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Tantric Qigong Classes

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Tantric Qigong Classes

Learn how to improve your health and well being in as little as 10 minutes a day!
Boost your immune system, rejuvenate yourself, and create serenity within.

Tantric Qigong, Sedona

Tantric Qigong, Sedona

The 8 Treasures system of Tantric Qigong can be learned by almost anyone, regardless of his or her physical condition. Practicing these simple exercises results in increased vitality, flexibility, mental focus, and alertness.  Tantric Qigong will noticeably reduce stress levels, and is a gentle non-impact aerobics routine for cardiac and respiratory health.

The class will employ elements of Taoist and Bioenergetic practices. Classes may also include some aspects of T’ai Chi, pranayama (conscious breathing), and meditation forms for creating a relaxed body and mind. You will learn to develop your vital energy and personal power to nourish your mental, physical, and spiritual health. Upon completion, you will be eligible for certification.

Tuition: $149 (includes Training Manual & Log)

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Learning stages of Tantric Qi Gong include:
1. Relaxing & aligning the body
2. Controlling the breath
3. Focusing the mind-Transmuting the
emotions
4. Moving the Chi
5. Development of the Spirit

Rev. Keith Hall has taught T’ai Chi, Qigong, Tantra, and meditation for 30 years.  He is a senior student of Master Yung-ko Chou, with permission to teach. Rev. Hall has studied at various Mystery Schools and with Dhyanyogi Madhusudandas, S. Saraswati, and others. He has also taught Bioenergetics, Tumo, Vipassana, Zen, Spiritual Bodywork, various Yogas, and other Eastern and Western psychospiritual disciplines. Rev. Hall has published articles on East - West disciplines in numerous journals.

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The Blizzard of 2010

Monday, February 8th, 2010

 

The Blizzard of 2010
Well, the Snowpocalypse happened. 30+ inches of snow in the DC area.
I won’t have power or Internet access for a week. If any students need to contact me, my cell phone would be best.
The Intro to Qigong will be rescheduled in some manner. I am not sure how this snow (and the 12 inches coming on Tuesday) will impact the Tantra workshop this weekend, stay tuned! 
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Upcoming Events, Baltimore / DC metro area:
Feb. 6 Intro to Tantric Qigong To be Resceduled!
Discover how to improve your health and well being in as little as 10 minutes!

Learn to boost your immune system, get grounded and empowered, and accelerate your spiritual evolution!

Feb. 13 - Tantra of the Heart: A Valentine’s Celebration. tuned
You are invited to a special Valentine’s Tantra Experience! Join us for an evening of Tantric Bliss, joy, & rediscovering our essential selves. “Tantra” means weaving together the Earthly and the Divine. By expanding our consciousness, we stretch the boundaries of our self-definition, & so discover our higher nature. For couples and singles
For more information call  301-774-1961. Early registration discount Click here to register online
 
Tantric Qigong Classes begin Sunday, Feb. 21 in Olney, MD

Learn how to improve your health and well being in as little as 10 minutes a day!
Level 1: 12:30 PM   Level 2:  1:30 PM   Level 3:  2:30 PM   Level 4: 3:30 PM
 
–If you are looking to contribute to the relief effort in Haiti, the American Red Cross has set up a way that you can Donate $10 to the Red Cross to be charged to your cell phone bill by texting “HAITI” to “90999″
 
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The Three Jewels of Taoism: Qi

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

The Three Jewels of Taoism: Qi

In traditional Chinese culture, the second of the Three Jewels (also known as The Three Treasures) is Qi (Chi), an active energetic principle that is part of all living organisms.

Chi or Qi can be thought of as life-force energy – the energy which vitalizes our bodies, and which empowers our movement.  This movement consists not only of locomotion, but also includes the movement of the breath and lungs, the coursing of our blood through the heart, lungs, and blood vessels, digestion, and the functional movements of all of our organs.

Qi is associated most particularly with the Liver and Spleen organ systems. If we think of Jing as a candle, then Chi is the candle flame - the energy produced via the transformation of the wax into fire. In our computer analogy, if Jing can be said to be your computer hardware, then Qi is the electricity that powers the system. Qi is the energy or life force that “boots up” our bodies.

In Tantric Qigong, we say that there are three types of Chi: Heavenly Qi, Earthly Qi, and Personal Qi.  Heavenly Chi is the robust energy that resides in the air or atmosphere and is sometimes known as the solar principle. Heavenly Chi is related to the naturally occurring negative ionic charge that is generated by the atmosphere and its interaction with solar radiation. One reason we feel revitalized in the mountains or at the beach is that these areas are naturally abundant with Heavenly Qi. In some systems, Heavenly Chi is thought to be closely related to the evolution of Cosmic Consciousness. It is sometimes thought of as the Masculine Principle.

Earthly Chi is resident in the earth and may be more naturally accessible in geographic areas with crystalline formations or vortices, such as those near Sedona, Arizona. Sometimes thought of as the Feminine Principle, Earthly Chi seems to have a grounded, generative, and healing quality. In Tantra Yoga, this earthly polarity is said to be directly linked to our sexual energy, so it would have some direct interface with what the Taoists call Jing (Ching).

Ordinarily, in persons not trained in Tantric Qigong, Earthly Chi is absorbed and transported within the body through the digestion and metabolization of food. Heavenly Qi is absorbed unconsciously through the process of autonomic breathing. Part of Tantric Qigong training and discipline is to learn how to master and absorb these energies more consciously and powerfully through certain Chakras and meridians. In some forms of External Qigong, Qi is the energetic force which can be radiated from a Master’s hands for healing purposes. This type of Chi is called Emitted Qi.

Earthly Qi interacts with Heavenly Qi to form our Personal Chi, which is a combination of these energies that abide within our bodies vitalizing our Soma and empowering our Psyche.  The relative levels of our vitality, intelligence, and the plane that our consciousness evolves to are partially determined by our ability to consciously absorb, transmute, and direct this Qi. Thus, one who masters the absorption, generation, and direction of Qi will have a tendency towards improved health, higher intelligence, and ease of spiritual evolution.

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The Three Jewels of Taoism: Jing

Friday, January 29th, 2010

The Three Jewels of Taoism: Jing

The Three Jewels (sometimes called the Three “Treasures) - Jing, Qi and Shen – are energies cultivated through the practice of Tantric Qigong (Chi Kung, Chi Gong), T’ai Chi, and certain Yoga and Tibetan disciplines. Jing (Ching), Qi (Chi) and Shen, may be translated as Essence, Vitality, and Spirit.

A Tantric Qigong practitioner studies techniques to convert Jing into Qi and then into Shen (the path of transmutation) – and also to transmogrify Shen into Qi and Jing – (the path of generation or manifestation). The Three Jewels can also be thought of as three frequencies of a common energy. Practitioners of the Inner Alchemy of Tantric Qigong (Neidan or Neigong) learn to control and transmute the frequency of their energy and consciousness along this spectrum – choosing the wave length they desire as we might we might choose a particular TV or radio station.

Jing
The most concentrated or densely vibrating energy is Jing. Of the Three Jewels, Jing may be the one associated most closely with our physical body. Jing is said to reside in the lower dantian (Tan Tien), or the Kidney System (sometimes thought of as kidney essence), and manifests itself partly as the reproductive energy of the sperm and ova. Jing can be stored in the kidneys and is the most primal energy within the body (Chi or Qi and Shen are progressively “lighter” or more refined in their vibration). Jing is said to be the basis for our physical bodies and is yin in nature, which means it is nourishing and cooling to the body. Jing is also thought to be the vehicle of our heredity - a concept similar that of DNA.

Jing is often considered the root of our life force, the physical substance out of which our life evolves. Jing may be likened to a wire through which the electricity of Qi is transmitted. One can also think of Jing as being analogous to the hardware of a computer – the physical foundation of an operating system. In this metaphor, Chi would be the electricity, and Shen the data that appears on your monitor.

Jing is consumed continuously by the activities of daily life, stress, illness, substance abuse, sexual excess, fear, pain, anxiety, etc. In addition to the practice of Qigong and T’ai Chi, Jing can be restored through dietary and herbal supplements, and balanced through acupuncture.

In women, Jing can be depleted through abnormally heavy menstruation and pregnancy. Some Taoist lineages promote exercises to diminish menstruation, reserving and recycling the energy that would be lost through the menstrual blood. There are corresponding Taoist and Tantric exercises for men.

In men, generation and replacement of semen lost through excessive sexual activity resulting in ejaculation contributes to the depletion of Jing. Some ancient texts actually define Jing (Ojas in the Tantra Yoga tradition) as semen, although this metaphor is not quite accurate.  Semen contains and is energized by Jing energy, but Jing can also be expressed as ova, sexual energy in general, and bone marrow. In addition, through the practice of Taoist sexology and certain Tantric Kundalini techniques, the Jing or Ojas can be withdrawn from the semen, preventing its depletion.

Most ancient masters consider Jing to be the raw material of Qi (Chi), though some have said that Jing is an expression of Chi. Obviously, vitality and sexual energy are closely related, so it may be a bit pedantic to argue which came first, sex or life force, chicken or egg. Even in the Tantra Yoga tradition, these energies of the lower chakras are so closely related and wired together that artificial distinctions are ordinarily not that valuable. © 2010 Keith E. Hall, www.inner-tranquility.com All rights reserved.

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Valentine’s Tantra Experience

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010

Valentine’s Tantra Experience February 13, 2010, 7 PM

You are invited to a special Valentine’s Tantra Experience! Join us for an evening of Tantric Bliss, joy, & rediscovering our essential selves. “Tantra” means weaving together the Earthly and the Divine. By expanding our consciousness, we stretch the boundaries of our self-definition, & so discover our higher nature. Taoist Tantric Kriya Yoga is an accelerated path toward mastery of emotional, physical, mental & spiritual energies. Experience a small taste of this powerful, joyful practice and unite your earthly and spiritual selves! This is both an introduction for beginners and sadhana for initiates.

–  Learn how you can Play your Way to Enlightenment!
–  Learn techniques for generating & transmuting energy.
–  Transform your relationships into Spiritual Communion.
–  Unfold the Divine in yourself.
–  Open your heart to Infinite Love.
–  Be introduced to powerful techniques for Evolution,  Empowerment & Spiritual Bliss.
–  Connect with others interested in the Tantra Yoga Path.
–  Experience serenity, & the joy of connecting  your heart & soul with others.
–  Use your life-force to improve your physical, emotional, &  spiritual well being

This workshop is for singles and couples. You will learn Taoist and Tantric techniques that you can do at home with or without a partner. Rev. Keith Hall combines the experience, wisdom, & compassion developed over 30 years of teaching with his natural ability to quickly lead people to an experience of higher states they may not have known before. There is nothing like an evening of celebration and community with this gifted teacher. Wear loose clothing, bring a yoga mat / blanket, pillow / backjack & a friend if you wish! Limited space, register soon.  Bring a vegetarian potluck dish.

image8“Delightful play of energy, love, joy, and sharing” - PG, Baltimore, MD

“A loving, safe space.” - HR, Rockville, MD

“I would recommend it to anyone” - WJ, Potomac, MD

” The safe space…made all the difference, not to mention your most marvelous hearts!”- CM, Gaithersburg, MD

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Give Yourself a Valentine’s Gift of Agape!

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Olney Yoga & Wellness  16650 Georgia Avenue, Olney MD 20832 301-774-1961

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February 6 Intro to Tantric Qigong Saturday, 1:00 PM Olney, MD
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Qigong, T’ai Chi, and Menopause

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

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Qigong, T’ai Chi, and Menopause

Menopause is a natural change in a woman’s life cycle that afflicts all women at some time. And the men that annoy them. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), “The symptoms of menopause are caused by changes in estrogen and progesterone levels. The ovaries make less of these hormones over time. The specific symptoms and how significant (mild, moderate, or severe) they are varies from woman to woman…A gradual decrease of estrogen generally allows your body to slowly adjust to the hormonal changes. Hot flashes and sweats are at their worst for the first 1 - 2 years. Menopause may last 5 or more years…As a result of the fall in hormone levels, changes occur in the entire female reproductive system. The vaginal walls become less elastic and thinner. The vagina becomes shorter. Lubricating secretions from the vagina become watery. The outside genital tissue thins. This is called atrophy of the labia.”*

Symptoms
“In some women, menstrual flow comes to a sudden halt. More commonly, it slowly stops over time. During this time, the menstrual periods generally become either more closely or more widely spaced. This irregularity may last for 1 - 3 years before menstruation finally ends completely. Before this the cycle length may shorten to as little as every 3 weeks.

Common symptoms of menopause include:
- Heart pounding or racing
- Hot flashes
- Night sweats
- Skin flushing
- Sleeping problems (insomnia)

Other symptoms of menopause may include:
- Decreased interest in sex, possibly decreased response to sexual stimulation
- Forgetfulness (in some women)
- Irregular menstrual periods
- Mood swings including irritability, depression, and anxiety
- Urine leakage
- Vaginal dryness and painful sexual intercourse
- Vaginal infections
- Joint aches and pains
- Irregular heartbeat.

Lifestyle Changes
Women taking hormone Replacement therapy (HRT) see some benefits. But they also increase their risk for breast cancer, heart attacks, strokes, and blood clots. The good news is that you can take many steps to reduce your symptoms without taking hormones:

- Avoid caffeine, alcohol, and spicy foods
- Dress lightly and in layers
- Eat soy foods
- Get adequate calcium and vitamin D in food and/or supplements
- Get plenty of exercise
- Perform Kegel exercises daily to strengthen the muscles of your vagina and   pelvis. (The Taoist and Tantric  versions of these exercises are more developed and so potentially even more helpful.)
- Practice deep conscious breathing whenever a hot flash starts to come on (try taking six breaths per  minute)
- Remain sexually active (the extended love making techniques of Tantra and Taoist sexology undoubtedly help)
- See an acupuncture specialist
- Try relaxation techniques such as yoga, tai chi, or meditation. Dr. Herbert Benson, author of “The  Relaxation Response,” suggests that Tai Chi is “…vitally important in PMS, infertility, hot flashes,  insomnia,…”**   He also says that “Repetition is key to creating the response.”***
- Use water-based lubricants during sexual intercourse.”*

Qigong for Abating Menopause Symptoms
While for most women menopause can be a difficult time, the Taoists consider menopause to be a “Second Spring” of life. It is certainly an opportunity to renew and deepen your T’ai Chi and Tantric Qigong practice.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the symptoms associated with menopause are caused due to the body’s chi being disturbed. By practicing Qigong and T’ai Chi, this disrupted chi can be more evenly distributed and some of the uncomfortable symptoms can be ameliorated.

Regular practice of qigong and T’ai Chi can alleviate the irritability and stress associated with menopause by creating pelvic health and balancing emotional and hormonal swings.  It has also found to help increase the bone density in women, thus reducing the chance of post-menopausal osteoporosis.

Qigong may restore a woman’s sex drive, which can be decreased during in menopause. The regular practice of qigong tends to increases the levels of sex hormones thus restoring a healthy sex drive. One study showed that after a year of qigong practice, hormones were restored to near normal levels.****

A study published in the Oxford Journal Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine on eighteen women measured the effects of regular Qigong practice on chromic fatigue symptoms and the menopausal symptoms of night sweats, restless leg syndrome, and sleep apnea. The results showed improvement in the areas of sleep, energy and well-being. Qigong improved these symptoms of sleep disturbances after three months of practice.*****

Bone loss of up to 2% per year in women may occur after menopause. Prevention of includes optimizing the intake of calcium and vitamin D, exercise, and the optimization of normal menstruation. Stretching, strengthening, impact, and balance exercises are effective. As Qigong raises estrogen levels in women, this can reduce osteoporosis and heart disease. Tai Chi Chuan has proved to be successful in decreasing falls, and may restore bone density.

Kenneth Cohen states that “A wealth of anecdotal evidence suggest that Qigong tends to delay menopause and can extend the years of fertility.” He notes that female qigong masters have even been known to conceive during their sixties.******  One woman in her 50’s began practicing Qigong and after about 10 days  said, “I was amazed that my period reappeared…I celebrated it as a clear indication of rejuvenation.”*******

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References:
*www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000894.htm
**my.webmd.com/content/article/25/1728_57992.htm.
***http://www.webmd.com/news/20000530/mysterious-medication-of-meditation
****Ye Ming, et al. Relationship among erythrocyte superoxide dismustase activity, plasma sexual hormones (T, E2), aging and qigong exercise. Proceedings, Third International Symposium on Qigong, Shanghai, China.. 1990:28-32
*****Naropa J. Mike Craske, Warren Turner, Joseph Zammit-Maempe and Myeong Soo Lee. “Qigong Ameliorates Symptoms of Chronic Fatigue: A Pilot Uncontrolled Study.” Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Advance Access published online on August 1, 2007
****** Cohen, Kenneth S. The Way of Qigong: The Art and Science of Chinese Energy Healing p33
******* B.G., Los Gatos, CA qinway.org/qigong_testimonial.htm

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Qigong And Leukemia

Friday, January 15th, 2010

Qigong And Leukemia

Qigong has proven an effective treatment for inhibiting or destroying leukemia cells in mice and certain other types of human cancer cells. The studies here fall into two broad classes: in vitro and in vivo studies.

Typically, the in-vitro studies involved randomly dividing the laboratory-prepared cancer cell cultures into different groups, with one group being treated with external Qigong, plus one or more control groups that did not receive any Qigong treatment. Sometimes, one group was treated by sham Qigong for the same amount of time as the group receiving authentic Qigong treatment. The types of cancer cells included human breast cancer cell lines, erythroleukemia (K562), promyelocytic leukemia, nasopharynglioma, nasopharyngeal carcinoma (CNE-2), SGC-7901 gastric adenocarcinoma, the spleen cells of mice, lung tumor cell lines (LA-795), and more. Most of the studies demonstrated the inhibitory effect of Qigong on the growth of these cancer cells in comparison with the control groups and sham-treated groups.

A team of researchers led by Zonglian Hu at the Cancer Research Center of Nan-Jing Yang-Gong 81 Hospital in China incubated fresh HL-60 cells in short-term suspension cultures in the presence of external Qigong. The results indicated that terminal granulocytic differentiation of only promyelocytic leukemia cells is induced by qigong therapy, and this effect did not appear in the control group. This means that the Qigong treatment disrupted the leukemia cells, causing their death.*

In vivo studies include a study by Feng, et al, who investigated the inhibitory effects of Qigong on leukemia L1210 cells and sarcoma cells in mice.  Feng Lida and her colleagues at the China Immunology Research Center were the first to conduct studies on the effects of emitted Chi by Qigong on human carcinoma cells. They used various techniques for tissue culture, cytogenetics, and electron microscopy to study the effect of External Qigong on the Hale cells and the SGC-7901 line of human gastric adenocarcinoma cells. They repeated the Hale cells experiment 20 times under the identical conditions (treatment sample exposed to External Qigong for 20 minutes), and found that the survival rate of the Hale cells in the Qigong group was an average 69.3% to that of control group, that is, 30.7% of the cells were killed in the 20 minutes of exposure to external Qi. The electron microscope showed that degeneration and swelling took place in some of the cells exposed to emitted Chi.

The experiment with human gastric adenocarcinoma cells was repeated 41 times under the same condition (1 hour exposure to Emitted Qi by Qigong), in which the average survival rate of the cancer cells was 74.9% of that in the control, that is to say, the average destruction rate was 25.1%. The total abnormality rate of the chromosomes in the Qigong group (5.39%) was significantly higher than that of the control group (1.40%) ).

In other words, approximately 25-31% of the cancer cells in this study were killed outright by Qigong. In addition, Qigong disrupted the genetic code of the cancer cells at a rate almost 4 times of that of the control group.**  © 2010 Keith E. Hall and www.inner-tranquility.com. All rights reserved.

References

*Hu, Zonglian; Chen, Huiying; Jiang, Shufang. Cancer Research Center, Nan-Jing Yang-Gong 81 Hospital, China. Observation of Chinese qigong (Lu Ho Kuen outer qi) on inducing terminal granulocytic differentiation of the human promyelocytic leukemia cell line, HL-60. 2nd Int. Conf on Qigong. Xian, China. 95E; 1989.

**Feng Lida, Effect of emitted qi on the L 1210 cells of leukemia in mice. Proceedings, First World Conference for Academic Exchange of Medical Qigong, Beijing, China. 1988: 4-5.

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Haiti Relief Effort

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

Haiti Earthquake Relief Effort: How to Contribute

If you are looking to contribute to the relief effort in Haiti, here are a few organizations collecting donations:

Action Against Hunger

AmeriCares

American Red Cross — Donate $10 to the Red Cross to be charged to your cell phone bill by texting “HAITI” to “90999″

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Catholic Relief Services

Direct Relief International

Doctors Without Borders

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Mercy Corps

Operation USA

Oxfam International

Partners in Health

Salvation Army

Save the Children

United Nations Children’s Fund

USAID

World Food Program

World Vision

Yele Haiti

Habitat for Humanity

Google has also compiled some resources on relief efforts here.

Reprinted courtesy of the PBS Newshour

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Winter and Spiritual Practice

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

Winter And Your Spiritual Practice

Deep winter. The earth is swaddled in snow, a deep silence pervades the land were pict0271crop2ininnertranqI live, punctuated only by the occasional ” thock, thock” of the axe splitting wood.

The Winter season can be a great time for introspection and self-inquiry. One’s Chi is contracted and Yin.  The life force of much of nature is quiescent, hibernating; collecting itself for the surge of life that will follow in the spring.  For warm-blooded, non-hibernating creatures (this might be you!) this presents some difficulty. The active Yang part of your life force is reduced and is split between keeping you warm, fighting off colds and flu, and all of your regular mental and bodily functions. Activities of daily living, work, recreation, negative emotions, even sex can compete for your available Chi.  Sometimes it seems there is just not enough energy to go around and one can easily become mentally and physically sluggish, lethargic, perhaps even emotionally challenged or withdrawn.

Additionally, aggressive exercise during this time can seem invigorating, but may result in a net energy loss, leaving one prone to exhaustion and illness.  While meditation is an ideal practice in many ways for the Winter season, one’s practice should be balanced by some physical training that generates life force. Yoga, Tantric Qigong, and T’ai Chi are excellent for this purpose. They balance your mental and emotional states and generate more energy than they consume in the performance of the exercise.

Sometimes it seems to be an extra challenge to pony up the perseverance and spiritual discipline necessary to continue a yoga or tantric qigong practice in the cold stillness of January and February.  The often physcially and emotionally exhausting madness of the December holiday season doesn’t help much either, does it?

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Winter Meditation for Collecting Life Force
Try this meditation to collect your Chi during the cold winter season. You can do this either out of doors, making sure you are adequately wrapped up in warm clothes and blankets, or indoors, preferably in front of a window with a good view of nature. Wear warm but loose clothing, a thick, fluffy sweat suit with a sweater may be ideal for this. Make especially sure that your waist is not constricted.

1. Sit up as straight as you can, take a deep breath, and relax your legs, belly, chest, shoulders, neck, and jaw.
2. Locate the Tan Tien point, 4 finger widths below your navel.
3. As you view the wintry landscape, begin to breathe deeply into the Tan Tien, collecting your life force deeply into your center, just as the earth’s energy is collected and stored deeply underground.
4. Press you feet firmly against the ground or floor and draw in Chi from both the earth and the air.
5. Feel warmth grow in your belly as you continue to breathe deeply and continuously.
6. Feel the vast strength and stability of the earth, and how its energy abides even during the coldest time of the year.  Align and harmonize your energy with this boundless earthly reservoir of wintertime Chi. Continue for 10 minutes or more.
7. Conclude by feeling that you will abide as you amass your Chi, that you are able to protect yourself from exhaustion and illness, and are readying yourself for the rebirth of spring. © 2009 Keith E. Hall. All rights reserved.

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Meditation CDs: Programs for Stress Management and Personal Growth

Friday, January 1st, 2010

Meditation / Stress Management CDs and MP3 Audio Programs
De-stress & train yourself to use meditation and visualization for Health, Longevity, and Serenity! Some of our meditation and stress management programs contain Theta Brainwave Entrainment technology. Our programs are available on CD or download.

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This CD contains soothing music, ocean waves, and instructions for reducing stress and deeply relaxing the body. It can be used as a stress break to recharge yourself during the day, as an extended meditation, or a non-drug alternative for insomnia.

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Ambient Ocean Wave Sounds for Relaxation and Meditation
With Theta Brainwave Entrainment
oceansurf6inRecorded on the coast of beautiful Assateague Island, this audio program contains ambient ocean wave sounds and wind on the beach.  The powerful sounds of the Atlantic Ocean wash over you, cleansing away your stress and soothing mind, body, and spirit.  There are two tracks, both approximately 32 1/2 minutes in length. Track 1 simply contains the natural sounds of the dynamic Atlantic Ocean breakers and ocean wind combing the island shore.  Track 2 contains the same wave and wind sounds and also includes a Theta Entrainment track.

Track 1: Ocean Surf
32:30 Can be used as soothing background sound or white noise at work or home. Set this track to repeat if you wish. Adjust volume, treble, and bass as you desire.

Track 2 Ocean Surf with Theta Entrainment
32:30 This track uses Theta Brainwave Entrainment to slow your brainwaves to the Theta threshold, allowing you to experience deep relaxation and the ability to meditate like a Zen monk, even if you are a beginner. Theta states can help you attain deep sleep, meditate, induce hypnosis, reduce stress, improve ESP and intuition, and facilitate learning, creativity, and higher states of consciousness.

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Relax!   The Cosmic Journey

Guided Meditation for Empowerment and Cosmic Consciousness
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This audio program contains meditations to activate Cosmic Consciousness & personal power, soothing music, & a Theta Brainwave Entrainment track. There are both daytime and evening versions included. Theta entrainment enables even beginners to relax and achieve deep meditation and/or overcome insomnia.

The daytime version includes instructions for relaxing the body, expanding consciousness, & affirmations for empowerment. The evening version is similar, but is focused more on achieving a deep meditative state with the aid of a Theta Brainwave track. This technology uses low frequency sound waves to encourage your brainwaves to slow to the Theta Threshold, a deeply relaxed state achieved by advanced meditators. With Theta Entrainment, you can achieve deep meditation equivalent to years of meditation training.

Using this Audio Program: Daytime Version with Affirmations
This version includes instructions for relaxing the body, expanding consciousness, & affirmations for awakening empowerment. It is not intended to relax you to the point of sleep.

Evening Version with Theta Entrainment
This version is focused on achieving a deep meditative state with the aid of a Theta Brainwave track. This technology uses low frequency sound waves that encourage your brain to slow down to the Theta Threshold, a deeply relaxed state achieved by advanced meditators. You may hear a slight pulsing sound in the background, you might want to adjust the volume so you hear this. With Theta Entrainment, you can achieve deep meditation equivalent to years of meditation training.

Daytime Version Tracks
1.  Prelude - Soft music 1:00
2.  Relaxing the Body - Guided Relaxation & Music 13:04
3.  Afterglow - Soft Music 0:56
4.  Ascension - Music 1:00
5.  The Cosmic Journey - Daytime Guided Meditation & Music 15:16
6.  Universal Power - Affirmations 0:29
7.  Arise Empowered - Affirmations 0:16

Evening Version Tracks
8.   Prelude - Soft music 1:00
9.   Relaxing the Body - Guided Relaxation, Music, & Theta 13:01
10. Afterglow - Soft Music & Theta Entrainment 1:00
11. Ascension - Music & Theta Entrainment 1:00
12. The Cosmic Journey - Guided Meditation & Theta Entrainment 15:00
13. Bonus Track: Flightpath - Space Music with Theta Entrainment 9:25

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1 Minute Stress Manager

Learn to meditate, manage stress, & create Inner Peace in 1 minute!

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This is an MP3 track from our “Relax! At the Beach: Manage Stress at Work and Home” CD. Learn to meditate, reduce your stress, calm your emotions, and increase your energy within seconds.

This audio program will help relieve your stress and get you meditating in only 1 minute, no previous experience with meditation is necessary, just download the 1 Minute audio file and follow the instructions.

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These programs are available for download or on CD ($15 + $3 shipping) Payment can be made with PayPal, Check, or Money Order.
To send a payment via mail, send your Check, or Money Order to:
Jade Garden, PO Box 581, Olney MD 20830
PayPal: Send your payment to: khall94433@aol.com or download here.

For ordering information, email info@inner-tranquility.com wholesale ordering available

Comparison Chart

…………………… Journey to the Primal Sea At the Beach Cosmic Journey Ocean Surf
Good for insomnia:…………………….Yes……………………………Yes………………Yes………………..Yes
Breath coaching:………………………Yes…………………………..Some…………….Some………………No
1 minute relaxation:……………………No……………………………..Yes………………No…………………No
1 minute stress manager:……………No……………………………..Yes………………No…………………No
5 minute Relaxation:………………….No………………………………Yes………………No…………………No
Extended Relaxation:…………………Yes……………………………No……………….Yes…………………No
Virtual Vacation:…………………………No……………………………..Yes………………No………………..No
Ocean Waves:…………………………..Yes…………………………….Yes……………….No………………..Yes
Soothing music:…………………………Yes……………………………..Yes………………Yes……………….No
Ocean Bonus Track:………………….No…………………………….Yes……………….No…………………N/A
Unity Meditation:………………………..Yes……………………………..No……………….No………………..No
Beginners or Advanced:…………..Both………………………….Both……………..Both…………….Both
Theta Brainwave Entrainment……..No………………………….No…………………Yes……………….Yes
Available on CD & Download………Yes…………………………….Yes………………Yes……………..Yes

Rev. Keith Hall has taught T’ai Chi, Qi Gong, Tantra, and meditation for 30 years & has published many articles on the Eastern arts. For info on products, workshops, and a free e-newsletter, email to: info@inner-tranquility.com © 2006 Keith E. Hall.

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