May 2012 issue

Mastery Magazine
VOLUME 2 • 2012 May 2012
Dr. Stanley Ngui
MASTER OF
THE MONTH
WORLD QIGONG
CONGRESS
MAY 25 - 28
TORONTO, CANADA
Introduction to Tibetan
Shamanic Qigong
-Lama Tantrapa-
Qi Dao Testimonial
-Ricardo B. Serrano-
Six Healing Sounds
-Dr. Stanley Ngui-
Stay in the Eternal Present
-Dr. Pedram Shojai-
The Five Elements and the
Paramita
-Adam Holtey-
3 Reasons Why Your Qigong
Practice Sucks
-Marcus Santer-

May 2012
Letter from the Editor
Articles
Introduction to Tibetan Shamanic
Qigong
Lama Tantrapa
Qi Dao Testimonial
Ricardo B. Serrano
Six Healing Sounds
Dr. Stanley Ngui
Stay in the Eternal Present
Dr. Pedram Shojai
The Five Elements and the Paramita
Adam Holtey
3 Reasons Why Your Qigong Practice
Sucks
Marcus Santer
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Introduction to
Tibetan Shamanic
Qigong
Lama Tantrapa
Shamanism is the most ancient spiritual tradition known
to humankind. Throughout its history, the human race has
evolved significantly in both technology and science, but
human nature has never changed. We all have the same
primordial spiritual core that we often call our inner essence
or spirit. This inner nature is not always apparent, for the
wonders of technological and scientific progress tend to
distract us more and more from paying attention to our inner
nature as well as the world of nature around us.
Historically, the establishment of organized religions diverted
the masses from the ancient Shamanic teachings and
practices. Many religious institutions have a tendency to
perceive Shamanism as some sort of witchcraft deserving
nothing but persecution and extermination. It is no wonder
that nowadays there is so little remaining from the former
worldwide prominence of the Shamanic culture. The
resulting inadequacy of human connection with nature has
been rather detrimental both to humanity itself and to all
forms of life on our planet. Besides the devastation of natural
ecosystems and extinction of many species, we humans tend
to pay less and less attention to the world within ourselves,
which separates us even further from who we really are.
Who are we, really? Are we some foreign intruders trying
to colonize and enslave this planet? Are we a product of the
games of uncanny forces that turn us into catalysts for our
own self-destruction? To answer these and more serious
questions, you would need to focus more of your attention
inwards. This is exactly what the Shamans used to practice
when communing with the spirit world. It is also what all
prophets and mystics did when they received any profound
visions or revelations. This way of receiving answers to the
most challenging questions has been a direct path for many
spiritual masters to self-realization and awakening to the truth
of our Being. This experience of self-realization is often so
transcendental that many mystics who experienced it never
became prophets, since they could not even start translating
their incredible revelations into the language of everyday life.
Some of them spoke out and shared the remarkable sense
of awakening and enlightenment as to the real source of our
existence. They became well-known prophets and founding
fathers of different spiritual teachings and world religions.
The Shamans of antiquity developed their acute energy
awareness for personal development, healing, and protection
of their tribes. Through years of trial and error, some of
them fine-tuned their abilities to shift attention from the
outer appearances of things to their energetic nature,
which is called Qi in Chinese, Prana in Sanskrit, and Mana
in Hawaiian. Energy is the essence of all Being, flowing
through all things and manifesting in the multitude of forms.
The forms of things are basically vessels for their energetic
essence. This applies not only to tangible objects, but also
to events, relationships, thoughts, etc. Thanks to the diligent
transmission of this knowledge through many generations
of dedicated practitioners, now we have a method for
awakening our dormant ability to perceive the flow of things
in our lives and to be in harmony with that flow.
Shamanism in general was
not founded by a particular
person but rather naturally
evolved and developed
throughout many millennia.
Every Shaman had to
master his or her unique
and authentic ways of
realizing their true nature.
Rather than trying to copy
someone else’s steps, real
masters came up with novel
ways of self-realization
that were geared to their
own physique, energy and
mentality. In other words,
to be a real Shaman is
synonymous to being in the
flow.
Qigong, an ancient energy
art integrating Qi (or Chi
– energy awareness) and
Gong (or Kung – the practice of mastering it), is a system
of self-realization that has been practiced for over five
thousand years. Its numerous styles and schools developed
mostly along the lines of different philosophical and spiritual
traditions in the pursuit of embodiment of their respective
teachings. The deeper you explore the history of Qigong in
search of its roots, the more apparent it becomes that all
of these teachings emerged originally from the vast pool of
prehistoric Shamanic practices. Most Qigong styles were
organized by and for the followers of one belief system
or another in ancient China, Tibet, Mongolia, and Korea.
Following the establishment of the main Eastern schools of
thought about 2,500 years ago, Qigong eventually developed
six distinctive branches: Daoist, Buddhist, Tantric, Therapeutic,
Wushu (martial arts), and Kung Fu Tze (Confucian Qigong).
Each of them developed their teachings and methods of
training following the steps of their respective founders. The
history of some traditions can be traced back to particular

individuals who originated their schools of thought,
oftentimes even unbeknownst to themselves. As Jesus
Christ was not a Christian and Buddha Shakyamuni was not a
Buddhist, so most original masters of Yoga and Qigong had no
idea that their disciples would institutionalize their personal
practices of self-realization. The masters simply followed
their own inner guidance as to how to be in the flow of things
in this magical world. With time, a lot of people perceived
those masters as great examples of living in the flow. The
subsequent generations of students, however, grew further
and further apart from the roots of their respective traditions
by institutionalizing them.
About 2,500 years ago, a prominent Chinese philosopher
named Lao Tze presumably wrote Dao De Jing, which brought
together many pieces of the ancient Eastern wisdom and
formed the foundation of Daoism. The adherents of that
teaching created Daoist Qigong, which was dedicated to
attainment of great longevity and, supposedly, immortality.
Around the same period of time, the followers of the famous
Chinese philosopher Kung Fu Tze (Confucius) formulated
Confucian Qigong, mainly concerned with mentoring leaders
and guiding them in creating a harmonious society. Around
the same time in India, Buddha Shakyamuni taught his
teachings to thousands of devoted disciples, who eventually
started practicing Buddhist Qigong to achieve spiritual
awakening, or Nirvana. The adepts of Tantra, a mystical
sect of Hinduism that spread via the Himalayas into Tibet,
came up with Tantric Qigong, which was dedicated to self-realization
through the means of enlightening personal and
transpersonal relationships. Therapeutic Qigong, initially a
cornerstone of Eastern Medicine, is mostly concerned with
the issues of health and holistic healing. Martial, or Wushu
Qigong, as the name implies, is focused on effective self-defense
and protection of others.
Nowadays, many Qigong styles are still confined within
the parameters of their respective doctrines, while others
integrate some aspects of two or more branches of Qigong.
For example, Buddhist monks from the Shaolin Temple are
known for both martial arts prowess and competence in
Buddhist Qigong. Many Daoist Qigong masters are also great
healers and/or martial artists. In fact, Tai Chi Chuan is an
offspring of Daoist martial arts. By the same token, Tantra
is a major part of Buddhist tradition in Tibet and Mongolia
where lamas (Shamans and Buddhist spiritual teachers) often
integrate Tantric and Buddhist Qigong practices.
There is one style, however, that does not merely try to reach
for the fruits on the ends of the branches of the “Qigong
tree,” but rather goes back to the Shamanic roots of the
entire tree and empowers its practitioners to stay true to the
original universality of the art. Its practice allows advancing
to high levels of achievement in all six applications of Qigong
as a result of integrating the power and wisdom of the six
branches into one. This non-sectarian tradition of Tibetan
Shamanic Qigong has been preserved through the centuries
by twenty-seven generations of masters who explored
numerous possible applications of energy awareness in all
spheres of life, from fighting to healing and sexual energy
arts.
Our system has been known under several different names,
depending on the culture and language of the person you
speak to. In Tibetan, it may be referred to as Trul Khor,
but in the States, I prefer to use the Chinese name Qi Dao,
due to the issues with the Tibetan pronunciation (which
really sounds like “true whore”). It originated from an
ancient Shamanic tradition called Bön that existed for many
millennia prior to the introduction of Buddhism in Tibet by
Padmasambhava.
Historically, Tibetan culture did not exist in as much isolation
as many Westerners seem to think. Both Indian and Chinese
influences have been very strong in Tibet for centuries;
without them there would be no Tibetan Buddhism as
such. Over the centuries, Qi Dao developed into a refined
distillation of the ancient Bön traditions, Indian yogic
practices and Chinese energy arts. It has many similarities
with a number of other systems such as Tummo, Yantra Yoga
and Tai Chi Chuan.
The Mongols, who are culturally close to the Tibetans,
disseminated Bön throughout Asia when Genghis Khan and
his descendants created the largest empire in human history.
As all empires eventually collapse, the Mongol Empire also
fell apart 300 years later, and different parts of it became
primarily Christian (Russia), Muslim (Central Asia), Hindu
(India), Buddhist (Tibet and Mongolia), or Daoist/Buddhist/
Confucian (China). Siberia ended up as the only part of
the vast empire where the Siberian Shamanism smoothly
blended with the Tibetan/Mongolian traditions and survived
to the present day.
During the existence of the Soviet Union, it was quite difficult
to perpetuate our practice, since the Communist regime
persecuted all types of spirituality and even outlawed
all martial arts, fearing that the common people might
experience any kind of empowerment. Being born and raised
in the former Soviet Union, I experienced on my own skin the
brunt of the Communist oppression. Many years ago, the
Soviet KGB even gave my grandfather, from whom I learned
most of my skills, an ultimatum: “You must work for us or
else . . .” Well, they used to send people to Siberia, but if
you were already living there, what else do you think they
might do to punish you for non-cooperation? Reluctantly, he
agreed to train the top echelon of the KGB, including Stalin’s
bodyguards.
Many aspects of our tradition can be seen in Systema – the
Russian martial arts developed by such masters as Mikhail
Ryabko and Alexei Kadochnikov, both of whom also trained
the Russian Special Forces. If you have an opportunity to
experience that art in action, you will find it very fluid and
formless, quite distinct from the vast majority of the Chinese,
Japanese and Korean styles of martial arts, but very similar

Lama Somananda Tantrapa
is the 27th lineage holder
of Qi Dao, also known as Ti-betan
Shamanic Qigong. He
has been practicing Qigong,
Dream Yoga, Meditation, and
Internal Martial Arts for over
thirty five years, primarily
trained by his Grandfather
who was the paragon of the
Russian Martial Arts and Qi
Dao Grand Master. His background is complex enough to include
serving in the Soviet Army’s Special Forces, being kidnapped in
the Ukraine and surviving several near-death experiences.
Lama Tantrapa was ordained as a Buddhist monk in three differ-ent
orders and initiated into Subud spiritual brotherhood. In ad-dition
to being a Tibetan Bon Lama, he studied with a number of
Qigong and kung-fu masters, great teachers of Yoga and medita-tion,
as well as Native American, Hawaiian and Siberian Shamans.
He is also trained in Cultural Anthropology, Meta-coaching, Hyp-nosis
and NLP. When living for two years on a small tropical island
in the Pacific, 7000 miles away from the majority of his students
and clients, he pioneered a novel method of conducting Qi Dao
sessions over the Internet called Qigong Coaching. In the last de-cade,
he has provided wellness, peak performance and life coach-ing
to thousands of people of all ages and from various walks
of life. He is also a bestselling author of several Qi Dao books,
executive producer of the film Qi Dao – Tibetan Shamanic Qigong,
creator of CD albums Qi Dao Initiation and The Art of Being in the
Flow, publisher of the Basic Qi Dao Home Study Course and other
multimedia learning materials. To learn more, please email:
academyofqidao@gmail.com
In addition to being the publisher of Mastery Journal, Lama Tan-trapa
is also the host of the Internet Radio talk show The Secrets
of Qigong Masters that you can enjoy at:
www.blogtalkradio.com/qigongmasters
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to Qi Dao. As you can imagine, it would have been totally
suicidal to teach any spiritual aspects of our art to the Soviet
spooks; that is why the deepest parts of Qi Dao cannot be
found in Systema. To learn more about the way Qigong can
boost your awareness and facilitate spiritual awakening,
please visit http://qigongcoaching.com.

Qi Dao
Testimonial
Ricardo b. Serrano
After finishing my Qi Dao advanced studies with Lama
Tantrapa Rinpoche in Tigard, Oregon in the latter part
of 2009, I have derived the following theories from my
own opinions and experience practicing and coaching
this transformative and empowering Tibetan Shamanic
Qigong called Qi Dao - the art of being in the flow with
the Dao.
For thousands of years, Qigong formed the foundation
of Oriental Medicine because Qi, universal energy
or life force, is the basis of life; therefore, energy
awareness offers us the key to health, happiness and
longevity. Most styles of Qigong use movements,
breathing, meditation, and visualization for the purpose
of cultivating Qi. They are often taught through doing
“forms,” or choreographed movements, that are to be
memorized and repeated on a regular basis.
All styles of Qigong originated from a primordial
foundation of Qigong that was deeply rooted in the
Shamanic Medicine Dances and Zhan Zhuang Qigong.
Tibetan Shamanic Qigong, also called Qi Dao, goes
back to the Shamanic roots of Qigong and encourages
its practitioners to stay true to the universality of this
energy art. Qi Dao teaches us how to feel the flow
of energy, how to be in the flow, and how to simply
surrender to that flow. The practice of Qi Dao does not
contain any routines of repetitive movements that are
supposed to manipulate or cultivate Qi. Aside from
being a powerful internal martial art that is ultimately
dedicated to self-realization and awakening, it is an
energy-healing modality facilitating self-healing. It
teaches us that there is an abundant source of energy
within us that we can tap by paying attention to the
existing flow of Qi without any judgments. Empowering
others to embody such an attitude became the hallmark
of Qi Dao coaching.
The use of the energy ball, and the four universal
elements (earth, water, air and fire), are the hallmarks
of Qi Dao, which consists of embodiment and mastery of
being in the flow in the six branches of the Qigong tree.
The six branches of the Qigong tree that correspond to
the historical Qigong branches and comprise the six main
applications of Qi Dao are Daoist, Internal Martial Arts
(Wushu), Tantric, Therapeutic, Confucianist and Buddhist
Qigong.
Daoist Qigong - Dao Yin - primarily dedicated to wellness
and longevity
Wushu Qigong - Internal Martial Arts - for self-defense
and conflict resolution
Tantric Qigong - Tantra Yoga - for mutual self-realization
through enlightened relationships
Therapeutic Qigong - Qigong Therapy - for holistic energy
healing and prevention
Confucian Qigong - Mastery Coaching - for manifesting
your innermost dreams
Buddhist Qigong - Dream Yoga - for spiritual awakening
in the dream called life.
Physical Benefits:
Because of the magic of touch and regular practice of
Qi Dao’s harmonious culture of movement, the physical
discomforts that I used to suffer, such as shoulder, back
and other body pains, are now history, and I have also
experienced strengthening of my cardiovascular and
immune system energy fields (Wei Qi).
Psychological Benefits:
Most of the stress-related disorders caused by the
six holding patterns, which consist of the physical
and psychological states of Holding Forth (anger),
Holding Back (judgment), Holding In (fear), Holding Out
(cynicism), Holding Down (depression) and Holding Up
(pride), have all been managed and prevented.
Spiritual Benefits:
Because the energy blockages, tension, and congestion
caused by the six holding patterns have all been cleared
and balanced through the practice of the Wushu, Daoist
and Therapeutic Qigong, manifesting the dream of
enlightened relationships, self-realization and awakening

are now possible through the practice of Buddhist,
Tantric, and Confucianist Qigong.
Overall Summary:
For the above-mentioned benefits accruing to the body,
mind, and spirit, which come from the regular practice
of the six main branches of Qi Dao, I am grateful that
I started and finished my beginner, intermediate and
advanced Qi Dao practitioner certification programs,
which cover the necessary Qi Dao empowerment and
fundamentals in the six branches of Qigong. These are
the foundational tools with which one masters the art of
being in the flow with the Dao that is synonymous with
becoming one with the Dao.
Most importantly, unlike other Qigong styles lacking
a spiritual component, which basically concern one
chakra tied to a specific psychological or emotional
state, the practice of Qi Dao is fluid, malleable, and not
bound to one chakra, making it possible for the flow of
Qi to become unimpeded in every one of the chakras,
meridians, organs, or parts of the body within one’s
energy field. This free-flowing fluidity and malleability
of Qi, which I believe is a distinct hallmark of Qi Dao, is
what makes it work in the six branches of Qigong and is
one of the most important reasons to practice Qi Dao,
which can be loosely translated as “Way of Energy.”
According to the book of Chuang Tzu, some followers of
Confucius see an old man swimming in a raging torrent
when he suddenly disappears. The pupils of Confucius
rush to save him, but the man reaches the bank entirely
unaided. Asked how he had pulled off this remarkable
feat of survival, the man replied that he had simply let
himself go with the descending and ascending currents
in the water. The true Taoist, in other words, molds his
senses, body, and mind until they are at one with the
currents of the world without.
Ricardo B. Serrano,
R.Ac., is a registered
acupuncturist,
Qigong teacher and
healer from North
Vancouver, BC,
founder of Maitreya
Shen Gong and
integrative whole
body Enlightenment
Qigong. He has
been trained by
Pan Gu Shengong
Master Ou Wen Wei,
Wuji Qigong Master Michael Winn, Sheng Zhen Qigong
Master Li Jun Feng, Master Pranic Healer Choa Kok Sui,
Zhan Zhuang Qigong Master Richard Mooney, Merkaba
Master Alton Kamadon, Qi Dao Master Lama Somananda
Tantrapa, and Siddha Guru Baba Muktananda.
Ricardo Serrano founded Maitreya Shen Gong based on
his knowledge of Qi Dao, Pan Gu Shengong, Sheng Zhen
Qigong, Primordial Wuji Qigong, Crystal Pranic Healing,
Holographic Sound Healing, and Qigong Omkabah
Lightbody Activation Method (QOLAM). He has been
practicing Chinese Herbology and Qi-healing (combining
Qigong with acupuncture) for over 30 years.
http://www.qiwithoutborders.org/index.html

Master of
the Month
Dr. Stanley Ngui is the host for the 14th World Congress on Qigong
and TCM to be held in Toronto, Canada and has been the co-chair to
the congress for the last eight years.
Dr. Ngui is the 23rd generation of the Ngui family. Since the age
of four, he has studied with his father and various Masters of
Qigong and Traditional Chinese Medicine. His education includes a
Master level in Qigong, Doctor of Philosophy in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Doctor of Traditional Chinese
Medicine, Doctor of Acupuncture, Doctor of Natural Medicine, Doctor of Integrative Medicine and Doctor of
Humanitarian Services. One of his great honors was being knighted into the Sovereign Orthodox Order of the
Knights Hospitaller of St. John in 2009. Currently, he is a member of the Board of Orthomolecular & Integrative
Medicine and World Organization of Natural Medicine Practitioners where he also functions as Ambassador
at Large North America and the Chancellor. He is the President for Beyond Abilities Centre (a not-for-profit
charity Organization) and department head of Acupuncture and Addictions for the College of Humanitarian
Medicine. Dr. Ngui is now Chairman of the Academy Of Acupuncture and founding director of the Canadian
Practitioners’ Association Of Asian Medicine,
In 2006, Dr. Stanley Ngui was recognized for his contributions over the years in the martial arts community
and was inducted into The North America Martial Arts Hall of Fame. As a Grandmaster in the art of Qigong,
he founded The Academy for Chi Kung Studies and became the founding director of the Kung Fu Federation
(Toronto, Canada).
Dr. Ngui has taught seminars, workshops, classes and retreats, both locally and internationally, on Qigong
and Traditional Chinese Medicine. Some of the organizations hosting him include: York Region District School
Board, Shiatsu School of Canada, Ryerson University and St. Francis Xavier University. Well known for relevant
and practical subject matter, a few of the topics he has spoken about include general health, Qigong, martial
arts, feng-shui, tui-na, and acupuncture.
As a certified practitioner at his acupuncture clinic, he uses a multitude of traditional Chinese therapies such as
acupuncture, acupressure massage, Qi Gong, moxabustion, herbology and nutrition. His clients include players
from the NHL, NBA, Lacrosse, PGA, and Olympic Teams.
Throughout his travels and successes, many people have featured Sifu Stanley Ngui through media and
events. He has been featured in weekly news updates, teleconferences, and shows on national television
such as Vision Television in Canada. In 2011, Dr. Ngui’s ability to successfully treat terminally ill conditions was
featured in a short film documentary called Enlighten Me.
Due to the prevalence of cancer in western society, Dr. Ngui has focused intensely on developing several
protocols to treat common and rare types of cancer. Through his research, he has also developed
groundbreaking approaches and procedures that effectively treat many kinds of conditions and illnesses
thought to be untreatable. In 2010, Dr. Ngui travelled to Haiti as the team leader in a mission to care for
earthquake survivors and to educate frontline professionals on natural ways of treating emergency disaster
survivors.
Dr. Stanley Ngui

Six Healing
Sounds
Dr. Stanley Ngui
Long before the twentieth century, man used energy
in many forms, the most prevalent of those being the
tangible and visual. For most people today, just like
it was thousands of years ago, seeing is believing, but
advancements in science and technology have taken
us past the realm of the visual spectrum. We have
learned that seeing is but one of many ways to verify
the existence of energy. We now understand that the
physical, the material, and even things considered
abstract can be proven as forms of energy. However,
this discovery is not new; there are many theories and
scientific systems recognizing these unique properties
of energy that have existed for thousands of years. One
such system, developed out of China, is known as the Six
Healing Sounds.
The same way you can harness the sunlight through a
magnifying glass to burn a small piece of paper, you can
harness energy using sound to make positive changes to
the body. The Six Healing Sounds describe the effect of
sounds on the physical body and explains them through
science, right down to the mathematical equations used
to formulate the absorption and deflection of vibration.
More specifically, the theory states that each of the six
sounds has a direct relationship to an organ inside the
body. Interestingly enough, this relationship correlates
directly with the science that is the core of Traditional
Chinese Medicine. Through the Chinese methodology,
we can discern that each sound-organ relationship can
be further subdivided into a Yin and Yang relationship
between two distinct organs. These are:
Lung / Large Intestine
Heart / Small Intestine
Liver / Gall Bladder
Spleen / Stomach
Kidney / Bladder
A clear understanding of the relationship between
organ and sound forms the basis of an easy-to-use
diagnostic tool for practitioners in identifying the
area(s) of the body (or organ) that may be the cause
for health concerns. The beauty of this protocol is that
a practitioner can easily evaluate and refine the sound
during treatment and transform a neutral effect to a
positive one instantly. It is an effective and reliable
system for translating conditions into sound energy and
vice versa. The energy that is changed from stillness to
sound works on the organ (and the body) through two
major mechanisms: (1) by cleansing the affected organ
of its toxic substances and energies, and (2) by allowing
the positively charged energy generated through sound
to be absorbed by the organ. This works in the same
way as when you fill a dirty glass full of water. As you
continue to fill the glass with clean water (positive sound
energy), the glass overflows, the dirty particles (toxins)
are carried outside of the glass (the body), and you are
left with clean, clear water.
However, we must do more than just be able to create
vibration to make use of this thousand-year old theory.
The Six Healing Sounds can have different efficacies
depending on the types, tones and pitch of sound we
use. Like an orchestra, the sound must be complete
with all of its parts in order to be effective. The
inclusion of high- or mid-tones and a bass tone creates a
fullness of sound energy that is pleasing to the ear, and
subsequently, pleasing to the body. Having the ability
to judge the effectiveness of the energy right off the bat
allows for less chance of mistakes and possibilities of
error when using for healing. Specifically, high- or mid-tones
are used to guide the sound energy to its intended
target, while the bass tone’s purpose is to change the
surrounding energy into massive vibration powerful
enough to penetrate the densest object.
To further enhance the effectiveness of the Six Healing
Sounds, there is yet another layer of fundamentals
that works on top of the sound energy. Following the
understanding that energy is a form of vibration and
that vibration occurs in specific frequencies, we add the
attribute of color. Color is universal in its applicability
as a healing tool for many cultures, including those
following the Western philosophies. Many people
believe that painting the walls in your home certain
colors can make the space feel “warm” or “cool,”
“inviting” or “sterile.” The number of colors supplied
by the universe is as vast as the number of molecules
that make up a human being. It is important to
understand that color relationships are guides to a color
that resonates with the person being healed and not
necessarily the healer. The system tells us that each of
the organs and respective sounds is related to a color.
When you channel that color to the body, it matches
the resonance given off by the sound. This combined
resonance gives us a maximum healing effect.

Through the Six Healing Sounds, we not only create
powerful forms of energy but also the ability to direct
that energy as we see fit through the use of different
tones, pitches, frequencies and colors. The layers of
fundamentals within the sound energy theory work
to enhance each other and also to reinforce the
practitioner’s understanding of the sound choice that
is correlated to the condition being treated. The Six
Healing Sounds is one of the most powerful systems in
the Ngui Style of Qigong. Through Ngui Style Qigong,
we have used these sounds with individuals and groups
and have found many success stories for healing many
conditions including heart conditions, diabetes, modern-day
illnesses such as hypertension, and even cancer.
One such story is that of Judy’s. As a bearer of severe
sinusitis for 22 years, a condition that causes severe
inflammation of the sinuses, she learned first-hand
about the healing effects of the Six Healing Sounds.
During those 22 years, she had undergone multiple
treatments from many doctors, all with no success in
creating any sort of relief for her suffering. Her condition
was deemed untreatable. She then participated in
a group session where she practiced the Six Healing
Sounds with us for the very first time, not knowing
what to expect. Twenty minutes later, at the end of the
session, Judy was so excited, exclaiming that she felt
clear for the first time in years. She was astonished and
overjoyed, having never felt such an improvement from
her symptoms, and amazingly in such a short period
of time. She is currently living a healthy life free of
sinusitis.

Stay in the
Eternal Present
Dr. Pedram Shojai
Staying on path is easy, just get out of the way and follow
the leads the Universe (God, Tao, call it what you want)
presents to you. The path of least resistance really
shows up when we can step into the present moment
and stay aware of where we stand. The problem?
TIME. Yeah, time. We have memories that are tied to
unresolved emotions that entrap us in “time.” How does
this happen?
When we feel something or have a response to some
stimulus that presents itself to us in the moment, we
are faced with a choice. Do I accept this for what it is,
not judge it, stay in the present and feel what emotion
it evokes and be OK with that, OR, do I feel the emotion
this stimulus brings up and say “Oh, this sucks, I don’t
like feeling this at all . . .” and run away. How do we
run away? Well, we move away from the emotion by
trying to counter it with the opposite feeling or energy.
“This makes me feel sad, so I’ll think happy thoughts
. . .” OR we think to ourselves, “Wow, that’s too much
to handle right now; I’m gonna file this away and deal
with it at a later time when I’m stronger, richer, better
looking, and maybe 3 feet taller.” Guess what folks
-- tomorrow has its own set of “crap” to deal with. So
what happens? We keep building charge in our energy
field by entrapping our power in time.
Think of it like a time credit card. I don’t have the cash
to pay for this now so I’ll charge it (the American way).
And what happens? We get stuck with interest . . . the
high percentage kind. How? Well, next time I come
to relax and sink into the present moment where all
the Power that ever was or will be resides, something
taps on my shoulder . . . oh yeah . . . TIME DEBT. I’ve
got all this crap I said I’d deal with at a later date and
guess what? Here it is again. We CANNOT reside in
the present moment until we either charge off (qi gong
techniques and meditation practices) or pay off (handle
the stuff and stop committing to things until you’re
“current”) the time debt. We cannot reside in the
present moment when we’ve tied our consciousness to
time, and this time debt is leading to what I call “Time
Compression Syndrome.” It’s all around us. People have
too many commitments and too little time, so they’re
always in a state of panic and chronic stress over it. Why
is this so bad? Well, the body is either growing (relaxed
non-stress metabolic growth and healthy functioning),

or in battle (running from the Lion, fighting the invading
Zulu tribe, or, sadly, opening an enormous cell phone bill
you weren’t expecting). Ouch. Good luck digesting that
pizza now buddy.
So how do we get out of this mess? The answer is
to stop committing to things in the future (better
boundaries) that don’t fall in line with Who we are, and
to learn to maintain our “equanimity” in the present
moment. Who are we? Well, that’s the question of all
questions and the only one really worth asking in my
opinion.
When we can STAY in the present moment, all the power
of the Universe is available to us and we are connected
to the Source of all Life, Light, Healing, and Inspiration.
Call it what you want -- Ram Dass was right -- Be Here,
Now. It’s that simple yet we keep searching for some
complex solution to our lives.
Treat complexity with simplicity. Learn to stop doing
and step into the real power that is powering the empty
space inside each of your cells. Then we can be aware
of the clues the Universe drops on us and, being present
and centered, recognize them as omens and spiritual
communication with us. We follow and It leads . . .
leading us to the Majesty of Who we are and what this
amazing journey is really about.
If your husband or wife is watching some crap on TV
right now, grab your spouse by the hand and go for a
walk. Notice the trees and the feel of the breeze on your
face. Wake up to the present moment and snap out of
the trance. Follow the Light and gather the Nectar and
you’ll be happy you did
Pedram Shojai is an
acclaimed Qi Gong
master, herbalist,
and talented
Acupuncturist. He
comes from an
unbroken line of
masters and is an
ordained minister
of a Taoist tradition
of Alchemy. Having
studied a variety
of Alchemical
systems, Pedram
uses his friendly teaching style to impart esoteric
concepts to English-speaking audiences. He teaches
philosophy, meditation, Qi Gong, and healing techniques
to audiences worldwide. He is currently involved in a
couple of meaningful documentaries, the first of which
is set to release in 2012. His new book, “Rise and Shine
– Awaken your Energy Body with Taoist Alchemy and
Qi Gong” is now available through this website. He has
studied yoga, meditation, Qi Gong, Tai Chi, Kung Fu, and
healing for years and has taken sabbatical in the Andes
and Himalayas. Pedram uses a no-nonsense approach
to teaching the esoteric arts and holds each student
personally accountable for their own liberation and
enlightenment.

The Five Elements
and the Paramita
Adam Holtey
Five-element theory is a crucial component of qigong
philosophy and practice. The five elements are
earth, metal, fire, water, and wood. Countless qigong
forms and meditations are taught to help bring these
elemental energies into balance. Within these forms
and meditations, there are infinite correlations to the
five elements, including positive and negative emotions,
healing colors, the season cycle, and so on.
In this article, I would like to share some of the lesser-known
correlations -- the Buddhist “paramita”-- and
tips for their application in qigong
practice.
The following is an introduction
to the pāramitā, translated
and compiled from a variety of
Buddhist sources by the non-profit
organization, The Heart of Dharma
Collection:
The Sanskrit word pāramitā means
to cross over to the other shore. Pāramitā may also be
translated as perfection, perfect realization, or reaching
beyond limitation. Through the practice of the pāramitā,
we cross over the sea of suffering (samsara) to the shore
of happiness and awakening (Nirvana); we cross over
from ignorance and delusion to enlightenment. Each
of the pāramitā is an enlightened quality of the heart, a
glorious virtue or attribute—the innate seed of perfect
realization within us. The pāramitā are the very essence
of our true nature. However, since these enlightened
qualities of the heart have become obscured by
delusion, selfishness, and other karmic tendencies, we
must develop these potential qualities and bring them
into expression. In this way, the pāramitā are an inner
cultivation, a daily practice for wise, compassionate,
loving, and enlightened living. The pāramitā are the
kinds of virtuous practices required for skillfully serving
the welfare of others and for the
attainment of enlightenment. We
must understand that bringing
these virtuous qualities of our
true nature into expression
requires discipline, practice, and
sincere cultivation. This is the
path of the Bodhisattva—one
who is dedicated to serving the
highest welfare of all living beings
with the awakened heart of
unconditional love, skillful wisdom, and all-embracing
compassion.
There are a total of six pāramitā (as practiced in the
Mahāyāna branch of Buddhism). The first five pāramitā
each relate to a specific element, and help in overcoming
the negative emotion associated with that element.
The first five pāramitā are: Dāna, the practice of
generosity; Vīrya, the practice of perseverance; Śīla, the
practice of ethics; Kṣānti, the practice of patience; and
Dhyāna, the practice of concentration.
The Dāna pāramitā, the practice of generosity, assists
us in overcoming our worry, the harmful emotion of the
earth element.
The Vīrya pāramitā, the practice of perseverance, helps
us to overcome our sorrow, the harmful emotion of the
metal element.
The Śīla pāramitā, the practice
of ethics, helps us overcome our
fear, the harmful emotion of the
water element.
The Kṣānti pāramitā, the practice
of patience, helps us overcome
anger, the harmful emotion of
the wood element.
Finally, the Dhyāna pāramitā, the practice of
concentration, helps us overcome our anxiety, the
harmful emotion of the fire element.
In order to create a comprehensive practice of
meditation upon the five elements, I have incorporated

the wisdom of the pāramitā into healing affirmations.
There are four affirmation cycles for the five elements.
Below is the third cycle of affirmations, which brings to
mind the virtue of each element in the first line, and
then the pāramitā of each element in the second.
Earth:
Breathing in, I trust
Breathing out, I practice giving
Metal:
Breathing in, I am courageous
Breathing out, I live with joyful
enthusiasm
Water:
Breathing in, I am wise
Breathing out, I practice the perfection of ethics
Wood:
Breathing in, I am loving and kind
Breathing out, I practice patience and tolerance
Fire:
Breathing in, I am compassionate
Breathing out, I practice concentration
To practice these affirmations, I recommend making
yourself comfortable and repeating each one mentally
about three times. As you practice each affirmation,
you can bring your attention to the internal organs
associated with each element, and grow in awareness of
the healing effects you notice there.
The first affirmation cycle is designed as a meditation
to release the negative emotions of the elements. The
second affirmation utilizes the healing color of each
element. The fourth affirmation incorporates the
transcendent wisdom of the sixth pāramitā.
I provide all of the affirmation cycles in a convenient
audio format (as well as printable text) in an online
course entitled, The Five Elements: Affirmations and
Qigong. The course also includes over an hour of video
instruction in a dynamic form of five-element qigong.
Additionally, the course provides over 70 pages of
text describing the pāramitā, five-element theory, and
additional meditations that incorporate the meridians
related to each element.
I encourage you to try the affirmations I’ve provided in
this article. If you find them helpful, you can find out
more about my course, The Five Elements: Affirmations
and Qigong, by visiting my website,
http://affordablenaturalhealth.com/5_elements_course.html.
Adam Holtey began
studying Tai-Chi and
Buddhist meditation
practices at the
University of Oregon
in 1998. In 2000,
Adam moved from
the University to
his hometown of
Ashland, where he
began practicing
“Dahn Hak,” a
Korean mind-body discipline comprised of Taoist
philosophy, Qigong, and energy healing practices.
Adam became a Master of Dahn Hak in 2003, and
instructed at Dahn Centers throughout Oregon
until 2008, at which time he opened his own health
clinic in Central Point, Oregon, called, “Community
Acupuncture + Natural Health.” In 2011, Adam
opened a second location in Ashland, and he
is currently managing and teaching classes at
both locations. Adam lives with his wife and two
children in Talent, Oregon and can be reached by
email at adamwebb32@hotmail.com.

Three Reasons
Why Your
Qigong Practice
Sucks
Marcus Santer
Why do you practice Qigong? Because you want to gain
some benefit or result. There are five main reasons why
people practice Qigong and they are:
1) To improve health and vitality.
2) To increase longevity.
3) To develop and harness internal force (think of this as
abundant energy).
4) Mind expansion.
5) Spiritual cultivation.
If you’re not gaining these benefits, there can be any
number of reasons why your Qigong practice doesn’t
appear to be working.
From my experience there are three major factors that
contribute to poor results, assuming of course that you
are practicing Qigong and not just Qigong form. If you’ve
been practicing Qigong daily and correctly for at least
three months and you’re not getting the results that you
want from your practice, then these are the three areas
you need to look at first:
1) You intellectualize too much
I r-e-a-l-l-y struggled with this one in the beginning.
I worried that my form wasn’t correct, I worried I
wasn’t practicing enough, and so on. My practice
was 15 minutes of mental wrestling. Thinking, or
intellectualizing makes it harder for energy to flow. It’s
also one of the core causes of “mental” blockages.
So what can you do? I had to get strict with my
thoughts. Before I began my practice I would tell myself
that I was going to do the best that I could and that I
could worry or think about all of my “stuff” afterwards. I
threw my notes away (yes, I used to look at them while I
practiced; I’m sure you’d never do that) and quit using a
stopwatch to time myself.
Every time the mental chatter started, I said “No” to it
and ignored it. If that didn’t work, I focused on what I
was doing, for example, “Now I’m lifting my arms, while
breathing in through my nose.” Because your mind can
really only focus on one thing at a time, this is a helpful
way to stop useless mental chatter.
2) You tense up too much
Listen, if you can’t relax you can’t practice Qigong.
You need to be able to relax physically, emotionally,
mentally and spiritually. Being able to do this is what I
call “Entering a Qigong State of Mind” (QSoM), and it’s
a skill that must first be learned and then practiced and
practiced and practiced.
While it’s easy to tell if you’re physically relaxed, relaxing
mentally and emotionally is much harder. It takes time
to be able to do this, especially if you’re starting from a
place of being stressed out, anxious or worried. While
many people practice Qigong to relax, being able to relax
is only the start of what Qigong has to offer.
3) You are distracted
This can also be a subdivision of area one (see above)
in that you’re so busy thinking about something else
that you are distracted from your practice. This can
be overcome by reminding yourself, before you start
your practice, that this is your “Sacred Me” time, time
specifically for working on you so that you can better
help and be of service to others.
You can always have your “problems” or other baggage
after you’ve finished your practice, but for the next 15
minutes your focus is on practicing Qigong and not what
you’re going to do about that bill that came through the
post this morning.
Distraction can also relate to where you do your Qigong
practice, because where you practice is very important
in gaining the results of Qigong. Not only must you

practice in a safe environment with fresh, moving air, but
you must also practice in a space where you will not be
disturbed.
If you practice in a shared house, or outdoors where
there are lots of other people, it can be hard to focus
on your practice and not on what is happening around
you. If this is a problem for you, then find somewhere
to practice where you won’t be distracted by the world
around you. While this might take a bit of extra effort on
your behalf, you’ll be glad you did.
Addressing these three areas, especially the first, will
undoubtedly help you to gain more benefits from your
Qigong practice. If you want to dig deeper into this
subject I’ve written two free reports you might like:
7 Common Mistakes Beginners Make In Qigong And How
To Avoid Them.
You can get these 2 reports and 4 others at
http://qigong15.com/dd.html I also offer a free 21-day
online Qigong course, which you can find at
http://qigong15.com/blog/freeqigongcourse
It really is easy to get the benefits of your Qigong
practice when you know what you’re doing, and what
you should avoid doing!
Enjoy your practice.
My name is Marcus
Santer and I am the
founder of Qigong15.
I’ve been practicing
Qigong since 2000
and teaching it since
2003. I love Qigong
and have benefited
greatly from its
practice. In my quest
to make it as popular and as well known as Yoga,
Tai Chi and Reiki I have been sharing, quality, ‘fluff’
free information with as many people as I can
reach. Through working with hundreds of students
over the last decade I have seen the power of
Qigong to help people live a happier, healthier and
longer life in just 15 minutes of Qigong practice
a day. My guiding principal is to give, serve and
share. Utilizing online technology has allowed me
to share the promise of Qigong with many satisfied
customers since the creation of the Qigong Secrets
course in 2009. To gain a greater understanding
of the connection I have with those interested
in Qigong please visit my Facebook page, where
you’ll find real people making real posts about the
brilliance of Qigong.
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