Alternative Care for the Mind and Body

SESSION 3

MIND AND MOVEMENT

Alternative Care for the Mind and Body

Jennifer KitchenJuly 3, 2013

2“If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment

and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found

the safest way to health.” Hippocrates

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Overview

Ancient beliefs

Qigong

Tai Chi

Yoga

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Ancient Beliefs

Subtle Vital Energy

Qi, Chi, Ki, Prana

Breathe, Vital Substance, Radiant Energy, Life

Force

Aura ~ Meridians ~ Chakras

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Ancient Beliefs

The Three Bodies

Physical, Astral, and

Causal

Body, Mind, and Breathe• (Kaminoff, 2007)

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Ancient Beliefs

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Qigong

Tao

The Way / Universal Order

“That which lets now the dark,

now the light appear is Tao”• (Wilhelm and Baynes, 1967)

“Use stillness to deal with all

things changing”• (Tse, 2004)

The 3 Principles of Tao

Change

Contradiction

Holism(Micozzi, 2011)

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Qigong

The cultivation of a relationship with the energy that circulates and flows through your being

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Qigong

Eight Pieces of Brocade (ba duan jin)

Simple set of exercises that cultivate

energy, flexibility, health, and awareness (Draffan, 2009)

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T’ai Chi Ch’uan

Meditation with Movement

Sequence of slow, graceful movements

Excellent therapeutic exercise

Relaxes the muscles

Slows the mind

Holistic (Gibbon, 2008)

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T’ai Chi Ch’uan

Golden Principles

Keep body erect and everything relaxed

Maintain rigidly the heel and toes principles for all foot movements

Coordinate movements of upper and lower body

Ensure continuity of movements

Movements should follow curved or circular form

Study the Chinese breathing systems (Gibbon, 2008)

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Yoga

Personal Journey

Who am I?

Why am I Here?

What is the Nature of Suffering?

What is the Method of Escaping Suffering?

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For Health Yoga can…

Beneficial in pulmonary

and cardiovascular

conditions

Lower blood pressure

Balance metabolic

functions

Boost immunity

Relieve stress (Micozzi, 2011)

Yoga

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Questions…

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Time to Relax

“Spiritual relationship is far more precious than physical. Physical

relationship divorced from spiritual is body without soul.” Mahatma

Gandhi

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Gibbon, H., (2008). The Chinese Art of T’ai Chi Ch’uan: the first five steps. Retrieved from http://www.howardgibbon.com/Free%20Tai%20Chi%20eBook%20Download.pdf

Kaminoff, L., (2007). Yoga Anatomy (Adobe PDF). Human Kinetics: IL.

Micozzi, M.S., (2011). Fundamentals of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (fourth edition). Missouri; Saunders Elsevier.

President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition, (n.d.). Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Retrieved from http://www.fitness.gov/eat-healthy/dietary-guidelines-for-americans/

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Wilhelm, R. and Baynes, C., (1967). The I Ching or Book of Changes. Bollingen: NY.