Exercise #89 – Energizing Your Internal Organs – Part 3

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“Who can be muddled yet desist
In stillness gradually become clear?
Who can be serene yet persist
In motion gradually come alive?”

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In this series of exercises we are concentrating on movements that will stimulate, energize and massage our internal organs.  We tend to ignore these important organsin spite of the fact that the health of each of them is vital to our overall well-being.  None of the exercises are geared to one particular organ – all are benefitted by the movements and oxygenated by the specific breathing pattern that we have been practicing.

Brushing Tree Trunk:

1. Extend your arms and reach for the ceiling while you breathe in slowly expanding your diaphragm.
2. Swing your right arm down across your chest to the left side as you breathe slowly out through your mouth.  The left arm remains stretched upward.
3. Turn your head so that you are looking over your shoulder to the right and upward.
4. Begin breathing in again as you straighten and lift your right arm back up and stretched toward the ceiling.
5. Breathe out and swing your left arm across your chest, leaving your right arm stretched high.  Tilt your head so that you are looking up and over your left shoulder.
6. Breathe in again and return to yoru original position both arms stretched toward the ceiling.  Continue alternating right and left for 6 to 12 repetitions.

 Reflexology for the instestines:

(If you  have difficulty seeing the reflexology point on the chart above, click on the illustration for an enlarged view) 

• You can find the small intestine spot on the bottom of your foot about 3 finger-widths above your heel pad.  It is the outside of your foot about one thumb-width from the outer edge.
• Massage the area in a circular motion with your thumb for a few seconds and then press firmly for about 60 seconds.  You may repeat on the same foot and/or change feet and massage and press firmly for the same amount of time.

Don’t forget to drink water at the end of your exercise session or any time you begin to feel thirsty.  A Word of Caution…If you have or have had problems with your kidneys, please consult your physician.

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Exercise #65 – Ear Massage

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“The Master has no possessions.
The more he does for others,
the happier he is.
The more he gives to others,
the wealthier he is.”

Tao Te Ching #81, translated by S. Mitchell

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According to Accupuncturists, the ear contains points that represent all parts of the body.  If you have visited an accupuncturist, you know that needles are often inserted on the ears rather than directly on the “problem area “of the body.  Take your time and do a thorough masssage of your ears to get the most benefit from your session.

 Benefits -  This massage will give you a complete tune-up for all parts of your body.

 Posture - Sit comfortably with your back braced against the back of your chair, feet flat on the floor, shoulder-width apart.  Be sure to sit up straight but relaxed.

 

1. Grasp your ear flap(s) gently between your thumb and forefinger.  You may work on one ear at a time or both at the same time.
2. Knead the ear(s) for at least 30 seconds. 
3. Then, pull carefully on the earlobe(s) for a few seconds.
4. Rub your hands together to warm the palms.  Place your hands lightly over your ears with the fingers pointed toward the back of your head.
5. Tap your fingertips on your head several times.
6. When you’re finished, close your eyes and breathe in and out 6 to 12 times to end your session.

Use the Windscreen (TW 17) to enhance your massage session.

• You can find this pressure point at the indentation behind your earlobe. 

• Press gently on this spot one ear at a time or both at the same time with your middle finger  for a full minute.

Benefits:  This point will relieve ear pain, jaw pain, facial spasms, a swollen throat, mumps and toothaches.

 

Don’t forget to drink water at the end of your exercise session or any time you begin to feel thirsty.  A Word of Caution…If you have or have had problems with your kidneys, please consult your physician

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Exercise #64 – Facial Massage, Part 3

 

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 ”The Tao is always at ease.
It overcomes without competing,
answers without speaking a word,
arrives without being summoned,
accomplishes without a plan.”

Tao Te Ching #73, translated by S. Mitchell

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 The following massage not only stimulates energy and circulation to the face but it also improves the immune system by activating glands in the face and neck.

Benefits – This massage will increase the movement of healing energy through your gums and teeth and improve circulation in the face while preventing or eliminating a double chin.

Posture – Sit comfortably with your feet flat on the floor, shoulder-width apart.  You don’t need to tuck your hips under for this massage.

1. Stimulate your gums and teeth by tapping around your mouth and cheeks with your fingertips.  Make sure to cover the lower part of your face thoroughly and then tap all around your mouth.  Tap your cheeks on both sides at least 9 times and around the mouth for an equal number of times. 
2. Place the back of one hand under your chin and rub your hand from one side of your jawbone to the other for no less than 9 times.

 Use the pressure point, Jaw Chariot (St 6), for your jaws and teeth.

• You will find this pressure point between the upper and lower jaw.
• Clench your teeth slightly.  Where you feel a bulge is the location of this point.
• Press firmly on one side or both at the same time for no less than 60 seconds.

Benefits:  This point will relieve a variety of problems such as jaw pain or spasms, lockjaw, a sore throat, dental neuralgia and toothaches.

~Don’t forget to drink water at the end of your exercise session or any time you begin to feel thirsty.  A Word of Caution…If you have or have had problems with your kidneys, please consult your physician.~

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Exercise #63 – Facial Massage, Part 2

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Qigong and Yang style T’ai Chi for people of all ages and levels of fitness.

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 ”Nothing in the world
is as soft and yielding as water.
Yet for dissolving the hard and inflexible,
nothing can surpass it.”

Tao Te Ching #78, translated by S. Mitchell

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The first massage opens the sinuses and is beneficial for the large intestine.  The second relaxes the eyes and stimulates the movement of energy and circulation to tired eyes.

Benefits – This massage will improve the appearance of your facial skin and brighten your eyes.

Posture -  Sit upright but relaxed with your legs shoulder-width apart and feet flat on the floor.  Tuck your hips under you so that the energy can move unimpeded through your trunk to the top of your head.

1. Place the middle fingers of both hands at the side of your mouth.
2. Run your fingers alongside your nose, past your eyebrows all the way to your hairline.
3. Reverse the direction and continue moving your fingers up and down for a total of 9 times.
4. Now, using either your middle fingers or the knuckles of your thumbs, begin at the inside edge of your eyebrows and run your fingers around your eyes on the bones of the eye sockets.  One hand will be moving clockwise while the other will be moving counterclockwise at the same time. 
5. Use moderate pressure and make sure you are on the bone not pressing into the eye socket.  Repeat 9 times then reverse directions by beginning alongside your nose and moving your fingers up and to the inside edge of your eyebrows.

 Use the pressure point Four Whites (St. 2) to complete your massage session.

 

•  You can find this pressure point about 1/2 inch below the center of your lower eye ridge in the indentation.
• Press firmly on this point for a full minute one side at a time or both sides together.

Benefits:  Using this point regularly will relieve burning or dry eyes, sinus pain, and headaches.

Don’t forget to drink water at the end of your exercise session or any time you begin to feel thirsty.  A Word of Caution…If you have or have had problems with your kidneys, please consult your physician.

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Exercise #57 – Facial Massage

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 “The Master observes the world
but trusts his inner vision.
He allows things to come and go.
His heart is open as the sky.”

Tao Te Ching #12, translated by S. Mitchell

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Benefits – The following massage points will relax your facial muscles, tone your skin bringing energy and nourishing blood closer to the surface.  If you have a lotion you particularly like, use it for your forehead, cheeks and chin.

Posture - Sit with your feet flat on the floor shoulder-width apart.  Tuck your hips underneath you so that your back rests flat against the back of your chair.

1. Rub your hands together briskly then palm your eyes while you take 3 slow breaths in and out.  Repeat 3 times, rubbing your hands together between palmings.
2. Using your thumbs and  index fingers, gently squeeze your eyebrows moving your fingers from the inside edge (closest to your nose) to the outside edge.   Repeat the sliding motion 9 times.
3. Using the fingertips of both hands, massage your forehead beginning at the spot between your eyebrows, moving upward and outward no less than 9 times.  Remember to continue breathing slowly in and out as you massage each part of your face (the breaths need not be times with the movements of your fingers).
4. Now, massage your temples upward and outward at least nine times.
5. Press firmly on either side of your nose and run your fingertips downward and along the bottom edge of your eye socket bone. 
6. Massage your chin upward and outward 9 times.
7. Bend over from your hips so that your head is hanging down between your knees.  Allow your arms to dangle alongside your thighs.  Relax the muscles of your face with lips slightly parted.  Breathe lightly in and out through your nose only. 
8. Remain in this position for a full minute if you can.  If you begin to feel dizzy or lighthead, return slowly to an upright position and slowly breathe in and out.
9. At the end of this session sit quietly breathing slowly in and out  6 times, concentrating on each breath.

Use the pressure point, Facial Beauty (St.3), to enhance your massage.

 

 

• Find Facial Beauty at the bottom of your cheekbone directly beneath the pupil of your eye.
• Press firmly on this point for a full 60 seconds.

Benefits: This point will help to relieve eye fatigue, head congestion and a stuffy nose.

 

Don’t forget to drink water at the end of your exercise session or any time you begin to feel thirsty.  A Word of Caution…If you have or have had problems with your kidneys, please consult your physician regarding the amount of water appropriate for your condition.

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