{"id":1170,"date":"2011-03-14T12:36:47","date_gmt":"2011-03-14T16:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/?p=1170"},"modified":"2012-02-08T14:22:03","modified_gmt":"2012-02-08T19:22:03","slug":"healing-through-pleasure-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/?p=1170","title":{"rendered":"Sex: The Great Healer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Healing through Pleasure <\/em><\/p>\n

Sex: The Great Healer<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Felice Dunas, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"yang<\/a>Recently, the esteemed practitioner and teacher, Dr. Shen, came to Los Angeles to teach a weekend seminar. \u00a0A few fortunate patients had the benefit of his diagnostic abilities and were permitted a consultation. \u00a0One woman in her early 20s came to him with great weakness and overall fatigue. \u00a0With the prescription of her herbal formula, he also gave a firm reprimand, no sex for 6 months. \u00a0\u00a0A colleague who works in a prestigious university pain clinic happened to meet me at an oriental medicine day event that same weekend. \u00a0Dumb founded by the doctor’s suggestion and knowing the nature of my work, she pulled me aside and presented the situation. \u00a0Why on earth would Dr. Shen consider sex a bad thing for a young woman with an adoring lover? \u00a0Would not the quality of that connection support the building of her strength? \u00a0Why should any one who does not have to give up sex due to lack of partnership, choose to do so in the name of health?<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, we are not taught the answers to these questions even though the answers were among the very earliest to be discovered by our professional ancestors. \u00a0Oriental Medicine (OM) has always understood the value of sex, its expression and avoidance, in the name of health.<\/p>\n

Our genitals are open doorways leading chi into and out of our bodies. \u00a0If the door is sealed shut with a strong, protective energetic shield, little energy leaks out. \u00a0But when the body is weak and the door stands ajar, sexual play can further weaken us as chi literally drips out of the holes that are part of the genital system. \u00a0This is primarily because we as people and practitioners are not trained to transform our sexual encounters into chi building events.<\/p>\n

Among the oldest teachings in OM is the understanding that sex can be used as an anti-aging, vitality building strategy. \u00a0It can also, if conducted without the appropriate skill, further weaken the body. \u00a0Its negative ramifications are profound as are its benefits.<\/p>\n

Sexual teachings were kept very quiet even among the most elite in ancient China. \u00a0Not all children of great emperors or noblepersons were trained in the erotic healing arts as to be cultivated in such skills would bestow great power. \u00a0Only those who it was felt could benefit society with their exceptional strength would be taught. \u00a0Those who were trained in these practices cultivated greater physical, intellectual and spiritual strength. \u00a0Their lifespans would be longer and their leadership roles assured. \u00a0No enemy could outwit a well-trained warrior unless that opponent was also educated in the erotic arts. \u00a0His great stamina and brainpower would overwhelm any opponent.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, US based practitioners are not trained to understand the majesty or significance of these practices. \u00a0Few of us have even heard of them. \u00a0In my 31 years of study and practice in our field, I feel blessed to have had a few teachers who supported my studies in this area. \u00a0Years of apprenticeship were required before I was considered worthy.<\/p>\n

Without understanding the role of sex in healing and illness, many patients sabotage your work. \u00a0Unknowingly, they express sexual love in a manner contradictory to their bodies needs which slows down their healing process.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

In my best-selling book Passion Play: Ancient Secrets for a Lifetime of Health and Happiness Through Sensational Sex, <\/em><\/strong>I introduce these teachings to the American public and to my colleagues. \u00a0How do your patients reflect their energetic profile behaviorally? Upon questioning them can you see a correlation between your diagnosis and their interpersonal challenges? By viewing a patient’s behavior the same way you would their eating or sleeping habits, you can more accurately asses their needs and more effectively alleviate the pain in their lives.<\/p>\n

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\"sex<\/a>[Born in Los Angeles and raised in a medical family, Felice Dunas, Ph.D., is an acupuncture industry founder, international lecturer, published author and executive coach. She earned her Bachelors degree in Sociology\/International Health Care from UCLA, and her Doctorate degree in Clinical Chinese Medicine and Pharmacology from Samra University.\u00a0 She uses ancient principles of the body and human behavior to enhance the lives of individuals, couples and corporate executives. Having lectured in over 60 countries, she addresses health, vitality, interpersonal intimacy and sexuality. Dr. Dunas is the author of the best selling book from Penguin-Putnam, “PASSION PLAY: Ancient Secrets for a Lifetime of Health and Happiness Through Sensational Sex\u201d.]<\/address>\n
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