I have forwarded this. Hope that is OK. Sammy.

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<innaz@y...> wrote:
Chinese medicine categorizes the major emotions as: anxiety,
sorrow, fear, anger, joy, rumination, and empathy. Each of these,
when excessive or fix (preoccupying the mind), harms an internal
organ and disturbs the qi in specific ways.

Anxiety and sorrow both damage the lungs. However, this does not mean
that we should suppress sorrow. It is not healthy to withhold one's
tears in response to an upsetting event. Both prolonged grief and
unexpressed grief weaken lung qi.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the word shen, "kidneys," includes
both the kidneys and adrenals and, in some contexts, the reproductive
sys-tem. The shen are most affected by fear. Fear causes pain and
disease in the kidneys, adrenals, and lower back and creates
favorable conditions for uri-nary tract disorders and incontinence.

Anger weakens the liver and causes the qi to rise. In fact, the
common Chinese word for anger is sheng qi "rising qi." Weakness of
liver qi also con-tributes to mood swings, as the liver cannot
perform its function of spreading the qi and harmonizing its flow.

The spleen carries the qi of the earth. Qigong masters say that the
spleen needs grounding, time spent in nature. There is a wonderful
cure for both of the spleen's emotional pathogens - pensiveness and
empathy. "Lose your mind and come to your senses." Spend more time in
nature, seeing nature as a positive model of health and balance.

In summary, each of the major internal organs can be damaged by emo-
tional excess. There are also positive emotions that can help heal
the organs. These positive emotions are identical to the five virtues
that, according to Confucianism, can make one a "Noble Person." The
Chinese word for virtue (de) was originally written with the same
character as the word "to plant," suggesting that virtue is a power
that can be cultivated. Similarly, the English "virtue" comes from
the same Latin root as "virile," suggesting a power or potential that
creates health.


THE ORGAN-EMOTION LINK


Element Metal Water Wood Fire Earth
Organ Lungs Kidney Liver Heart Spleen
Harmful Anxiety, Fear Anger Joy, Shock Pensiveness,
Emotions Sorrow Empathy
Qi Effect Constrict Drop Rise Scatter Knot
Positive Yi Zhi Ren Li Xin
Emotions (Integrity) (Wisdom) (Kindness) (Order) (Trust)

You may wish to either memorize or record the instructions, so you
can practice with eyes closed.

HEALING THE EMOTIONS

Sit in qigong posture 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 in, 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, ex-hale anxiety
and grief ...
Now focus on the kidneys. Let the inhalation fill the kidneys with
wisdom, with the confidence of inner knowing - Exhale all fears.
Repeat several

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.
Bring your mind to the heart. Inhale, filling it-all the chambers,
valves, the heart muscle-with peace and calm. Exhaling, release
excitement, zealousness, excesses of any kind. Inhale peace again.
Continue...
Now find the spleen. Locate and feet it inside. As you inhale, fill
it with trust and acceptance. As you exhale, let go of pensiveness
and Let go of excess empathy, so 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 the feeling of pure being, "hanging out with
yourself" as long as you wish.

You can also use Inner Nourishing Qigong for emotional heating. As we
breathe, think of a heating phrase, for instance, "My emotions are
balanced and calm." Inhale, gently expanding the lower abdomen,
thinking, "My emotions are . .." Exhale, letting the abdomen relax,
thinking, "ba" and calm." Repeat for about five minutes.
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