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All Chinese healing methods make use of the internal energy called by the Chinese, Ch'i or Qi. To us it is plain old life force or energy which controls or internal wellbeing. More or less of this wonderful stuff and we become well or remain ill.
A gradual depletion of this Qi will see a robust young man slowly turn into a decrepit old man as his yang energy is taken away through simply becoming older. Most people will never know what it's like to be really healthy, in fact the normal outlook seems to be that we expect to buckle under to disease in our older years. Not so, the Chinese tell us. Even into very old age and when the external body is unable to move as fast as it used to, the internal organs should be still healthy and capable of giving one a rich and rewarding older life.
Meditation then head massage
Rub the fingers across the forehead in the same direction for about ten seconds, then take the palms back down to the knees in a circular motion and meditate again for about ten seconds, breathing deeply and gently. Next, rub the palms together again and place the same fingers over each eye and rub gently for 10 seconds, covering the whole eye socket. Take the palms back to the knees as before.
After the short meditation and the rubbing of the palms, take the fingers back up again and this time gently rub the ears.
The right fingers rub the left ear while the left fingers rub the right ear. Include just below the ear on the jaw line.
Take the fingers in the same position and after the usual meditation and rubbing together of the palms back up and gently rub the whole back of the neck and front up to the medulla.
Rub the palms and repeat this whole process to include the mouth, chin and cheekbones. To massage the head, we start by rubbing the palms together and then leaning forward as we press the fingers into the ground for about 3 seconds.
Now take the fingertips and tap the whole of the skull beginning at the centre and working the way out to the sides of the head. You should feel a slightly uncomfortable feeling as if the tapping is a little too hard.
Repeat this procedure for each of your fingers rubbing the whole of the finger area. Then complete each finger's rub by squeezing the tip of each finger horizontally and vertically just to the point of pain. Finish by rubbing the back of the same palm with the other lightly closed fist. Lightly punch the underside of the thighs and rub the tops with the closed fist. Work your way right down the whole leg. Rub each toe and squeeze each one as for the fingertips. Finish by taking each foot and gently shaking the whole foot. Keep the foot relaxed so that it will shake.
