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Holy Shift<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Some Personal Clinical Pearls<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

by Nadia Linda Hole, MD<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Between Holiday blues and all that\u2019s happening in the world – from the homeless of Occupy Wall Street, to unprecedented earth changes, solar flares, tsunami\u2019s, earthquakes, meltdowns, \u00a0yada, yada. The list goes on, and on, and on \u2026 Holy Shift!<\/span><\/p>\n

Thank heaven for breaths of fresh Qi!\u00a0 From the Braco phenomenon, and Thrive movement, to ABC\u2019s 20\/20 report on Orgasmic Childbirth\u2026 \u00a0After all – \u2018Tis the season to be jolly!<\/span><\/p>\n

Yet\u2026 Dang the spirit of the season! As a physician, I know that \u201cHappy Holidays!\u201d is for many, a less than comfortable, time of year.\u00a0 As a single mom, I confess this is a challenging time of year, for me too, as well. \u00a0The most painfully life changing events of my life tend to occur between Thanksgiving and New Year\u2019s \u2013 heartbreak, divorce, catastrophic illness, and other losses. <\/span>As a Qigong enthusiast, how are these times, honestly, for You? Your clients? \u00a0Your loved ones?<\/span><\/p>\n

Anyone else feeling as if we have lost our bearings?\u00a0 Feeling a bit unsettled? Disoriented? Noticing that what used to work, somehow is no longer working, on so many levels? <\/span>As Qigong practitioners, what Qi tools can we offer? <\/span>In my own clinical and personal experience, patients come to my office, often with no prior knowledge, experience, nor interest in Qigong.\u00a0 They simply feel overwhelmed by how intense life can be nowadays, in the relentless whirlwind of this Shift, where so many feel tossed about beyond anyone\u2019s control, watching so much of what we once valued being blown away.<\/span><\/p>\n

Another resounding cry I\u2019m observing in my practice, amidst the Shift, is how more than ever before, people of all ages, from all walks of life are expressing helpless frustration at finding, \u00a0living, and\/or fulfilling their heart of hearts, basic needs, desires, true passion, purpose or mission. Most have given up on \u201cFollow your bliss.\u201d <\/span>Who are YOU, really?\u00a0 Who am I, really? \u00a0In light of the theme of this issue – \u00a0Isn’t it time to awaken the Healer Within? <\/span>As teachers, healers, parents, and leaders, sung and unsung, what practical Qi tools do we have that are simple to teach, simple to learn, to serve those who come to us, to awaken the Healer Within? \u00a0Hopefully, we\u2019ve \u00a0some Qi tools for everyday living,\u00a0 that will re-ignite, spark, both our individual and collective \u00a0passions, for Yang Sheng, fully living, fully enjoying, fully nurturing Life. <\/span><\/p>\n

Here are some basic Qi tools, I have incorporated into my medical practice, for my patients, over the years, that we\u2019ve found simply work.<\/span><\/p>\n

1)Belly Heart Breathing, Divine Breath: \u00a0\u00a0Breathe deeply – energetically into your heart, and physically into your belly, via your diaphragm. \u00a0Imagine breathing into your heart a golden light of Qi. <\/span>Deeply inhale \u201cgood\u201d Qi. Deeply exhale \u201cbad\u201d Qi. <\/span>Belly Heart Breathing helps you open your heart to yourself, and to all the unconscious uncontrollable \u201cstuck\u201d Qi, we carry in our bellies.\u00a0 Since we can\u2019t do much with our \u201cstuck\u201d unconscious, since it is unconscious; we can at least breathe consciously. <\/span>Conscious breathing gives the \u201cgreater\u201d Qi a chance to naturally awaken the Healer Within, for \u201cmiracles\u201d –\u00a0 it dispels the \u201cbad,\u201d\u00a0 making way for the \u201cgood.\u201d<\/span>Whether or not you or your patient are \u201cspiritual,\u201d consider making every breath a wordless prayer anyway, as a child would.\u00a0 As innocently, and as deeply, as possible, reconnect your heart to Source, to Love, to that still small voice within, as Solala Towler so beautifully wrote in the last issue.<\/span><\/p>\n

2)Inner Smile (Gratitude):\u00a0 No matter how \u201cbad\u201d life seems, no matter what anyone involved feels – Smile! Smile! Smile! <\/span>The Qigong Inner Smile is about being Gentle, Kind, Forgiving, and Accepting of yourself. Gratitude is a key here. Remind both yourself and your patients, with each breath, to give a smile of Gratitude to every organ, cell, and thought of your Being. <\/span>Simply smiling has long been scientifically documented to measurably transmute your body\u2019s inner workings –\u00a0 body chemistry,\u00a0 immune system, \u00a0endorphin’s, \u00a0neurotransmitters, heart \u00a0variability, \u00a0etc.;\u00a0 for the happier and healthier. <\/span>For \u201cadvanced\u201d students \u2013 \u00a0Laughter is the medicine of angels. Enjoy Breathing, and everything else for that matter, in Joy. \u00a0\u00a0Laugh! Laugh! Laugh! \u00a0Lemons to lemonade! A merry heart doeth good medicine make.<\/span><\/p>\n

3)Yi Nian, \u00a0Clear Intention \u2013\u00a0 Remind yourself, and teach your patients, via kinesiology, how every thought affects our Being, and everyone around us as well.\u00a0 Negative thoughts weaken. Positive thoughts strengthen. \u00a0One \u201cnegative\u201d person in the room affects the energy of the entire room, and everyone in it.\u00a0 Ditto the positive, with worldwide implications. <\/span>With the Shift accelerating \u2018instant manifestation,\u201d notice how your thoughts, in just a heartbeat, can become your instant reality.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>4) Connect: Hug! Hug! Hug! \u00a0Touch! Touch! Touch! \u00a0Love! Love! Love! <\/span>The ancient Qigong concept that we are all One, all interconnected is now far more than a concept. Science documents the very real ripples of how we each have far reaching impact on the lives around us, far and near, and on the life of Mother Earth as well. <\/span>Love is, of course, the most powerful modality here \u2013 for Healing, for Redemption, for Transformation.\u00a0 Pure Love speaks louder than words, and is most effective, emitted or transmitted. <\/span>How did my Mom, once a living treasure of a pediatrician, word it, as she lay dying, on her deathbed?\u00a0 \u201cStop talking!\u00a0 We don\u2019t need to talk about anything.\u00a0 Don\u2019t waste time! Just Love me\u2026\u201d <\/span>The picture and true story of \u201cThe Rescuing Hug\u201d speaks the above more powerfully than words. Hug time! <\/span>Author’s note: See photo and caption. \u00a0(Picture and story are downloadable online \u2013 \u00a0Would it be possible for you paste into article ?\u00a0 Google \u201cThe Rescuing Hug\u201d)<\/span><\/p>\n

5)Sacred Sounds: Whether or not your patient knowingly appreciates Sacredness, we invite our patients to experiment sounding a heartfelt \u201cAaaah\u201d sound with each breath.\u00a0 The \u201cAaah\u201d sound just works, often with palpable results. <\/span>Why Aaah? \u201cAaah\u201d is a heart opening sound in Chinese Medicine.\u00a0 In many languages, \u201cAaah\u201d is a key sound in the name of God. In nearly every culture, \u201cAaah\u201d is the universal voice of the heart, beyond words. <\/span>Feel and sound for yourself the \u201cAaah\u201d of sadness, loss, grief, fear\/terror, anger\/rage; and on the other end of the spectrum, surprise, thrill, excitement, joy, and the orgasm of Life, where, in orgasmic Oneness, there is no longer any separate you or I.<\/span><\/p>\n

6)Remembrance:\u00a0 With each breath, focus on making each breath a wordless prayer,\u00a0 sounding with each breath, \u00a0a name\/quality of God, or simply the simple sound \u201cAaaah.\u201d <\/span>Allow your heart to be as the heart of an innocent child. Ask as a child would ask, for your heart of hearts true authentic desire. Ask and trust the (Divine) Qi to help you Remember, who you truly are; your gifts, your essence, and your eternal connection to the Universal One, to the Divine. <\/span>The practice of Remembrance happens to be a Sufi Qi practice, found in similar forms in many religions, such as the Hail Mary\u2019s of the Catholic rosary. \u00a0Sufi is simply the way of love, way of the heart, practiced by those of all faiths. <\/span>I\u2019ve clinically used the Remembrance in my medical practice for years. The practice often brings tears, the melting of pain, and often times modest \u201cmiracles,\u201d where a miracle can be as miraculous as years of documented paralysis dissolving, or as miraculous and ordinary as an unexpected smile. <\/span>Without having to explain much to my patients in words, the practice of Remembrance speaks for itself.<\/span><\/p>\n

7)De, or Virtue: Qigong is about more than just breathing. Qigong is about Living a life fulfilled in \u201cvirtue\u201d \u2013 \u201cright\u201d action, \u201cright\u201d relationships, \u201cright\u201d living. \u00a0Consciously choose, each breath, to make a choice that brings you closer to a life of \u201cvirtue.\u201d <\/span>What virtue most supports \u201cgreater\u201d Life for you, each breath, this breath, Now? \u00a0What action best serves this? \u00a0Trust that whatever best serves You, best serves others.\u00a0 In Qi, with virtue, Be the son, the daughter, of your moment, Now.<\/span><\/p>\n

8)Give, Serve, Love \u00a0\u2013 One way of forgetting your own trials and tribulations, is freely and selflessly, giving to something or someone else, not expecting or wanting anything in return for yourself; yet at the same time, not forgetting yourself. As Confucius taught, 1st<\/sup> give to yourself, then your family, then your community, then the world.\u00a0 Focus on serving something greater than yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n

9)Count your Blessings and Give Thanks, Thanks, Thanks, especially for Blessings in disguise! \u00a0Remember the story of the boy, digging and singing away, knee deep in horse poop \u2013 \u201cWith all this horse poop, there must be a pony here somewhere, and I\u2019m going to find it!\u201d We are so blessed \u2026Yes?<\/span><\/p>\n

In the spirit of the season, one of my Qigong Masters taught that one of the greatest Qigong Masters who ever lived, is of course, Christ. Another of my Master teachers teaches that this Shift is in part about, how All of us, and Mother Earth, no matter what your religion, are each in the process of being \u201cChristed. <\/span>All around the world, people are celebrating the birth of the Christ child – <\/span>Fear not! I bring you tidings of Good news, and great Joy \u2026 for unto us a child is born.<\/span><\/em><\/strong> No matter what your religion, there is an undeniable universal \u201cChristed\u201d message in \u201cFear not! \u2026\u201d \u00a0Fear vs Love?\u00a0 What do we choose? <\/span>Times and Shift as is – Who can possibly argue with the qualities Christ represents? \u00a0\u00a0Unconditional Love, Compassion, Forgiveness, Mercy, Freedom, Peace, Victory, Joy to the World, New Life, Miracles, and more.<\/span> Aren’t\u00a0these the Qualities of the Healer Within? \u00a0No matter what your religion –\u00a0 Qi is about simply deeply deeply Breathing, past all the noise, all the stories, all the separation, to open your heart to these Qualities;\u00a0 easing our way through these times.\u00a0We humbly invite you to play with some of the practices\u00a0we’ve\u00a0shared here, and see for yourself what\u2019s possible, as you awaken the Healer Within you. <\/span>Oh Holy Night, Oh Holy Shift! What the world needs now is \u2026 What we need now is\u2026 What are we to do?\u00a0 Be? <\/span>Be! The time has come. The time is now. May the Qi be with you. May the greater Qi guide you and Bless you.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you for being part of our Qi family!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Happy Shift and Joyeux Noel!<\/span><\/p>\n

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[Nadia Linda Hole MD<\/strong>, as a graduate of Princeton, Duke, & Oneness Universities, is a long time practitioner & teacher of Qigong, for community & medical organizations. She has served as a consulting editor for Chinese Medical Qigong; a contributing author of chapters on Qigong & Koryo Hand Therapy for the medical textbooks Alternative & Complementary Treatment in Neurologic Illness (Michael Weintraub MD), Pain Management- A Practical Guide for Clinicians (Richard Weiner PhD), & Cardiac Illness \u2013 Integrative Treatment & Prevention (Frishman MD & Micozzi MD); & on the faculties of the American Academy of Pain Management, American Holistic Medical Association, & World Congress on Qigong. One of her passions is a more heart centered, Qi approach, for medicine. As an ordained spiritual healer, & Sufi \u201cmaster\u201d teacher, currently residing in Hawaii; she also hosts Dolphin Qi Pilgrimages, & helps anchor an international interfaith, Remembrance telecall, for peace.]<\/span><\/address>\n

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