Qi is the Chinese Term for the “Bio-Electric Energy” that flows to and through you, the Heavens, and the Earth. It’s the “Energy of Life.” Knowing how keep your Qi balance, make plenty of qi, and keep a smooth flow of qi are crucial to preventing or recovering quickly from a cold or the flu. Qigong can be used to strengthen your immune system and help prevent cold and flu or it may be used to minimize both the length and the signs of the flu or cold.
Balance
It’s Qi that produces and maintains your health through its own balance, flow and prosperity. Loss of equilibrium, insufficient amount and stagnation of the flow of qi very often leads to an acute illness, such as influenza or cold, which if left untreated can result in chronic sickness and even death. Strengthening your immune system is among the best ways to prevent the onset of any illness, particularly cold and influenza. Your body’s immune system has the capacity to withstand any infectious agent and it’s only once you allow your immune system to become suppressed an infectious agent such as a cold or influenza virus may take hold.
If you’re coming down with or have a cold or the flu then your aim in using qigong is to minimize the symptoms and the duration of the disease. The key to recovering quickly at the start of a cold or flu is to be aware that you’re coming down with something. Second, you want to immediately start to bring your Qi back into balance, flow and prosperity. To fortify your immune system and assist in the prevention of influenza and cold there’s a qigong practice that was first educated by a Taoist Physician, Tao Hung-jing (A.D. 451-536).
Sound power
It utilizes six sounds to cleanse and fortify the yin organs of your body. Each sound is repeated six to twelve times. You start by sitting or standing in a comfortable position. When you’re coming down with a flu or cold here’s an easy Mind Power Qigong clinic which you can perform. It comprises the four aspects of brain power qigong that of motion, breathing, visualization and affirmation. It invokes a visualization of energy which is used to make a white hot flame and cleansing your body of toxins.
Do This
- You start by sitting or standing in a comfortable position.
- Hold out your arms to your sides at shoulder level with your palms facing forward.
- Exhale deeply. As you exhale, maintaining both palms over your heart, imagine that you’re a fire on a giant candle, burning brightly, burning white hot, burning off the infection from your system.
- Repeat this many times until you can feel the heat, feel the infectious agent being pushed out.
- At the end place both your palms over your dan tian (four fingers below your navel), relax, breathe normally and enjoy how you’re feeling.
Conclusion
Qigong can be used efficiently and easily to prevent or quickly recover from the start of a cold or influenza. The techniques of prevention ought to be used everyday to be certain you have a strong and healthy immune system. Techniques for recovery ought to be invoked whenever possible at the start of a cold or influenza.
