Do
you meditate?
If
you answered no, guess again!
Every
night you go to sleep you engage in the most natural form of
meditation your body can experience, says Qigong master and healer
Chunyi Lin, creator of Spring Forest Qigong.
"Sleeping
is a natural form of meditation and a
form of Qigong," he says, "It's the perfect way to balance
yin and yang energy in the body."
Traditional
Chinese Medicine says too much yang energy or too much yin energy can
cause blockages in the body's energy channels and lead to health
problems.
"But
'Qi sleeping' helps to balance your energy. During sleep, the
energies of the heart, mind, body, and spirit unite," Chunyi
says. "It's so wonderful because you are practicing Qigong while
you sleep!"
To
help you sleep like a baby—and fine-tune your energy while you do
it—consider these tips from Chunyi:
• Exercise
daily to detoxify acidic energy in the body. Walking, slow running,
weight lifting, Qigong, yoga, or tai chi can all help you go deeper
into sleep so the body can balance more quickly.
• Eat
a light meal in the evening, and stop eating two hours before bed.
• Consider
eating a small baked potato as part of your evening meal. This calms
the energy of the brain and pancreas, helps balance hormone energy,
and helps the body relax.
• Don't
drink any tea, coffee, or alcohol at least two hours before bed.
• Avoid
watching violent movies or TV shows before sleep. "As you sleep,
those images are still processing in your brain, in every cell in
your body," Chunyi says, "It can prevent you from having a
peaceful sleep."
• Before
bed, take a hot bath filled with a handful of sea salt, or soak your
feet in a basin of hot water with three tablespoons of sea salt.
• Go
to sleep and wake up the same time every day to allow your body to
align with its natural body clock.
• Sleep
on your right or left side or on your back. This helps balance the Qi
better.
When
sleeping on your side bend your knees, Chunyi says, "and sleep
like a shrimp, or like a baby in the womb."
Avoid
sleeping on your stomach, which can cause your neck to twist and
energy blockages to develop gradually in your body.
• Put
a smile on your face as you close your eyes. Smiling causes your
brain to send out endorphins that help you feel good.
• Visualize
you are sleeping in the cradle of the moon.
• Relax
your body from head to toe, breathing slowly, deeply, and gently.
• Focus
your attention on your lower dantian, the energy center deep behind
the navel. Imagine bright, loving energy there. Send unconditional
love energy to your lungs and to any part of your body where you have
pain. Allow your body to feel the love.
• Send
a message to your body. For example, say to yourself, "Tonight I
will sleep in eight hours of Qigong meditation. Tomorrow when I wake,
all my channels are open. All the blockages in my body are gone. I am
completely healed, and I feel happy and healthy."
• When
you wake in the morning, don't spring out of bed right away. Lie
still as you take three deep breaths. Then rub your hands and massage
your face. Massage your ears. Then get up and enjoy your day.
"When
you sleep well and feel peace in your body," Chunyi says, "every
cell has time to rejuvenate. The next morning you wake up with good
energy and are ready to go!"
**
You
can learn many other ways to balance your energy and help your body
heal during the free online Spring
Forest Healingfest in
November. Chunyi Lin will even guide you in gentle exercises and two
Sitting Meditations that develop your mental concentration and help
clear your body's energy channels to promote healing.
Click below to receive a Free Pass today!
If
you suffer from any pain, disease, fatigue, stress, or the effects of
aging, or if you'd simply like to increase you energy, we believe you
will find great satisfaction in the online event that begins on
November 12.
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