Qigong sound therapy is another effective means to help improve specific health related issues.
The benefits of healing sounds.
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Sound/vibration enters into the organs. |
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Sound helps to move Qi throughout the body. |
So, while the sounds physically vibrate the organs and cavities (cranial/nasal, abdominal, etc.), they also open and move Qi through the associated meridians and vessels - strengthening and regulating them. The sounds make our system more integrated and powerful. Approached and refined from a medical perspective, specific sounds can be added to Qigong to amplify and direct the movement of Qi.
The Qi that is developed and moved through the use of these sounds is precious. It is kept contained in the system by a quiet inward listening mind.
Instructions:
| Take a deep abdominal breath and make the sound indicated in the table below while exhaling. Inhaling is entering, bring Qi into the organs and Dan Tian. It seals the apertures - closing in and guarding the Qi. Exhaling is exiting and opening the gates, flowing Qi throughout the body as you make the sound. |
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Each sound may be repeated from one to three times. |
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Practice these sounds daily for optimum results. |
| These sounds can be practiced standing, walking, sitting or lying down depending upon your condition and needs. |
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Health Issue |
Sound |
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| For balancing the entire body | A | E | I | O | U |
| Opening up the 12 meridians | YEEE | YEEE | |||
| Continuing the opening process | HONG | HONG | |||
| For the lungs | AH | AH | |||
| For the ears | N | N | |||
| For the sinuses and head | HUM | HUM | |||
| For the heart | HA | HA | |||
| For the nasal passages and sinuses | MA | MA | |||
| For the kidneys | HENG | HENG | |||
| For the jaw (migraine and tension headaches) | YA | YI | |||
| For the liver | SHHHH | SHHHH | |||
| For the stomach (indigestion, heartburn, abnormal appetite, etc.) | HUH | HUH | |||
| For the spleen | MERRR | MERRR | |||
Explanation of the Sounds:
"AH": Lungs - Make it quietly with or without a tone. It helps the lung "take in the new and expel the old", as well as smoothing Qi in its meridian.
"HA": Heart - It is quiet and without tone. This sound regulates the yin and yang of the heart and clears heat. Its motion brings water energy up the ren meridian to balance the heart's fire and then expels heat out through the mouth with the exhale. It is useful to combine the "HA" with the sound "HENG" (kidneys), to balance these two important systems.
"HENG": Kidneys - This sound is short and sharp. It creates a strong downward movement of Qi, to fill the kidneys and lower Dan Tian, building the essences. Inhaling - sealing the body - forcefully say "HENG" - there should be a slight recoil at the end of the sound as the Qi enters the Dan Tian.
"HU" and "MER": Stomach and Spleen - These organs work together to transform food into acquired (post-natal) Qi and make it available to the other organs. The "HU" sound is toned or silent and involves a stretching open of the middle Dan Tian to absorb the Qi and then a downward motion to push the Qi into the stomach. The Spleen dislikes moisture, and the "MER" sound should be strong, deep and resonant (it almost sounds like a cow). The sound should shake the dampness from the spleen, and ascend and spread the Qi outward.
"SHHHH" (XU): Liver - This sound is fine, smooth and soft - lowering and clearing the heat. Liver Qi tends to rise, become stagnant and disrupt the body's free flow of Qi when it is unbalanced.
"YEEE": Opening up of the twelve meridians - Make a clear and long tone. The vibration should reach the head and toes, opening the spinal passages and entering the brain and kidneys.
"HONG": Continuing to open the meridians - Create a long, strong shaking and vibration through the entire body, opening and flowing all the meridians - connecting them to the earth's Qi. The sound is a low guttural rumbling creating a rotating and shaking around the vertical center-line of the torso, extending from the center to the extremities.
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