Chi Energy Training and Conventional Wisdom

“Men of my age flock together; we are birds of a feather, as the old proverb says. “- Plato’s Republic.

A recent article in Wired magazine sparked a thought that resounded not only with the aforementioned proverb, but also with some of the wise council provided by Sifu Jones: training partners and the sense of “community” is important when undergoing Chi Energy training [specifically] and the esoteric journey [in general].

The concept of the “community” has evolved with technological advances.  No longer limited by distance, family and friends are able to stay connected via a plethora of networking capabilities: telephone; email; web-cams; etceteras.  Even virtual environments that form social networks provide a means of maintaining current and cultivating new relationships.  Opportunities to befriend a friend’s friend are simply a “click” away.  Regardless, however, of the nature of the relationships, up close and personal or electronic, the axiom holds true: “Birds of a feather flock together”.

“The Buddy System: How Medical Data Revealed Secret to Health and Happiness”, written by Jonah Lehrer and published in Wired documents relates the findings of Nicholas Christakis (Harvard social scientist) and James Fowler (UC San Diego political scientist).  http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/magazine/17-10/ff_christakis?currentPage=all

Based upon research regarding a Framingham, Massachusetts community in 1948 that included parents, children, friends and friends of friends, the extrapolated data was jaw dropping.

Via the precision of statistical analysis and rigor, Christakis and Fowler noted some very interesting things about the Framingham, Massachusetts community that speak volumes to our everyday lives and choices we make.  For example: “In the early '70s, 65 percent of Framingham residents ages 40 to 49 smoked regularly. By 2001, only 22 percent consumed one or more cigarettes daily. But the smoke didn't clear at random: Friends and family had a decisive influence.” 

http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/magazine/17-10/ff_christakis?currentPage=all

Fowler noted, concerning smoking, "People quit together, or they didn't quit at all."

This buddy system of sorts carries with it significant “weight”.  The study also showed, with conclusive evidence, “If one person became obese, the likelihood that his friend would follow suit increased by 171 percent.” 

In essence, the data uncovered and analysis performed confirmed a truth my mother expressed to me during my childhood that Sifu Jones later hinted at for students in the School of Chi Energy: we either are, or become, the company we keep. 

Anyone engaged in esoteric practices and meditative efforts knows this to be a lonely journey.  However, regardless of the end-goal, our day-to-day lives are filled with interactions and varying degrees of intimacy and relationships with individuals who may or may not have similar interests and habits.  The research performed by Christakis and Fowler should cause each of us to take a moment to pause and reflect on our lives and the people with whom we associate:

·        Are we affiliated with people who are positive? 

·        Are our closest friends’ sources of encouragement? 

·        Do our actions and words match?

·        Are the members of our individual networks orchestrated in such a way that we make beautiful music or a discordant and meaningless mixture of sounds?

This is not to say that we should disassociate from coworkers who are not engaged in Chi Energy.  Nor should refuse to eat lunch with friends who may be overweight, but we should, at the very least, be aware of these factors; we may, more importantly, act agents of change, should we find discrepancies within the lives of our friends and loved ones.

Fortunately, the School of Chi Energy offers an Instructor’s forum where you can find support, positive words of encouragement and advice regarding the journey.  The School of Chi training systems provide students with opportunities to fellowship and interact with other “like minded” men and woman at similar stages of their journey.  Via conference calls, recorded Q & A sessions moderated by Sifu Jones and Sifu Cicero with students and certified instructors alike; we surround ourselves with a network of like-minded individuals, encouraging one another to fly higher and further.

Chi Energy Instructor Don Brown

Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields:

How They Heal

Having healthy cells is not a passive process. Active, regular tuning-up of our cells is not only feasible, but also necessary to slow aging and reduce the risk of cell dysfunction. We are, after all, only as healthy as our cells. Imperceptible cell dysfunction that is not corrected early can lead to disease. Fine-tuning can be done daily in only minutes, using pulsed electromagnetic fields
(PEMFs).

In addition, when there is a known imbalance (when symptoms are present) or there is a known disease or condition, PEMF treatments, used either alone or along with other therapies, can often help cells rebalance dysfunction faster.

PEMFs work to:

1. Reduce pain, inflammation, the effects of stress on the body, and platelet adhesion.
2. Improve energy, circulation, blood and tissue oxygenation, sleep quality, blood pressure and cholesterol levels, the uptake of    nutrients, cellular detoxification and the ability to regenerate cells.
3. Balance the immune system and stimulate RNA and DNA.
4. Accelerate repair of bone and soft tissue.
5. Relax muscles.

PEMFs have been used extensively for decades for many conditions and medical disciplines, and results can be seen in animals as well as humans. The National Institutes of Health have made PEMFs a priority for research. In fact, many PEMF devices have already been approved by the FDA, some specifically to fuse broken bones, wound healing, pain and tissue swelling, and treat
depression. Most therapeutic PEMF devices are considered safe by various standards and organizations.

What are PEMFs and how do they work?

Science teaches us that everything is energy. Energy is always dynamic and, therefore, has a frequency; it changes by the second or minute, for example, at the very least. All energy is electromagnetic in nature. All atoms, chemicals and cells produce electromagnetic
fields (EMFs). Every organ in the body produces it own signature bioelectromagnetic field. Science has proven that our bodies actually project their own magnetic fields and that all 70 trillion cells in the body communicate via electromagnetic frequencies. Nothing happens in the body without an electromagnetic exchange. When the electromagnetic activity of the body
ceases, life ceases.

Physics, that is, electromagnetic energy, controls chemistry. This in turn controls tissue function.
Disruption of electromagnetic energy in cells causes impaired cell metabolism, whatever the
initial cause. This happens anywhere in the disease process. PEMFs address impaired chemistry and thus the function of cells – which in turn, improves health. PEMFs deliver beneficial, health-enhancing EMFs and frequencies to the cells. Low
frequency PEMFs of even the weakest strengths pass right through the body, penetrating every cell, tissue, organ and even bone without being absorbed or altered! As they pass through, they stimulate most of the electrical and chemical processes in the tissues. Therapeutic PEMFs are specifically designed to positively support cellular energy, resulting in better cellular health and
function.

Devices that produce PEMFs vary by a number of important features: frequency, waveform, strength, and types of stimulators. Frequencies can be simple or complex; and high, medium or low. Intensity can also be high, medium or low.
No “one-size” treatment fits all situations. Most PEMF devices help to varying degrees depending on the problem or condition, but selecting the wrong device may produce unsatisfactory results. Since the body is complex, PEMFs are ideal devices to be able get good results without needing a myriad of different treatments.

Aren’t some EMFs bad for you?

They can be. Evidence is mounting that a new form of pollution called “electrosmog” is a very real threat because it is disruptive to cell metabolism. Manmade, unnatural EMFs come from electrical wiring and equipment, for example, power lines, communications towers, computers, TVs, cell phones – everything from the wiring in our homes to fluorescent lighting to microwave
ovens, hair dryers, clock radios, electric blankets and more.  Electrosmog EMFs are not designed with the body in mind. They can be a strong inducer of stress in the body and, therefore, drain our energy. Electrosmog includes “dirty” electricity, ground currents, microwaves and radio waves. Microwaves are not only from leaky microwave ovens, but also from cell towers, cell phones and wireless equipment.

Electrosmog is all around us and can only be partially blocked. One of the best solutions is to take measures to decrease your exposure. With therapeutic PEMFs, one can purposely add beneficial balancing frequencies to the body to decrease the burden of the negative effects of electrosmog.

PEMFs and Magnets: What’s the difference?

PEMFs are frequency-based, applied to either the whole body or parts of the body. PEMFs may only be needed for short periods of time, while the effects last for many hours, setting in motion cellular and whole-body changes to restore and maintain balance in metabolism and health. The body does not acclimate, or “get used to,” the healthy energy signals of therapeutic PEMFs, even
if used for a long time, compared to magnets.

Stationary (or “static”), non-varying, magnetic fields from magnets have fixed strengths. They are used in mattresses, bracelets, knee wraps and the like. Most have very shallow penetration into the body, resulting in a very limited ability to affect deeper tissues, and they rarely treat all the cells of the body simultaneously. Only skilled practitioners may guide you to get the best
results from these approaches.

Experience with PEMFs

There are quite a number of PEMF systems available now in the US, for daily in-home use, that can help meet your unique needs. Some are FDA-approved and many more are available over-the counter or from various experienced practitioners. Some whole-body systems have been available in the US for over a decade and have been used in Europe by tens of thousands of people for a wide variety of problems without significant negative effects for over 20 years. One PEMF system has been studied through NIH-supported research at the University of Virginia for Rheumatoid Arthritis. These whole body systems have been used worldwide, not only by healthconscious individuals for health improvement and maintenance, but also by world-class and Olympic athletes for increased endurance, enhanced performance, and faster recovery.

What kind of doctor can help me with PEMFs?

Unfortunately, very few conventional, and even alternative or holistic, doctors know about these devices or this technological area. This is not a subject of mandatory education for doctors. Doctors often learn about these new technologies long after the public does, as has been seen with acupuncture. The process of educating doctors and other non-medical practitioners is
growing all the time but will take years. Be patient and look for practitioners who have expertise in the area of PEMF therapies.

Chi Energy and happiness…

What’s so perfect about the pursuit of happiness?

Well the first thing we know is that we are mortal beings that have needs and wants.  So it stands to reason that we are not perfect.  However we do try to be perfect in all kinds of ways and one of those ways is through the pursuit of happiness.

We try to be perfect in our pursuit with books, seminars or experiences to learn how to handle the pressures of acquiring happiness.  Most of the time, we end up with a delightful diversion from our endeavor.  Some people find that for a season they can control their emotional stability when in pursuit of happiness; then when that season ends the stability starts to fluctuate. 

During the pursuit of happiness our best and worst traits show up and sometimes they become too emotionally hot to handle.  This occurs when happiness never quite comes to fruition. Or the desire of happiness constantly needs to be shored up or when it is obtained and then threatened to be taken away.   What occurs is an emotional roller coaster ride through the journey to acquire happiness. 

Some feel that the pursuit of happiness drives the human race.  They feel that strong or extreme emotions are the way to find happiness. Perhaps the premise is that without this type of drive one would only aimlessly flounder.  How could commercialism stand alone without the drive of happiness?  Doesn’t it make the world go round?

There is no doubt that people can pursue happiness and ride the emotional fluctuations.  Some do quite well creating temporary short and long term successes.  However most of us create or attract some kind of drama, strife or illness along the way that hampers our journey.   

So “what is so perfect about the pursuit of happiness?”  How can one go through life while pursuing happiness in a balanced way before becoming exhausted and never to enjoy the fruits? 

Perhaps there is a way to enjoy the pursuit of happiness with longer lasting satisfaction.  At the School of Chi Energy Heals, we know that building high amounts of bio-energy in the body creates a hormonal flow that amplifies or intensifies emotions. 

The instruction teaches an excellent method to stabilize the mind and body as the demands increase during the building of high level chi.  The method is uniquely specialized and I personally found none other like it.  It is called the Tri-concept.

The Tri-concept teaches the student how to build extreme amounts of bio-energy in the body with a good feeling and cool energy while using a form.  Many can learn this method and stay within a moderate range of emotional stability.  So when stress levels go up and hormones are about to inflame the body, the Tri-concept of good feeling and cool energy engages.   This teaches the body and mind a relaxation response to new stress levels.

This bio-energy training teaches the individual how to maintain emotional stability in the high 90 percent range.  The body and mind adapts to handle higher amounts of stress levels while keeping calm and relaxed.   Your creativity and energy will last the day through by developing a sensitive skill to vary precise amounts of bio-energy.  This extreme sensitivity ability allows you to pursue happiness without wearing down the mind and body.

Everything in life changes with this Chi Energy method of training.  For it is possible to buildup high amounts of bio-energy while maintaining emotional stability proportional to greater stress levels. Greater amounts of “chi” can bring extraordinary achievements in life.

The method allows the “stress” to be built up in a hormonally balanced way.  Students of this training have their body respond to the stress build up with the release of serotonin which is the good feeling hormone.  Students learn to use the bio-energy forms to release the serotonin through the blood stream.  This in turn releases natural killer cells keeping the body from harmful internal invaders.   It’s a scientific fact that the body only produces NKC while in a good feeling mood. (http://www.chienergyheals.com/2011/06/5041/)

Basically, the chemically driven body stabilizes to proportionally higher amounts of stress without experiencing the negative side effects.  Students enjoy a healthy immune system, more energy, creativity and a powerful new version of themselves.

You’ll feel exceptionally good natured and will influence everyone around you because of your calm and cool energetic disposition.  Even when others are not feeling so good you’ll take the lead and bring them up to your good feeling and cool emotional state.  This is exactly what students will learn.  When bio-energy is used correctly it becomes the great equalizer in all relationships.  Students in the medical and holistic field find this method allows them to stay in their energy field (on their game).   They learn how the bio-energy can be used to avoid being drained from the energetic needs from their clients.  They become able to give more while staying relaxed and cool.

When one begins this chi training it all seems so counter intuitive.  Why?  Because the training does not require the analytical mind to buildup the chi.  Also, the outside world always demands proof before the experience.  And yet the physical proof that bio-energy exists, is all around you.  There are those who know quite well that this bio-energy can be built up to high levels then used to influence the human experience.  However to teach this method effectively and safely to the public is what our School of Chi Energy Heals can do best.

You’ll first learn how to buildup bio-energy in a form.  This is done by guiding the form through the body’s nerve fibers.  This builds an even amount of pressure and density so the bio-energy has enough power to create a physical effect.  One of the many beneficial physical effects from the chi is the clearing out of toxins at a cellular level by activating the sodium potassium pump resulting in more life giving bio-energy. (http://www.chienergyheals.com/2010/11/the-science-of-chi-energy-2/)

The Chi Energy is built up in the body with low impact aerobic bio-energy exercises that are easy to learn.   These types of specially designed bio-energy exercises avoid the head area where the glands are especially sensitive to high amounts of energy produced with this type buildup. 

In this system, the hormones need to be balanced in a moderate range while building high levels of chi.  Chi or bio-energy is like electricity and intensifying hormones produce a “heat” which causes a wide range of fluctuations. That is why classes are provided to explain how Quantum physics supports the microcosmic world of bio-energy which are subatomic particles that are electromagnetic in nature.  It is this is bio-electrical network which provides a pure communication from the mind to the body’s vital systems. (http://www.chienergyheals.com/2011/06/chi-quantum-entanglement/)

Students will enjoy beginning classes to test this bio-energy being built up in their body.  Some of these one to two minutes exercises are telekinesis (moving a straw through a clear container with bio-energy), remote viewing (seeing objects through containers or feeling another through a solid object like a door) and extreme abilities (like bending a spoon).  This is all done with a good feeling and cool bio-energy. Reference mp3 download on telekinesis (http://www.chienergyheals.com/)

Best of all students have the benefit of those that have gone before them being able to discuss their training with experienced certified instructors.  Mentoring assists the student to hone down and fine tune this extreme buildup of chi achieving the best practices of this professional training.

So what’s so perfect about the pursuit of happiness?  It’s the personal choice to go through the moments of your life the way you want to feel.  If you desire to feel good while having a large sphere of energetic influence while pursing your happiness, then visit us at the School of Chi Energy Heals www.chienergyheals.com  and check out our course curriculum.

Sifu Cicero

Chi Energy Heals Instructor

Chi Energy Training Controls Adrenal Fatigue

The Silent Killer

Did you know your body’s endocrine system is the “Airport Control Tower” to balance your immune system?  When external and internal stressors become too much for the body, it goes into fight and flight, creating an inflammatory response that could possibly last 24×7. This inflammation is due to the mind sending signals that tell the body to react to a situation “real or imagined”.   It then releases powerful hormones that start the process of burning fuel and all internal systems are on alert. 

In fact most people are so “insensitive”, to their own minds and bodies, that they feel this intense level of stress is normal.    You become numb to the intensity. Unmanaged stress can become chronic “adrenal fatigue”.  This can produce stages of illness and disease that are inevitable in the outcome. 

It could possibly develop into cancers, tumors and autoimmune diseases. Your endocrine system is a powerful neurological transmitter of “hormones” that control the body’s immune system.  That’s why is so critical to your mind and body to reduce stress and enjoy a balanced endocrine system.

Adrenal Fatigue – The Silent Killer

Did you know your body’s endocrine system is the “Airport Control Tower” to balance your immune system?  When external and internal stressors become too much for the body, it goes into fight and flight, creating an inflammatory response that could possibly last 24×7. This inflammation is due to the mind sending signals that tell the body to react to a situation “real or imagined”.   It then releases powerful hormones that start the process of burning fuel and all internal systems are on alert. 

In fact most people are so “insensitive”, to their own minds and bodies, that they feel this intense level of stress is normal.    You become numb to the intensity. Unmanaged stress can become chronic “adrenal fatigue”.  This can produce stages of illness and disease that are inevitable in the outcome. 

It could possibly develop into cancers, tumors and autoimmune diseases. Your endocrine system is a powerful neurological transmitter of “hormones” that control the body’s immune system.  That’s why is so critical to your mind and body to reduce stress and enjoy a balanced endocrine system.

The School of Chi Energy Heals

Presents Chi and Emotional Stability: Moderation is the Key by Sifu Cindy Cicero

Whether you have a Qigong or Chi Energy practice emotional composure is the essential building block for good health. In the School of Chi Energy Heals we ask our students to build high levels of chi with a good feeling and cool energy.  The advantage of orchestrating emotional balance while building chi or bio-energy for this specific type of practice are the direct and positive physiological benefits that occur in the body.

In this article we’ll provide three of the leading health benefits from building chi or bio-energy in the body with emotional stability along with some biology-based principles that are behind this type of method.

Starting any type of exercise with the proper attitude especially an exercise that builds high levels of bio-electricity in the body releases a hormonal response that lays a foundation for long lasting behavioral changes.  

It is this specific chi building practice of using a good feeling cool energy that releases these stress reducing hormones which are the key to great health.  A chemical reaction occurs when we feel free from past or future concerns.  It is what we holistically call the mindfulness moments of our life that floods the blood stream with the right hormones that regulates our metabolism and immune system.
A relaxed good feeling attitude with a genuine smile brings out the serotonin, melatonin, dopamine and cortosol hormones in the right mix for an anti-inflammatory environment for the body to enjoy.
Reference (http://www.chienergyheals.com/category/mind-right/)

As the chi practitioner builds up the bio-energy in the nerve fibers with these types of hormones, the body automatically slows down the aging process, increases energy levels and fortifies great emotional habits.  

The physiological changes all come about with right mind intent.  How we move our mind or act our way into the feelings of wellbeing determines what chemical reactions our body is going to produce.   Our mind’s intent should be to build chi that invokes a moderation of emotional content.  Building up bio-energy in the nerve fibers in this way creates a wellbeing feeling that keeps reproduces these good hormones in a balanced amount.  

This moderation is the key to a sound and healthy outcome for a chi practitioner’s mind and body.  A sound mind and body has the benefit of having plenty of reserves to handle peak loads of stress when called upon.   Stress does not build up in the body due to the reserves of Natural Killer and T-cells.  It is scientifically proven that only when a person maintains this good feeling mood that NK cells are present and patrolling in the body on the offense before any trouble builds from high amounts of stress.
(Reference: http://www.chienergyheals.com/category/chi-health-and-longevity/)

Chi Energy Heals practitioners are always on their game when following the rules of moderation.  We at the School of Chi Energy Heals have found that bio-energy is best developed by maintaining emotional stability for moderation is the key.

www.chienergyheals.com

Chi Energy and Natural Killer Cells

At The School of Chi Energy Heals we take a holistic approach to the services and products we provide for our students and clientele alike.  Chi development requires the integration of a healthy mind with a healthy body.

One of our Certified Instructors, Don Brown [who is an Engineer by trade], is writing a series of articles to show the relationship between science and Chi and how it related to this particular method of Chi development.  In this article, Don provides us with an overview of the biological processes that take place within the body that will enhance the body’s ability to fight off sickness, enhance health, and as a result; help the body grow in strength and endurance.

NK Cells

Natural Killer cells (NK cells) are the body’s first-line of innate immune defense. The term “natural killer” is a misnomer, coined during initial research in the late 70s and early 80s where biologists at the time were not completely aware of what triggered these defense mechanisms; it was originally thought these cells immediately patrolled the body upon creation looking for pathogens.  This is not completely true.  NK cells work in conjunction with other white blood cells, “T” and “B”, and seek out specific pathogens the others are unable to destroy. 

Research has shown that NK cells are produced in the bone marrow, and reside in the lymph nodes and the tonsils. "Natural killer cells burst forth from the tonsils, lymph nodes and spleen, and destroy infected and cancerous cells while the immune system's T and B cells are still mobilizing," says Münz. "Without natural killer cells, threatening conditions can get a strong foothold before the adaptive immune response kicks in."

(http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/02/040206075307.htm)

By releasing the proteins perforin and proteases onto the membrane of the virus, the NK cell induces apoptosis; a process similar to infecting the invading cell with a programming sequence causing it to self-destruct. 

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_killer_cell)

This is a preferred mechanism when compared to lancing, (physically cutting through the membrane of the invading organism), which would only release the contents of the invading cell into the body. 

There is something interesting I found during my research, however, that I would like to share at this juncture and echoes many sentiments shared within this particular chi gung community.  It turns out that a healthy “mind” does indeed lead to a healthy “body”, and the ability for NK cells to operate.

Stress: the NK Cell Suppressor

There have been countless studies on the detrimental affects of stress on the body: physical; emotional; and psychological stresses all do terrible things to the human body over prolonged periods of time. 

Dan Kenner, Ph.D., OMD, noted: “When confronted by emotional or physical stress, the brain produces a neurotransmitter that helps initiate the fight or flight response. It directly suppresses NK cell function and other aspects of cellular immunity that relate to innate immunity.”

(http://www.ahccpublishedresearch.com/wwwroot-ahcc/studies/AHCC_04_1002.html)

Dr. Kenner goes further, explaining that “emotional stresses such as grief and fear are shown to suppress cellular immunity and favor inflammatory immune responses, as are physical stresses such as heavy metal poisoning, chemical exposure, nutritional deficiencies, hormone imbalances, accidental injury and medical procedures.” 

NK Cells and the Mind

Here at, we offer both breadth and depth with regards to meditation techniques and instruction, so at Mindful Life by Design we provide you with not just coping mechanisms, but means of overcoming the pressures of physical living.  We understand the connection between the mind and body, and know that with proper nutrition, exercise, and healthy thought practices, you can assist your body in operating effectively and efficiently.

Through consistent practice, daily meditations cannot only reduce the effects of stress, but actually rid yourself of stress altogether.  Remember, stress actually suppresses NK cells: the longer and more often we are exposed to stressful situations without the tools with which to successful transcend, the greater the likelihood that the body succumbs to pathogens, viruses, and cancers alike.

NK Cells and Chi Power Training

The specifics of “Chi Energy Training” enhance NK cell potency and efficiency.  The particulars of the The School of Chi Energy method, each and every exercise, promote the development, cultivation, and functionality of NK cells.

As previously noted, NK cells originate from within “bone marrow”.  One of the initial exercises we teach our students, bone marrow energy packing, actually fuses the bone marrow with the building blocks of electricity.  Interestingly enough,  “Bio-magnetism: An Awesome Force in Our Lives”, an article published by Reader’s Digest (January 1983), highlights some of the [still] cutting edge concepts the scientific community is, and has been, practicing:

“When a patient with a broken leg that is not healing properly comes to Dr. Basset (Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City, NY), he is likely to go home with two heavy pads connected by wires to a box that can plug into an electrical wall socket. The patient puts one pad on each side of his broken bone and turns on the device. Coils of wire in the pad induce a pulsing electromagnetic field into his flesh and bone — a field of energy that somehow commands the bone to heal itself.”

The electrical impulses that heal a broken bone; make healthy a broken bone, assist in the overall healthy and functionality of the bone; e.g. bone marrow can make more and more NK cells when stimulated with electricity.

Although NK cells originate from bone marrow, the cells themselves reside in the lymphatic system, tonsil, and spleen. With our organ balancing exercises, we teach students how to pack energy into the soft tissue organs of the body, including the spleen, so as to ensure proper functionality and specific organ health.  We can intuit from Dr. Basset’s research that the same benefits from exposing bones to low-level electric pulses assist in their healing, consistent exposure to similar electrical phenomena will also assist the organs in a similar fashion. Specifically, in this instance, providing the spleen with health enhancing energy will in-turn, super charge the NK cells residing in said organ.

Finally, it should be noted that NK cells travel to the infected sites within the body through blood within the veins and arteries.  Chi Energy Heals nerve fiber building exercises not only mimic the rotational spin of the quantum particles which build up electricity and chi (photons and electrons), but also provide an aerobic quality that is by nature, heart healthy and promotes enhanced circulation.  By improving the body’s circulation, the NK cells can reach the infected area(s) faster and with greater efficiency, without having to use the body’s energy stores; this way, the body can focus on using the NK cells proteins to destroy the pathogens as opposed to releasing the hormones which create a hostile environment (stress) that will suppress the NK cells, and thereby leaving the body open to additional infections as well as deteriorated performance across the board.

We at The School of Chi Energy Heals have found that chi is best developed when a healthy mind and a healthy body work in unison.  As the preceding article demonstrates, we understand the connections between the mind and body and take these factors into account in all of our chi development exercises and meditation courses. 

Visit us to find out more regarding our courses and product offerings.

• Our Chi Energy Heals blog is updated regularly with the latest scientific data that proves, via physics, the existence of chi.
  

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In the interim: be well; be mindful.

V/r

Don Brown [Certified Instructor]

Chi Energy and Emotional Stability

Emotional-content is an enigmatic concept that is difficult to grasp and at the same time, has concrete ramifications in the quality of life for chi gung practitioners.

Chi Energy, as taught by Instructors Sifu Jones and Sifu Cicero embraces the concept of “emotional content”, and the specific techniques on how to use it to the practitioner’s advantage is part of the School’s curriculum.

In this article, we will provide you with some biology-based principles that show exactly what emotions are made of and provide a glimpse as to how this will affect your chi.

According to Merriam-Webster, an emotion is: “a conscious mental reaction (as anger or fear) subjectively experiences as strong feeling usually directed toward a specific object and typically accompanied by physiological and behavioral changes in the body.”

It is that last portion of the definition on which this article will focus: physiological and behavioral changes in the body.

Hormones: The Building Blocks of Emotions

According to Dr. Barry Sears, there are only two hormones upon which all emotions are based.  “The two primary mediators of emotions are cytokines (hormones that are involved in inflammation) and eicosanoids.”

http://www.cbn.com/health/NaturalHealth/drsears_mindbodydiet.aspx

Cytokines and eicosanoids come in multiple flavors; all of which have a specific role to play.  It should be noted, however, that some of these hormonal derivatives do, in fact, have an overarching negative impact on the body, especially those which encourage inflammation; these types of inflammatory producing hormones are not only associated with depression (unusually large amounts of such agents have been found in the spinal fluid of suicide victims), but have also been shown to adversely affect the production of natural killer cells in the body as they are the main source of the stress hormone cortisol.

As an aside:

According to Dr. Esther Sternberg of the National Institute of Mental Health: “A chronically stressed brain orders release of hormones and other chemicals that tamp down the immune system so it can't fight off disease or speed healing.  Too much stress even ages us faster.” http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29353787/

It should be noted that the human brain stores and generates “emotions” in its limbic system.  The limbic system itself is comprised of connections of glands and structures that are located on top of the brainstem and are buried under the cortex.

“Limbic system structures are involved in many of our emotions and motivations, particularly those that are related to survival. Such emotions include fear, anger, and emotions related to sexual behavior. The limbic system is also involved in feelings of pleasure that are related to our survival, such as those experienced from eating and sex.”

http://biology.about.com/od/anatomy/a/aa042205a.htm

There are two members of the limbic system which will serve well to illustrate a very important point that is often stressed to members of the Inner Circle: building chi pressure in and running extreme amounts of chi through the brain is something that is rarely recommended.  The sheer amount of electromagnetic pressure along with the stimulation of the receptors of the cells that comprise the limbic system can, in fact, cause the brain to dump large amounts of hormones into the blood stream and throughout the body.  The results can often be disastrous, as each gland produces a specific series of cytokines and eicosanoids; not knowing what, which, how and why could easily lead the chi gung practitioner into a hormonal roller coaster ride that is neither fun nor exciting.

The Limbic System’s Significant Contributors

The hypothalamus is about the size of a pearl, and directs a multitude of important functions. It regulates the body’s circadian rhythms, and is “an important emotional center, controlling the molecules that make you feel exhilarated, angry, or unhappy.” http://biology.about.com/od/anatomy/a/aa042205a.htm

The hypothalamus is responsible for the production of what is called the: Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH).  Abnormal levels of this specific inflammatory hormone that been found in the cerebrospinal fluid of suicide victims.

The hypothalamus also produces Dopamine, which is believed to provide a teaching signal to parts of the brain responsible for acquiring new behavior, similar to Pavlovian dogs.  It also produces Somatostatin, suppresses the release of pancreatic hormones, thus inhibiting the release of insulin and glucagon.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypothalamus

The amygdala, another significant contributor to the Limbic System, directly affects activities like friendship, love and affection, on the expression of mood and, mainly, on fear, rage and aggression. The amygdala is also the center for identification of danger, which is fundamental for self preservation.

http://biology.about.com/library/organs/brain/blamygdala.htm

With those two very simple examples, it should be quite apparent as to why sending energy into the head could potentially create disastrous results.  Inadvertently increasing or decreasing the production of Somatostatin, for example, could, in fact, have diabetic ramifications of a period of time; as this is the hormone directly involved in suppressing the release of insulin and glucagons.

Causing the amygdala to function in a hyperactive way could for example, cause an individual to confuse the emotional response of something that is dangerous and life threatening with that which is safe and pleasurable.

Although somewhat innocent and well meaning on the surface, running chi through the head could, in fact, debilitating side effects (and certainly altering) results.

We at the School of Chi Energy Heals have found that chi is best developed when a healthy mind and a healthy body work in unison.  As the preceding article demonstrates, we understand the connections between the mind and body and take these factors into account in all of our chi development exercises and meditation courses. 

In the interim: be well; be mindful.

Don Brown [Certified Instructor]

© Copyright 2011 Mindful Life By Design           

All Rights Reserved.    www.chienergyheals.com

When I first began training with Sifu Jones, he gave me a heads-up as to the upcoming “binges” I would experience during the chi building process.  Please note: the early phases of the training were “yang” principles, not the current “yin” method.

I soon became intimately aware of “The Binge”.  In order to make sense of and compensate for the increased energy throughput and internal pressure, my body began physical cravings at hyper-levels of the extreme.  Others training with us at the time felt the same urges, and [sadly] we grew comfortable with the cycles. 

Upon switching over to the “yin” method of training, although the binges decreased by an order of magnitude, they did not desist.   In fact, at the time of writing this article, I am aware that I am at the tail end of such a binge [note the “lowercase “b”].  At this juncture of my training, I can certainly make sense of the reasons why: my chi forms are coming in with increased clarity for longer periods of time and my energy throughput is at an all-time high.  Furthermore, increases in energy require a recalibration of tones and temperature.  The level of repetitive mindfulness is akin to running athletic drills in an attempt to develop muscle memory; the goal here is that these attributes become the standard, a “baseline” if you will, so no additional thought is required.

And therein lies the challenge.

As discussed in the article “People Can Exercise Only So Much Self-control”, it turns out humans have a finite amount of energy which we can lend towards self-control/willpower.  In fact, it was the opening sentence that grabbed my attention and spoke truth to me:

“People who overtax their self-control may find they have less in reserve for later, suggests an intriguing new study that may have implications for people trying to lose weight or make other behavioral changes.”

During the 2011 season of Lent, coupled with the exponential increases in energy I am currently recalibrating, my resolve broke; I began a binge that, if not for the yin method, could have easily turned into a big ugly Binge, with serious ramifications.  Or, more eloquently stated by Kathleen Vohs of the University of Minnesota: “people have a diminishable supply of energy that the body and mind use in self-control”.

The nature of Sifu Jones’ chi training is an extreme regimen.  It is very specific and although the side effects promote a healthier mind and body, the training itself is mentally demanding: keep the energy cool; keep the energy euphoric; do not allow the form to “morph”; move the energy/form through the body in a soft, gentle manner; see the form; do not “feel” the form…  The intricacies and complexity of instruction increase accordingly as we progress to the upper echelons of energy work.

When reading this, the takeaway is that we should not beat ourselves up when we find that we fall short of a goal.  We should, instead, mindfully prioritize our goals, and focus our energies on what is truly important.  In my case, I’d much rather make sure that my energy is cool/euphoric and that my tones are soothing as opposed to berating myself over a value meal at Wendy’s.

V/r

Don E. Brown II, MSIS

[certified instructor] Chi Energy Heals

Perils of Multitasking

by Don E. Brown II, MSIS

Certified Instructor; Chi Energy Heals

Mindful Life by Design School of Chi Energy Heals

www.chienergyheals.com

One of the [many] nuances that sets Chi Energy Heals apart from traditional chi-gung training systems is deliberate focus.  Whereas many chi-gung systems teach disassociation with the techniques and exercises practiced, Chi Energy Heals requires deliberate and intentioned focus.

This critical difference came to light for me when I stumbled across an article discussing the perils of multitasking: “Multitaskers pay attention — if you can” http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32541721/ns/health-mental_health/

Focus is imperative when engaging in any type of chi training methodology; Chi Energy Heals takes into account the mind’s ability to focus and utilizes this ability as one of the foundation building blocks.

Those who do not practice focus, and focus exercises, are generally unable to perform extreme “psi” related abilities for which they are striving: think “Criss Angel”- his ability to focus is legendary and is one of the main reasons he is able to perform at such a high-level of expertise and precision. http://www.crissangel.com/

The article, “Multitaskers pay attention — if you can” sheds light on a topic that is near and dear to my heart.  As a professional Engineer, I am often required to juggle information to the point of a circus performer: conference calls; multiple instant messaging windows and conversations; emails; data-rich spreadsheets and information technology requirements documents all demanding my attention and focus at the same time.   Sadly, according to the findings of the research done at Stanford University, many multitaskers are unable to differentiate between that which is pertinent and important versus what is “background noise”.

When performing the exercise regimen of Chi Energy Heals, multitasking is not encouraged.  In fact, the Sifus’ and Certified Instructors (myself included) will tell you: Focus on the task at hand.  With deliberate focus and concentration, you teach your mind, body and spirit what is important, what it needs to pay attention to, and what you value; when your words, actions, and intentions are in one accord, results [in any field] are exponential.  The mixed signals that often coincide with multitasking, sadly, impede forward results, growth and gains.

Multitask only when you absolutely have to; never multitask when doing any form of chi training.

“Focus on the task at hand.”

Unravel the mystery of the Spirit, Mind and Body connection

An Amplified Light Hearted Attitude creates a very tangible & physical way to feel the difference between your body & your spirit.

 Are we in a competitive mind or lighthearted mind towards our recreation or profession?  Answering this question reveals our beliefs and attitudes which drive our experience and our results. 

There is a way to train for only 5 to 10 minutes a day with an easy to use, low aerobic impact method that is good for young & old alike.   Performing these specially designed exercises yield specific results that are easy to see & feel. 

The results reduce stress, build the immune system, promote restful sleep, and create a “better state of mind” while enjoying great health and a relaxed, motivated attitude with energy to spare.  This leads you to a discernable “physical spiritual” awareness.

There are “3” Main Concepts in these exercises that are the key!

1. You must exercise with a light playful relaxed attitude.

Prepare to calm the mind and body “always train with a great attitude…for your amplifying your emotional state”.

Create the mood with soft inspirational music

Shut off the cell phone

Create a quiet place

Create a comfortable setting

Burn a candle or incense

Put on comfortable cotton clothing and have bare feet

Focus the mind on the breath or a relaxing thought then begin the exercise.  Soften (yin) the mind down into a low alpha state” like after a good glass of wine.

2. You must exercise with a cool body and mind

Why stay cool?  Cool attracts & heat repels and we want to attract good things into our lives.

You are moving bio-electricity when performing the exercise with emotional content.  When any type of electricity passes through objects of density it creates heat buildup.  You need to cool the physical response to this build up of heat while retaining the buildup of chi energy.  There are several ways in which to train the mind and body to stay cool.

3. You must exercise with the sensitivity of a child to build up a “pressure and density” in the physical body.

Remember your speeding the blood and chi throughout the body (pressure and density increase the amount of chi energy allowing for attraction & good health).  Coupled with other Chi Energy exercises you will dramatically increase your chi energy’s density and pressure. 

You’re strengthening and elongating the body’s nerve fibers which create larger amounts of chi energy.  As an example, your nerve fibers grow from a small garden hose to a T1 to T3 fiber network building more chi for increased communications throughout body’s nervous system.

This sensitivity exercise promotes the growth of nerve fibers to carry higher amounts of chi bio electric energy in the body’s neurological system.   This creates a flow that directs chi energy into a left to right rotation.   The chi energy exercises create an internal flow exactly like that of the three dimensional universe.  These bio-electric sub-atomic particles are what we call chi energy.   The result is a balanced state of homeostasis in the body’s immune system, which produce healthy vital organs and a healthy endocrine system.

It may take you a couple of times and when you first start you may not feel the energy.  Continue to do it anyway!  Just because your body is not sensitive doesn’t mean it’s not there.  There is a lot of bio-electricity flowing inside of your body you use bio-energy unconsciously all day long These chi exercises help you to direct your bio-energy on a conscious level.

Forget the bills, the cat, the dog, your mother, your husband\wife\boy or girl friend, what you’re going to eat for lunch, “whatever”.  Just have patience and give yourself the “Gift of Health and Well Being”. 

In conclusion, I promise you’ll never turn back once you’ve gotten in the groove.  It’s a euphoric and pleasurable experience to live in this blessed way.  So if you want to control & focus your mind, create more energy, control your weight, your health, your sugar intake, whatever it is — it will all come to pass. 

Have faith, and mentor with teacher Cindy Cicero, for she’ll motivate you, kindly adjust your attitude, and inspire you to keep going back to the exercises till it takes over with the desired changes that you want.

It always takes initial effort, but the results you’ll experience are what we call “living the good life”.

Article submitted by:  Cindy Cicero

Mindful Life by Design

Private Chi Energy Instructor & Trainer

Member of Apex Chamber of Commerce, NC

Member of The Rhine Parapsychology Research Center, Durham NC

Please visit www.chienergyheals.com  or call (919) 771-7800

I am sure that everyone had such experience when someone tells you something or you read something and you realize that chunks of information you knew before and some of your own experiences suddenly stick together, like a pieces of a puzzle, and line up in a solid theory. Actually, this is how most of theories are born: there are some facts and scientists are trying to explain them. Well, something like that had happened to me when Sifu Cicero told me about importance of cool in the Chi system she is teaching.

First, from my childhood years I knew that in order to not get sick with respiratory illnesses – cool showers are a simple natural and effective tool. Those who swim outside year around – go even further in strengthening their immune system. Some people even take "bath" in ice-holes – ice or winter swimmers. This method is proven and nobody argues its benefits and effectiveness. The key-word here is "cool".

Another thing everyone has heard about: cryogenics, cryobiology, cryonics, etc. – different applications of low temperatures in physics, biology, medicine and other fields. Some of us have heard about cryotherapy or cryogenic chamber therapy, while the vast majority at least has used a simple ice pack on an injured area of the body to reduce inflammation.

Next, we all have read about different prehistoric animals had been recovered from the solid piece of ice, like that baby mammoth in Siberia: it is cold who prevented them from decomposing. In the same area lie science fiction stories and real life experiments for cryostasis – the reversible cryopreservation of live biological objects: when someone was frozen for a hundred or more years and then was thawed up and continued normal biological activity.

In fact, we all know that cold preserves organic tissues: everyone is using refrigerators and freezers to prevent food from spoiling.

Thus, when Sifu Cicero had told me how important to be cool in the system she is teaching – I cannot say I was too much surprised: a little – yes, because my previous Sifu was always talking about heat, feeling heat, increase heat, and I thought "Chi is heat", while different Chi Gong systems are simply using different methods and exercises to make this heat (read Chi) stronger. Now I know that Chi can be hot and can be cool. I know that hot Chi can hurt, not only those on whom it is applied, but also the applicant himself. I also know that cool Chi is much safer: any Chi if used in a wrong way can hurt the practitioner, but you can thaw up if you freeze, and if you burned – that’s it.

So, all said above is very well fits in a theory that cool is good for our physical bodies, for our health (in terms of modern western medicine).

Another aspect of cool that Sifu Cicero had told me: it is necessary to increase sensitivity, and sensitivity is “a must” in Chi training. At first it seems strange: we all know that when we are getting too cold – we stop feeling in the areas of our bodies that are frozen – they get numb. However, adding another factor to that claim (which is definitely applicable to me and most likely to the majority of people) – there is too much inflammation in our bodies, too much heat, which "burns" our nerves and such reduces our sensitivity – I had to agree that my sensitivity will increase along with me cooling down. I am too hot – this is why I can't feel strong enough – I need to cool down to reduce the heat level in me (it is still a long way until I reach that degree of cool when sensitivity is going down again, and also pretty much unreachable: when I get sensitive enough, I simply will know when to stop).

So, cool is good for Chi training, and strong Chi – is health (in terms of eastern medicine).

Finally, the sociological/psychological factor: who does not want to be considered "cool"? Some may claim that they don't: well, maybe in a narrow understanding of this modern term. I don't mean tattoos, leather outfit, weird haircut, outrageous behavior and thing of this nature. Nobody wants to be ignored: by family members, co-workers, managers, sales people and so on – everybody wants to be respected in some way or another, which pretty much means to be "cool" in a broader sense. Cool down your thoughts, get rid of hatred, arrogance, try to always remember "if you argue with an idiot – he is doing the same thing too".

If anything can be added to the pool of arguments about usefulness of being cool – it will only sustain the idea of "cool = good".

Qigong is the way!

Hello,

I would like to take the time to introduce myself to the Chi Energy Heals family.  My name is Nelson Snipes and I am currently a third year student in this system. When Sifu Cicero invited us to leave a comment for the second and first year students I felt compelled to give a little insight on what to expect in the near future.  I also wanted to give a little advice on a topic that I initially glanced over in my first year of training, which will have greater influence in my life and yours as we progress in this system.  This system is the best that I have ever encountered, the thing that I like about it is that our instructor Sifu Jones has stripped away all of the mysticism and mumbo jumbo from the curriculum and has replaced it with hard scientific facts which backs up his claims.

When I was just starting out in this system I, probably like many of you were very eager for results and looked forward to all the benefits that this system has to offer.  But in being so eager for results I actually overlooked one of the most powerful and important teachings.  That is, keeping our thoughts positive at all times, not dwelling on the negative and making our chi cool and great feeling.

One of the abilities that we all develop even from the very first exercise that we do is the ability to influence other people we come in contact with. Our energy as it grows affects everyone around us this gives us the ability to change things for the better.   As you progress in this system you will start to notice your impact on the moods and feelings of others around you.   People you come in contact with will say to you as they often say to me, I love when you are working things always run smoother, or you are so pleasant to be around.  At first it will seem like a coincidence but you will soon realize it is not.  This is true POWER! Please don’t take it lightly or overlook it.

 What can you expect to happen as you progress in this system?  The simple answer is Great Things! As your energy expands and your influence reaches new heights you will notice that you have controls and influences at greater and greater distances.  These abilities will be fleeting at first but with continued growth will become permanent.  You will not get sick as often, your senses of space and touch will expand, and you will have a general feeling of well being.  My hope is that you will find meaning and wisdom in these words.

Your partner in Chi

Nelson Snipes

In the beginning stages of building Cool Chi Energy we all need a little external help:

Chi Members are asking how to assist the immune system while building the Chi Energy

during the dry winter months —

Here is a simple to do: 

Before the symptoms of colds, flu, coughing or sleeping symptoms…however if you do find yourself with any of these immune robbers purchase a

Cool Mist humidifier…It help relive cold and flu discomforts and humidifies dry indoor air