Healing the Emotions
An excerpt from Kenneth S. Cohen
The Way of Qi Gong, the Art and Science of Chinese Energy Healing
| Element | Metal | Water | Wood | Fire | Earth |
| Organ | Lungs | Kidney | Liver | Heart | Spleen |
| Harmful Emotions | Anxiety, Sorrow, Grief | Fear | Anger | Excess joy | Shock |
| Effect on Qi | Constrict | Drop | Rise | Scatter | Knot |
| Positive Emotions | Yi Integrity | Zhi Wisdom | Ren Kindness | Li Order | Xin Trust |
Sit in Qi Gong posture (sitting comfortably, upright, with the tip of the tongue resting lightly behind upper front teeth ) for a few minutes, with the eyes lightly closed. Make sure you are relaxed and breathing naturally.
Bring your mind to the lungs. Use your inner senses to feel the lungs in your body. As you inhale, draw integrity and dignity into the lungs. As you exhale, let the breath carry away all worries, anxiety and grief. Repeat this several times. Inhale integrity, exhale anxiety and grief…
Now bring your focus to the kidneys. Let the inhalation fill the kidneys with wisdom, with the confidence of inner knowing. Exhale all fears. Repeat several times.
Next, locate the liver with your awareness. As you inhale, draw in kindness, filling the liver completely. As you exhale, release and let go of anger. Repeat several times.
Bring your awareness to your heart. Inhale, filling it up – all the chambers, valves, muscles, with peace, calm and serenity. Exhaling, release overexcitement, zealousness, excesses of any kind. Inhale peace again. Continue.
Now find your spleen. This is located behind your stomach, on the left side of your body. As you inhale, fill your spleen with trust and acceptance. As you exhale, let go of pensiveness and rumination. Let go of excess empathy so that you can be secure and rooted in yourself. Again, inhale trust. Repeat.
Then bring your mind to the center of your being, to the stillness and silence of quiet abdominal breathing. Let all images and thoughts disappear. Stay with this feeling of pure being for as long as you wish.
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