BE
Be a moment,
Fully, freely,
Taste ETERNITY.
Be.
TAO
Discover the flow,
Enter the flow,
Be the flow.
TRANSFORM ANGER INTO KINDNESS
In the Taoist view of life, we humans are an integral
part of nature, and our bodies are subject to the same cycles
and relationships as everything else in her realm. Therefore
the five elements: earth, metal, water, wood, and fire, all
function within our bodies in relation to each other, and externally,
in relation to the seasons.
The energy of the wood element is lodged in the liver and gall
bladder. It is the element that is dominant in the Spring. This
means that the liver is working overtime in the Spring. Some
of the symptoms of liver stress could be: digestive upsets,
red watery eyes, eye infections and excessive anger.
We can strengthen the liver and gall bladder, our eyes, and
our emotional state by doing the Healing Sound for the liver
in this manner:
First locate the liver under your right lung by pressing in
under your right bottom rib. It's very large and marvelously
complex; it processes and stores nutrients and detoxifies harmful
substances.
Next, sit in a chair, with your back straight and shoulders
released, your feet planted solidly on the floor. Inhale, gently
and deeply, with your eyes open. Exhale evenly and slowly as
you make the sound "SHHHHH" sub-vocally or barely
audible to you.
When you've finished exhaling, close your eyes and breathe normally
as you concentrate on your liver for at least as long as it
took to exhale. You may be able to feel fresh energy coming
into your liver; this might feel like a tingling sensation,
a vibration, a feeling of coolness, or a sense of relaxation.
Yawning, burping, or passing gas during or after this exercise
is a sign that the hot or stressed energy is being released.
Do this sound 6 times, or more if you're very angry or having
digestive or eye problems. Do it any time of the year, but especially
in the spring. You'll transform your anger to kindness, the
positive emotion of the liver.
An old Taoist saying states: "If you do the
liver sound 36 times and you're still angry with someone, you
have the right to slap them once."
Dena Saxer
CONTACT
DENA AT: 310- 455-1936
DenaSaxer@UniversalTaoLA.com
