Chi Kung Healing Sounds
This
simple, yet very effective qigong, specifically influences our state of mind and
cleanses the internal organs. Long ago, Chinese healers noted that our emotions
affect the function of our organs and vice versa. A specific combination of
sound, breathing, and movement prompts our organs to release negative emotions,
clearing the way for better health.
Preparation for the Six Healing
Sounds
Choose a quiet spot
and take the phone off the hook. Until you’ve developed a strong inner focus,
you need to eliminate distractions.
Dress warmly enough not to be chilled. Wear loose fitting
clothes and loosen your belt. Remove glasses and watch.
Do some physical warm ups including Spinal Cord Breathing,
Crane Neck, Turtle Neck.
Wait at least an hour after eating to begin the practice.
However, if you have gas, nausea or stomach cramps, you may do just the Spleen
Sound right after eating.
Any time of day is good, before bed is ideal as is the
time right after vigorous exercise. If you are pressed for time do only Lung
and Kidney or one of each sound.
During all of the exhalation positions, eyes will be
looking up with the head tilted back. This creates a straight path from the
open mouth, through the esophagus, down to the organs and permits a more
efficient exchange of energy. THE RESTING PERIOD IS VERY IMPORTANT.
When the sounds are done sub-vocally – that is the lips,
teeth and tongue produce the sound, but it is heard only internally. This
intensifies its power. All sounds are made slowly and evenly.
Be sure to follow the order of the exercises as given.
This enhances the even distribution of heat in the body.
For maximum benefit, be precise in assuming the position
and making the sound for each organ.
ALL EXERCISES ARE BEST DONE IN REPETITIONS OF 3 OR
MULTIPLES OF 3.
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Warm Up Exercises and Healing Sounds
Sit or stand with feet between hip and
shoulder width apart, toes facing forward.
Exercises are best done with the eyes open,
breathing in and out through the nose and with the tongue resting gently on the
roof of the mouth.
Repetitions in multiples of
three are recommended. Keep the movements soft, gentle and rhythmic, regardless
of the pace.
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Crane Neck
Inhale, begin exhaling as you bend over at
the waist with a flat back and relaxed knees, reaching out with the chin and
looking up with the eyes until you are parallel with the floor.
Release and relax and round the head, neck,
shoulders and back, pull the navel to the backbone and inhale as you round up,
stacking the vertebrae into an upright posture.
Turtle Neck
Inhale, exhale as you drop the chin to the
chest and round down into your shell, look out and create a flat back.
Looking up, inhale as you raise your flat
back to an upright position, keeping the knees relaxed, and connecting the eyes
to the kidneys.
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Spinal Cord Breathing
Inhale as you gently and evenly arch the
lower back and the sacrum along with the neck and head, engaging the entire
spine in the movement, drawing the shoulder blades together.
Arms have elbows bent and gentle fists.
Exhale and drop the tailbone to the floor
gently stretching the spine upward, drawing the chin downward to the chest,
drawing the bent arms and loose fists toward the center of the chest.
Repeat until energy is flowing.
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The Six Healing Sounds
Lung Sound (Sssss)
Element: Metal
Organs/Meridians: Lung, Large Intestine
Color: White mist
Negative Emotions: grief, sadness, sorrow, depression
Virtues: courage, righteousness, surrender, letting go, emptiness
Season: Fall
Sound: Sssss, with a
smile.
Make smiling contact with
your lungs.
Then, rest hands on thighs,
palms up. Inhaling, slowly and lightly raise arms, as if holding a large ball
in front of you, following hands with your eyes. When hands pass the eyebrows,
slowly turn arms so that palms face away toward the sky with fingers spread,
hands not touching, while making the sound, pressing palms away, keeping arms
bent, shoulders relaxed and exhaling Sssss between the fingers.
When breath is fully
exhaled, bring arms slowly down in front of shoulders, and make smiling contact
with the lungs. Then rest hands on thighs, palms up, breathe normally, close
eyes, do nothing, connect with lungs.
Use extra repetitions for
colds, flu, toothache, asthma, emphysema and depression.
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Kidney Sound Seated Posture (Woooo or Choooo)
Element: Water
Organs/Meridians: Kidney, Urinary Bladder
Color: Dark blue, black
Negative Emotions: fear
Virtues: wisdom, stillness, gentleness, alertness
Season: Winter
Sound: Woooo or Choooo
Make smiling contact with
your kidneys.
Start seated on the edge of
the chair with feet flat on the floor and legs almost shoulder width apart.
Inhale, pull legs together, bring feet together, raise onto toes, lean forward
and clasp your hands in the tiger mouth grip around your knees, pressing the
knees against the hands. Keep elbows straight.
Pull abdomen tightly in
toward kidneys as you exhale Choooo, while looking up, connecting the eyes to
the kidneys, and expanding the kidneys outward.
When you’ve fully exhaled,
resume initial position. Make smiling contact with the kidneys. Then rest hands
on thighs, do nothing and connect with kidneys.
Use extra kidney sounds for
panic, fatigue, dizziness and ringing in ears.
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Kidney Sound Standing Posture (Woooo or Choooo)
Element: Water
Organs/Meridians: Kidney, Urinary Bladder
Color: Dark blue, black
Negative Emotions: fear
Virtues: wisdom, stillness, gentleness, alertness
Season: Winter
Sound: Woooo or Choooo
Make smiling contact with
your kidneys.
Stand with feet facing
forward slightly wider than hips with knees relaxed and arms at sides.
Inhale, round the back,
place the hands above the bent knees with the fingers along the inside of the
thighs, with arms rounded. Exhale Choooo, looking up with the eyes, connecting
them with the kidneys, pulling the abdomen toward the kidneys, expanding the
kidneys out.
When you’ve fully exhaled,
resume initial position. Make smiling contact with the kidneys. Then rest hands
at sides, do nothing and connect with kidneys.
Use extra kidney sounds for
panic, fatigue, dizziness and ringing in ears.
Liver Sound (Shhhh)
Element: Wood
Organs/Meridians: Liver, Gall Bladder
Color: Green
Negative Emotions: anger, aggression, control
Virtues: kindness, self-expansion, creativity
Season: Spring
Sound: Shhhh
Make smiling contact with
your liver.
Legs hip width apart,
extend your arms sideways and circle them upward as you inhale to form an arc,
following your hands with your eyes. Interlace fingers of both hands, press
palms upward toward the sky, press upward more with the heel of the right hand
to stretch the right side of the body and connect to the liver.
As you push the palms
upward, slowly exhale Shhhh, looking at the right hand.
When you have fully
exhaled, slowly bring arms down, make smiling contact with the liver. Lower
palms to thighs, close your eyes, do nothing, connect with the liver.
Use extra liver sounds for
anger, red and watery eyes or sour or bitter taste in the mouth indicating
digestive trouble.
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Heart Sound (Haaaww)
Element: Fire
Organs/Meridians: Heart, Small Intestine
Color: Red
Negative Emotions: impatience, arrogance, hastiness, cruelty,hatred, violence, injustice, giddiness, shame,
confusion
Virtues: sincerity, joy, respect, love, honor, enthusiasm, spirit,radiance, light happiness, integration
Season: Summer
Sound: Haaaww
Make smiling contact with
your heart.
Legs hip width apart,
extend your arms sideways and circle them upward as you inhale to form an arc,
following your hands with your eyes. Interlace fingers of both hands, press
palms upward toward the sky, press upward more with the heel of the left hand to
stretch the left side of the body and connect to the heart.
As you push the palms
upward, slowly exhale Haaaww, looking at your left hand.
When you have fully
exhaled, slowly bring arms down, make smiling contact with the heart. Lower
palms to thighs, close your eyes, do nothing, connect with the heart.
Use extra heart sounds for
summer cooling, sore throat, cold sores, swollen gums or tongue, jumpiness,
moodiness and heart disease.
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Spleen/Stomach/Pancreas Sound (Whoooo, from throat)
Element: Earth
Organs/Meridians: Spleen, Stomach, Pancreas
Color: golden yellow, earth tones
Negative Emotions: worry, sympathy, pity, compulsiveness
Virtues: fairness, compassion, centering, music making, openness
Season: Indian Summer
Sound: Whoooo from the
throat
Make smiling contact with
the stomach and spleen.
Bring first two fingers of
both hands around to touch below the ribs and to the left of center, over your
stomach, as you inhale.
Following the exhale, raise
head slightly and look upward and gently push fingertips into solar plexus
pointing toward the spleen. Relaxing and collapsing the stomach muscles and
rounding the middle torso, exhale Whoooo from the throat.
At full exhalation, release
any pressure from the fingers, straighten the posture, inhale gently and make
smiling contact with stomach, spleen and pancreas. Then close your eyes, do
nothing and connect with stomach, spleen, and pancreas.
Use extra spleen sounds for
indigestion, nausea and diarrhea.
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Pericardium and Triple Warmer Sound (Heeee with bared teeth, mouth spread wide, air
released from corners of mouth)
Element: Supplemental Fire
Organs/Meridians: Pericardium, Triple Heater (circulation/sex)
Color: None
Negative Emotions: None
Virtues: None
Season: None
Sound: Heeee while looking
toward the feet and past them
The Triple Warmer sound
balances the temperature of the three energy centers of the body by bringing hot
energy down and cold energy up.
The optimal position for
this sound is lying down, because it is especially useful for promoting relaxed
sleep. The sound may also be done standing looking toward the ground or in a
chair looking toward the ground with a flat back.
Lying on your back, with
eyes closed as an option, rest hands at armpit level with palms facing toward
the feet. Inhale and fill the chest.
Exhale Heeee, slowly lower
the hands just above the body, imagining removing excess heat from the organs
like a steam roller. As the exhale completes, fingertips turn to face the feet
and eyes send the energy out past the feet, feel the cool energy coming up from
the earth and relax into it.
Breathe normally, feel the
heat leaving. Relax fully.
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