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[Methods of Self Healing]<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Zero Point in Energy Healing<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

By Ken Andes, L.Ac.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cO Shiva, what is your reality?\r\n<\/em>What is this wonder-filled universe?\r\n<\/em>What constitutes seed?\r\n<\/em>Who centers the universal wheel?\r\n<\/em>What is this life beyond form pervading forms?\r\n<\/em>How may we enter it fully,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\ufffd\r\n<\/em>above space and time,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\ufffd\r\n<\/em>names and descriptions?\r\n<\/em>Let my doubts be cleared!\u201d\r\n<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>Shiva replies:\r\n<\/em>\u201cRadiant One, this experience may dawn between two breaths.\r\n<\/em>After breath comes in (down)\r\n<\/em>and just before turning up (out) - the beneficence.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/pre>\n
\"\"This is the first of 112 meditation techniques as taught in the Vigyan Bhairav Tantra<\/em>, the 5,000 year old Vedic scripture that details the most effective meditation techniques towards the goal of spiritual enlightenment.<\/p>\n
The entire book, which can easily be printed on less than two pages, starts with the goddess Shakti asking her husband, Lord Shiva, about the nature of reality and how this truth can be experienced within one\u2019s being.\u00a0 In answer to her question, Lord Shiva describes 112 different meditation techniques that will lead the seeker to this experience of truth.<\/p>\n
The first technique that Shiva describes is the most well known.\u00a0 It involves focusing on the fraction of a moment that occurs in the space between inhalation and exhalation, and vice versa.<\/p>\n
You see, all of existence is composed of three energy states: positive, negative, and zero.\u00a0 These three states exist in a dynamic interplay so that reality as we know it can function.\u00a0 Instead of positive, negative, and zero, a physicist will express this as proton (positive), electron (negative), and neutron (zero).\u00a0 In Hinduism this is expressed in the trinity of Gods known as Brahma the Creator (positive), Shiva the Destroyer (negative), and Vishnu the Preserver (zero).\u00a0 In Taoist thought this is expressed as Yang (positive), Yin (negative), and Emptiness (zero), and so on\u2026<\/p>\n
In the act of breathing, which is the most fundamental aspect of life, we also see this three fold interplay of energy states in the form of exhalation (positive\/yang), inhalation (negative\/yin), and the zero point (the point between the previous two, the emptiness state).\u00a0 When you are breathing out, your entire being becomes positively charged in a yang state.\u00a0 When you are breathing in, you become negatively charged in a yin state.\u00a0 The point between the two breaths is where you receive a brief glimpse into the zero point, the state of emptiness sought after by students of Zen, Taoism, Vedanta, and other spiritual disciplines.<\/p>\n
All spiritual and metaphysical traditions place great emphasis on this zero point, the point between the polar opposites of yin and yang.\u00a0 It is at the zero point that one can realize his true nature as being neither good nor bad, but a manifestation of emptiness.\u00a0 It is at this zero point that thinking ceases and pure awareness flourishes.\u00a0 The process of thought cannot exist without concepts, labels, and the reference points of positive and negative.\u00a0 Because we are devoid of the dualistic energy needed to fuel these reference points during the zero point, we become pure emptiness during this split second between the breaths.<\/p>\n
It is at this zero point that you become a blank slate.\u00a0 It is from this blank slate that the nature of the next moment can be shaped and determined.<\/p>\n
An entire spiritual practice can be built upon simply paying attention to the zero point between the breaths.\u00a0 Guatam Buddha\u2019s own meditation practice centered around this first technique described by Lord Shiva.\u00a0 This practice became known as Anapanasati Yoga<\/em> in the Buddhist tradition, but many people are unaware that Guatam Buddha was introduced to this technique during his upbringing as a Hindu prince.\u00a0 The Hindu text from which this technique was taken from, the Vigyan Bhairav Tantra<\/em>, predates the birth of Guatam Buddha by over 2,000 years.<\/p>\n
Application of the Zero Point in Energy Healing<\/strong><\/p>\n
\"\"One of my students noticed that I frequently ask patients to take deliberate deep breaths while I am performing treatments.\u00a0 Right after I perform a healing technique (either with acupuncture or Medical Qigong) I\u2019ll often tell the patient to take a deep breath, and then ask them to see if their pain or discomfort is still there.\u00a0 Usually the problem is relieved right after this deep breath is taken.<\/p>\n
Experienced energy healers note that when a patient is engrossed in thoughts that are running a mile per minute, it is much harder to give an effective treatment.\u00a0 When the patient is lying on the table and their thoughts are filled with doubt, anxiety, and repetitive mental dialogue the healer will almost always pick up on it\u2026and it can be very distracting for both parties.<\/p>\n
Some healers will give the patient instructions to clear their mind and perform progressive relaxation, and this is a very effective technique; but I\u2019d like to offer another method that I think is just as effective and much more time efficient.<\/p>\n
Remember that it is during the zero point of the breath that the patient is in a state of pure awareness and empty of thoughts.\u00a0 As brief as this moment may be between the states of yang\/exhalation and yin\/inhalation it is still there.\u00a0 It is during this zero point in the patient\u2019s breathing that his energetic resistance in the form of thoughts is weakened and the healer can most effectively channel his intent into the patient<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
By the time most patients come to see an alternative practitioner such as an acupuncturist or energy healer, they have exhausted all other options and are in a state of desperation and anxiety.\u00a0 Most people are not familiar with acupuncture and energy healing and that lack of familiarity can breed fear during the first appointment.\u00a0 Added to this is the skepticism and distrust that our society has towards alternative medicine in general.\u00a0 These elements will create a patient that is nervous and filled with anxious thoughts during the treatment.\u00a0 But no matter how nervous, desperate, or fearful the patient is…the zero point of the breath will still be there.<\/p>\n
You can avoid wasting time and overtaxing your own energy reserves by carefully channeling your energy into the patient during the zero point of their breath.\u00a0 When I ask a patient to take a breath in, it forces them to focus on the inhalation and thus decrease the intensity of their thoughts.\u00a0 While I listen to the sound of their inhalation it allows me to predict when the zero point of the breath is coming.\u00a0 It is during this brief zero point that I fully channel my energy, intent, and visualization of mind into the patient\u2019s energy field (either through my hands, eyes, breath, or an acupuncture needle).<\/p>\n
In my own practice, I will ask the patient to take a deep breath while I am inserting a needle into an acupuncture point or performing an energy healing technique.\u00a0 After a few applications of this zero point technique even the most anxious or defensive patient will relax and allow himself to absorb the treatment.\u00a0 At this point I stop asking the patient to take deep breaths and simply pay attention to their breath rhythm by either listening to their breath or watching the rise and fall of their abdomen.\u00a0 I keep a state of \u201cno-mind\u201d or empty awareness while they are breathing in or out, and perform the energy adjustment needed during the zero point.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve found that when I use the zero point as an entrance into the patient\u2019s energy field, the patient is able to process the effect of the treatment more efficiently because their resistance is down during the zero point.\u00a0 By using the zero point I am able to effect drastic changes in the person\u2019s energy system in just a few seconds rather than over the course of several minutes or even several appointments.\u00a0 Another benefit to applying the zero point is that a fraction of the energy is required on my behalf to create changes that would require much more energy without the zero point.\u00a0 This is one of the trade secrets that allow me to give anywhere from 60 to over 100 energy healing sessions per week without becoming tired or sick.<\/p>\n
Give this technique a try and see if it doesn\u2019t increase your effectiveness while helping you to preserve your longevity as a healer.<\/p>\n
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[Ken Andes<\/strong>, L.Ac, D.Ac. (RI) is a licensed acupuncturist, board certified herbalist, and medical qigong instructor.\u00a0 Dr. Andes has practiced various qigong for over 14 years, and he serves as vice-president of WISH and runs a private medical practice in Suffern, NY.]<\/em><\/p>\n
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