Please bear with me as this is bound to turn into a long post, which I will try to separate into personal and research:
Personal:
In the mid 80's I took an acupressure course offered at a local community college. Then the classes moved to the instructor's house, he was trained in China and was very knowledgeable in the traditions of acupressure and other alternative healing. I bought the meridian chart posters, learned how to make ear candles, reflexology, muscle testing, and Tui Na (ancient chinese massage) as well as some other forms of healing.
One of the healing practices involved flowing Chi out of your hands to remove negative Chi and replacing it with positive Chi. The way it works is you place your hand over the area that is in pain, you collect the the energy flowing out (usually it feels hot) in your hand, after your hand feels as though it can't hold any more you throw it away, keep doing this until ALL the hot energy is not flowing out anymore. Then you replace the hot energy with cool energy that flows forth through your hands, repeat this until the patient starts to feel better.
However, he never gave this practice a name. I used this on several of my friends and they indicated that it had some effect on their pain they were suffering from.
Years go by and I let my studies go by the way side and stop practicing. But, I have always wanted to continue the studies, as I know it could benefit me and my loved ones.
Just recently I have been thinking about the Chi exercises and wanting to post about it here but wanted something to help make it understandable to you. This week I stumbled upon a website that gave it a name it is called Pranic Healing. They have several free clinics throughout the US, that will offer free healing to the public, some offer this a couple times out of the month.
I would love to be able to learn more through the courses they offer, but as of now I don't have the funds to do so. Perhaps sometime in the immediate future I will get my wish and will be able to presue this desire to finish learning from this ancient tradition of healing. I would love to become a Certified Master Healer :blush:
Research:
http://www.pranichealing.com/* What is Pranic Healing
Pranic Healing® is a highly developed and tested system of energy medicine that utilizes prana to balance, harmonize and transform the body's energy processes. Prana is a Sanskrit word that means life-force. This invisible bio-energy or vital energy keeps the body alive and maintains a state of good health. In acupuncture, the Chinese refer to this subtle energy as Chi. It is also called Ruah or the Breath of Life in the Old Testament.
In Ancient times, Pranic Healing could only be practiced by an elite few. My job was to develop a very effective healing system, which ordinary people could learn in just a short period. Anybody can practice pranic healing now. The knowledge of being able to deal with simple ailments is quite empowering.
-Master Choa Kok Sui
Pranic Healing® is a simple yet powerful and effective system of no-touch energy healing originated and developed by Grand Master Choa Kok Sui. It is based on the fundamental principle that the body is a self-repairing living entity that possesses the innate ability to heal itself. Pranic Healing® works on the principle that the healing process is accelerated by increasing the life force or vital energy on the affected part of the physical body.
Pranic Healing® is applied on the bio-electromagnetic field known as the aura, or energy body, which is a mold or blueprint that surrounds and interpenetrates the physical body. This energy body absorbs life energy and distributes it throughout the physical body, to the muscles, organs, glands, etc. The reason Pranic Healing® works on the energy body is that physical ailments first appear as energetic disruptions in the aura before manifesting as problems in the physical body. You can learn to perform Pranic Healing® on yourself and your loved ones in these powerful result-oriented workshops.
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Check out the website, there are videos, Meditations, info on Chakras (* Many ancient esoteric books reveal only seven chakras or less. Although a few of them hint on the existence of more than seven. The credit goes to Master Choa kok Sui for explicitly revealing and explaining in detail the closely-guarded secret of 11 major chakras in his book, Miracles through Pranic Healing.)
The FAQ's page has a lot of info that is definitely worth reading.
http://pranichealing.com/faqAnyway, I just wanted to share this important information with the ASHA group. Especially since there are Free Clinics to help out with some of our problems we may be experiencing right now in our everyday life, whether it is suffering from pain, or dealing with an emotional trauma, we should ALL go for a Free checkup.
* Info from the website.
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