Business Fit Magazine March 2019 Issue 2 | Page 28

Body
you neck going over the top of your head and
coming back down through the forehead and
then the nose continuing to your palate.
Now with the tip of your tongue touching the
ceiling of your mouth, bring this energy down
through your throat, chest and then your
abdomen, returning it to the perineum.
Continue repeating this orbit while you
breathe.
Feel free to do seven orbits or as many as you
wish, maybe setting a time of three minutes or
more.
" Traditional Chinese
Medicine is vast and of
deep wisdom "
For TCM, the Eight Extraordinary Vessels
represent the body’s deepest level of energetic
structuring. These meridians are the first to
form in uterus and are carriers of the ancestral
energy which corresponds to our genetic
inheritance.
TCM is vast and of deep wisdom, as a patient, it
is important to be present and relaxed during
the treatment. It is better to feel it, rather than
to learn cognitively about it.
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We can all benefit from the type of exercise I
share below with you.
MICROCOSMIC ORBIT Exercise
Sit with your back straight and your feet
comfortably on the floor, close your eyes and
breathe.
Focus on the soft spot between the anus and
your genitals which is called the perineum.
Imagine the energy coming from your
perineum running up your back and up to
The Microcosmic Orbit exercise is conceived
as an energising process through using your
focus, attention, intention and breathing.
While your focus and intention is on your back,
you are energising the Governing Vessel “Du
Mai”, and when it is on the front of your body,
you are energising the Conception Vessel “Ren
Mai”.
It might interest you to know about the
Diagnostic Methods:
Since TCM practitioners learn and believe
that illness occurs when something blocks or
unbalances our Qi. The purpose is to unblock
or influence Qi and help it flow back into
balance.
Pathological changes inside the human body
are reflected externally as abnormalities of the
following:
1. complexion,
2. emotions,
3. appearance of the tongue or
4. pulse irregularities
You may wonder how TCM may
be able to help you:
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It can speed up improvement on a specific
area which is painful - foot, hand, neck etc
It can stabilise the function of an organ
In order to give treatment, I follow the
guidelines of this millenary practice, along with
my experience. Each case for me is unique and
therefore needs to be studied as such and the
treatment prepared and designed for that
specific case.
Some of the benefits of TCM:
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Lowers inflammation
Reduces chronic pain
Improves health
In order to have a taste of TCM, try this Qi
Gong exercise. It is used for the purpose
of developing stability, centering and for
strengthening your legs, waist and back.
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Stand up, right where you are.
Separate your feet from each other (the
width of your shoulders).
Bend your knees slightly.
Hold your hands open out in front of
your chest, arms in a circle, palms facing
inwards.
And breathe with your eyes open, looking
through your fingers.
Inspiring in the Present is my slogan and it
is about being present and learning through
our own experience, feeling whatever we are
reading about, and for these reasons I include
exercises in this article.
To me it is greatly satisfying to see the
improvements on my patients’ health week
after week and knowing through reports or
messages how well each of them is feeling.
It can help to mitigate a soft headache or
deeper yet a migraine
Layla Edward. Traditional Chinese Medicine (Acupuncturist) practitioner,
International Breathwork Trainer, Psychotherapist, Personal and Business
Mentor, Birth Coach, Dancer. NLP. Based in Cyprus and Venezuela, her practical
experience shows her that by integrating the past and living in the present
moment, an internal state of peace and self-satisfaction can be reached, which
is fundamental in recuperating the capacity of joy and holistic health!
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