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SeptemberOctober 2012 45Yang-Sheng (Nurturing Life)

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Happy Qi! &Holy Shift! (Dec 2011) Anyone else

notice the butterfly ripple effect of the Yin Yang of

Solar Flares, Heaven on Earth, & Other Changes

(June 2012)? From Greenland, Fukushima, Syria, &

more; to our own backyards: how can anyone notnotice, the collective & individual, meltdowns &

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lenging. I often wake to SOS messages from

friends, & friends of friends worldwide, in crisis

from life changing catastrophic illness, sudden

deaths of loved ones, financial collapses, natural dis-

asters, relationship heartbreaks, to senseless acci-

dents & violence. Once faceless statistics & news

stories, are coming close to home.

Amidst the extra-ordinary winds of change of

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not always easy to make. What used to work is no

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hollow.

Science however documents that happy people

live longer, healthier, & wealthier; plus have more

VXFFHVVLQZRUNORYHDVZHOO&KRRVLQJ+DSS\is still the happiestchoice. How to choose? From

my clinical & personal experience, here are some, in

the trenches, proven effective, Qi tools & principles

worth re-visiting:

1- Breathedeeply & slowly, into your heart. Be as

mindful as possible, of what simply is, each moment

ofnowno past or future stories. With each breath,

allow yourself to feel whatever

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of. No matter how you may feel, trust that every-

thingis somehow in the Dao of perfect Divine Or-

der, as is, for the highest good forall, including you

& yours.

2- Smile! Smile! Smile! 1RPDWWHUZKDW\RXUH

feeling, give yourself theInner Smile of uncondi-

tional Love, Gratitude, Forgiveness, & Acceptance,

foreverything as is, especiallyfor yourself. Smiling

recalibrates your body chemistry, neurotransmitters,

heart rate variability, immune system, brain waves,

& more; to a more positive state, conducive to heal-

ing. Most importantly, with a smile, as Gretchen

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3- Love & Focus. Focus on feeling your heart felt Yi

Nian, clear Intention. What is your heart of hearts

true desire? A recentHarvardstudy documents that

people are likelier to report feeling happy, when fo-

cused, or when making love, an interesting juxtapo-

sition. My 1st QiGong teacher, Grandmaster Effie

Chow, teaches that Love, as one of the most power-ful expressions of Qi, conquers all. What if we could

all focus on making each breath, on some level,

making Love?

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built over time, by connected inter-actions. Find

Happy Qi!Happy Qi!Happy Qi!by Nadia Linda Hole, M.D.

From the Doctor

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your tribe, your community; then connect, take ac-

tion, & get involved. Patients with nourishing rela-

tionships, even with just pets, make better recover-

ies. Wisdom & spiritual traditions, authorities on

happiness, & medical researchers concur that con-

nectivity is key in living happier & healthier.

5- Nourishyour body in Yang Shenglife giving

ways. Focus on giving to yourself. Gift yourself a

massage. Let yourself be touched. Walking, sing-

ing, dancing, &/or just sounding your voice, or

moving your body, in some simple repetitive pat-

tern, are also measurably therapeutic. Treat your-

self, to truly only organic wholeReal Foods to eat,

as fresh as possible.

6- Surround yourselfwith uplifting, happy people.Be discerning of the company you keep. One fasci-

nating study reports that happiness is a collective

process, & contagious