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5) Sacred Sounds: Whether or not your patient knowingly appreciates Sacredness, we invite our patients to
experiment sounding a heartfelt “Aaaahh” sound with each breath. The sound “Aaah” simply works, often with
palpable results.
Why Aaah? “Aaah” is a heart opening sound in Chinese Medicine. In many languages, “Aaah” is a key sound in the
name of God. In nearly every culture, “Aaah” is the universal voice of the heart, beyond words.
Feel and sound for yourself your own Aaah’s ‐ of sadness, loss, grief, fear/terror, anger/rage; and on the other end
of the spectrum ‐ surprise, thrill, excitement, joy, surrender, passion, …the orgasmic Aaah of Life, where, in
orgasmic Oneness, there is no longer any separate You or I.
6) Remembrance: With each breath, Remember to breathe in your Spirit. With wordless prayer, sound 0n each
breath, a Name or Quality of God, or simply the sound “Aaah.”
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,
your eternal connection to the Universal One, to the Divine.
The practice of Remembrance happens to be a Sufi Qi practice. Like practices include mantras and the Hail Mary of
the Catholic rosary. Sufi is simply the way of Love, the way of the heart, practiced by those of all faiths.
I’ve clinically used the Remembrance in my medical practice for years. Remembrance often brings tears, the
melting of pain, and times modest “miracles,” where a miracle can be as miraculous as years of documented
paralysis dissolving, or as miraculous and ordinary as an unexpected smile.
Without having to explain much to my patients in words, the practice of Remembrance speaks for itself.
7) De, or Virtue: Qigong is ultimately a way of Life ‐ about Living a life fulfilled in “Virtue” – “right” action, “right”
relationships, “right” living. Consciously choose, with each breath, to make necessary choices that bring you closer
to a life of “Virtue.”
Which virtues, or qualities, support “greater” Life for you? … each breath, this breath, Now? What gives you a
greater sense of Happiness and Ease? What action best serves this? Trust that whatever best serves You, best
serves others. ‐ In Qi, with virtue, simply BE the son, the daughter, of your moment, Now.
8) Give, Serve, Love: 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; yet at the same time, not forgetting
yourself. As Confucius taught ‐ 1st take care of yourself, then your family, then your community, then the world. In
Remembrance, focus on giving and serving something greater than yourself.
9) Count your Blessings and Give Thanks, especially for Blessings in disguise! Remember the story of the boy,
digging and singing away, knee deep in horse poop – “With all this horse poop, there must be a pony here
somewhere, and I’m going to find it!” We are so blessed …Yes?
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 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 “Christed.”
All around the world, people are celebrating the birth of the Christ child ‐ Fear not! I bring you tidings of Good
news, and great Joy … for unto us a child is born.
No matter what your religion, there is an undeniable Christed universal message in “Fear not! …” Fear vs Love?
What do we choose?
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