4 Key Points to Detox your Body's Energy
Be sure to protect your eyes when you are out in the sunlight this month especially between the hours of noon and 4 pm. There are also qigong and qi~ssage techniques that are very beneficial to the eyes.
Protecting Yang
The positioning of yin and yang energies is always flowing with one growing stronger as the other weakens. The changes in the varying strength of these two key types of energy affects the balance and harmony of our own energy.
Is Qigong a Science?
Qigong is the science of the body. Many people also consider it a “healing art” or “energy art.” There have been many medical studies done on qigong. Qigong has been found to be beneficial to helping improve health and wellness, and researchers often recommend further research.
A Special Date - December 21 - Yin & Yang
December is the month where the transition from fall to winter energy has been completed. Winter energy has completely taken over and reaches its peak on a very special day in late December. This special day, also known to some, as the Winter Solstice, usually takes place on December 21st or 22nd depending on the lunar calendar year.
Strengthening Kidney Energy in Winter According to the Five Element Theory
On the Chinese calendar there are two special dates between mid-November and mid-December – November 22nd & December 7th.
Balance Liver Energy by Strengthening Lung Energy in Springtime
The best way for us to benefit from this season of renewal and new life is to get outside and enjoy it. We need to take time to go out into nature and breathe that fresh energy releasing from the ground. Spending time outside with family or friends is even more beneficial.
The Transitioning Energy of August
August is a transition month though we might not think of it as such. August is a month that can see some of the hottest days of summer while each day moves us closer to the start of autumn.
Water in Winter
Water is the key to all life on our planet. Without water, life on earth simply wouldn’t be possible. Our bodies are more than seventy percent water and water is crucial to nearly all our bodily functions.