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Welcome to Yang-Sheng!<\/em> \u300a\u990a\u751f\u300b\u6b22\u8fce\u60a8!<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>Yang-Sheng (Nurturing Lif<\/strong><\/em> <\/strong>e) <\/strong><\/em>is an E-magazine and a network for all mind-body exercise (such as Qigong, Tai Chi, Yoga, Reiki, mindfulness and meditation) practitioners, health\u00a0seekers, and spiritual cultivators. It promotes philosophy and methods of self-healing, positive mind and health preservation, and shares knowledge and experiences with those who are interested in the subjects\u00a0and their applications in everyday life.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Yang-Sheng<\/strong><\/em><\/span> merges\u00a0traditional life-nurturing knowledge with\u00a0modern scientific research and clinic evidence, and combines ancient wisdom with our own experience to support our daily practice and well-being, \u00a0and to reach true meaning of health in body, mind and spirit\u2026\u00a0Your contribution, participation, sharing and suggestions are truly appreciated.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/strong>Download the December issue of Yang-Sheng as a PDF<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Highlight\u2019s December Issue <\/strong><\/strong>(Vol 1, No. 10)<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/strong>[From the Editor \u4e3b\u7f16\u7684\u8bdd]<\/strong><\/a> by Rebecca Kali,<\/a><\/strong> Editor-in-Chief – Welcome to the December issue of Yang-Sheng! “The Healer Within<\/strong>” is the theme of this issue. The ability to maintain one’s health and balance is an integral aspect of every person’s body, mind and spirit. Each of us has that potential; an inner power of healing so great that it can shift matter and transform illness. To acknowledge it is self-empowerment.\u00a0 To recognize “the healer within” is to know that you are in charge of your wellness, that you intrinsically have the inner tools to manifest your own health and well-being.<\/span><\/p>\n


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\"\"<\/a><\/span>[Featured Article]<\/strong><\/a> The Miracle of Self-Initiated Healing<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span> (\u81ea\u6108\u529b\u7684\u5947\u8ff9)<\/strong><\/span> by Roger Jahnke, OMD –<\/span> In the amazing universe of Mind-Body Practice and Energy Based Healing, there is one profound bit of information that turns on our sense of the possibilities: The human \u2013 spirit-mind-body \u2013 is naturally enabled to heal – the most powerful healing elixirs (medicines) ever developed are produced naturally in the human system \u2013 for FREE! <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/strong>[Simple Natural Healing]<\/strong> Winter Wellness and Self Care <\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span>(\u51ac\u5b63\u7684\u4fdd\u5065\u548c\u81ea\u6211\u7167\u987e)<\/strong><\/span> by Aihan Kuhn <\/span>\u7231\u5bd2<\/span>, C.B.D, Dipl., OBT – In the wintertime, especially during the holiday season, we need to pay careful attention to our digestive system and do daily exercises. This promotes proper digestion, maintains immune function and provides a daily energy boost. Here are some diet tips and five exercises perfect for everyday practice<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>\"\"<\/a>[Integral Wisdom]<\/strong><\/a> Stay Healthy in all Seasons<\/a><\/span> (\u5728\u5404\u79cd\u5b63\u8282\u4e2d\u4fdd\u6301\u5065\u5eb7) <\/span><\/strong>by Mark Melchiorre, L.Ac. – Our system of traditional medicine is intimately connected to the ebb and flow of the energy in our universe. Far from being some mystical concept, one can see and feel this energy on a daily basis. Over time, these observations were codified into a system of correspondences known as the Wu Xing or Five Phases (\u4e94\u884c<\/span>). <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>[Featured Article]<\/strong> Awaken the Healer Within <\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span>(\u5524\u9192\u4f53\u5185\u533b\u8005\u2014\u91c7\u8bbfJahnke \u533b\u751f) <\/strong><\/span>–– NIH Interview with Roger Jahnke, OMD – How Qigong and Tai Chi – Chinese Mind-Body Wellness Practices – Promote Healthy Function. This brief interview with Dr Roger Jahnke, OMD, director of the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi (IIQTC), was published in the In-house, newsletter of the NIH (National Institutes of Health) in September of 2009 to inform NIH employees about strategies for wellness and disease prevention<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>[Learn About Dao]<\/strong> Daoism and the Origins of Qigong <\/a><\/span><\/strong> <\/span>(\u9053\u5bb6\u4e0e\u6c14\u529f\u7684\u8d77\u6e90<\/span><\/strong>) (Part 1) by Livia Kohn, <\/span>Ph.D. – Qigong or \u201cQi Exercises\u201d describe a group of practices highly popular in China and increasingly well known in the West. Historically, gymnastic and breathing exercises formed a part of traditional Chinese medicine that specialized in preventative practice, known as yang-sheng<\/em><\/span> or nourishing life. They follow the dictum that the best physician is one who prevents disease and never even has to treat a patient.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/span>[Meditation in Motion]<\/strong> Taiji and Qigong for Immune System Health<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span> (\u592a\u6781\u62f3\u548c\u6c14\u529f\u6709\u5229\u514d\u75ab\u7cfb\u7edf\u7684\u5065\u5eb7<\/span><\/strong>) by Eric Borreson – <\/span>Evidence shows that taiji and Qigong can help strengthen your immune system. Doctors do not fully understand what happens, but they do agree that taiji and Qigong help. Activating our relaxation response and our lymphatic system are shown to be two of the ways that taiji and Qigong contribute to maintaining a strong immune system. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/span>[From the Master]<\/strong> Daoist Internal Alchemy:<\/a> A Deep Language for Communicating with Nature’s Intelligence <\/span><\/strong><\/span>(\u9053\u5bb6\u5185\u4e39\u4fee\u70bc\u672f<\/strong>:<\/strong> <\/strong>\u4e00\u79cd\u4e0e\u81ea\u7136\u667a\u6167\u6c9f\u901a\u7684\u6df1\u5c42\u8bed\u8a00)<\/strong> <\/strong><\/span> by Michael Winn – When Michael was first initiated into Daoist Qigong and internal alchemy 20 years ago, he began having exciting and profound experiences. Mysterious hidden inner worlds were suddenly revealed. As he progressed through “Seven Alchemical Formulas for Attaining Immortality”, he came to recognize the nei dan formulas themselves reveal a deep language by which Nature communicates with the different dimensions of its own intelligence. This universal field of intelligence in alchemical terms is the mind of the Dao. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"[Research Update]<\/strong> Mind-Body Medicine Research Update<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span> (\u8eab\u5fc3\u533b\u5b66\u79d1\u7814\u52a8\u6001)<\/strong><\/span> <\/a><\/span><\/strong>collected by Kevin Chen<\/span> – Effects of Tai Chi on pre-landing muscle response\u00a0 latency during stepping down while performing a\u00a0 concurrent mental task in older adults \u2022 Mindful attention reduces neural and self-reported cue-induced craving in smokers \u2022 Effects of yoga exercise on serum adiponectin and metabolic syndrome factors in obese postmenopausal women \u2022 Effect of short-term pranayama and meditation on cardiovascular functions in healthy individuals \u2022 Impact of Relaxation Training According to Yoga in Daily Life(\u00ae) System on Self-Esteem After Breast Cancer Surgery \u2022 Tai Chi Enhances the Effects of Endurance Training in the Rehabilitation of Elderly Patients with Chronic Heart Failure \u2022 A perception theory in mind-body medicine: guided imagery and mindful meditation as cross-modal adaptation \u2022 Which health conditions cause the most unhappiness? \u2022 Health and Gross National Happiness: review of current status in Bhutan \u2022 Association between perceived happiness levels and peripheral circulating pro-inflammatory cytokine levels in middle-aged adults in Japan<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span>[Energy Healing through Science & Spirit]<\/strong> The Healer is the Spirit Being Within\u2026 <\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span>(\u533b\u8005\u4e43\u5185\u5728\u4e4b\u7cbe\u795e…)<\/strong><\/span> by Sifu Cicero – Is it possible that the healer within is a spirit being that inhabits our human host body?\u00a0 If this is possible, could this healer within be the one that exists beyond the body?\u00a0 Or we are only the physical body that ceases to exist after death? In her exploration of these questions, Cindy Cicero discovered that there is more to the \u201chealer within\u201d than she could ever have anticipated. <\/span><\/p>\n

[A comedy moment<\/span><\/strong><\/a> \u5f00\u5fc3\u4e00\u523b<\/strong><\/span>]<\/a> <\/span><\/strong>When asked what he wanted for his birthday, the Yogi replied, “I wish no gifts, only presence.\u201d and more …
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\"\"<\/a>[Stress Less]<\/strong> How To Eliminate Stress And Triple Your Productivity<\/a><\/span><\/strong> <\/span>\uff08\u600e\u6837\u53bb\u9664\u538b\u529b\u3001\u500d\u589e\u4f60\u7684\u5de5\u4f5c\u6548\u7387\uff09<\/strong><\/span> by Niraj Naik, M.Pharm. – We live a world where it is not uncommon to be talking on the phone, while checking emails, cooking dinner and taking care of the kids all at the same time! When your brain engages in several tasks that require conscious attention it \u201cdiscounts\u201d the attention applied to each by spreading its processing power across each of the tasks…that spells bad news for your productivity!<\/span><\/p>\n

[<\/strong>\"\"Tales from the Dao]<\/strong><\/span><\/a> Looking Up<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span> (\u5411\u4e0a\u770b) <\/strong><\/span>by Solala Towler – <\/span>It is just a wonderful\u00a0\u00a0 practice to <\/span>look up and really see what we don\u2019t usually notice when we are walking or driving along. Just looking up can be a\u00a0 practice that allows us to become free of our earthly-bound material body and perceptions and find ourselves soaring and swooping through the blue, blue sky, free like a bird on the wing. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>[Wuji in Motion]<\/strong> The Nurturing Gong of Push Hands<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span> (\u63a8\u624b\u7ec3\u529f)<\/strong><\/span> by Rodney J Owen – Push hands is a crucial component of a complete Taiji curriculum. \u00a0Push hands is not about fighting but about cooperation, redirecting opposing energies and learning to go with the flow, harmonizing with the environment and finding peace of mind in the midst of chaos. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"[Seasonal Harmony]<\/strong> Winter: The Season for Contemplation and Restoration (<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span>\u51ac\uff1a\u6c89\u9759\u548c\u6062\u590d\u7684\u5b63\u8282) <\/strong><\/span>by Ellasara Kling – <\/strong>The Winter Season is ruled by the Kidney-Urinary Bladder organ system. Ellasara Kling explains some of the relationships of this season and what we can do to preserve our essential Qi in Winter. Healing foods for the Winter season and delicious recipes for Winter Congee, Ethiopian Inspired Vegetables, Black Rice Dessert, & Kale and Black Beans are featured. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>[From Dr. Love]<\/strong> The Embodiment of Mind and Spirit in Chinese Qigong and <\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span>Philosophy <\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span>(\u5fc3\u7075\u5728\u4e2d\u56fd\u6c14\u529f\u548c\u54f2\u5b66\u4e2d\u7684\u4f53\u73b0<\/strong><\/span>) by George Xavier Love, OMD – Body and mind possess their distinct functions, but according to classical Chinese they are understood to be a fluid continuum. Fluids and energies constitute the body. The mind permeates the body and is contained in the blood and Qi. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/span>[Experience Exchange]<\/strong> Daoist Yang-Sheng: Preserving Life at All Costs<\/a><\/span><\/strong> <\/a><\/span>(\u9053\u5bb6\u517b\u751f\uff1a\u4e0d\u60dc\u4e00\u5207\u4fdd\u517b\u751f\u547d)<\/strong><\/span> by Neil Kingham – <\/span>Highlights of an inspiring day at the “The Embodiment of the Dao: Daoist Yang-Sheng Practices and the Cultivation of Health and Vitality” conferences and workshops. Speakers contrasted the pressures of the modern world with simple Daoist beliefs \u2013 today we strive for success, wealth and fame at the cost of our health, while to the Daoists, health and well-being were precious treasures to be guarded and preserved at all costs.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/span>[From the Doctor]<\/strong> Holy Shift<\/a><\/span>: Some Personal Clinical Pearls<\/a><\/strong> <\/span>(\u795e\u5723\u7684\u8f6c\u53d8\uff1a \u4e00\u4e9b\u4e2a\u4eba\u7684\u4e34\u5e8a\u7ecf\u9a8c<\/strong><\/span>) by Nadia Linda Hole, MD – \u00a0\u00a0“Happy Holidays\u201d, are for many, a less than comfortable\u00a0 time of year.\u00a0 How are these times, honestly, for You? Your clients?\u00a0 Your loved ones?\u00a0\u00a0 Anyone\u00a0 feeling a bit unsettled? Disoriented? Noticing that what used to work, somehow is no longer working, on so many levels?\u00a0 Isn’t it time to awaken the Healer Within? Dr. Hole shares some basic Qi tools, incorporated into her medical practice, over the years, that simply work. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>[The Tai Chi Examiner]<\/strong> Improving Immunity with Tai Chi <\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span>(\u592a\u6781\u63d0\u9ad8\u514d\u75ab\u529b<\/span><\/strong>) by Violet Li – It has been shown that in certain circumstances, practicing tai chi has an effect on boosting the immune system for older adults similar to getting a vaccination.\u00a0 Practicing Tai Chi Chih, a modified tai chi form, provided the same benefit as getting a vaccination to prevent Shingles.\u00a0 In a related study, people who practiced Tai Chi Chih were also vaccinated and their immunity levels were doubled. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"[Scientific Qi Exploration]<\/strong><\/span><\/a> <\/strong><\/a>Part 17a. <\/strong>Meridians and <\/strong><\/span>Organs – Yin Organs<\/strong> <\/span>(\u6c14\u7684\u79d1\u5b66\u63a2\u7d22(17a)\uff1a\u7ecf\u7edc\u4e0e\u810f\u8151\u5668\u5b98<\/strong><\/span>)\u00a0 by Martin Eisen, Ph.D. – The Chinese concepts of Meridians and Organs will be introduced in a series of articles and possible western scientific explanation of some of these concepts will be introduced. Part 1 includes channels and organs, their connections and energy flow, formation of the 8 Extraordinary Channels and the 12 Meridians and the Heart (Xin), Pericardium (Xin Bao), Lungs (Fei), and Spleen (Pi). <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>[Experience Exchange]<\/strong> Chinese Ways to Open Your Perceptions Through Training Kundalini Energy<\/a><\/strong><\/span> <\/span>(\u4e2d\u56fd\u5f0f\u7684\u80fd\u91cf\u8bad\u7ec3\u6253\u5f00\u4f60\u7684\u611f\u77e5<\/strong><\/span>) by Raven Cohan – The Chinese (or ancient Daoist) ways of looking at the systems of Kundalini energy development has many variants and do not make one pathway right or another wrong.\u00a0 Raven Cohen leads us on an exploration of expanding perceptions and the limits of possibility. Maybe even including in your bucket list, the idea<\/span> that you could learn to SEE from the back of your head. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/span>[Soul Salon]<\/strong> A Legacy: Your Final Footprint<\/a><\/span><\/strong> <\/a><\/span>(\u9057\u4ea7\uff1a\u4f60\u6700\u540e\u7684\u811a\u5370)<\/strong><\/span> by Rena Reese – How do you mindfully create a legacy when it is something that seems so illusive and intangible? Heroic acts based on making decisions in the moment may become a person’s legacy.\u00a0 However, in the same way, a lifetime of simple interactions and day-to-day decisions construct a \u00a0life legacy. \u00a0Deciding whom you will be in your every day relationships and in moment-to-moment decisions offers a great place to begin mindfully building your legacy.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>[TCM Food Therapy]<\/strong> Traditional Chinese Medicine, Food Therapy, and Cancer Prevention<\/a><\/span><\/strong> <\/span>(\u4e2d\u533b\u3001\u98df\u7597\u4e0e\u764c\u75c7\u9884\u9632)<\/strong><\/span> by Helen Hu, OMD – <\/span>The cells in our bodies need a healthy, nourishing, and non-toxic environment. By the time cancer begins to grow, the body already has a \u201cpro-cancer condition\u201d that creates a cancer-friendly environment. Eliminate the pro-cancer condition and the more chance one has to win the battle. Dr. Hu explains the pro-cancer condition and offers several basic food therapies\/recipes to consume daily if one sees signs of it. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"[Book Review<\/strong><\/a> \u4e66\u8bc4<\/strong>]<\/strong><\/a> The Way of Energy<\/span><\/strong>:<\/a> Mastering the Chinese Art of Internal Strength <\/strong><\/span>with Chi Kung Exercise<\/strong> reviewed by Sal Casano, RN, Ph.D. – This well done book on the Zhan Zhuang (\u201cstanding like a tree\u201d) system of Qigong is meant for individual self-study. \u201cLike a tree with its deep roots, powerful trunk, and great spreading branches reaching into the sky, you will appear to remain unmoving.\u00a0 In reality, you will be growing from within.\u201d (p11<\/em><\/span>). The book is easy to read with lots of beautiful photos and instructional diagrams to help perform the exercises and to emphasize certain concepts.\"\"<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n \u201cWorld Congress of Yang Sheng\u201d in Hang Zhou, China <\/em><\/strong>
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