Sounds Good to Me

Discovered two new aspects of Qigong. One, I discovered that there are sounds that are related to the organs and the traditional elements. They are (element, organ, sound):

• wood, liver, Xu (Shuu)
• fire, heart, Ha (Haaa)
• earth, spleen, Hu (Whoo)
• metal, lungs, Ah (Ahhh)
• water, kidney, Chui (Chruee)
• fire, 3-burner, Xi (Shee)

Good to know these associations since I like to chant and find Indian kirtans to be energizing.

Second thing I learned in class today--using regular meditative techniques as part of the practice. The teacher had us lay on the floor, essentially in the shivasana pose (dead man). He then proceeded to walk us through a scan of the body/self, noting blockages and stuck places. We used the crown chakra and the third eye to pull energy (Qi) into our bodies, scan for places where the Qi was stuck, and finally coming back and focusing the Qi on those places to help release any holding on in those areas. A lot like what I've done in yoga classes, but with the addition of the use of focused Qi energy.

Class series begins on Monday--8 weeks. Looking forward to perhaps a larger class. So far, the drop in class has varied from 3 to 6 people.