiaomaiYin Motility vessel TheYinWeimai helps to

balance qi and bloodwhich have becomeexhaustedfromthinkingaboutthefuture

TheYinQiaomaiprovides the formmuscles for keeping your orientation

in the world and helps youhavethe lexibilitytocreatesomethingnew


The adventure palacemakes you want to leavethecon inesofyourfamilyorarelationshipandexpe‐riencesomethingnewItisabout not feeling you arestuckinarutItcanbesat‐is ied through traveling

tasting new food learning a foreign languagemeetingpeopledifferent fromyourself Ifyoual‐ways talk about takinga cross‐country road tripbut never take it get helpwith this palace TheYin Qiao mai works with this palace because ithelpsthepersonhavethestrengthtoadapttothenewsituations

The career palace involvesnot only your desires butsocietyrsquos willingness to fa‐cilitate the ful illment Forexample can you get theeducationyouneedtomeetquali ication standards foranoccupationDoyouhave

theresources intelligencedeterminationtopre‐pareyourselfThecareerpalace isnota jobbutan occupation that nurtures your soul Doesthe occupation give you a feeling ofabundance self worth People of‐ten identify themselves by theiroccupationor jobandseetheworldthroughthevalues of that profession Typical career palaceproblemsarefeelingtrappedinajobthatdoesnotuseyourtalentsorlosingajobyoureal‐ly liked Challenges to thispalace are treated withChong Maithe Penetratingvessel because Chong maigoestotheheartwhichhous‐es the Shen spirit and down tothelegsSymbolicallythelegsrepre‐sentaction theability tomove to‐wardwhatyouwant

Wisdomevolves natural‐ly from satisfy‐ing the otherpalaces Wis‐dom is self reli‐ance and ac‐

ceptance You are comfortable with whoyou are It is knowing thatwhatever happens inlife youwill be able tohandle it This is treatedwith Ren mai Conception vessel The Ren maiconsolidatestheqineededtosolveproblems

The home palace is thesanctuary where you indpeace within yourselfHomeisacceptingthateve‐rythinghasahappyendingReturninghome is the ideaof dying and returning tothe Tao There is no need

for treatment if the person has successfullymetthechallengesoftheotherpalaces If thepersonhas not determine which palace is causing themostproblemsandhelpthepatientwiththatpal‐ace

CASESInmy practice there is a patient whowas born very prematurely Since in‐

fancy she has had allergies and digestive issues I have been treating her on the

paired channels of Dai mai and Yang weimai Just recently she reported that shevisited a friend with cats and did not

haveaproblemShesaidsheisfeelingmuch less stressed now thatshe knows she will not havean allergy attack every time

she goes somewhere unfamiliar Thedecreasedstressmayimproveherdigestion



Anotherpatientisan85yearoldwomanwithlungcancerSheisveryawarethatshe isdy‐ing For the last several years she has beencomplainingabouther childrens life choicesand lamenting the fact that shehasnotwrit‐tenmore books I have been treating her forcreativitypalaceproblemsand the complain‐ingisnotasstrident

A youngwoman came tome forweight lossand smoking cessation She said both prob‐lemswere caused by emotions Her problemis thatshe feelscaught ina job thatdoesnotallow her to use her education I have beentreating her on Chongmai and she says shecannowresisteatingwhensheisnothungryandstopssmokingforafewdaysatatime

Just recently I have started to work with awoman who has satis ied most of the NinePalaces She inds her career rewarding hasseveralcreativeoutletstravelshasgoodrela‐tionswithherfamilyandfriendsalthoughshewould like to establish an intimate relation‐shipShehashadrecurrentbreastcancerHerproblems are in abundance and prosperityShe feels she never has enough money alt‐hough she is living comfortably and feelsguiltyaboutnotbeinggeneroustoothersSounlikeaMaslowtypemodelyoucansuccess‐fully satisfy higher level needs but still be

strugglingwithwhathewouldconsiderbasicneedsThereasontheChinesemodelisdiffer‐entisthattheChineseareviewingabundanceandprosperity as states of being rather thanpurelyphysicalconditions

WhenyouaretreatingapatientforaNinePal‐ace issues you need to let the patient knowthat itmaytakethreetosixmonthsforthemto feel more comfortable with the life chal‐lengerepresentedbyapalaceForthisreasonit is importanttomakesurethatyouandthepatient have a trusting and caring relation‐ship

C ZinniaMaravell is a li‐censed Acupuncturist work‐ing in Washington DC ShewastrainedinTCMbutstud‐ies Five Elements acupunc‐ture with Niki Bilton andDaoistacupuncturewithJef‐freyYuenZinniateachesYo‐gainthetraditionofKhrish‐namacharya She is an au‐

thorizedmeditation instructor in the ShambhalaBuddhist tradition She teaches the Mind BodyStress Reduction program pioneered by JonKabat‐ZinnShehasaBAfromBrynMawrCollegeandanMBA from theUniversityofChicagoHerwebsiteiswwwattentivedragoncom

This Spring

Learn about these complementary principles and what drives these two natural forces that make up all aspects of Life

Iden fy the feminine and male characteris cs of your Yin‐Yang

Read about the theory and history of this ancient Eastern philosophy

Find out why these two interdependent forces cannot exist one without the other

Yin Yang

Coming to ou r page s


jacirc atildex| (oo way) is one ofthe most diffciult yet

pivotal concepts in Daoist philosophy Roughlytranslateditmeansldquodoingnothingrdquo

The true meaning of the phrase wu wei issomething like ldquonotdoinganything that isnotnaturalrdquo or ldquonotdoinganything thatdoesnothaveitsrootsinDaordquoItcanalsomeannotoverdoing

Laozi says

Over illing a vessel is not as good as stop-pingbeforeitis illed

Oversharpenabladeanditwillloseitsedge

Pileupgoldand jadeanditwillbeimpossi-bletoguardit

Ingoingafterrankandtitlesinanarrogantand haughty way you will bring about yourowndownfall

Withdrawwhentheworkisdone

ThisisthewayofDao-9

Wuweiistheoppositeofyuweioractionwithuseless effort It is when we attempt to imposeour will onto any situation that we often meetwithdisappointmentandevendisaster

ThepathofDaoisthepathofnon‐resistanceIfat any time on yourpathof self‐cultivation youencounter resistance that isnotDaoTo tryandforceanythingtohappenndashevenifitissomethingthat would be good and of great bene it to theworldorforyourselfndashthatisnotDao

Zuangzi says

ItiswhenwegiveupourpersonalviewsthatweseethingsastheytrulyareInseeingthingsastheytrulyarewearriveatcompleteunder-standingTo reach completeunderstanding isto reach truehappinessTo reach truehappi-ness is to reach completionTo reach comple-tionistoenterDao-Chapter2

ManyofusarefullofopinionsandjudgmentsWethinkweknowtheanswerstoeverythingandwe are sure that we are right and if only otherpeoplewould listen to us theworldwould be a

The Way of Wu Wei by Solala Towler

TalesfromtheDao 道的传说

httpwwwart-virtuecomgalleryrecentLi_WuWeijpg Calligraphy by wwwart-virtuecom


betterplaceButZhuangzitellsustoldquogiveupourpersonalviewsrdquoWhatdoeshemeanbythis

Perhapshemeans thatwhenwearequick topassjudgmentquicktovoiceanopinionquicktodecidewhatwelikeanddonrsquot likewemaymissout on some of the greatest experiences of ourlivesWemay be so stuck in our smallworld ofopinions and viewpoints we can never see thewiderworldthatsurroundsus

Inthe irstchapteroftheZhuangziwearetoldabout amagical ish that turns into a bird Andnotonlyabirdbutagiganticbirdwhosewingsldquoare spread out so far that no one knows justhowfar theygoWhen itheaves itselfoutof thesea and into the air its greatwings are like bil‐lowing clouds across the skyrdquoNot only that butitswingsbeatsofastthattheseabeneaththemisldquowhipped and roiled its waves reaching threethousandlirdquo

Thisgreatbirdrisesuphigherandhigherintotheskyldquountil it isninetythousandli intotheairSo high Then the great and mighty bird Pengtravelsforhalfayearuntilitarrivesatitsdestina‐tionrdquo

Meanwhile down below a cicada and a dovelookupandlaughatthismightycreature

ldquoWhen we want to ly up into the lowerbranches of the elm or the sandalwood tree wejust lutter our wings as hard as we can OfcoursesometimeswedonrsquotmakeitandfallbacktotheearthNomatterwejustpickourselvesupand tryagainEventuallywemake itWhat isallthis talkofneeding to lyninetythousand li intotheskyAndwhy ly forsixmonths toreach theSouthernlandsIsitsoimportantrdquo

ZhuangzicallsthissmallunderstandingldquoSmallunderstandingrdquo he says ldquois no match for greatunderstanding Small knowledge cannot under‐standwhatgreatknowledgeknowsrdquo

Daoists are very interested inwhatwemightcallldquothebigpicturerdquoHowcanwethinkweknowwhenweonlyseesuchasmallpartofthebigpic‐tureHowcanwepresumetojudgeotherpeoplewhen we barely know ourselves How can wethinkweknowwhattodotosavetheworldwhendonrsquotreallyknowwhattheworldis

It is likewhenwewatch amovie on a televi‐sionscreenAt irstthepicturelookssosmallWeareawareoftheTVandtheroomitsitsinTheneventuallyoncewegetcaughtupinthemoviewecease to see the room and even the TV set In‐steadwearetransportedintothemovieandthatisallwesee

ThisishowweliveourlivesWedonrsquotseethebig picture only the small part of it thatwe arefocusedonwhichisusuallythepartweareinIfinsteadwecouldpullourfocusbackandseethewholepicturewhatisonthescreeninfrontofusandwhat is all around it all aroundus thenwewouldhaveamuchdifferentviewingexperience


The problemswe face today ndash the degenerat‐ing health of humans animals the forests seastheverylifeoftheplanetitselfongoingwarsbe‐tweennationsaswellasindividualsndashcanbead‐dressed and even healed by the teachings andpractices of themasters of Dao both in ancienttimesaswellasmodernThesefearlessexplorersofinnerspacehavegivenusadviceguidanceandpracticalwaystohealourselvesandourplanetinthischallengingtime

Laozi says Thosewhovaluetheirownwell-beingequal-

ly with the rest of the world can be trustedwiththeworld

Those who love their life as if it were thewholeworldwillbetrustedwithallthingsun-derheaven-13

ZhuangzilikensthisstatetothatofadrunkenmanwhofallsoutofacartBecauseheisnotcon‐sciousofriding in thecarthealsonotconsciousoffallingoutofitHeissolooseheisabletofallinsuchawaythathedoesnrsquotgethurtldquoIfsuchse‐curity is gotten from winerdquo Zhuangzi asks usldquohowmuchmoreisgottenfromspontaneityrdquo

Whatthismeansisthatwemustbecomeverysensitive to themoment toourownenergyandto the energy of those around us Not only thatbut we must become sensitive to the energy oftheworldaroundus In thiswaywewillbeableto remain loose like the drunkard yet awake atthe same timeWewill be able to use eachmo‐mentfullyInthiswaywewillwhilelivingfullyinthepresentalwaysbereadyforwhatevercomesnext

My friend and mentor Chungliang Al Huangsaysourfutureisbehinduswhileourpastisbe‐foreusWhatdoeshemeanbythisPerhapsitissomething about howwe are alwayswell awareofourpastsometimesitevenhauntsusButour

future ishard to see it isbehindusDaopeoplesay how we respond to the present moment iswhatwillbuildthefutureNiHuaChingsays

ldquoSometimes you do better in life and othertimesyoudopoorlyWhenyourcycleishighyouenjoy your life more than when you are havingdif iculties ina lowcycleToharmonize the lowof your life donrsquot become excited by the highpointsordepressedbythelowAlwaysrememberthehighisbuiltbythelowYoushouldrespectthetimeswhenyouareinalowcycle Whenpeo‐ple have a low cycle they think of it in an emo‐tionalwayand feel terribleTheywant todieorkillthemselvesTheyfeelboringunattractiveanduninterestingTheydonrsquotrealizethattheirlowcyclecanmakethemwiseLifeisbuiltupbyeachuninterestingmomentnotjustbyexcitementrdquo

TalesfromtheDao道的传说

Why are you unhappy

Because 999 per cent

Of everything you think

And of everything you do

Is for yourself mdash

And there isnt one mdash Ask The Awakened


ThisisaverydeepteachingldquoLifeisbuiltupbyeach uninteresting momentrdquo This is somethingthatmostpeopledonotwanttohearTheyhavegrownupthinkingthatitisonlyintimesofgreatsufferingorgreatadventureorgreatspiritualre‐alizationsthatourlifeisbuiltnotldquoeachuninter‐estingmomentrdquo

Many spiritual seekers today believe that ifthey justmeditatehardenoughand longenoughand are able to somehow kill off their ego thenthey will reach a state of enlightenment and alltheir worries and problems will be over Thentheywillbeable tosee intothe futureandldquostepoffthewheelrdquoandthentheywillbeabletowriteabestsellingself‐helpbookandgoonthelecturecircuitandchargelotsofmoneytotellotherpeo‐pletodowhattheydid

What I am trying to do here is not denigrateself‐help books or spiritual teachers and guidesWeallneedteachersandguidestohelppointthewayWeallneedinspirationfrominspiringteach‐ers

But the work the day‐to‐day work ndash of becomingcentered and clear andgrounded and spirituallyopen ndash is up to us If wedonrsquot do our own workthenwhenateacherdoesappearwewillnotbeabletounderstandthemorusewhattheytellusinaliber‐atingwayWecanreadallthe spiritual books in theworld but if we donrsquot ap‐ply those teachings toldquoeach uninteresting mo‐mentrdquoitisawasteoftime

Much of the modern life‐styleisdesigneditwouldseem to de‐sensitize us

One of theworstways this happens iswhenwewatch television Watching television especiallyfor longperiodsof time isextremelyharmful Itdisrupts our qi disturbs our shen and distortsour understanding of reality It dumbs us downandelevatesoursenseof theworldasadanger‐ousandchaoticplaceItassaultsournervoussys‐temwithblaringads for thingswedonrsquotneed Ittriestoconvinceusthatwewillmissoutongreatthings if we donrsquot watch all the new shows in‐cludingtheso‐calledrealityshowsWhoserealityisthisDoesithavetobeyours

OfcoursenotItiswhenweunplugtheTVandbegin to experience the world around us andwithinusinadeepandcalmmannerthatwecanwewill indoutwhatwehaveactuallybeenmiss‐ingbybeinghypnotizedbytheTV

TheDaoistsmakeadistinctionbetweenmind‐fulactivityandmindlessactivity


Zhuangzi says

Webecome so involved inmindlessactivitythatwe loseallsenseofourselvesWe feelwearedrowningand losingourwayandnothingseems to bring back the feeling of being safeandwhole-Chapter2

It is this strong sense of disconnect from thesourceofourbeingndashDaondashthatcreatessomanyproblemsintodayrsquosworldItisthisgreatsenseofdis‐connectwiththesourceofallbeingthatisatthe very root of so many of modern societyrsquosproblemsThehugeproblemofdrugandalcoholabusendashwhichisalsoabilliondollarsayearbusi‐nesswithtentaclesallovertheworldndashexistsbe‐causeofthisdis‐connectPeoplewanttogetout‐sidethemselvestheywanttofeelstrongandfreeandnothavetoworryabouttheirday‐to‐dayex‐istence So they turn to drugs or alcohol to givethem the strength and experience that they lackin their own being at terrible costs not only tothemselvesbutalsotosocietyatlarge

The other end of the spectrum is this move‐menttowardreligiousfundamentalismbothEastandWestPeoplearesosurethattheirexpressionofthedivineistherightoneandthattheirsetofrules are the right ones and anyonewho thinksdifferentisaheathenasinneroranin idelReli‐gious extremism creates schisms and even out‐rightwars

Laozisaysthatwhenweloseoursenseofawedisasterfollows

Zuangzi says

Let things unfold naturally and let yourmindbefreeAcceptwhatyoucanrsquotcontrolandcontinuetonourishyourinternalspiritThatisbestYoumustbewilling toact inaccordancewithyourowndestinyNothingissimplerthanthisandnothingismoredif icult-Chapter4

SolalaTowler ‐hasbeeninvolved with Daoistpractices such as TaijiQigong and meditationover 25 years He haspublishedTheEmptyVes‐sel the Journal of DaoistPhilosophy and Practicesince 1993 Mr Towlerhas written a number ofbooks on Daoist thought

andpractice includingChaDao theWayofTeaandtheInnerChaptersofChuangTzuandleadstours toChina to studyQigong andotherDaoistpracticesinthesacredmountainsofChinaInad‐dition he has recorded four CDs of meditationrelaxation and movement music using TibetansingingbowlsbothChineseandNative luteandharmonic overtone singing You can ind moreinformation about Solala on hiswebsite httpwwwabodetaocom



Fibromyalgia‐whatisit

Fibromyalgiaisaverycommonsyndromeinwhichpainispresentinjointstendonsmusclesandsofttissuesofbodywhichpersistsformorethan3monthswithout any apparent cause like tissue damage or in‐lammationInthissyndrome11pairedtenderpointsoutoftotal18canbe identi ied on palpation Pain can be aggravatedwith poor sleepinghabitsexertioncoldweatherandstress

Ifyouarehavingthesameproblemwhichisaffectingyourdailyac‐tivitiesandqualityoflifethenyoumustvisitapainclinicassoonaspos‐sible before your symptoms are exacerbated because there is no suchtreatment thatcancompletelycure ibromyalgia that iswhypainman‐agementshouldbeyourprimaryfocustoimprovethequalityofyourlifeandreducedisability

VariousstudieslikeWigersSetal(1996)andBuschAetal(2007)have shown the positive effect of aerobic exercise in reducing thesymptoms of ibromyalgia while improving the quality of life of pa‐tientAsweknowthatdancing isalsoa typeofaerobicexerciseandtherearesomemythologiesroamingaroundthatdancingcanworsenthesituationwhichiswhywearegoingtodiscusstheeffectofdiffer‐enttypesofdancingonthelifeofpatientsof ibromyalgia

Dance‐atypeofaerobicexercise

Fibromyalgia

and Dancing

by Joyce Del Rosario

MethodofSelf‐Healing自愈法


To understand the usefulness of belly dance in patientswith ibromyalgiaBaptistaAetal(2012)conductedasingleblindcontrolstudyinwhich80patientsof ibromyalgiawererecruitedHalfof themwereplaced indancegroupandhalfwereplaced incontrolgroupDancegroupwentthrough16weeks belly dancewith 2 sessions of danceperweekBothgroupswereassessedafter16and32weeksandtheresultsshowed that dance group showed marked improvement inpain reduction emotional featuresandmentalhealth there‐foreitcanbeusedtoreducepainimprovequalityoflifeandtoimprovefunctionalcapacityinFMSpatients

Biodanza literally mean the dance of life which is anamalgamationofmovementemotionandmusicBiodanzaisscienti icallyprovenforreducingstressimprovingcom‐munication skills and relationships On the other hand itcanalsohelppatientswith ibromyalgiaasCarbonellBetal(2010)conductedacontrolledtrial59womensufferingfrom ibromyalgiainwhich27womenwereplacedinBio‐danzainterventiongroupand32wereplacedinusualcaregroupwith a follow‐up of 3months Results showed thatBiodanzainterventionfor3months(onceaweek)showedimprovements in pain BMI body fat percentage and i‐bromyalgia impact inwomenwhichshowsthatBiodanzadancecanbehelpfulinmakingapatientrsquoslifebetterwhoissufferingfrom ibromyalgia

NoteItcanbeconcludedthatdancethera‐pycanbeaneffective itemto includeinyour i‐bromyalgiatreatmentplanbut itshouldbekeptinmindnottoexertyourselftoomuchtoobtainmaximumresults Inprior studies thedance in‐terventionwasperformedonceor twiceaweekand intensitywasalsomoderate If youwant tostartdancetherapygoto ibromyalgiatreatmentclinicandaskyourhealthcareprofessional thatwill guideyouabout this therapyafterknowingyourconditionwithaphysicalexamination

References1httpwwwncbinlmnihgov

pubmedhealthPMH0001463

2 Nampiaparampil DE Shmerling RH A re‐view of ibromyalgia Am J Manag Care 2004Nov10(11Pt1)794‐800Review

3 ClauwDJ Fibromyalgia an overview Am JMed 2009 Dec122(12 Suppl)S3‐S13 doi101016jamjmed200909006Review(link)

4httpanswersyahoocomquestionindexqid=20110330131345AA66v94

Bellydanceand ibromyalgia

Biodanzamdashadanceoflife


5BuschAJBarberKAOverendTJPelosoPMSchachter CL Exercise for treating ibromyalgiasyndromeCochraneDatabaseSystRev2007Oc‐t17(4)CD003786Review(link)

6WigersSHStilesTCVogelPAEffectsofaer‐obicexerciseversusstress

7 management treatment in ibromyalgia A45 year prospective study Scand J Rheumatol199625(2)77‐86(link)

8httpwwwbiodanzacoza

9 httpwww ibromyalgia‐symptomsorgdance_therapieshtml

10 Baptista AS Villela AL Jones A Natour JEffectivenessofdanceinpatientswith ibromyal‐gia a randomized single‐blind controlled studyClin Exp Rheumatol 2012 Nov‐Dec30(6 Suppl74)18‐23(link)

If you can talk you can Sing If you can walk you can Dance

- Zimbabwian proverb


The Distinct or Divergent Meridians derivetheir name from the fact that they diverge fromthe12regularMeridians Theydivergefrombigjoints such as the shoulders elbows hips andknees except for the Liver Divergent MeridianbranchingfromthedorsumofthefootTheirim‐portanceisthattheirpathsmakeinternallinkag‐eswhicharenotmadebytheprincipalMeridiansHence they can be used to understand the ac‐tions and indications of some acupoints and thecourseandsymptomsofsomediseases

The Yang Divergent Meridians separate fromtheirYangPrincipalMeridianentertheirrelatedYangOrganandtheirexternallyinternallypairedYinOrganandjointheirPrimaryMeridianinthesupraclavicularfossaneckorface

The Yin Divergent Meridians diverge fromtheirYinPrincipalMeridiansconvergewiththeirexternallyinternally related Divergent MeridianintheheadregionandthenjointherelatedmainYangMeridian Hence the twelveDivergentMe‐ridians are divided into six pairs according totheirinternalandexternalrelationscalledtheSixCon luences The pathways in the Six Con lu‐ences will be described in Section 4 Only the

KidneyHeart andLungDivergentMeridians en‐tertheirpertainingYinOrgan

The Divergent Meridians do not have theirownacupuncturepointsTheyrundeepintothebodyreachingtheOrgansbutnotasdeepastheprincipalMeridians

OnlyWeiQicoursesthroughtheDivergentMe‐ridians

(a) The Divergent Meridians strengthen therelationship between internally and externallypairedMeridiansandZangfu Thishelpsexplaintheactionofsomeacupuncturepoints

For example LI4 (Hegu) and LI11 (Qu Chi)are used to treat Pathogenic Heat attacking theLungMeridianbecausetheLargeIntestineDiver‐gentMeridianreachestheLung

The Stomach Divergent Meridian enters theHeart and so many Stomach acupoints can beusedtotreatdisordersoftheSpirit(Shen)

Points on the Bladder Meridian are used totreat a disharmony of the Heart and Spirit be‐cause theBladderDivergentMeridian linkswiththeHeart For instanceB62 (Shenmai) isusedforepilepsyinsomniapalpitationsandmanicde‐pression

Par t 1 T he DIVERGENT OR DISTINCT MERIDIANS

byMartyEisenPhD

Scienti icQiExploration气的科学探

1Introduction(1234)

2 SomeFunctionsoftheDivergentMeridians


(b) TheDivergentMeridians connect regionsandOrgansnotinterconnectedbythetwelvereg‐ularMeridians

B57(Chengshan)andB58(Feiyang)canbeused for treating hemorrhoids and other rectaldiseaseseven though theBladderMeridiandoesnot circulate through the rectal region becauseitsDivergentMeridiansdo

InChinesemedicinetheHeart(Fire)andKid‐neys (Water)play an important inbalancing thebody The primaryMeridian of the Kidney con‐nectswiththeHeartbuttheHeartMeridiandoesnot connect with the Kidney However BladderDivergentMeridianrelatedtotheKidneyspass‐es from the Kidneys to the Heart strengtheningthecommunicationbetweentheseOrgans

The Liver and Gallbladders Meridians donrsquotconnectwiththeHeartHowevertheGallbladderDivergent Meridian travels to the Heart whichhelpsexplaintherelationshipsbetweentheLiverandGallbladderwiththeHeart

(c) TheDivergentMeridianshelpcirculateQiandBloodtotheheadandface

All six principal Yang Meridians travel to theheadandfaceTheonlyYinmeridiansthatcircu‐late there are the Heart and Liver MeridiansHowever the Yin Divergent Meridians providepathwaysfortheYinMeridianstocirculateQiand

BloodtotheheadandfaceviatheirlinkwiththeYangDivergentandprimaryMeridians

For instance the LungMeridian only ascendstothethroatNeverthelesstheLungprovidesQito the nose as a consequence of the connectionbetweentheLungDivergentandtheLargeIntes‐tineprimaryMeridians

(d) The Divergent Meridians strengthen therelationbetweentheMeridiansandtheHeart

TheDivergentHSSIBGLivandSpMeridi‐ans all pass through the Heart The Kidney (K)Divergent Meridian ascends to the root of thetongue meeting the Luo Connecting Channel ofthe Heart Note the relation between theHeartandKidneysin(b) AbranchoftheSanJiao(SJ)MuscleChannellinkswiththerootofthetongue


The SJ DivergentMeridian is dis‐tributed to thePericardium ofthe chest ThePericardium (P)DivergentMerid‐ian convergeswith the SJ Me‐ridian ThustheKPandSJDiver‐gent Meridiansare indirectly re‐lated to theHeart Theener‐gyfromtheLung(L) and LargeIntestine (LI) Di‐vergent Meridi‐ans do not entertheHeart

This helps ex‐plain why symp‐toms involving

the Heart appear in disease syndromes of otherOrgansandcanbetreatedbyusingacupointsontheir principal Meridians For example cardiacand hypochondriac pain appears in GallbladderpatternsmaniaandepilepsyinBladderpatternsandpanicandpalpitationsinStomachpatterns

This gives credence to the statement that theHeart istheKingoftheFiveZangandSixFuOr‐gans and houses the Shen which appears inChapter71oftheSpiritualPivot(LingShu)

(e)TheDivergentMeridianshelptolessentheseverityofsomediseases(34)

Pathogenic or Perverse Factors (or Energy)called Xie (Evil) Qi indicates any disease factoreither exterior (eg Wind Damp Cold Heat) orinterior(egPhlegmInteriorWindFireStagna‐

tionofQi) Zheng (Upright)Qi is not typeofQibutisallofthebodyrsquosQiinrelationtoitscapacityto ightpathogenicfactorsAllofthepathologicalchanges and developments of a disease are thestagesinthestrugglebetweentheUprightQiandthePathogenicFactors

Xie Qi can enter the principal Meridians andthentrytopassupaMeridianandeventuallyen‐ter itsOrgan If theZhengQi is tooweakXieQienters the Organ However if the Zheng Qi isstrongerbutnotstrongenoughtodrivetheXieQicompletelyoutoftheMeridianitwillbedivertedinto the correspondingDivergentMeridian TheXieQiwillstillreachtheOrganbuttheproducedsymptomswillbelesssevere

Although onlyWei Qi circulates in the Diver‐gentMeridiansthecirculationisnotthesameastheusualWeiQicirculationpatternWeiQicircu‐latesoutsidethemainMeridiansthroughtheskinandmusclesin50cyclesin24hoursDuringtheday(midnighttonoon)itcycles25timesfollow‐ingtheYangMeridians

LI ndash S ndash SJ ndash G ndash SI ndash B ndash LI ndash

During the night (noon through midnight) itcycles25timesfollowingtheYinMeridians

K ndash H ndash L ndash Liv ndash Sp ndash K ndash

ThecirculationofWeiQiintheDistinctMeridi‐ansfollowsitsownpatternItstartsintheMerid‐iansofthelegsandthenthroughthearmMeridi‐ansandcompletesthefollowingcycleinaday

3QiCirculationintheDistinctMeridians(4)



B ndash K ndash G ndash Liv ndash S ndash Sp ndash SI ndash H ndash SJ ndash P ndash LI ndash L ndash B ndash

It is stillWeiQi and is derived basically fromtheWeiQiwhichcirculates50timesduringaday

When the Perverse Energy reaches an OrganviaaDivergentMeridianitisreacteduponbytheZheng Qi However the Distinct Meridian con‐tainsWeiQiwhich ispartof thereactionanditwill reach itsmaximumeitherduring thedayornight if it isaYangorYinMeridianrespectivelyThisWei energywill reinforce the Organrsquos reac‐tionHowevermostsymptomsarenotproducedbythePerverseEnergybutbythebodyrsquosreactionagainst them Since the strength of the Wei Qiwill increase or decreasewith its daily 50 cyclerhythmssowilltheproducedsymptomsThusifthe predominant symptom is intermittent theDistinct and not the Principal Meridian may beinvolvedandthisshouldbeinvestigated

ThepathwaysoftheDistinctMeridiansarenotaswelldeterminedas thoseof theprincipalMe‐ridians Both a Yin and Yang Distinct Meridianusually depart from their Principal Meridiansnearso‐calledAccessPoints(4) EachYinDiver‐gentMeridian convergeswith its internally ex‐ternally related Yang Divergent Meridian whichthen rejoins its Yang Principal Meridian fromwhichitdepartedThisrejoiningpointiscalledaReturnPoint (4) Ina fewcombinations theRe‐turnPointisonadifferentrelatedPrincipalMe‐ridian

TheQi low through an internally externallyrelatedpairofDistinctMeridians isactivatedbyneedlingtheAccessPointsbilaterallyonboththeYinandYangPrincipalMeridiansandtheReturnPoint bilaterally on the Yang PrincipalMeridianThedirectionofenergy lowis frominside(Yin)tooutside(Yang)andfrominferior(Yin)tosupe‐rior(Yang) The lowfromtheYinandYangAc‐cessPointsgoes to theprimaryandcoupledOr‐gansandthentotheReturnPointsuperiorly lo‐catedonthecoupledYangPrincipalMeridian

The pathways are only drawn on one side ofthebodyinthediagrams

TheFirstCon luence(a) The Bladder Divergent Channel

It departs from the Bladder Meridian in thepopliteal fossa and runs to a point 5 cun belowthesacrumThenitwindsroundtotheanalre‐gion connects with the bladder and dispersesintothekidney Followingupwardalongsidethespineitdispersesinthecardiacregionemergesat theneckandconvergeswith theBladderMe‐ridian

ItsAccessPoint isB40(WeiZhongorBendMiddle) and its Return Point isB10 (Tian ZhuorCelestialPillar)

4 PathwaysoftheSixCon luencesoftheDivergentMeridians(1234)


Bladder Divergent Channel

(b) The Kidney Divergent Channel

It departs from the Kidney Meridian in thepoplitealfossaandcrossestheDivergentBladderMeridian on the thigh Running upward it con‐nectswiththekidneyandcrossestheDai(BeltorGirdle)Meridianataboutthelevelofthe7ththo‐racicvertebraThenitascendstotherootofthetongueandemergesattheposteriornecktojointheBladderMeridian

ItsAccessPointisK10(YinGuorYinValley)anditsReturnPointisalsoB10

Kidney Divergent Channel

Thecoupletsregionofin luenceisthekidneysbladder the ano‐rectal region the coccyx de‐scending colon and the anterior surface of sa‐crumandvertebralcolumn(2)

TheSecondCon luence(a) Gallbladder Divergent Channel

Departing from the Gallbladder Meridian onthethighitcrossesthehipjointentersthelowerabdomeninthepelvicregionandjoinstheLiverDistinctMeridianTogethertheytraversethelat‐



eral aspects of the abdomen and pass betweenthelowerribstoconnectwiththegallbladderandspreadthroughtheliverThenthepathwaypass‐esfurtherupwardstocrosstheheartandesopha‐gusanddisperseinthefaceFinallyitenterstheeye and rejoins the Gallbladder Meridian at thelateralcanthus

ItsAccessPointisG30(HuanTiaoorJump‐ingRound) and its Return Point isG1 (Tong ZiZiaoorPupilBoneHole)

Gallbladder Divergent Channel

(b) Liver Divergent Channel

Separating fromtheLiverMeridianon the in‐stepitrunsupwardtothepubicregionwhereitconverges with the Gallbladder Meridian Onetextsaystheseparationoccursattheinguinallig‐ament(2)

Its Access Point is Liv 12 (Ji Mai or UrgentPulse) which is not near its point of departure

fromitsmainmeridiananditsReturnPointisG1(TongZiZiaoorPupilBoneHole)

The couplets regionof in luence is the lateralabdominal region and hepatobiliary structures(2)

Liver Divergent Channel

MartyEisenPhD a retiredscientist who constructedmathematicalmodelsinmedi‐cine He has studied andtaught Yoga Judo ShotokanKarate Aikido Qigong Pray‐ing Mantis Kung Fu and TaiChiDrEisenstudiedChinese

Medicine through apprenticeships and corre‐spondencecoursesHisnewAmazonKindleandhard copy books ldquoHealthy Exercise for Seniorsand Non‐Athletesrdquo describes classical Yoga TaiChi and Qigong to encourage practitioners tolearn more about these arts For more infor‐mation about Dr Eisen please visit httphomecomcastnet~carolezak


IthoroughlyenjoyedShifuLiChangDaosbookanditcertainlyliveduptothetitleitisindeedamarvelousjournalchroniclingtheeighteen‐yearjourneyofMichaelRinaldinispersonalprogressasaDaoistpriestandpractitioner

ForoneIlovewhatChristinaBareaalsoaDaoistPriestintheDragonGatelineagesaidinherFor‐wardtothebookldquoThemostpowerfulpartofthebookliesinitssincerityMichaelisunafraidtoshowwhat every seeker inherently goes through Hiswords are not complicated he expresses on paperwhatistruetohisinnernatureHeputsintopracticetheconceptofldquonottwordquoallowingthevirtueofhisintegritytoprevailWhatyoureadinhisbookisanaccuratere lectionofwhoheisItsadaringworktosaytheleastrdquo

InMichaelsbookIappreciatedtheinsightsandlearnedthevaluethatsolitaryretreatsofferforthepurposesofawakeningsandrealizationsIalsoobtainedadeeperunderstandingofseveralmeditationandqigongmethodsandofDaoistalchemyOneofthemostinspiringmomentswashisretellingoftheexperiencewhenhefollowedthe lowofuniversalenergiesandintuitivelycreatedanewqigongform

ADaoistPracticalJournalComeLaughWithMebyMichaelRinaldini(ShifuLiChangDao)

2013ISBN978‐1484865330pb147pages

AreviewbyMichelleWood

Editor‐In‐Chief

YangShengMagazine

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Book Reviews 书评


IlovethatheharmoniouslyblendsChristianityand Buddhism and Daoism Perhaps it is one ofthegreatsecretsoftheUniversethatMichaeldis‐covered across the decades of his journey theheart of all practices is in Compassion andOne‐nessldquoItwaslikeaveilofdarknessorillusionhadliftedanditwasperfectlyclearthatallthingsarebasically pure energy and in harmony with theGreat Dao the Great Buddha and the GreatChristrdquop10

Asamysticwhohashadmyowndirectexperi‐ences of the underlying Truth of the Universe Iespecially appreciatedMichaels deep sharing ofhis connection to Universal Oneness ldquocrackingthematrixrdquoashecallsit

The nugget I take away from reading ShifusbookisthatthegoalofNotTwoisveryobtaina‐ble if one applies oneself with dedication andcourageonecanhavetheexplicitawarenessandexperienceofOneness

MichaelsbookisavailableonAmazoncom

httpwwwamazoncomDaoist‐Practice‐Journal‐Come‐Laughdp1484865332


MeditationPrograms forPsy‐chological Stress and Well‐being A Systematic Reviewand Meta‐analysis JAMA In‐tern Med2014 Jan 6 [Epubahead of print] By GoyalMSinghSSibingaEMetal

Manypeoplemeditatetoreducepsychological stress and stress‐related health problems Tocounsel people appropriately

clinicians need to knowwhat the evidence saysaboutthehealthbene itsofmeditation

OBJECTIVE To determine the ef icacy ofmeditationprogramsinimprovingstress‐relatedoutcomes (anxiety depression stressdistresspositive mood mental health‐related quality oflifeattentionsubstanceuseeatinghabitssleep

Mind‐BodyMedicineResearchUpdates

Compiled by

Kevin W Chen PhD

ResearchUpdate 科研动态

painandweight)indiverseadultclinicalpopu‐lations EVIDENCE REVIEWWe identi ied ran‐domized clinical trials with active controls forplacebo effects through November 2012 fromMEDLINE PsycINFO EMBASE PsycArticlesScopus CINAHL AMED the Cochrane LibraryandhandsearchesTwoindependentreviewersscreenedcitationsandextracteddataWegrad‐ed the strength of evidence using 4 domains(risk of bias precision directness and con‐sistency) and determined the magnitude anddirectionofeffectbycalculatingtherelativedif‐ference between groups in change from base‐line When possible we conducted meta‐analyses using standardized mean differencestoobtainaggregateestimatesofeffectsizewith95con idenceintervals

FINDINGS After reviewing 18 753 cita‐tionswe included 47 trialswith 3515 partici‐


pants Mindfulness meditation programs hadmoderate evidence of improved anxiety (effectsize038[95CI012‐064]at8weeksand022[002‐043] at 3‐6 months) depression (030[000‐059]at8weeksand023[005‐042]at3‐6months)andpain(033[003‐062])andlowevi‐dence of improved stressdistress and mentalhealth‐related quality of life We found low evi‐denceofnoeffector insuf icientevidenceofanyeffect ofmeditation programs on positivemoodattentionsubstanceuseeatinghabitssleepandweight We found no evidence that meditationprogramswere better than any active treatment(ie drugs exercise and other behavioral thera‐pies)

CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Cliniciansshould be aware that meditation programs canresultinsmalltomoderatereductionsofmultiplenegative dimensions of psychological stressThus clinicians should be prepared to talkwiththeir patients about the role that a meditationprogram could have in addressing psychologicalstress Stronger studydesigns are needed to de‐terminetheeffectsofmeditationprogramsinim‐provingthepositivedimensionsofmentalhealthandstress‐relatedbehavior

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Sit breathe smile Effects of single andweekly seatedQigongonbloodpressureandqualityof life in long‐termcare ComplementTher Clin Pract 2014 Feb20(1)48‐53 By Free‐manSRHanikSALittlejohnMLetal

Long‐termcare(LTC)facilitieshouseindividu‐als with diverse combinations of cognitive andphysical impairmentsand thepracticeofSeatedQigongeliminatescommonexercisebarriersThisstudy hypothesized 1) a single session wouldlowerbloodpressure(BP)andimprovequalityoflife(QOL)inageneralizedLTCpopulationand2)theseresponseswouldbeattenuatedwithchron‐ic(weekly)SeatedQigongpracticeTenresidents(6 female86plusmn7years)participated in1Xweek

SeatedQigongsessionsfor10‐weeksBPandQOLwere assessed pre‐ and post‐session at baselineandfollowing5‐and10‐weeksofQigongSystolicBP was signi icantly reduced immediately post‐session after 10‐weeks of Qigong (P=003) yetunchanged at baseline and after 5‐weeks (allPgt005) Diastolic BP and QOL remained un‐changed (Pgt005) A session of Seated Qigongelicits a hypotensive response with exposuresupportingthenotionthatrepeatedsessionsmayprovideadvantageoushealthbene its

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Managing stress and anxiety throughqigongexerciseinhealthyadultsasystematicreviewandmeta‐analysisofrandomizedcon‐trolled trials BMC Complement Altern Med2014Jan914(1)8byWangCWChanCHHoRTetal


BACKGROUND An increasing number ofstudies have documented the effectiveness ofqigong

exercise inhelpingpeople reducepsychologicalstressandanxietybut there is a scarcityof sys‐tematic reviews evaluating evidence from ran‐domized controlled trials (RCTs) conductedamonghealthysubjects

METHODS Thirteen databases weresearched for RCTs from their inception throughJune2013Effectsofqigongexercisewerepooledacross trials Standardized mean differences(SMDs) were calculated for the pooled effectsHeterogeneitywasassessedusingtheI2testTheriskofbiaswasassessedusingtheCochranecri‐teria

RESULTSSevenRCTsmettheinclusioncri‐teria Two RCTs suggested that qigong exerciseimmediately relieved anxiety among healthyadultscomparedtolectureattendanceandstruc‐

ResearchUpdate 科研动态 tured movements only Four RCTs suggestedqigong exercise relieved anxiety (pooled SMDthinsp=thinsp‐07595CI‐111to‐040)andthreeRCTssug‐gested that qigong exercise reduced stress(pooled SMDthinsp=thinsp‐088 95 CI ‐122 to ‐055)among healthy subjects following one to threemonthsofqigongpractice compared towait‐listcontrols

CONCLUSIONS The available evidence sug‐geststhatqigongexercisereducesstressandanx‐ietyinhealthyadultsHowevergiventhelimitednumber of RCTs and theirmethodological lawsfurtherrigorouslydesignedRCTsareneeded

httpwwwbiomedcentralcom1472‐6882148

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Treatment of tactile impairment in youngchildren with autism results with qigongmassage Int J Ther Massage Bodywork 2013Dec36(4)12‐20bySilvaLSchalockM

BACKGROUND Following the inclusion ofsensory abnormalities in the diagnostic criteriafor autism evidence has emerged showing thattactile abnormalities in young children with au‐tismaresevereuniversallypresent anddirectlyrelated to delay of early self‐regulation mile‐stones required for social development Parent


touch is themost effectivemeans of stimulatingearlyself‐regulationyetparentsofchildrenwithautism avoid touch because their children re‐spondabnormallyto itThissuggeststhattactileabnormalities pose a barrier to parent touch inautism and that treatment of tactile abnormali‐ties may improve developmental outcomes Wehave developed a qigongmassage treatment fortactile abnormalities in young children with au‐tismHereweevaluatewhethertactileabnormal‐ities decrease following treatment and whethertreatmentresultsinimprovedself‐regulatoryout‐comes

METHODSWeretrospectivelyanalyzedourqigongmassagedatabase for treatmenteffectontactile abnormalities self‐regulatory delay andparenting stress Five‐month interval data wereavailable for 129 childrenwith autism aged 3‐6yearsOfthese12997receivedtreatmentand32were in the wait‐list control condition Therewerenodifferencesbetweentreatmentandcon‐trol groups by age gender or severity of tactileimpairment

RESULTSTreatment resulted in signi icantdecreases of tactile impairment self‐regulatorydelayandparentingstress(plt001onallpairedt‐tests)meandecreaseswere255245and358respectivelyResultsweresigni icantcom‐paredtocontrols[F(3122)=1127plt 001]Inthe pretreatment data tactile impairment wasdirectly related to self‐regulatory delay post‐treatment both variables decreased proportion‐ally

CONCLUSIONResultsdemonstratethattac‐tile impairment inyoungchildrenwithautism istreatable with a qigong massage protocol Thedirect relationship between tactile impairmentand self‐regulatory delay pretreatment and theproportional decrease of both following treat‐ment suggest that tactile impairment is a causeofself‐regulatorydelayandthatqigongmassage

isapromisingavenueto improvedevelopmentaloutcomesinautism

httpwwwncbinlmnihgovpmcarticlesPMC3838308====_________

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A systematic review andmeta‐analysis ofqigong for the ibromyalgia syndrome EvidBasedComplementAlternatMed2013635182byLaucheRCramerHHauserWetal

OBJECTIVES The ibromyalgia syndrome(FMS) is a chronic condition with only few evi‐dence‐based complementary and alternativetherapiesavailableThispaperpresentsasystem‐aticreviewandmeta‐analysisoftheeffectivenessof Qigong for ibromyalgia syndrome MethodsThe PubMedMEDLINE Cochrane Library Em‐base PsycINFO and Cambase databases werescreened inDecember 2012 to identify random‐izedcontrolledtrialscomparingQigongtocontrolinterventions Major outcome measures werepainandqualityof lifeandsecondaryoutcomesincluded sleep quality fatigue depression andsafetyStandardizedmeandifferences(SMD)and95con idenceintervalswerecalculated

RESULTS Seven trials were located with atotal of 395thinspFMSpatients Analyses revealed lowquality evidence for short‐term improvement of


pain quality of life and sleep quality and verylowquality evidence for improvementof fatigueafter Qigong for FMS when compared to usualcare No evidence was found for superiority ofQigong compared to active treatments No seri‐ous adverse events were reported DiscussionThissystematicreviewfoundthatQigongmaybeausefulapproachforFMSpatientsAccordingtothe quality of evidence only aweak recommen‐dationforQigongcanbemadeatthispointFur‐ther highqualityRCTs are required for the con‐clusivejudgmentofitslong‐termeffects

httpwwwhindawicomjournalsecam2013635182

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Yogas Impacton In lammationMoodandFatigue in Breast Cancer Survivors A Ran‐

ResearchUpdate 科研动态 domized Controlled Trial J Clin Oncol 2014Jan27[Epubaheadofprint]ByKiecolt‐GlaserJKBennettJMAndridgeRetal

PURPOSEToevaluateyogas impacton in‐lammationmoodandfatigue

PATIENTS AND METHODS A randomizedcontrolled3‐monthtrialwasconductedwithtwopost‐treatmentassessmentsof200breastcancersurvivors assigned to either 12 weeks of 90‐minute twice per week hatha yoga classes or await‐list control The main outcome measureswere lipopolysaccharide‐stimulated productionof proin lammatory cytokines interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF‐α) and in‐terleukin‐1β (IL‐1β) and scores on the Multidi‐mensional Fatigue Symptom Inventory‐ShortForm(MFSI‐SF)thevitalityscalefromtheMedi‐calOutcomesStudy36‐itemShortForm(SF‐36)and the Center for Epidemiological Studies‐Depression(CES‐D)scale

RESULTS Immediately post‐treatment fa‐tigue was not lower (P gt 05) but vitality washigher(P=01)intheyogagroupcomparedwiththe control group At 3 months post‐treatmentfatigue was lower in the yogagroup (P = 002)vitalitywashigher(P= 01)andIL‐6(P= 027)TNF‐α(P=027)andIL‐1β(P=037)werelowerfor yoga participants comparedwith the controlgroupGroupsdidnotdifferondepressionatei‐ther time (P gt 2) Planned secondary analysesshowed that the frequency ofyogapractice hadstronger associations with fatigue at both post‐treatment visits (P = 019 P lt 001) as well asvitality(P= 016P= 0045)butnotdepression(Pgt05)thansimplegroupassignmentmorefre‐quent practice produced larger changes At 3months post‐treatment increasingyogapracticealsoledtoadecreaseinIL‐6(P= 01)andIL‐1β(P=03)productionbutnotinTNF‐αproduction(Pgt05)

CONCLUSION Chronic in lammation mayfueldeclinesinphysicalfunctionleadingtofrailty


anddisability Ifyogadampensor limitsboth fa‐tigue and in lammation then regular practicecouldhavesubstantialhealthbene its

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Psychological immunological and physio‐logical effectsof a LaughingQigongProgram(LQP)onadolescentsComplementTherMed2013Dec21(6)660‐8byChangCTsaiGHsiehCJetal

OBJECTIVESOneobjectiveofthisstudywastoassesstheeffectsoflaughteronthepsychologi‐cal immunological and physiological systems ofthebodyAnotherobjectivewasto introducetheLaughingQigongProgram (LQP) as amethod ofstandardization for simulated laughter interven‐tions

DESIGNArandomizedprospectiveexperi‐mentalstudyoftheLQPwasconductedinagroupof adolescents (n=67) in Taiwan During study‐hall sessions experimental subjects (n=34) at‐tended the LQP for eight‐weeks Simultaneouslycontrol subjects (n=33) read or did their home‐work All subjects were tested before and aftertheinterventiononthefollowingRosenbergSelf‐Esteem scale (RSE) Chinese Humor Scale (CHS)andFaceScale(FS)aspsychologicalmarkerssa‐liva cortisol (CS) as an immunological markerblood pressure (BP) heart rate (HR) and heartratevariability(HRV)asphysiologicalmarkersof

the bodys response to stress Mood states (FS)weremeasuredbeforeaftereachLQPsession

RESULTS Mood states (p=00) and humor(p=004 p=003) improved in the experimentalgroup no signi icant changeswere found in thecontrols(p=69p=60)Theimmunologicalmark‐erofstresscortisollevelsdecreasedsigni icantlyfor thosewho participated in the LQP (p=001)suggestinglowerlevelsofstressaftercompletionoftheprogram

CONCLUSIONSTheLQPisanon‐pharmacologicalandcost‐effectivemeanstohelpadolescentsmitigatestressesintheireverydaylife_

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ThesustainingeffectsofTaichiQigongonphysiologicalhealthforCOPDpatientsaran‐domized controlled trial Complement TherMed2013Dec21(6)585‐94ByChanAWLeeALeeDTetal

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the sustaining ef‐fectsofTaichiQigonginimprovingthephysiolog‐icalhealthforCOPDpatientsatsixthmonth

DESIGN A randomized controlled trialSubjectswereinthreerandomlyassignedgroupsTaichiQigonggroupexercisegroupandcontrolgroup


SETTINGThe206 subjectswere recruitedfrom ivegeneraloutpatientclinics

INTERVENTIONS Tai chi Qigong groupcompleted a 3‐month Tai chi Qigong programExercise group practiced breathing and walkingasanexerciseControlgroupreceivedusualcare

OUTCOME MEASURES Primary outcomesincluded six‐minute walking distance and lungfunctions Secondary outcomes were dyspneaand fatigue levels number of exacerbations andhospitaladmissions

RESULTS Tai chi Qigong group showed asteady improvement in exercise capacity(Plt001) from baseline to the sixth month Themean walking distance increased from 298 to349meters(+17)Nosigni icantchangeswerenoted in the other two groups Tai chi Qigonggroup also showed improvement in lung func‐tions(Plt001)Meanforcedexpiratoryvolumein1s increasedfrom 89to 99l(+11)Nosigni i‐cantchangewasnotedintheexercisegroupDe‐teriorationwas found in the control groupwithmean volume decreased from 89 to 84l (‐567) Signi icant decreased in the number ofexacerbationswasobservedintheTaichiQigonggroupNo changes indyspnea and fatigue levelswerenotedamongthethreegroups

CONCLUSIONS Tai chi Qigong has sustain‐ing effects in improving the physiological healthandisausefulandappropriateexerciseforCOPDpatients___________

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Yogaandmeditation incardiovasculardis‐ease Clin Res Cardiol 2014 Jan 25 [Epubaheadofprint]ByManchandaSCMadanK

Yoga is a holistic mind‐body interventionaimedatphysicalmentalemotionalandspiritu‐


alwellbeingSeveralstudieshaveshownthatyo‐gaandormeditationcancontrolriskfactors forcardiovascular disease like hypertension type IIdiabetesandinsulinresistanceobesitylipidpro‐ile psychosocial stress and smoking Some ran‐domized studies suggest that yogameditationcould retardoreven regressearlyandadvancedcoronaryatherosclerosisArecentstudysuggeststhattranscendentalmeditationmaybeextremelyusefulinsecondarypreventionofcoronaryheartdiseaseandmayreducecardiovasculareventsby48 over a 5‐year period Another small studysuggests that yogamay be helpful in preventionof atrial ibrillation Howevermost studies haveseveral limitationslikelackofadequatecontrolssmallsamplesizeinconsistenciesinbaselineanddifferentmethodologies etc and therefore largetrialswith improvedmethodologiesarerequiredtocon irmthese indingsHoweverinviewoftheexisting knowledge and yoga being a cost‐effectivetechniquewithoutsideeffectsitappearsappropriate to incorporate yogameditation forprimary and secondary prevention of cardiovas‐culardisease

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Reorganization of the brain and heartrhythm during autogenic meditation FrontIntegr Neurosci 2014 Jan 137109 By Kim DKRheeJHKangSW


The underlying changes in heart coherencethatareassociatedwithreportedEEGchangesinresponse to meditation have been explored Wemeasured EEG and heart rate variability (HRV)beforeandduringautogenicmeditationFourteensubjects participated in the study Heart coher‐ence scores were signi icantly increased dur‐ingmeditation compared to the baseline Wefoundnearsigni icantdecreaseinhighbetaabso‐lutepower increase in alpha relativepower andsigni icant increases in lower (alpha)andhigher(above beta) band coherence during 3~minepochsofheartcoherentmeditationcomparedto3~min epochs of heart non‐coherence at base‐line The coherence and relative power increasein alpha band and absolute power decrease inhighbetabandcouldre lectrelaxationstatedur‐ingtheheartcoherentmeditationThecoherenceincrease in the higher (above beta) band couldre lect cortico‐cortical local integration andthereby affect cognitive reorganization simulta‐neouslywith relaxation Further research is stillneededforacon irmationofheartcoherenceasasimplewindowforthemeditativestate

httpwwwfrontiersinorgJournal103389fnint201300109full

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A phenomenology of meditation‐inducedlight experiences traditional Buddhist andneurobiological perspectives Front Psychol2014 Jan 34973 By Lindahl JR Kaplan CTWingetEMBrittonWB

Thescienti icstudyofBuddhistmeditationhasproceeded without much attention to Buddhistliterature that details the range of psychologicaland physiological changes thought to occur dur‐ing meditation This paper presents reports ofvariousmeditation‐inducedlightexperiencesde‐rived fromAmericanBuddhistpractitionersThereportsoflightexperiencesareclassi iedintotwomain typesdiscrete lightformsandpatternedordiffuse lights Similarphenomena arewell docu‐mented in traditionalBuddhist textsbutarevir‐tually undocumented in scienti ic literature onmeditation Within Buddhist traditions thesephenomena are attributed a rangeof interpreta‐tions However because it is insuf icient andproblematic to rely solely upon the textualsources as ameansof investigating the causeorsigni icance of these phenomena these qualita‐tivereportsarealsoconsideredinrelationtosci‐enti ic research on light‐related experiences inthe context of sensory deprivation perceptualisolationandclinicaldisordersof thevisualsys‐tem The typologies derived from these studiesalsorelyuponreportsofexperiencesandcloselymatch typologies derived from the qualitativestudy of contemporary practitioners and typolo‐


gies found inBuddhist literary traditions Takentogether these studies also provide evidence insupportofthehypothesisthatcertainmeditativepractices ‐ especially those that deliberately de‐crease social kinesthetic and sensory stimula‐tionandemphasizefocusedattention‐haveper‐ceptualandcognitiveoutcomessimilartosenso‐ry deprivation Given that sensory deprivationincreases neuroplasticity meditation may alsohaveanenhancedneuroplasticpotentialbeyondordinary experience‐dependent changes Byproviding and contextualizing these reports ofmeditation‐induced light experiences scientistsclinicians andmeditators gain amore informedviewoftherangeofexperiencesthatcanbeelic‐itedbycontemplativepractices

httpwwwfrontiersinorgJournal103389fpsyg201300973full

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Mind overmatter ‐what dowe know aboutneuroplasticity in adults Int Psychogeriatr2014Jan21‐19[Epubaheadofprint]ByValka‐novaVEguiaRodriguezREbmeierKP

ResearchUpdate 科研动态 BackgroundAnincreasingnumberofstud‐ieshaveexaminedtheeffectsoftrainingofcogni‐tive and other tasks on brain structure usingmagneticresonanceimaging

METHODSStudiescombiningcognitiveandother tasks training with longitudinal imagingdesigns were reviewed with a view to identifyparadigmspotentially applicable to treatment ofcognitiveimpairment

RESULTSWeidenti ied36studiesemploy‐ing training as variable as juggling workingmemory meditation learning abstract infor‐mationandaerobicexerciseThereweretraining‐relatedstructuralchangesincreasesingraymat‐tervolumedecreasesincreasesanddecreasesindifferent regions or no change at all Therewasincreased integrity in white matter followingtraining but other patterns of results were alsoreported

CONCLUSIONS Questions still to be an‐swered are Are changes due to use‐dependenteffectsoraretheyspeci ic to learningWhatarethe underlying neural correlates of learning thetemporal dynamics of changes the relations be‐tweenstructureandfunctionandtheupperlim‐its of improvement How can gains be main‐tainedThequestionwhetherneuroplasticitywillcontributetothetreatmentofdementiawillneedtobeposedagainatthatstage

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EffectsofBuddhismWalkingMeditationonDepressionFunctionalFitnessandEndothe‐lium‐Dependent Vasodilation in DepressedElderly J Altern Complement Med 2013 Dec28 [Epub ahead of print] By Prakhinkit S Sup‐papitipornSTanakaHSuksomD

OBJECTIVES The objectives of this studywere todetermine theeffe ctsof thenovelBud‐dhism‐basedwalkingmeditation(BWM)and thetraditional walking exercise (TWE) on depres‐


sion functional itness and vascular reactivityDesignThiswasarandomizedexerciseinterven‐tionstudy

SETTINGSLOCATION The study was con‐ducted in a university hospital setting SubjectsForty‐ ive elderly participants aged 60‐90 yearswith mild‐to‐moderate depressive symptomswererandomlyallocatedtothesedentarycontrolTWEandBWMgroupsInterventionsTheBWMprogramwas based on aerobicwalking exerciseincorporating the Buddhist meditations per‐formed3timesweekfor12weeks

OUTCOME MEASURES Depression scorefunctional itness and endothelium‐dependentvasodilation as measured by the low‐mediateddilation(FMD)weretheoutcomemeasuresusedResults Muscle strength lexibility agility dy‐namic balance and cardiorespiratory enduranceincreased in both exercise groups (plt005) De‐pression score decreased (plt005) only in theBWMgroupFMDimproved(plt005) inbothex‐ercise groups Signi icant reduction in plasmacholesterol triglyceride high‐density lipoproteincholesterolandC‐reactiveproteinwerefoundinboth exercise groups whereas low‐density lipo‐protein cholesterol cortisol and interleukin‐6concentrationsdecreasedonlyintheBWMgroup

CONCLUSIONS Buddhist walking medita‐tionwaseffectiveinreducingdepressionimprov‐ingfunctional itnessandvascularreactivityand

appears to confer greater overall improvementsthanthetraditionalwalkingprogram

KevinWChenPhD ndashisanassociateprofessorat the Center for Inte‐grative Medicine Uni‐versity ofMaryland DrChen was educated inthe universities of bothChina and the UnitedStates and has years of

experience and training in blending eastern andwesternperspectives and in thepracticeof life‐nurturingmethodsAsalong‐timepractitionerofQigongYangShengheisoneofthefewscientistsin the US to have both hands‐on knowledge ofmind‐body practice and an active research ca‐reer in mind‐body medicine which is fundedthrough grants by the National Institutes ofHealth (NIH) and various foundations Dr ChendevoteshiscareerandlifetothepracticeofYangSheng and promotion of self‐healing andmind‐body‐spirit integration through the non‐pro itorganization World Institute for Self Healing(WISH)(httpwwwwishusorg


ldquoI awoke at the train station As long as I kept my attention on the

present moment I was fine I became stressed when I turned my

attention to the futurerdquo

ParaphrasefromThisAmericanLiferadiointerviewwithDavidMacLeanauthorof

TheAnswertotheRiddleIsMe

When I sat behind my computer screen towritethiscolumnIthoughtIwasgoingtowriteabout winter as the time for rejuvenating thenervoussystemwithanemphasisonquietmedi‐tative activities to cultivate lovely qualities ofmind Instead we will explore a de inition ofldquomindrdquodifferentlocationsoftheembodiedbrainthatconnectsuswithmindhowmindisare lec‐tionofenergyandchemistryandhowwecanusemindfulnesstonourishourbeing

What exactly is the ldquomindrdquo What comes toyourmindwhenwe talk about ourmind Beforewe can have a meaningful conversation aboutnurturing or cultivating our mind we have tohave someshared ideaaboutwhatwe think theldquomindrdquois

Oneofthebestde initionsofldquomindrdquoisdevel‐opedbyDrDanSiegel

Mind is a regulatory process that can bemonitoredmeasured observed andmodi iedThisde initionis furtherclari iedbyaddingthatthemindregulates the lowofenergyand infor‐mation(httpdrdansiegelcom)

WowIlovethisOnceIfoundthisde initionIcouldcontinueaconversationPleasenoticethatthis de inition does not clarify the location ofmind or include the word brain Lets leave the

Cultivating the Mindmdash Mind Matter Connections bySharonMontesMD

TheDancingDoc


conversation about localized and non‐localizedmindforanothertimeandfocusonanembodiedconnectionwithmindthebrain

Oftenwhenwethinkof amind‐bodyconnec‐tionweseethebraintissueinsideourheadLetusexpandthevisionofembodiedmindtoincludeacoupleotherbrainsPleaseexpandyourvisiontoincludetheldquobrainsrdquothatlivesinourheartandinourbellyResearchhas shown that theheart‐braincreatesamuchlargerelectromagnetic ieldthanourhead‐basedbrainThiselectromagneticield has not only beenmeasured but has beenshown to in luence and be in luenced to others(Onewebsitethatdistillssomeofthisresearchishttpwwwheartmathorgfree‐servicesarticles‐of‐the‐heartenergetic‐heart‐is‐unfoldinghtml)

Movingtothebelly‐brainwetalkaboutchem‐istry as the property that connects and in lu‐ences Author David MacLean had a loss ofldquomindrdquo and sense of self that was triggered bytakinganantimalarialdrugMuchofthechemis‐try that affects our quality of thought and emo‐tionoriginates inourbellyAlthoughindifferentplaces the belly‐brain and the head‐brain bothdevelopfromthesameembryonictissueThebel‐ly‐brainactuallycreatesagreateramountofneu‐rotransmitters than the head‐brain In fact 95percentofourserotoninisproducedinourbelly

Weare indingevidencethatthetypesofbacteriathatlineourintestinecanpredisposeustowardsemotional resilience or depression What am IdoingwhenIprescribeanantibiotic forachildWhat are we doing when we offer our ldquomindrdquoprocesseddead food It furtheremphasizes theimportanceof the foodweofferourmindbodybrainasprovidingthebuildingblocksforchem‐istrythatpromotesagoodqualityofmind

When I thinkof food Iactually thinkofmorethan the physical food that I put in my mouthOneofmydailymindfulpracticesistopauseandaskmyselfldquoWhatamIhungryforrdquo

Whilesometimestheanswerisfoodndasha lavorortexture‐moreoftentheansweristobenour‐ishedby somethingelse It couldbequiet alonetime or connecting time with people I love ItcouldbesleepordanceItcouldbetimelearninganewskillItcouldbemusicorartFrequentlyIamhungryfor moretimeoutsideconnectingtoearth and sky Sometimes it is just pausing andletting themomentunfoldbeingopentoreceiv‐ingwhatshowsupwhenIalignwithldquomindrdquo

Earlier this week I reached a state of over‐whelm paper projects information people Icompletely lost touch with my alignment andcenter Life offered much more than I could

httpwwwpd4piccomneural-pathways-fake-artistically-think-facehtml


gracefullydancewithYIKEShellip stress I openedmy of ice door to ind my luffy white‐furredblack‐eyed dog wagging her tail and holding aballinmouthhellipaskingtoPLAYImmediateresetthere was the answer to my question not con‐sciouslyasked

OKnowAswelookatunityshowingupastheiveelementsWhatareyouhungryfor

AND Nothing This moment is complete

Yours in the dance with 10000 things

SharonMontesMDndashpracticedandtaughtfam‐ily medicine in medicalschoolsfor17yearsFormermedical director of Univer‐sity of Maryland Center forIntegrative Medicine DrSharon Montes is currentlylivinginLovelandColoradojoyfully dancing with10000 things and prepar‐ingtoopenaLifestyleMedi‐cine practice Her email is

thedancingdocgmailcom and her blog siteishttpdrsharoninfoblogspotcom

TheDancingDoc

Wood ndash clear vision order in thoughts and environment movement creativity learn something new bitter flavor

Fire ndash to touch or be touched connec-tion with self and others laughter humor play

Earth ndash gratitude giving and receiving abundance remembering the sweetness of life grounding connecting with the planet singing savoring the gifts of the senses

Metal ndash respect rhythm releasing inspiration and awe integrity

Water ndash deep listening being heard stillness wisdom patience a bath drinking more water more sleep


Comedy Moment 开心一刻

So a Buddhist monk walks up to a hot dog vendor and asks can you make me one with everything

rArr Ever stop to think and forget to start again

rArr My life has a superb cast but I canrsquot figure out the plot

rArr I used to be indecisive now Irsquom not sure


I n the very beginning of the Nei JingHuangDiinquiresofQiBohowitisthatpeople do not live (we presume health‐

fully)toaveryoldageInessenceQiBorepliesthatpeoplenolongerknowhowtoliveproperlyand therefore deplete their energies in a widemanner ofways This bit of conversation fromtheNei Jing tellsus that thousandsofyearsagopeople in generalhadalready lost themeans toengenderahealthybalancedlifeonadailybasisAs a well‐known aphorism states The morethingschangethemoretheystaythesame

Perhaps as a Universal response to a wide‐spreaddesirebymodernpeopleforlivesthataremore balanced harmonious healthy inspiringand natural systems such as Qigong Taiji (andother internal martial arts) Chinese medicinemeditationyogaandothershavebecomepopu‐lar throughout the Western world It is fromthesepractices thatwecan learnhowtoengen‐der our health create balance harmony calm‐ness andapeacefulheart ina fast‐pacedworldthatswirlsabout inwhatcanbeadizzyingpat‐tern

It is throughourdailypractice of our chosenenergy cultivatingmethods thatwe can becomeevermoreharmoniouswiththeUniversalexpe‐rience balance and calm in our daily lives andmaintain and increase our health It is throughthemoment‐to‐momentchoicestofollowNaturetake the time to truly engage inqualitypracticeandmake these things part of our 247 ratherthan compartmentalized practices that are notintegrated into our lives thatwewill ultimatelyreap the harvest of our dreams Utilizing theprinciples of our energy practice in our life is away to renew and reinvent ourselves and ourlives Manifesting these principles at work forexamplemay be a challenge but it is onewell‐worth engaging in This is a way to nurture Qiourselvesandeveryonethingaroundusaspartofourenergylife

FIVEELEMENTTHEORY

SpringSeasonATimeofNewBeginnings

Winter has left and Spring arrives with newgrowthWenowhavetheopportunitytonurturethebeginningsofthenewreality Theenergetic

Spring ndash RenewalReinvention

by Ellasara Kling

Seasonal Harmony 季节之和谐


direction of the season as exhibited by thenewgrowthwesee isupwardandoutwardThisisthebeginningofYangrisinginnatureForexample tree sap rises and signals buddingSeeds underground respond to the warmergroundanddampnessIttakesalotofenergyforaseed togerminateandbreak through its shellandthenthegroundtoformasprout

Many people think that Spring is a time tostarta ldquodetoxrdquoof somesortActually ifone fol‐lows the Season and nourishes themselves ap‐propriatelythebodywillperformitsownSpringCleaning inanaturalandeasywayThisseasoncallsus toperformmoreactivityafterourWin‐terrestThetissueoftheseasonistheTendonsIt isaterri ictimeofyeartostart(ordomore)stretchingwalking Ifwalking lookaroundandlet your eyes the sense organ of Spring enjoythe budding beauty that is SpringWind is theenvironmental factor of Spring It is im‐portanttoldquoprotectrdquooneselffromtheinvasionofwindanddampnessatalltimesbutespeciallyinthe Spring The invasion ofWind can look likecramps itchiness tremors painsaches thatmovearoundthebodythecommon cold and othersymptoms Remember tokeep your head and chestcovered

Foods for this seasonareoftengreen(thecol‐oroftheSeasonandnewgrowth) and have aslightly sourbittertaste Asparagussorreldandelion greens andsprouts are examples ofthose combined qualitiesEven so too much sourshould be avoided espe‐cially if you are someonewithchronicpainoranxi‐ety The sour taste does

strengthentheLiverbuttoostrongaLiveren‐ergycanoverpower theSpleenStomachsystemModerationisalwaysagoodruleofthumb Eat‐ingtheSweettasteisbalancingfortheLiversys‐temHavingsweetsintheirnaturalformsuchaspiecesoffruitorsweetvegetablessuchasfennelispreferabletolotsofaddedre inedsugars

Asalwayseatinggreasyfoodsandovereatingis hard on the LiverGall Bladder and should beavoidedToomuchcan leadtoLiverHeatSymp‐tomsofthisincludeangerirritabilityfrustrationdryredeyesheadachesandmanymorepossibil‐ities Watercress citrus fruits such as lemon orgrapefruit can help relieve Liver Heat Simplemealsprimarilyconsistingofcookedgreenvege‐tablesbeanssomegrainswithsmallamountsofmeats ish as a complement will help supporthealthinthisseason

Flowing freely an lexibility are LiverGallBladderSpring conceptsThemorewe do toldquogowith the lowrdquo and to be lexible in our out‐look themorewe canattune to this seasonanditssometimessurprisinggifts


Relaxation Self-Massages FlexibilityandacalmrelaxedapproachtolifearekeytoharmonywiththeSpringSeason Hereareafewsimpleself‐massagesyoucanperformalmostanywheretore‐leasetension

1 Close your eyes Turn your headveryveryslowlytotheleftasfarasitwillgo without strain Then turn your headvery very slowly to the right as far as itwill gowithout strainDo this 3 times ineach direction Be sure to move yourheadneck very slowly ndash the slower thebetter ‐‐ and only go as far as you canwithout any strain Be certain to keepyour shoulders relaxed Do not be con‐cerned about how far you have turnedyourneckDistanceisnotasimportantasthe slow speed and keeping your shoul‐dersrelaxedRemembertobreathe

2ShrugwithbothofyourshouldersSitstraightinyourchairandrelaxyourshoul‐dersPullyourshouldersupashighastheywillgotowardsyourearsandthenjust letthemdropDothis3‐5timesRemembertoalways only go as far as you can withoutany strain Breathe in when raising yourshoulders and breathe outwhen releasingthem Can you feel the connection to yourwholetorsoasyoudothis

3 With your mouth (lips) closed butyour teeth not touching take the secondand third inger of each hand and placethem softly on your face where your jawhinges With very light pressure massagethis spotwith small circles for10 secondsin each direction (forward towards thefront of the face and backwards towardstheears)Thereisnoneedtoapplyadeeppressure

4 Startingatthetopofyourearswithyour thumband index ingers Place yourthumbonthebackoftheearandletyourindex ingerfallnaturallyonthefrontsidePressinggentlyontheearldquoWalkrdquoyour in‐gers from the topofyourears to thebot‐tomof theear lobesbypressingyour in‐gers against the ear and inching themdownwards Giveyourlobesaslightgen‐tletugattheend Dothis3times(Ifyouarewearingearringspleaseremovethemirst)

5 Placing the base of your palms oneithersideofyourlowerjawandallowingyourhands ingerstorelaxsoftlyandnat‐urallyonyourfaceverygentlyverysoftlymove your handsupwardsuntil the baseof your palms are on your cheekbonesThenmoveyourhandsout towards yourears until your thumbs touch the placewhereyourearsconnecttoyourfaceandcircle back downwards to your startingposition Your hands ingers should bebarley touching your face Do this threetimes Ifyouwearglassespleaseremovethem There is no pressure on the eyesbut the hands need to ldquosliderdquo over themThe ingersareonthehairlinebeforethehandsmoveoutwards



SomeFoodsThatAreParticularlyGoodForTheSpringSeason

ApplesArtichokeBambooshootsBeanCurd(tofu)ndashusenonGMOorganicBeefLiverBeePollenBeets Black Gram (dal) Broccoli Broccoli Rabe Bok Choy Cashews Cauli lower Celery ChickenChickenLiverClamsCrabDandeliongreensDatesDillEggsEggplantFennelGarlicGingerGreenveggies in general Green Bell Pepper Honey Kiwi Lemon Lime Lotus Lychee Mulberry Mush‐roomsNettleTeaOatsParsleyPeanutsPepperPeppermintPicklesRadishesRhubarbRyeSaf‐loweroilScallionSesameoilSpinachSproutsndashallkindsTurkeyVinegarWatercressWildRiceWol berryandmore

AsparagusSoup

Ingredients

2TBgrapeseedoil1tspsalt1tspwhitepepper‐ground23cupceleryleavesonlyminced(theinnerleavesfromtheheartoftheceleryndashnostalks)frac12cupscallionwhitesthinlysliced1smallclovegarlic‐minced1cupwater(orchickenbrothorvmildvegeta‐blebroth)1lbasparagusstalksndashreadbelowforprepara‐tion3cupsalmondmilkndashunsweetened1cupcoconutmilk1cupalmondmeal lourndashthickeneralterna‐tivelyusecornstarchorrice lourndashadjust

amountsaccordinglyRedpepper lakes

Directions

Preparing the asparagus stalks breakoff thewhite ends of the stalks and cut the stalks intobitesizepiecesSetthetipsasideIfyouareusingthickstalksofasparaguscutthestalks intoverysmall pieces otherwise they will be stringywoodywhencooked

In a heated wok or large skillet heat the oiland add salt and pepper celery leaves scallionwhites and garlic saute lightly until the leavesbegintowilt

Add the water stir Add the asparagus stalksandcoverLetsimmerlightlyuntiltheasparagusis about to turn bright green (donrsquotwait until itbecomesvgreenoritwillovercook)

RECIPES

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Add the almond milk and coconut milk andstirheatthisthrough

If you are using almondmeal lour then addthatnowIfyouareusingcornstarchorrice lourmakeaslurryandadditslowlytothesoupstirthoroughlysothatitiswellblended

Adjustyourseasonings

Heatthroughandserve

Optionaladashofredpepper lakes

Asparagusclearsheatisgoodforbloodcircula-tionurinationconstipationnourishesKidneyYinmoistenstheLungsandmuchmore AlmondsaresweetandrelievestagnantLungQi

BeanSproutswScallionsWatercressPeanuts

Ingredients

2‐3TBGrapeseedoil

3TBmincedscallionwhites

1TBgratedginger

2largeclovesofgarlicndashslicedlengthwise

1TBvinegar

12ozbeansprouts

1 large bunch watercress ndash remove the toughstems

1TBsesameoil

1TBslicedscalliongreen

frac14cuptoastedpeanuts

Redpepper lakesndashoptional

Directions

In your heatedwok or large skillet heat 2‐3TBoil(startwithless)addatonetimethescal‐lionwhitesgingergarlicsprinkleonthevinegarandsauteuntilfragrant

Addthebeansproutsallatonceandtossintothe spices just as the sprouts begin towilt addthe watercress and toss everything throughHeat through and plate Sprinkle with scalliongreens toasted sesame oil and peanuts ndash formorepungentheataddredpepper lakes

Thisdishisgoodforamongotherthingsdispel-lingheatanddampnessrelievingsorethroatsWa-tercresswhichisbothsweetandpungentin lavorisgoodforrelievingcoughs

Photos by Robert Pease Photography



FreshSpringPeaswDillIngredients

Peas

Salt

Dill

Waterbroth

Directions

Bringwaterorbrothtoasimmerandaddfreshpeasandalittlesalt(ifusingwater)

Whenthepeasarealmostbrightgreenremovefromtheliquidandtosswithdillndashleavesonlynostalks

Thissimplesidedishcanbeanaccompanimenttoalmostanymeal

DillisknownforspreadingQithroughoutthebody PeasareusedforYinDe iciencyespeciallySpleenYinDe iciencyanddigestion

CeleryGingerTeaIngredients

1TBgratedfreshginger

3TB inelychoppedcelery3cupswater

Directions

Putallingredientsinasaucepanandbringtoaboil reduceheat and simmer for a fewminutesDrinkwarm

This tea is good for dispelling LiverWind andDampnessastheyareunderstoodinTCM

The information in thisarticle isbasedon the theoriesandprinciplesofChineseMedicineFiveElementTheoryEllasara apractitionerofWuMingQigonghasbeenstudyingwithMasterandDrNanLuformanyyearsandhasparticipatedinspecialclassesthroughTCMWorldFoundationandtheTaoofHealinginNewYorkCity

Forcommentsquestionsconsultationsellasara00gmailcom

TeaForTheSeason

WishingyougoodhealthRemembertosmilefromtheheartatallthings

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Yang-Sheng is an E-magazine and a network run by the non-profit World Institute for Self Healing Inc (WISH a 501(c)(3) organization registered in New Jersey) and all of our writers editors and contributors are volunteers since we do not have a stable financial support at this moment Y ang-Sheng promotes philosophy and methods of self-healing positive thinking and health preservation which represents a new direction of future medicine and healthy living However we are young and our resources are very limited especially in light of our dreams and vision Since no one can really profit from a self-healing system except for practitioners themselves our programs are largely run by volunteers sponsors and donations To help Y ang-Sheng survive and develop your generous contribution is urgently needed Your financial contributions will help Y ang-Sheng and WISH to continue its course to advance a completely new medicine and to build a unique community of our own that is dedicated to a healthy happy and harmonious life for all

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Columnists Ken Andes LAc DAc Cindy Borgonzi-Areglado Eric Borreson Timothy Booth Salvatore Casano RN PhD Cindy Cicero Chris DrsquoAdamo PhD Felice Dunas PhD Marty Eisen PhD Ginger Garner MPT ACT PYT Chuian Gee Nadia Linda Hole MD Helen H Hu LAc OMD Dan Kleiman Ellasara Kling Aihan Kuhn CMD Dipl OBT Linda Lazarus LD Lilly Lei MD Violet Li Phoenix Liu PhD George Xavier Love OMD Li-Jun Ma MD

Elizabeth Machenzie PhD Mark Melchiorre LAc Sharon Montes MD Steffany Moonas PhD Narij Naik MPharm Mika Ono Rodney J Owen Rebekah F Owens LMT NCTBM Rena Reese MS Michael Rinaldini Andy Rosenfarb LAc ND Arthur Rosenfeld Bonnitta Roy Chun Man Sit Jessica Sommar MSc Michael Winn Yuan Wang OMD Yang Yang PhD Doe Zantamata Tina Chunna Zhang Sam Zhao

Publisher amp Editor Kevin W Chen PhD MPH

Editor-in-Chief Michelle Wood

Medical Editor Sharon Montes MD

LayoutArt Editor Marguerite A Zietkiewicz Associate Editors

Master Mantak Chia Helen Hu OMD LAc Roger Jahnke OMD LAc

Rebecca Kali Christina Barea-Young MMQ DP Joy E Staller BA Solala Towler

Mission Statements

wwwYang-Shengcom

Yang Sheng A Community for Health Happiness amp Harmony

Yang‐Sheng (養生 Nurturing Life) is a FREE e‐magazine and a network for health care pro‐fessionals ‐ complementary medical practitioners Qigong Tai Chi Yoga Reiki and other mind‐body and spirit cultivators It promotes methods of self‐healing positive mindfulness and health preservation Yang‐Sheng merges traditional knowledge with modern scientific research and clinical evidence and combines ancient wisdom with modern experience to support health and well‐being


We welcome new columnists to join our editorial team to work toward the same goals

Consulting Editors Master Kenneth Cohen Effie Chow LAc PhD Livia Kohn PhD Tianjun Liu OMD Nan Lu OMD LAc

Guan-Cheng Sun PhD Lama Somananda Tantrapa Master Zhongxian Wu Tony Zhuo OMD

bull To build up a virtual community for all qigong taiji yoga reiki meditation practitioners and other spiritual cultivators To share experience and knowledge to support each otherrsquos practice and to illuminate higher spirituality

bull To create a network and platform for those who are seeking health happiness longevity and harmony in life through their own effort sharing and exploration

bull To promote self-healing self-empowerment and positive mind power through feasible daily practice and effective clinical applications


Yang-Sheng Editorial Board

PublisherEditorKevin W Chen PhD Editor‐in‐ChiefMichelle Wood AssociateEditors Master Mantak Chia

Helen Hu LAc OMD Roger Jahnke OMD LAc Rebecca Kali

Yang‐Sheng (養生 Nurturing Life) is a FREE e‐magazine and a network for health care professionals ‐ complementary medical practitioners Qigong Tai Chi Yoga Reiki and other mind‐body and spirit cultivators It promotes methods of self‐healing positive mindfulness and health preservation Yang‐Sheng merges traditional knowledge with modern scientific research and clinical evidence and combines ancient wisdom with modern experience to support health and well‐being


Solala Towler Chris na J Barea

MedicalEditorSharon Montes MD WebMasterJeffrey (Mengzi) Song LayoutEditorMarguerite A Zietkiewicz

Columnists Ken Andes LAc DAc

Cindy Borgonzi‐Areglado Eric Borreson Timothy Booth Shawn Cartwright MBA Salvatore Casano RN PhD Cindy Cicero Chris DrsquoAdamo PhD Felice Dunas PhD Marty Eisen PhD Katrina Everhart MA Ginger Garner MPT ACT Chiuan Gee Nadia Linda Hole MD Dan Kleiman Ellasara Kling Aihan Kuhn CMD Dipl OBT

Linda Lazarus LD Lilly Lei MD Violet Li Phoenix Liu PhD George Xavier Love OMD Li‐Jun Ma MD PhD

Elizabeth Mackenzie PhD Mark Melchiorre LAc Steffany Moonas PhD Narij Naik MPharm Mika Ono Rodney J Owen Rebekah F Owens LMT Jeffrey (Mengzi) Song MS Michael Rinaldini Andy Rosenfarb LAc Chun Man Sit Jessica Sommar MSc

Michael Winn Yuan Wang OMD Yang Yang PhD Tina Chunna Zhang Sam Zhao

ConsultingEditorsMaster Kenneth Cohen Effie Chow LAc PhD Faxiang Hou Livia Kohn PhD Tianjun Liu OMD Nan Lu OMD LAc Guan‐Cheng Sun PhD Lama Somananda Tantrapa Master Zhongxian Wu Tony Zhuo OMD






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Ingredients



Directions




RECIPES

Phot

os by

Rob

ert P

ease

Pho

togr

aphy





Heatthroughandserve




Ingredients

2‐3TBGrapeseedoil


1TBgratedginger


1TBvinegar

12ozbeansprouts


1TBsesameoil




Directions








Peas

Salt

Dill

Waterbroth

Directions








Directions





TeaForTheSeason


Phot

os by

Rob

ert P

ease

Pho

togr

aphy







$1000 $500 $200 $100 $50 $_________













Mission Statements

wwwYang-Shengcom















byNadiaLindaHoleMD


byRavenCohan


byEricBorreson


byCZinniaMaravell


bySolalaTowler


byJoyceDelRosario


byMartyEisenPhD




compiledbyKevinChen


bySharonMontes


byEllasaraKling





18 Feature Ar cle

48 The Dancing Doc


38 Research Update

51 Comedy Moment

52 Seasonal Harmony




DearReaders










Manyblessings

Michelle




A New Love Story

by Nadia L Hole MD











































Shareacupofteawith


Whoneedsahug



whatwoulditbe

_____________




BlessyouandTHANKYOU

Refs



















by Raven Cohan


































Check us out


in their dreams

- Eleanor Roosevelt








Calm the Mind

by Eric Borreson

Find Your Qi








Calm the Mind















































This Spring





Yin Yang






Laozi says






ThisisthewayofDao-9



Zuangzi says




























Why are you unhappy
















Zhuangzi says





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AsparagusSoup

Ingredients



Directions




RECIPES

Phot

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Rob

ert P

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Pho

togr

aphy





Heatthroughandserve




Ingredients

2‐3TBGrapeseedoil


1TBgratedginger


1TBvinegar

12ozbeansprouts


1TBsesameoil




Directions








Peas

Salt

Dill

Waterbroth

Directions








Directions





TeaForTheSeason


Phot

os by

Rob

ert P

ease

Pho

togr

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$1000 $500 $200 $100 $50 $_________













Mission Statements

wwwYang-Shengcom












DearReaders










Manyblessings

Michelle




A New Love Story

by Nadia L Hole MD











































Shareacupofteawith


Whoneedsahug



whatwoulditbe

_____________




BlessyouandTHANKYOU

Refs



















by Raven Cohan


































Check us out


in their dreams

- Eleanor Roosevelt








Calm the Mind

by Eric Borreson

Find Your Qi








Calm the Mind















































This Spring





Yin Yang






Laozi says






ThisisthewayofDao-9



Zuangzi says




























Why are you unhappy
















Zhuangzi says





Zuangzi says











Fibromyalgia

and Dancing



































byMartyEisenPhD


1Introduction(1234)



































































2013ISBN978‐1484865330pb147pages


Editor‐In‐Chief

YangShengMagazine

__________

Book Reviews 书评













Compiled by

Kevin W Chen PhD







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___________===================









___________======================







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___________===================





___________==============






___________====================






___________=================























TheDancingDoc

















TheDancingDoc

















FIVEELEMENTTHEORY




by Ellasara Kling




















AsparagusSoup

Ingredients



Directions




RECIPES

Phot

os by

Rob

ert P

ease

Pho

togr

aphy





Heatthroughandserve




Ingredients

2‐3TBGrapeseedoil


1TBgratedginger


1TBvinegar

12ozbeansprouts


1TBsesameoil




Directions








Peas

Salt

Dill

Waterbroth

Directions








Directions





TeaForTheSeason


Phot

os by

Rob

ert P

ease

Pho

togr

aphy







$1000 $500 $200 $100 $50 $_________













Mission Statements

wwwYang-Shengcom











A New Love Story

by Nadia L Hole MD











































Shareacupofteawith


Whoneedsahug



whatwoulditbe

_____________




BlessyouandTHANKYOU

Refs



















by Raven Cohan


































Check us out


in their dreams

- Eleanor Roosevelt








Calm the Mind

by Eric Borreson

Find Your Qi








Calm the Mind















































This Spring





Yin Yang






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1TBvinegar

12ozbeansprouts


1TBsesameoil




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Peas

Salt

Dill

Waterbroth

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Directions





TeaForTheSeason


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Calm the Mind

by Eric Borreson

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Calm the Mind















































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Yin Yang






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ThisisthewayofDao-9



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Why are you unhappy
















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Zuangzi says











Fibromyalgia

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byMartyEisenPhD


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TheDancingDoc

















TheDancingDoc

















FIVEELEMENTTHEORY




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Phot

os by

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ert P

ease

Pho

togr

aphy





Heatthroughandserve




Ingredients

2‐3TBGrapeseedoil


1TBgratedginger


1TBvinegar

12ozbeansprouts


1TBsesameoil




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Peas

Salt

Dill

Waterbroth

Directions








Directions





TeaForTheSeason


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Laozi says






ThisisthewayofDao-9



Zuangzi says




























Why are you unhappy
















Zhuangzi says





Zuangzi says











Fibromyalgia

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byMartyEisenPhD


1Introduction(1234)



































































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Editor‐In‐Chief

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__________

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Compiled by

Kevin W Chen PhD







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_=========================___________







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___________===================





___________==============






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___________=================























TheDancingDoc

















TheDancingDoc

















FIVEELEMENTTHEORY




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AsparagusSoup

Ingredients



Directions




RECIPES

Phot

os by

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ert P

ease

Pho

togr

aphy





Heatthroughandserve




Ingredients

2‐3TBGrapeseedoil


1TBgratedginger


1TBvinegar

12ozbeansprouts


1TBsesameoil




Directions








Peas

Salt

Dill

Waterbroth

Directions








Directions





TeaForTheSeason


Phot

os by

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ert P

ease

Pho

togr

aphy







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Mission Statements

wwwYang-Shengcom

















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by Eric Borreson

Find Your Qi








Calm the Mind















































This Spring





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ThisisthewayofDao-9



Zuangzi says




























Why are you unhappy
















Zhuangzi says





Zuangzi says











Fibromyalgia

and Dancing



































byMartyEisenPhD


1Introduction(1234)



































































2013ISBN978‐1484865330pb147pages


Editor‐In‐Chief

YangShengMagazine

__________

Book Reviews 书评













Compiled by

Kevin W Chen PhD







==================




___________=================










=========================___________










_=========================___________







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___________======================







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===============





___________===================





___________==============






___________====================






___________=================























TheDancingDoc

















TheDancingDoc

















FIVEELEMENTTHEORY




by Ellasara Kling




















AsparagusSoup

Ingredients



Directions




RECIPES

Phot

os by

Rob

ert P

ease

Pho

togr

aphy





Heatthroughandserve




Ingredients

2‐3TBGrapeseedoil


1TBgratedginger


1TBvinegar

12ozbeansprouts


1TBsesameoil




Directions








Peas

Salt

Dill

Waterbroth

Directions








Directions





TeaForTheSeason


Phot

os by

Rob

ert P

ease

Pho

togr

aphy







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Mission Statements

wwwYang-Shengcom

















Calm the Mind















































This Spring





Yin Yang






Laozi says






ThisisthewayofDao-9



Zuangzi says




























Why are you unhappy
















Zhuangzi says





Zuangzi says











Fibromyalgia

and Dancing



































byMartyEisenPhD


1Introduction(1234)



































































2013ISBN978‐1484865330pb147pages


Editor‐In‐Chief

YangShengMagazine

__________

Book Reviews 书评













Compiled by

Kevin W Chen PhD







==================




___________=================










=========================___________










_=========================___________







___________===================









___________======================







====================










===============





___________===================





___________==============






___________====================






___________=================























TheDancingDoc

















TheDancingDoc

















FIVEELEMENTTHEORY




by Ellasara Kling




















AsparagusSoup

Ingredients



Directions




RECIPES

Phot

os by

Rob

ert P

ease

Pho

togr

aphy





Heatthroughandserve




Ingredients

2‐3TBGrapeseedoil


1TBgratedginger


1TBvinegar

12ozbeansprouts


1TBsesameoil




Directions








Peas

Salt

Dill

Waterbroth

Directions








Directions





TeaForTheSeason


Phot

os by

Rob

ert P

ease

Pho

togr

aphy







$1000 $500 $200 $100 $50 $_________













Mission Statements

wwwYang-Shengcom
























































This Spring





Yin Yang






Laozi says






ThisisthewayofDao-9



Zuangzi says




























Why are you unhappy
















Zhuangzi says





Zuangzi says











Fibromyalgia

and Dancing



































byMartyEisenPhD


1Introduction(1234)



































































2013ISBN978‐1484865330pb147pages


Editor‐In‐Chief

YangShengMagazine

__________

Book Reviews 书评













Compiled by

Kevin W Chen PhD







==================




___________=================










=========================___________










_=========================___________







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___________======================







====================










===============





___________===================





___________==============






___________====================






___________=================























TheDancingDoc

















TheDancingDoc

















FIVEELEMENTTHEORY




by Ellasara Kling




















AsparagusSoup

Ingredients



Directions




RECIPES

Phot

os by

Rob

ert P

ease

Pho

togr

aphy





Heatthroughandserve




Ingredients

2‐3TBGrapeseedoil


1TBgratedginger


1TBvinegar

12ozbeansprouts


1TBsesameoil




Directions








Peas

Salt

Dill

Waterbroth

Directions








Directions





TeaForTheSeason


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os by

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ert P

ease

Pho

togr

aphy







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