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Mysterious and Powerful: Energy Healing By Cynthia McMullen Originally Published October 30, 2016 Many people are drawn to Energy Healing and have a gnawing curiosity about it.  If you find yourself in this position, read on and enjoy. Energy Healing is mysterious, powerful, and deeply personal.  There are many sensations, thoughts, emotions, memories, visualizations, and more that are experienced by both [...]

GALLSTONES: Essential Oils QiGong and More By Cynthia McMullen Originally posted September 24, 2016 DISCLAIMER:  Natural methods work best to prevent or lessen the degree and occurrence of gall stones in someone who may be prone to them. This information is not intended to replace proper medical attention for someone experiencing acute symptoms related to gall stones.  If you are in severe [...]

DEPRESSION: Distant Energy Healing with Medical QiGong By Cynthia McMullen Originally posted September 23, 2016 Q:  “I have somebody that’s very close to me who is severely depressed, and they’re receiving medical attention because they’re suicidal. Is there some kind of distant energy healing technique that I can do to help them?” A: Let me say first, that in a [...]

INSOMNIA: Essential Oils and Ear Reflexology By Cynthia McMullen Originally posted September 11, 2016 Q:  What kind of essential oils and things can I use for insomnia? A:  First, let’s look at insomnia energetically in terms of Yin and Yang. The light side is Yang, and the dark side is Yin.  Yin is very quiet, calm, peaceful, and Yang [...]

Essential Oil Acupressure for Rosacea By Cynthia McMullen Originally posted September 1, 2016 Q:  What can I do for rosacea? A:  Rosacea (named for rosy cheeks) is a red skin irritation on the face. It can be anywhere from light and mild to very noticeable and uncomfortable.  A doctor must diagnose whether or not red skin on the face [...]

Gall Stones from an Energetic Point of View By Cynthia McMullen Originally posted May 2016 Q: Can you discuss Gall Stones from an energetic point of view? A: Sure, this is how we talk about them in Medical QiGong Energy Healing. First, our Gall Bladder is called “The Decision Maker”, and it’s important to understand that the act of Making a [...]

A Massage on a Regular Basis Offers Huge Benefits By Cynthia McMullen Originally posted December 2015 Getting a massage here and there when we’re stressed out or sore is great, however getting a massage on a regular basis has some huge benefits worth looking at. Depending on our health goals and the resources we commit to our self-care, regular massage [...]

By Cynthia McMullen Originally posted July 2015 Q:   I want to thank you for sharing your exercises under Taoist Temple Seated QiGong. I have been practicing QiGong for several years, and found your series wonderful and so complete. I have some questions: Can I introduce some other movements and do they have to be so slow? I have done a different form [...]

Digestive Massage Treatment By Cynthia McMullen Originally posted April 2015 What happens when you combine Massage Therapy and Oriental medicine? Awesomeness! Meet one of our new Dream Team members, Starla Brewer, LMT. Our Dream Team therapists are some of our best alumni who are mentoring directly under our instructors to learn and practice combination Massage Therapy and Oriental medicine non-needle [...]

How to Make an Essential Oil Cream or Salve By Cynthia McMullen Originally posted March 2015 Making an Essential Oil Salve or Cream: Both of these recipes use heat to melt the ingredients, and both have a great soft yet firm consistency, so sometimes deciding which to make is based on what you have on hand. Here's the [...]

Stretch Marks Massage and Essential Oils By Cynthia McMullen Originally posted August 2014 My massage class learned how to use essential oils & gliding cups to help erase stretch marks.  The essential oils soak in to soften the scar tissue and improve the skin, then the gliding cups bring healing circulation & Yin fluids to fill in the grooves.You should expect this [...]

Q & A: Energy Healing and Encountering Negative Energy By Cynthia McMullen Originally posted Date Q: I’m very interested in Energy Healing. I’ve been working on trying to open my heart so I feel more connected to doing this. The other day I interacted with a person who I felt negative energy from. It wasn’t anything specific, just a feeling I got [...]

INSIGHT Stuck Emotions in Earth Element By Cynthia McMullen Originally posted 2014 Insight: Last night in class we were discussing the Earth Element and how the emotion of "worry" or "rumination" wears down our Earth Qi. "Rumination" is like chewing on something, then bringing it back up rather than swallowing it and allowing it to digest. This made me think [...]

What To Do With Expensive Essential Oils By Cynthia McMullen Originally posted 2014 What can you do with those really expensive & nice essential oils like pure White Rose? We often purchase them in small vials because the cost can be so high for a 5ml size bottle. In the picture here, the 3 small bottles are 1/24th of 1 [...]

Essential Oils for the Heart Center By Cynthia McMullen Originally posted 2013 Flowers are the Heart (Fire Element) of the plant. We can change the vibration of our Heart Center energy by applying a diluted Flower essential oil to acupoints such as: Pericardium - 6 (Nei Guan) Pericardium - 8 (Lao Gong) Conception Vessel / Ren - 17 (Shan Zhong) [...]

Blood Building Syrup Herbal Recipe By Cynthia McMullen Originally posted Date Back in March one of my Twitter friends posted this recipe, and finally today I spent a glorious morning making it! I think it's worth sharing with you - enjoy! Who needs this? The original author, Todd Caldecott, lists from an Ayurvedic perspective that this is "an excellent [...]

TCM and SAD Seasonal Affective Disorder By Cynthia McMullen Originally posted 2013 Cool Info from Lunch with Lamar today, topic: SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) It's amazing how some of the symptoms: sleeping too much, gaining weight & craving carbs sound just like a Bear. We need to consider whether or not we are just following Nature OR if we have [...]

The Amazing Extraordinary Unused Power of BITTERS By Cynthia McMullen Originally posted 2013 Every natural medicine in the world recognizes that the flavor of the food we eat not only provides a variation in taste, but has specific therapeutic actions that allow all of our food, each time we eat, to be a form of medicine to us. This actually [...]

Black Bean Soup By Cynthia McMullen Originally posted 2012 This soup is special for the Water Element and helps to strengthen our kidneys.  It uses several foods that are especially beneficial to the kidneys:  black beans, barley, cinnamon, cloves, quality sea salt, black sesame seeds, and kombu seaweed.  I cooked the beans in a pressure cooker because this method forces the flavor [...]

5 Element Nutrition Earth Element By Cynthia McMullen Originally posted 2012 We had a lot of fun in last night's 5-Element Nutrition class on Balancing Your Earth Element.  One aspect of the Earth Element is that if you eat too much of the "sweet" flavor it becomes heavy and damp, so it's important to try and consciously incorporate some of [...]

Medicinal Mushroom Risotto By Cynthia McMullen Originally posted 2012 This recipe is from my 5-Element Nutrition workshop on Medicinal Mushrooms. It wonderfully boosts your immune system, is anti-viral, increases circulation, and makes your Spirit happy. Enjoy! Ingredients: 2 Tbs Olive oil 2 Tbs Butter 1 shallot, chopped 2 cloves garlic, chopped 1 Tbs fresh lemon zest, chopped (about ½ lemon) [...]

Two Ways to Find Answers From the True Self By Cynthia McMullen Originally posted 2001 Have you ever experienced confusion? Felt unsure about a decision you made or need to make? Or just didn't know how you felt about something? Many times these situations happen because the body- mind- spirit are not acting together. You can tell the difference because [...]

What is Medical QiGong? By Cynthia McMullen Originally posted Date Medical QiGong is updated terminology for a centuries old healing modality that has finally found popularity in the U.S. Also known as Chi Kung, QiGong is often recognized as something that is vaguely similar to yoga, where slow movement is combined with breathwork. There are three types of QiGong: Spiritual [...]

Three Centered Mediation: A Daily Ritual to Find Spiritual Bliss By Cynthia McMullen Originally posted 1999 What does meditation mean to you? I asked a few people that don’t do it, and aside from a one or two that thought it was nothing more than a waste of time, I got similar answers: You sit in a motionless position with your [...]

Standing Meditation for Taiji By Cynthia McMullen Originally posted 1999 Meditation is often one of the hardest parts of Taiji for beginning students to want to learn. It can be a difficult thing to just step out of our fast paced lives and all of a sudden go into a still and quiet place. We’re not used to it, so [...]