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Harmonizing Qi

By Cindy Black / January 6, 2013 /

Harmonizing Qi is a practice that brings communication to all parts of the body, mind, and spirit. I have places within me that are so tight, stubborn, and stuck that they cause me great pain and restriction. Sometimes it hurts for days, and sometimes a couple of weeks or months. Then mysteriously, years have gone by…

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How to See Yourself

By Cindy Black / December 29, 2011 /

How to See Yourself As You Really Are By His Holiness the Dalai Lama, translated by Jeffrey Hopkins, PhD. I first read this book a few years ago, knowing that I would have to read it a few more times in order to really understand it. Just last week, I picked it up again. How…

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Nourishing Yin

By Cindy Black / September 5, 2011 /

Yin is the “stuff” that fuels Yang. No matter how pretty your car is, it won’t run if the gas tank is empty. Yang energy is busy, active, bright, flashy, external, extroverted, etc. The basis of Yang Qi is Yin. A gift of understanding this is knowing that by restoring our Yin we keep our…

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