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October 14,2007

Where it Warms Up

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Master Chang told us when you are practicing Qi Gung and feel hot at certain points, you will know they are the paths of Qi. (熱即氣道）If the a path of of Qi is not warm enough, it means there is some problem of your body.(不熱有恙）

There are two kinds of Qi, outer Qi and inner Qi, outer Qi is the air we breath into our lungs, and inner Qi is taken through every part of our body, from head to toes. Taking outer Qi is inhale and exhale(呼吸), taking inner Qi is impel and expel(汲卻), sort of how fish breath, or include and exclude(吐納).

The precondition of cultivating inner Qi is getting to a state of absolute tranqil first. According to an ancient book, such a state can be compared to canoeing in the raging ocean. It seems contradict that tranquility during canoeing in tumult waves but I am tempted to try. And following the absolute tranquility is the powerful engery--靜極生動.

During the practice, heat is supposedly emerging from Dan-Tien(丹田)--10cm under the belly bottom. For beginners the heat might not last long, but a good start begins here.


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Here are a few of my favorite macrobiotic healing books:

"Natural Healing from Head to Toe" by Herman and Cornellia Aihara
"Kaleidescope" by Herman Aihara
"Power Eating Program: You Are How You Eat" by Lino Stanchich
"Macrobiotic Home Remedies" by Michio Kushi
"The Order of the Universe" by George Ohsawa
"Zen Macrobiotics" by George Ohsawa, newly edited by Herman Aihara
Cookbooks by Lima Ohsawa, Aveline Kushi and Cornellia Aihara
"The Cancer Prevention Diet" by Michio Kushi
"A Hip Chick's Guide to Macrobiotics" by Jessica Porter
Posted by Suzy at October 17,2007 14:50

The one that caught my attention lately was some article I came across that was talking about the longevity of the Okinawans. The low calorie diet aloing with lots of green tea and seaweed was old news but what caught my attention was that they were drinking turmeric tea. I really sat up when I saw that because I've been into turmeric for a few years now and I had assumed the only way to use it was in a curry. I make a great yogurt curry but, as served, they tend to include a fair amount of extra calories along with the yogurt and turmeric. It had never occured to me to try just making a tea with the turmeric.
So, lately I've been doing just that and combining it with another home grown idea which is a tea made with garlic skins. They're a natural combination and it's just like chicken soup without the chicken. I'm trying to work in a cup of that every other day a few hours before or after some dillute whey and I tell ya, that and time out for a few glasses of green tea pretty much makes it unlikely to crave a very large third meal in the day.
I like how this works out because rather than focusing on cutting out calories --a strategy that I liken to the "killing the badguys" mentality-- it's about crowding out the less desireable stuff by adding more fun stuff. It's the dietary embodiment of "turn the other cheek".
Posted by Foo Foo at October 24,2007 18:52
Just googled turmeric(薑黃） and found it is an ingredient of curry. Turmeric has been used in Asian medicine for digestion disorder or as a prescription of blood cleaning.

In modern point of view, turmeric is anti-inflammation, it relieves the pain caused by arthritis. Turmeric is also an anti-oxidant and therefore is considered cancer-resistant.
Posted by cj at October 24,2007 22:25


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