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Fascinating New Research on Meditation and Brain Health
By: Isaac Eliaz    Monday, Apr 16, 2012
Conditions: detoxification
The Power of “Cortical Folding” aka “Gyrification” In terms of brain health, what exactly is “cortical folding” or “gyrification” and how does it increase your mental capacity? These questions may seem to address complex issues best left to neuroscience, except for one simple practice that directly relates to them: meditation. Researchers have been studying the effects of meditation on the brain for decades, and have come to some important conclusions that may offer further motivation and inspiration for regular—and certainly for ...Read More
Alternative Medicine can be Scientific, Say Besieged Academics
By: VitalityLink Finder    Thursday, Feb 09, 2012
Alternative medicine can be scientific, say besieged academics Spicy debate: RMIT is researching the effectiveness of ginseng in improving lung function in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Flickr/wparadiso. RMIT University’s School of Health Sciences has rejected the suggestion that it peddles pseudo-scientific quackery via its courses in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Acting head of the school Dr Ray Myers has defended RMIT’s health science programs as “evidence-based education and practice”, citing collaboration in clinical research  ...Read More
Conditions Commonly Treated by Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture
By: VitalityLink Finder    Saturday, Feb 04, 2012
Conditions: neurological and muscular disorders, respiratory disorders, digestive disorders, urinary, menstrual and reproductive complaints, obesity, insomnia, addiction, stress, depression, anxiety
You may have heard about Oriental or Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and / or Acupuncture, but not know much about what they do or how they are used. Following are a list of conditions that may benefit from using Traditional Chinese Medicine and / or Acupuncture. Neurological & Muscular disorders Headaches Carpal Tunnel Trigeminal neuralgia Bell's Palsy Neck pain Low back pain Sciatica Arthritis Knee pain Frozen shoulder Tennis elbow Tendonitis Stroke Parkinson's Disease These conditions are most responsive to acupuncture, which may be supplemented with electrostimulation, heat ...Read More
Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture - An Overview
By: VitalityLink Finder    Saturday, Feb 04, 2012
Conditions: neurological and muscular disorders, respiratory disorders, digestive disorders, urinary, menstrual and reproductive complaints, obesity, insomnia, addiction, stress, depression, anxiety
Chinese (Oriental) Medicine Overview Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been the primary medical system of medicine in China for thousands of years. It is based on eastern philosophy that everything in the universe seeks balance and harmony. When our bodies are in balance, we are well. When we are out of balance, our bodies suffer from disease and disorders. Some important terms that relate to Chinese Medicine (and to the Eastern philosophy of balance and harmony as a whole) are: Qi (pronounced “chee”) – Qi is the basis of life, the life force. It provides the energetics  ...Read More
Frequently Asked Questions About Oriental Medicine and Acupuncture
By: VitalityLink Finder    Saturday, Feb 04, 2012
Conditions: chronic conditions
What is Oriental Medicine? Oriental Medicine, or Chinese Medicine, is a medical system that has been used for thousands of years, and is the primary health care system for millions of people in Asia. It is based on the idea that everything in nature seeks harmony and balance. When there is disharmony or unbalance, there is illness. How is Oriental Medicine different than Western Medicine? Western Medicine treats illness and treats organs. In Oriental Medicine, we so not see the body as a collection of individual organs, but as a system. As with any system, when there is dysfunction in one ...Read More
Wai Qi Liao Fa - Healing by External Qi Projection
By: VitalityLink Finder    Friday, Jan 27, 2012
Conditions: correcting energy flow, curing illness, increasing health
Introduction to Wai Qi Liao Fa Wai Qi Liao Fa (also known as Fa Feng Wai Qi or Wai Qi Liao Zhi ) refers to the projection of wai qi (external or auric energy) by a qualified Qigong Therapist, for the purpose of leading a clients qi back to a healthy, balanced state. Wai Qi Liao Fa differs from other styles of Qigong Massage, such as Tui Na and Dian Xue (Acupressure), because the therapist does not touch the clients physical body, instead projecting qi from a distance of 10 - 100cm. However, it should be noted that in clinical practice Wai Qi Liao Fa is usually combined with Acupuncture, ...Read More
Taoist Alchemy: A Path to Complete Bliss
By: VitalityLink Finder    Friday, Jan 27, 2012
Conditions: Taoist energetics
Taoist alchemy* is a tool of self cultivation, it aims to develop the practitioner to their highest potential. This potential includes the ability to tap into the universal consciousness, which leads to extra sensory perception, precognition, the ability to control the chi energy and other such abilities. The other outgrowth of this type of meditative practice is the ability to astral travel and have other types of out-of-body experience (OBE). The Tao-Tsang or the Taoist Scriptures, which includes over 1600 separate works on self-cultivation, contains technical terms which describe various ...Read More
Towards a New Interpretation of Taoist Alchemy (Revisited)
By: VitalityLink Finder    Friday, Jan 27, 2012
In my previous article "Towards a new interpretation of Taoist Alchemy", I suggested that the rather cryptic language used by the Taoist sages of old in their meditation manuals, might actually be an early description of the series of bio-oscillators that are activated during deep, long term meditation. This view point is in contrast to most of the material on Taoist Alchemy available today, such books usually interpret these cryptic descriptions as visualisation exercises. However, the earliest works on the Tao do not emphasise visualisation but rather a state of mental serenity and ...Read More
Towards a New Interpretation of Taoist Alchemy
By: VitalityLink Finder    Friday, Jan 27, 2012
Taoist alchemy is a meditational practice which aims at increasing the practitioners sensitivity and control over the subtle energy (chi) fields both within the body's internal environment and external surroundings. Classical descriptions of this type of practice state that when a high level of proficiency is gained (through long-term daily practice) the practitioner will begin to experience intense, ecstatic states and to awaken latent extrasensory perceptions and other 'psychic' phenomenon. There are a number of different approaches and beliefs regarding the practice of Taoist alchemy, just  ...Read More
What is Chi? And Why is it Everywhere?
By: VitalityLink Finder    Sunday, Dec 25, 2011
Qi, Ch'i, Chi, Ki? Known by many names and increasingly appearing in the descriptive literature of holistic therapies, exercise regimens, and even beauty products, the term is still amazingly elusive. Just what is chi? Apparently, the same question has been occupying Chinese philosophers for thousands of years. The most consistent conclusion is that chi is difficult to define in concrete terms. Now, export that difficulty across continents and cultures and translate it into concrete Western Anglo-Saxon terminology, and you have a linguistic puzzle equivalent to finding the mathematical ...Read More