Using Qigong for Self Healing

Patients can become healed through Qigong treatments, but long-term and more permanent treatments require patients making changes in their lifestyle.  

Long-term treatments include helping patients through five stages of healing awareness that can help them develop their own medical qigong self-regulation therapy.

Dr. Suzanne Friedman, author of “Heal Yourself Through Qigong” recommends guiding patients through the following self-regulation steps: 

1. 1. The patient is taught to increase his or her awareness of the body and its current condition.
2. 2. The patient is taught to cleanse and purify the body’s energetic fields ridding the body of qi stagnation and toxic pathogenic factors.
3. 3. The patient is taught to strengthen and recharge his or her body to replenish the qi.
4. 4. The patient is taught to circulate the qi internally and externally, moving any stagnant qi and strengthening the body.
5. 5. The patient is taught to dissipate any excess qi from the body with self-massage.

If you are a Qigong instructor, I highly recommend Dr. Friedman’s book, “Medical Qigong Exercise Prescriptions.”   If you are a patient, the book “Heal Yourself Through Qigong” is a great resource to learn about Qigong exercises.

Using Qigong for Self Healing

Progress Report of the Broken Heart

A woman came for a Qigong treatment who I have treated before.  This woman had originally come feeling depressed and blue due to her husband’s death.  During her initial treatment, I could feel the presence of her husband in the room and he filled her heart with lovely valentines.  Now that she had a return visit, I was looking forward to seeing what would happen during this treatment.

During the start of her Qigong treatment, I didn’t feel the presence of her husband in the room; in fact it felt like it was going to be a normal Qigong treatment with nothing special occurring.  But then I got to point where I was replenishing the energy within her heart and at that time, I felt her husband’s presence and once again could see and feel valentines of love filling her heart. 

This time her husband’s presence was more subtle and not as pronounced as in her former visit.   The message I received in my mind was this time he didn’t need to be as pronounced because she was now accepting of his energy and his presence.

At the end of the treatment she seemed radiant.

It was fun to see how much she had improved since that first treatment.

Progress Report of the Broken Heart

My 2012 Plans

In 2011, I started going to school part-time to learn Chinese Medicine, and this year I will continue to stay on that path, but it will be a modified path.  I've decided to NOT become an acupuncturist.  Instead, I changed my focus to just doing Qigong and Energy work.

I found I have a real knack for Qigong and Energy work. I can see how it really impacts and changes people's lives.  I see such dramatic affects during and after the Qigong treatments so have decided this is where I want to keep focused.

I even set up a Qigong treatment room in my home so I can give Qigong treatments on a part-time basis to people who get referred to me.  I still work in the corporate world by day, but in the evenings and weekends, I refocus my attention to this new love I have; Qigong.

I feel pretty lucky to have found something I have a passion and talent for.  I can see how all the steps took me to this place and destination.  For me it began with an acupuncture treatment for headaches and I saw people in the room who were not physically present. Who knew that this newly opened door would lead me to this place?  

So, I will continue going to Chinese Medicine school part-time at nights to learn channels and points, but stay focused on doing what I love after work; Qigong!

My 2012 Plans