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September 19, 2005
Affecting Other People Energetically with Qigong Healing
I sometimes do bodywork trades with massage therapists. Over the years I have studied Jin Shin Do, Shiatsu, Lomi Lomi and Cranio Sacral, plus of course a greater deal of medical qigong and general qigong healing methods. While I have never wanted to be a professional bodyworker, I like to keep my hand in working with others because it’s a wonderful experience to give in this way.
If you spend a good amount of time practicing qigong, anyone that you work on is almost certainly going to be strongly affected energetically.
I was powerfully reminded of this a few days ago when I worked on my friend Kari Fenelon, who is an excellent massage therapist in the Twin Cities (if you are local she can be reached at: 651-221-0970 or karifenelon@aol.com). When I placed my hands on the top of her feet and made an energetic connection with her she told me it felt like a tidal wave had been suddenly released in her, or a power switch had been thrown.
Kari experienced a surge of current that flooded through her body, finally arriving in her hands where it began to swirl. She also saw vivid colors internally.
Now Kari is a very practical, down-to-earth, no-BS type who is not given to flights of fancy. What amazed her was how “physical” this all felt.
So, what’s really going on here? After all this time, and many such experiences (although I’ve never experienced this from someone working on me – I wish!) and a lot of thought and study, I have to tell you that I really don’t know. Qi generation is a very mysterious process that still confounds me after thirty years of exposure.
What I like to think is that an individual with good qi cultivation naturally broadcasts a strong vibratory field or informational signal, which can “wake up” or enliven the receiver’s own energy system.
Which the qi cultivator has also studied methods to focus their qi-information, the results are sometimes dramatic.
Everyone is different but there are a couple of simple qigong techniques that will contribute to your ability to affect another person energetically in the way Kari described above:
Spiralic Recharge: Standing in a horse posture, inhale while spiraling the right hand slowly from the waist across the torso and up to opposite and about two feet away from the left shoulder. Spiral the right hand back down to the waist on the exhale, while spiraling the left hand up and across to the right. Continue for about five minutes. For more detail see my Qigong Recharge DVD or manual.
Balancing the Three Centers: this is a classic and very well-known qigong method for cultivating energy. Everyone and their brother seems to teach it… for a reason: it really works!
Begin in horse stance with the palms facing in toward each other at abdomen level. On the inhale, rise up a little while expanding the hands away from each other. On the exhale, sink back down, bringing the hands in close to each other. The palms, which are like biomagnets for energy, will begin to stimulate a force or qi-field between the hands, within the hands and in the area of the body immediately opposite those hands. For good results do this every day for at least five minutes. For more detail see my DVD Bliss Qigong.
See all of John Du Cane’s qigong resources.
Posted by james at September 19, 2005 6:08 AM