Alternative Care for the Mind and Body Session 2 Energy Medicine Jennifer Kitchen July 2, 2013.
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SESSION 3
MIND AND MOVEMENT
Alternative Care for the Mind and Body
Jennifer KitchenJuly 3, 2013
2“If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment
and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found
the safest way to health.” Hippocrates
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Overview
Ancient beliefs
Qigong
Tai Chi
Yoga
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Ancient Beliefs
Subtle Vital Energy
Qi, Chi, Ki, Prana
Breathe, Vital Substance, Radiant Energy, Life
Force
Aura ~ Meridians ~ Chakras
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Ancient Beliefs
The Three Bodies
Physical, Astral, and
Causal
Body, Mind, and Breathe• (Kaminoff, 2007)
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Ancient Beliefs
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Qigong
Tao
The Way / Universal Order
“That which lets now the dark,
now the light appear is Tao”• (Wilhelm and Baynes, 1967)
“Use stillness to deal with all
things changing”• (Tse, 2004)
The 3 Principles of Tao
Change
Contradiction
Holism(Micozzi, 2011)
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Qigong
The cultivation of a relationship with the energy that circulates and flows through your being
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Qigong
Eight Pieces of Brocade (ba duan jin)
Simple set of exercises that cultivate
energy, flexibility, health, and awareness (Draffan, 2009)
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T’ai Chi Ch’uan
Meditation with Movement
Sequence of slow, graceful movements
Excellent therapeutic exercise
Relaxes the muscles
Slows the mind
Holistic (Gibbon, 2008)
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T’ai Chi Ch’uan
Golden Principles
Keep body erect and everything relaxed
Maintain rigidly the heel and toes principles for all foot movements
Coordinate movements of upper and lower body
Ensure continuity of movements
Movements should follow curved or circular form
Study the Chinese breathing systems (Gibbon, 2008)
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Yoga
Personal Journey
Who am I?
Why am I Here?
What is the Nature of Suffering?
What is the Method of Escaping Suffering?
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For Health Yoga can…
Beneficial in pulmonary
and cardiovascular
conditions
Lower blood pressure
Balance metabolic
functions
Boost immunity
Relieve stress (Micozzi, 2011)
Yoga
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Questions…
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Time to Relax
“Spiritual relationship is far more precious than physical. Physical
relationship divorced from spiritual is body without soul.” Mahatma
Gandhi
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Gibbon, H., (2008). The Chinese Art of T’ai Chi Ch’uan: the first five steps. Retrieved from http://www.howardgibbon.com/Free%20Tai%20Chi%20eBook%20Download.pdf
Kaminoff, L., (2007). Yoga Anatomy (Adobe PDF). Human Kinetics: IL.
Micozzi, M.S., (2011). Fundamentals of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (fourth edition). Missouri; Saunders Elsevier.
President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition, (n.d.). Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Retrieved from http://www.fitness.gov/eat-healthy/dietary-guidelines-for-americans/
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Tse, M., (2004). Qigong for healing and relaxation. St. Martin’s Griffin: NY.
Wilhelm, R. and Baynes, C., (1967). The I Ching or Book of Changes. Bollingen: NY.