“Tai Chi Chuan and Qigong, for those fighting cancer, can be of great benefit, because your mind is engaged in the movement, and directing the energy. Exercise – which oxygenates the blood – combined with Intention-Driven-Action will boost mood, immune system and fighting spirit!” –from Masters Donald and Cheryl Lynne Rubbo’s Facebook Page
At Eternal Strength Tai Chi Chuan and Qigong, we teach a variety of practices that are of great benefit to those battling and recovering from cancer and other acute and chronic illnesses.
One of these practices is: Balancing the Five Elements Qigong
Balancing the Five Elements Qigong is a powerful system that quickly brings body/mind/spirit into harmony. Practicing this method of healing daily will positively transform your health and your life.
The philosophy of the Five Elements comes to us from the Taoist traditions of ancient China. More than 5,000 years ago, Taoist sages recognized that the elemental forces of wood, fire, earth, metal and water were present both in nature and in human beings.
This philosophy became the foundation for Traditional Chinese medicine and the health systems of Tai Chi Chuan and Qigong.
The Five Elements reflect the very rhythms of nature; each element has a corresponding direction and season of the year, a representative color, sound and organs in the body, and both positive and negative emotions associated with them.
We are all made of the same radiant stuff as the stars, and while we share this common bond, we are each of us irreplaceable individuals with unique experiences that shape our lives and the way we move through the world. In order for us to be happy, healthy and fulfilled, the Five Elements must be in balance.
An excess or lack of a particular element will result in an imbalance in the other elements. We see this in nature—if there is too much rain, for instance, it can result in flood or mud slides that have the potential to create great upheaval and disharmony.
We human beings are the same, if one of our organs is out of balance through excess or lack, it throws the others out of balance as well and our inner world falls into disharmony. The presence of disharmony can lead to disease and emotional instability, whereas a harmonious communication between the organs leads to resilient health and well-being.
Please look for the following article from CNN Online in the Blogroll at right: Cancer? More exercise, not less, may be best.
And please visit our website at www.EternalStrengthTaiChi.com for more information.
