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  This is an old Chinese meditation technique - it is a combined meditation and breathing exercise and is primarily good for stress relief.  Described here is a meditation technique that calms the mind by focusing on your breathing - the breathing taught here is a carefully controlled breathing exercise that will block out external concerns and focus your consciousness on your breathing alone. Practicing this meditation technique and breathing exercise daily is exceptionally good at reducing worries and providing stress relief.

  However, this meditation technique (like most here) goes beyond the physical, beyond calming the mind and providing stress relief - it also helps to focus the 'Chi' energy (..in Japanese, this is called the 'Ki').

So, what IS the Chi, or 'Ki'?

  Most eastern philosophy believes in the Ki, an energy that flows through and binds all living and non-living things in the universe.

  An example of Ki in everyday life is when someone stares at the back of your head, and you 'feel' the glance and turn around, almost as if the touch was physical. This is an example of Ki energy. The purpose of the meditation below is not only to provide stress relief, but also to help develop your control over the Ki.

"A person who is fully attuned to the Ki is in complete harmony with the cosmos, and thus is completely at peace."

Procedure - A Guided Meditation Technique:

  To do this meditation, sit comfortably cross-legged on the floor, or simply sit in a chair, with your hands resting on your knees, and your body relaxed. Concentrate and focus your whole mind on your breathing.

  Now breathe deeply. There is a technique to this breathing, and you must do it correctly..

• Breathe in through your nose, in TWO inward breaths, drawing the air down into your stomach, down into the Tai-ten (a point two inches below your navel). The Chinese believe that the universe passes through and interfaces with your body at this point.
• Hold the breath here for two heartbeats.
• Now breath out through your mouth, in TWO outward breaths.
• Your stomach should move when you breathe during this exercise, not your chest.
• Focus your mind on your breathing, and on the Tai-ten - imagine a point of brilliant light focusing in your Tai-ten.. then imagine that light traveling up into your skull and back to the Tai-ten. Similarly imagine it traveling down each arm to your very fingertips, and back; imagine it traveling down your legs to your toes, and back. Lastly just focus on the light in the Tai-Ten, and concentrate on breathing correctly.

  Do this meditation-exercise for as long as you wish, or for at least 30 breath-cycles. You should do this meditation-exercise at least once a day, or twice (if possible), at a time convenient to you...

"May you know contentment and happiness and harmony with all that IS.."

 

 

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