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Confronting the Etiology of Cancer from the Traditional Chinese Medical Perspective of Emotions by Scott D Nelson
Traditional Chinese Medicine holds the belief that the seven emotions of anger, excitement, sadness, worry, pensiveness, fear and shock can lead to damage of the internal organs. These are natural emotions but if the individual is incapable of assimilating them, of balancing them or if they suppress and push these emotional states inside without safely expressing them, chronic organ disharmony can result along with the potential formation of cancerous tumors. Once the free flow of Qi, Blood and Body Fluids are negatively affected, the immune system becomes stressed and eventually lowers the bodies resistance to diseases including cancer. [read more]
Treating Cancer with QI Gong By Nejat Kesler
To make use of Qi Gong in a clinical setting one must understand its principles and the nature of “Qi” that lies within its essence. So what is Qi? In order to define “Qi”, we have to go back to ancient shamanism which is the root of Daoist teachings. In shamanic practices, offering sacrifice (Heng) was an important way for ancient shamans to connect with higher spirits or ancestors. The mist or vapor rising from a sacrificial offering was considered as the mysterious connection between human beings and Heaven. This is why the most archaic meaning of Qi is related to spirit and conventionally translated as such. In the Chinese language, Qi can be written in five different ways, each one representing a different symbolic meaning and energetic quality. [read more]
Traditional Chinese Medicine holds the belief that the seven emotions of anger, excitement, sadness, worry, pensiveness, fear and shock can lead to damage of the internal organs. These are natural emotions but if the individual is incapable of assimilating them, of balancing them or if they suppress and push these emotional states inside without safely expressing them, chronic organ disharmony can result along with the potential formation of cancerous tumors. Once the free flow of Qi, Blood and Body Fluids are negatively affected, the immune system becomes stressed and eventually lowers the bodies resistance to diseases including cancer. [read more]
Treating Cancer with QI Gong By Nejat Kesler
To make use of Qi Gong in a clinical setting one must understand its principles and the nature of “Qi” that lies within its essence. So what is Qi? In order to define “Qi”, we have to go back to ancient shamanism which is the root of Daoist teachings. In shamanic practices, offering sacrifice (Heng) was an important way for ancient shamans to connect with higher spirits or ancestors. The mist or vapor rising from a sacrificial offering was considered as the mysterious connection between human beings and Heaven. This is why the most archaic meaning of Qi is related to spirit and conventionally translated as such. In the Chinese language, Qi can be written in five different ways, each one representing a different symbolic meaning and energetic quality. [read more]