| During various exercises we'll be drawing energy in | | | | You can run chi into any of your organs exactly the |
| through our chakras, into our organs and even through | | | | same way. The infusion of energy will help cleanse |
| the entire area of our skin. Drawing energy into | | | | your organs and release bound stresses and |
| yourself is fairly easy to do and simply requires a | | | | memories, so you may find yourself having some |
| heightened sense of self-awareness to feel. | | | | unexpected emotional releases as that energy has to |
| To begin drawing energy just take a moment and | | | | go somewhere once it's released. |
| focus on your breathing. Feel your breath as it flows in | | | | Relaxing Stress Knots out of your muscles |
| through your nostrils and down to your Dan Tien, the | | | | Whenever you feel a stress knot building up in your |
| area two finger-widths below your belly button. Feel | | | | muscles just draw energy directly into the knot on the |
| the chi as it flows in with your breath down to your | | | | inhale and let the stress flow down into the earth on |
| Dan Tien. Take a few breaths and let the energy build | | | | your exhale. As an exercise in awareness you can |
| up and spread through your body. | | | | take some time and just choose a body part at |
| Now, as silly as it sounds, imagine a nose or an | | | | random and draw energy into it. |
| opening that covers your heart chakra, just over your | | | | Improve your eyesight and hearing |
| sternum. Remember what it feels like when you draw | | | | I've personally experienced some radical healing in both |
| the chi in through your nostrils? As you inhale let the | | | | my eyesight and hearing just by drawing more chi into |
| nose over your heart chakra inhale chi directly into | | | | my eyes and ears. At an age when my eyes should |
| your heart. It may take awhile to really feel this, so | | | | be getting worse I actually have gotten to the point |
| don't be worried if it doesn't seem to come easily. As | | | | where I only wear my glasses when I'm working on |
| you exhale let any stress or unhappiness in your heart | | | | the computer or watching a movie. |
| chakra flow down through your legs and deep into the | | | | Drawing energy from trees, rocks and plants |
| earth. | | | | Sit with your back to a tree or better yet face it and |
| Take some time and practice inhaling energy this way. | | | | wrap your arms around it. Relax and spend a few |
| As you get comfortable with it you'll be able to draw | | | | moments practicing feeling your own energy. Expand |
| chi into yourself in many different ways. Below are | | | | your awareness to the tree. Can you feel the rough |
| some sample exercises that you can experiment with. | | | | bark against your skin and hear the rustle of wind in |
| You'll probably come up with some others on your | | | | the leaves and branches. Can you smell it? Can you |
| own as the possibilities here are literally endless. | | | | feel the energy from it? Create a circuit with the tree. |
| Chakra Breathing | | | | As you inhale feel the energy from the tree flow into |
| We'll get deeper into this in the Chakra Chapters, but | | | | you. As you exhale let your energy flow into the tree. |
| you can draw energy into any of your chakras at any | | | | Let your friends who haven't experienced this laugh at |
| time just like we did for the heart chakra. | | | | you for being a tree hugger. Experiment with this with |
| Energizing your organs | | | | other plants as well as rocks and crystals. Do they all |
| This can be a lot of fun and really help strengthen your | | | | feel the same? Can you tell the difference between |
| immune system and improve your overall health. It's | | | | tree species based on the feel of their energy? Can |
| also an exercise in using intention to send energy | | | | you differentiate between different crystals based on |
| where you want it to go. | | | | their energy? You could keep yourself occupied |
| Take a moment and relax as we did above. On your | | | | indefinitely in the backyard with this exercise. |
| inhale draw chi into your liver. Don't worry if you don't | | | | Drawing energy is something that you can do at any |
| know exactly where your liver is, you don't have to. | | | | time, any place. As you get better at drawing energy |
| Just intend for relaxing, healing energy to flow into your | | | | and more comfortable with it you'll also be able to |
| liver as you inhale, and then draw it in. On your exhale | | | | develop more control over your emotions and your |
| let the stresses and built up energies flow out of your | | | | physical responses by using variations on the |
| liver and down into the earth. Can you feel the | | | | exercises above. Don't be afraid to play with this |
| lightness and relaxation? The liver is related to anger | | | | exercise and experiment with the healing energies as |
| and aggression. The next time you find yourself | | | | this is all about building up your personal catalog of |
| becoming angry do this exercise and see if it doesn't | | | | feelings and experiences. |
| help to shed some of those feelings. | | | | |