One such principle is the three fundamental techniques of medical qigong: to tonify, disperse, or harmonize. We'll use these techniques every time we design a session of practice, clearing the energy first of all, then filling it up, and finally regulating its flow. This is also the flow of a medical qigong healing session - where the practitioner will first work to remove stagnation, then tonfiy deficiencies, and finally harmonize and integrate.
We can apply these principles to our lives more broadly as well. If we're filled with stress and anger, it may be more effective to get out and exercise (dispersing) than to sit down and slow the breathing (harmonizing). At other times, we may get too obsessed with what we need to reduce or remove from our lives (dispersing), when what is needed is to focus on what we can nourish (tonifying).
In the video above, I also make a brief mention of how these same principles show up in practices of yoga and meditation. If you'd like to learn more about how to use the three techniques in YOUR life, please attend our free talk This Thursday evening at 6:30(pst)!
