Awaken Healing Energy

Twelfth Energy Center:

Shun-Chung (Heart)

The heart center, the center for rejuvenation, for love and joy, is

located mid-way between the nipples at the thymus gland, is an

extremely vital point that is easy for most people to focus on. This

will be dealt with extensively on the fifth level of the Tao Esoteric

Meditation. Concentrating here very quickly leads to great stores

of energy, and so many people tend to concentrate longer on this

point. You must exercise caution here, when you collect heat and

concentrate too long, the energy is reabsorbed in the pericardium

(a fibro-serous sac which surrounds the heart) and cause the heart

to beat faster. As a result there will be difficulty in breathing and

pain in the chest on the upper left side and in the sternum.

Do not concentrate here too long when you feel warmth or feel

your chest extended.

Thirteenth Energy Center:

Chun-Kung (Solar Plexus)

Half-way between your sternum and your navel you will find your

solar plexus. This area is the frontal site of many power centers

(spleen, adrenal, pancreas, and stomach). People who have stom-

ach or digestive problems will find themselves belching frequently

and passing wind. This is not cause for alarm, but a healthy clean-

ing out process. Belching, moving gas, and yawning will often in-

crease the flow of saliva, and as the digestive system improves

the saliva may become sweet and fragrant.

Collect the Energy when finished

No matter where you end your practice, if you only concentrate on

the navel, if you get as far as the Ming Men, or if you complete the

route, at the conclusion of your practice you must always bring the

energy back to your navel and collect it. Collecting the energy gath-

ers up the excess chi in the body and stores it in the navel. It pro-

tects your body organs from accumulating too much energy.

To do this, concentrate on your navel as you place your right fist

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