Middle Part

The middle of the anus Chi is connected with the organs as fol­lows: the vagina-uterus, the aorta and vena cava, stomach, heart, thyroid and parathyroid glands, pituitary gland, pineal gland and the top of the head. (Figs. 2.2 and 2.3)

2.2 middle part of anus

2.3 left part of the anus

Neck Massage

A.Thyroid and Parathyroid: Site of Courage, the Power of Speech (Fig. 4.41)

The neck carries the busiest traffic in the body and is the seat of the thyroid and parathyroid glands. (Fig. 4.42) When you massage here, you increase the body’s metabolism. Neck tension can also be caused by emotional imbalance. When we are tense and ner­vous, we are responding to negative emotions, such as anger, fear and sadness. The neck is similar to a traffic bottleneck. All of the signals, as well as the emotions, have to pass through it. When under stress and under emotional strain, the neck starts to accu­mulate and jam the tension. Unconsciously, the neck muscles tighten, attempting to block out pain. Keeping the neck soft will help Chi flow to the higher center that is located in the brain, keep­ing the mind and body in harmony together.

Tension in the neck can make you less courageous. When the neck is tense, it will block self expression in the throat. With proper flow of Chi energy, we can express ourselves appropriately at the proper time, place, and in a proper way.

The neck is the passageway of many meridians and is the chan­nel of the Chi energy of the organs. In the middle is the Governor meridian. On the sides are the bladder meridian, the triple warmer meridian and the large intestine meridian. The emotions passing through the meridians of the neck may tense and jam up there.

Bring Chi Energy to the Hands.

Do the procedure for bringing energy to the hands and contract the front of the anus.

Whole Neck

Spread your thumbs apart from your other fingers. Alternating hands, rapidly wipe the neck from the chin to the base nine to thirty- six times. (Fig. 4.42 above)

Middle Neck

Alternating hands, use the middle three fingers to rapidly wipe down the middle of the neck from the chin to the base nine to thirty-six times. The thyroid and parathyroid glands are in the front section of the neck. Use your thumb and the three other fingers to mas­sage these glands. Find the painful points and massage them until you feel them open. Massaging this area will help to increase me­tabolism and the power of speaking.

Depression makes the corners of the mouth drop. Looking cheer­ful, delightful, more attractive and happy are dependent so much on the eyes and the corners of the mouth. When the muscles of the mouth are loose because of stress, depression, or sadness, the corners of the mouth drop and the energy system is depressed and in low key. No one likes to look at a sad face or a depressed face; it makes other people feel sad and depressed, too.

The flow of energy in the body and the expression of the face are the main attractive powers of a person. Massaging the mouth muscles up will help to lift the corners of the mouth. The Inner Smile and lifting up the corners of the mouth are very important to building up attractive energy.

Beautify the Mouth Massage

Using the thumb and the index finger of the right hand, touch both corners of the mouth and feel the Chi from the thumb and index finger pass to the corners of the mouth. Slowly press and push up about one inch, release and start again at the corners, pressing up ten to twenty times each day.

Gums, Tongue, Teeth

Healthy teeth require healthy gums as their foundation. These ex­ercises will strengthen both the gums and teeth. Teeth are the ex­cess energy of the bones, and when the teeth get stronger, so do the bones. When the teeth and tongue are strong, your breath im­proves as well, eliminating bad breath.

We regard saliva as an essential form of energy which can lu­bricate the organs and digestive system. The tongue is the open­ing of the heart, and both are made of similar tissue. A healthy and clean tongue will strengthen the organs, especially the heart. You should clean your tongue twice a day with a brush or scrape it with a tongue scraper, and massage your tongue with a tongue de­pressor or a clean finger. Find the painful spots and massage there until the pain goes away.

Gums

Open your mouth and stretch your lips tautly over your teeth. Use three fingertips (index, middle, and ring fingers) to tap the skin around the upper and lower gums. Hit around until you feel warmth in the area. (Fig. 4.35)

Gums and Tongue

Massage your upper and lower gums with your tongue. Then suck in some saliva, press your tongue tightly against the roof of your mouth, and try to exercise the tongue. When you strengthen your tongue, you are strengthening your heart. Press around. Press the tongue to the roof of your mouth, tighten your neck muscles and swallow the saliva. This lubricates the digestive glands and or­gans.

Tongue 

In a sitting position place the hands on the knees, palms down. Exhale and straighten the arms, spreading the fingers apart and keeping the hands on the knees. Open the mouth as wide as pos­sible and thrust the tongue out and down, focused on the throat. With the tongue out as far possible, gaze at the tip of the nose. The whole body should be tense. Hold the breath for as long as you feel comfortable. Relax with inhalation and regulate the breath. This will help to strengthen the throat, the tongue and the power of speech. These exercises will help to improve foul breath and to clarify speech.

A.Thyroid and Parathyroid: Site of Courage, the Power of Speech (Fig. 4.41)

The neck carries the busiest traffic in the body and is the seat of the thyroid and parathyroid glands. (Fig. 4.42) When you massage here, you increase the body’s metabolism. Neck tension can also be caused by emotional imbalance. When we are tense and ner­vous, we are responding to negative emotions, such as anger, fear and sadness. The neck is similar to a traffic bottleneck. All of the signals, as well as the emotions, have to pass through it. When under stress and under emotional strain, the neck starts to accu­mulate and jam the tension. Unconsciously, the neck muscles tighten, attempting to block out pain. Keeping the neck soft will help Chi flow to the higher center that is located in the brain, keep­ing the mind and body in harmony together.

Tension in the neck can make you less courageous. When the neck is tense, it will block self expression in the throat. With proper flow of Chi energy, we can express ourselves appropriately at the proper time, place, and in a proper way.

The neck is the passageway of many meridians and is the chan­nel of the Chi energy of the organs. In the middle is the Governor meridian. On the sides are the bladder meridian, the triple warmer meridian and the large intestine meridian. The emotions passing through the meridians of the neck may tense and jam up there.

Bring Chi Energy to the Hands.

Do the procedure for bringing energy to the hands and contract the front of the anus.

Whole Neck

Spread your thumbs apart from your other fingers. Alternating hands, rapidly wipe the neck from the chin to the base nine to thirty- six times. (Fig. 4.42)

Middle Neck

Alternating hands, use the middle three fingers to rapidly wipe down the middle of the neck from the chin to the base nine to thirty-six times. The thyroid and parathyroid glands are in the front section of the neck. Use your thumb and the three other fingers to mas­sage these glands. Find the painful points and massage them until you feel them open. Massaging this area will help to increase me­tabolism and the power of speaking.

Turtle Neck

Sink your chin down, then out and up. (Fig. 4.43) Feel your spine press down and then expand. This will help loosen the vertebrae and discs of your neck.

Crane Neck

Move your chin forward, circling out, then down, then up, and out again. (Fig. 4.44) Feel your spine expand and then contract.

Massage the Neck.

Massage the points along the back of the neck and on the back along the cervical vertebrae. Start from the shoulders and go up to the base of the skull. (Fig. 4.45) Use your fist to hit along the neck. (Fig. 4.46) Find any painful spots and any tense spots and mas­sage until they are released. This will greatly help to release the tension of the neck and help to detoxify the toxic accumulations in the neck area, the causes of many headaches.

Shoulders

Many people feel tense and worried, and their shoulders are tight and held up. The way to release the tension is by pulling up your shoulders to press against the neck, tightening the muscles of the neck and shoulders. Hold for a while, exhale deeply, and let them drop down, pulled by gravity like a sack of potatoes. (Fig. 4-47) Feel the burden, worry, and stress drop down to the feet and out to the ground. Feel yourself grounded. Do this three to nine times, and the tension and worry will go away.

Relax your shoulders and chest, exhale and release more, until you feel the tenseness gone.

Healthy teeth require healthy gums as their foundation. These ex­ercises will strengthen both the gums and teeth. Teeth are the ex­cess energy of the bones, and when the teeth get stronger, so do the bones. When the teeth and tongue are strong, your breath im­proves as well, eliminating bad breath.

We regard saliva as an essential form of energy which can lu­bricate the organs and digestive system. The tongue is the open­ing of the heart, and both are made of similar tissue. A healthy and clean tongue will strengthen the organs, especially the heart. You should clean your tongue twice a day with a brush or scrape it with a tongue scraper, and massage your tongue with a tongue de­pressor or a clean finger. Find the painful spots and massage there until the pain goes away.

Bring Chi Energy to the Hands.

Repeat the procedure for bringing energy to the hands, contract­ing the middle of the anus.

Gums

Open your mouth and stretch your lips tautly over your teeth. Use three fingertips (index, middle, and ring fingers) to tap the skin around the upper and lower gums. Hit around until you feel warmth in the area. (Fig. 4.35)

Gums and Tongue

Massage your upper and lower gums with your tongue. Then suck in some saliva, press your tongue tightly against the roof of your mouth, and try to exercise the tongue. When you strengthen your tongue, you are strengthening your heart. Press around. Press the tongue to the roof of your mouth, tighten your neck muscles and swallow the saliva. This lubricates the digestive glands and or­gans.

Tongue (Fig. 4.36 and4.37)

In a sitting position place the hands on the knees, palms down. Exhale and straighten the arms, spreading the fingers apart and keeping the hands on the knees. Open the mouth as wide as pos­sible and thrust the tongue out and down, focused on the throat. With the tongue out as far possible, gaze at the tip of the nose. The whole body should be tense. Hold the breath for as long as you feel comfortable. Relax with inhalation and regulate the breath. This will help to strengthen the throat, the tongue and the power of speech. These exercises will help to improve foul breath and to clarify speech.

Inhale, then exhale as you press your tongue out and down as far as you can. Follow by pulling the tongue in and curling it. Press your tongue to the roof of your mouth as hard as you can, contract­ing the middle of the anus and the esophagus to help the tongue. (Fig. 4.38) With more practice you will know how to use the inside force, the force from the organs, to press your tongue up. Even though the tongue has no bones to exert force, you will still be able to exercise the tongue well.

Teeth Clenching

Relax your lips. Click the teeth together lightly (Fig. 4.39) and then clench them hard (Fig. 4.40), as you inhale and pull up the middle of the anus. Do this six to nine times. Move your tongue and mouth to create a lot of saliva. The technique of swallowing the saliva is to put the tongue up to the palate and swallow quickly with a hard gulp, sending the saliva down the esophagus to your stomach.

Energy to Teeth

Close your mouth and let your teeth touch lightly. Direct the energy to your teeth. Gradually feel the electrical flow of energy there.

Natural Beauty

Massaging your face with Chi is a far more effective beauty treat­ment than the most expensive cream or cosmetic, (Fig. 4.10) Your skin will glow brightly and eventually become less wrinkled. There are many meridians passing through or ending at the face. When blocked, they result in reduced flow of Chi energy and circulation. The face is the first impression imprinted in other people’s minds. Chi circulation provides it with attractive personal energy.

Bring Chi Energy to the Face.

Inhale, contract your sexual organ, buttocks, and middle and front of the anus. Hold your breath, rub your hands together, clench your teeth, and put your tongue to the roof of your mouth. When your face feels hot, picture energy flowing to your hands. When your hands are very warm, bring your attention to your face and hold your breath until your face gets hot.

Forehead

Using alternate hands, wipe your forehead from one side to the other six to nine times

Mid-Face

Wipe the middle section of the face, from the eyebrows to the tip of your nose.

Lower Face

Repeat for the lower section of the face, below the nose to your chin.

Whole Face

Repeat the procedure for bringing energy to your hands Inhale, cover your whole face with your palms and massage it. (Fig. 4.11) Use an upward motion to reduce wrinkles. Exhale and relax your face. Rest and smile to your face until you can feel it tingle with warmth.

Mid-Forehead

Use the second joint of alternate index fingers to massage the middle of the forehead, from the center to the temple. (Fig. 4.12)

Temples

Use your index fingers to massage the temples in a circular mo­tion, first clockwise, then counterclockwise. Massage the forehead and the temples; use the knuckle rub from the middle of the fore­head all the way to the temples ten to twenty times. (Fig. 4.13) These exercises will reduce headaches in the front and in the temples. Find the painful point and massage it until the pain is gone.

It is believed that a person with thick, long ears will have a long, healthy life and that the personality will be more attractive. The following exercises can prevent hearing loss which occurs gradu­ally as we age. The ears are acupuncture maps of the whole body, containing 120 points. Many acupuncturists now use only the ear points to cure many ailments as well as for weight control.

1. Outer Ear

Repeat the method for bringing energy to the hands, contracting the left and right sides of the anus.

1. Front and back: Make a space between your index and ring fingers and simultaneously rub in front and in back of the ears. (Fig. 4.30(1))
2. Ear shells: Rub the ear shells with all your fingers. This will stimulate the autonomic nervous system and warm up your whole body, especially in the cold weather. (Fig. 4.30(2))
3. Ear lobes: Using your thumb and index finger, pull down on the ear lobes. (Fig. 4.30(3))
4. Ear drum exercises: For the outer ear drum, repeat the method for bringing energy to the hands, contracting the left and right sides of the anus. Inhale and then exhale completely. Put your index fingers in your ears; it should feel as if there is a vacuum in the ears. If it does not, then exhale more. Move your index fingers back and forth six to nine times at your own pace until you can feel that the insides of the ears are moving, and pull out the fingers with a quick movement. (Fig. 4.31) You should hear a “pop” sound, and you will feel that you can hear better and that your mind is clearer.

Inner Ear (Fig. 4.32)

Repeat the method for bringing energy to the hands, contracting the left and right sides of the anus.

The inside of the inner ear, being inaccessible, is usually not exercised and grows weaker with age. These two exercises use air pressure and vibrations to strengthen the inner ear. The ear canals, the nose canal, and the mouth are connected together, so in this exercise we are using the pressure that builds in the lungs and bringing it back up to the mouth, thus adding pressure to the inner ear drums. This is how to exercise the inner ear drums.

1. Blowing exercise: Inhale, fill your lungs and nasal cavity with air; close your mouth and pinch your nostrils shut with your index finger and thumb. Blow slowly out through your closed nostrils and then swallow air. You should feel your ear drums popping. Repeat two to three times. (Fig. 4.33) Do not blow too hard; they can get hurt. You must do every exercise gently for the most benefit.
2. Ear nervous system exercise: hitting the ear drum. Cover your ears with your palms, fingers pointing toward the back of your head. In this position, flick your index fingers against your third fin­gers so that the index fingers drum on the lower edge, or occipital bone of the skull. This will sound quite loud. The flicking of the finger that hits the bones will vibrate and stimulate the nervous system, the ears and the inner ears’ mechanism. Repeat nine or more times. (Fig. 4.34) The activity of the ear will be balanced and the mastoid sinus improved by this exercise.

Repeat the procedure for bringing energy to your hands, contract­ing the front part of the anus.

2.Nostrils

Widen the nostrils. (Fig. 4.25) Using the thumb and index finger stick them into the nostrils and move them to the left and the right and up and down for ten to twenty times. This will widen the pas­sage of air into the lungs. This can help your sinus problems and correct the smelling sense.

3.Bridge

For the bridge, use your thumb and index finger and massage the bridge of your nose by repeatedly pinching it. As you do this, inhale slowly and imagine you are breathing in clean air; exhale slowly and imagine you are exhaling dirty air. Do this nine to thirty-six times. (Fig. 4.26) This is effective for blocked sinuses.

4.Mid-Nose

For the mid-nose, place your thumb and third finger or either side of your nose, right on the bone which runs perpendicular to the nose. Place your index finger on the bridge. Inhale and press in gently. Exhale and relax. (Fig. 4.27) Feel and absorb the heat from your fingers into the nose. This can increase your concentration and calm your mind.

5.Sides of the Nose

On the sides of the nose, use your index fingers, massage slowly and gradually- increase up and down the sides of your nose nine to thirty-six times. (Fig. 4.28) This also helps blocked sinuses and stuffy noses. Do not do it too hard in the beginning because the sensitive tissues there are very tender and easily infected. Rub the sides of your nose up and down until you feel warm; this will help you in the cold winter and every morning when you get up.

6.Lower Nose

On the lower nose, massage slowly and gradually increase the pressure when you are sure you will not hurt yourself. Massage vigorously back and forth, using an index finger at a right angle to the nose immediately under it. (Fig. 4-29) This helps blocked si­nuses and stuffy, runny noses.

First line prevention is best. The goal of the Tao principle is to walk through to the end of life without sickness. We see that going to hospitals, entering mental hospitals, and visiting doctors and psy­chologists are common things. The largest part of our budgets today is for health care. The unusual thing, which can become big news, is when you see a healthy, strong old man or old woman who can walk and do things as he or she wishes, with no need to take pills and no use for Medicare. These healthy old men and women can be every one of us, if we know how to take care of ourselves.

The results of the Tao practice have been proven for many thou­sands of years. Tao Masters used this practice to maintain a high level of energy. When you transform the negative emotions to posi­tive emotions, you have the power to heal yourself. If you want to get through negative states, you need to make up your own mind to set aside time and make this practice a part of your life. Invest in your own health. Make it a routine to do this every day just like brushing your teeth and eating are necessities in your life. Don’t worry about the results, simply keep practicing what you think is right for you. One day you will see the miracle happen. You will seldom catch a cold and you will hardly remember your doctor’s name. Your medicine box will be empty. You will be healthier than ever before. You will accomplish more work while becoming less emotional.

1. Major Cause of Stress

Constipation is a major cause of stress. The key to good health is a clean colon. Much of the health field believes that as much as ninety percent of diseases are due to constipation and unhealthy colons.

The modern life that we live in–the concrete jungle, in which we eat refined foods, less fiber, more meat, less greens less fresh fruit and fresh vegetables–causes us to have less Chi. The Chi pressure that moves the fluids and all systems in the body is lessened. Therefore, the stomach does not have enough Chi to digest food; and the small intestine will be slow in absorbing the nutrients; and the large intestine and rectum will not have enough pressure to push the waste material out. When this material stays in the colon, the body reabsorbs toxins from the waste. These reabsorbed toxins first affect the liver which, as it becomes filled with the toxins, produces negative emotions, such as anger, bad moods, and anxiety. The next to be affected is the blood which, as it becomes filled with waste material and toxins, disturbs the other organs’ functions, lessening their ability to do their work, and causing stress and nervousness.

2. Constipation causes holding back and lack of Openness.

People who hold back, are stingy and cannot let go always retain all kinds of unnecessary garbage. This type of person keeps problems inside and becomes emotional easily. This can be caused by long term constipation.

The way to overcome this kind of constipation is to try to solve problems every day and speak out in a nice way, so that the Chi that is stuck in the organs can flow. Many people today learn how to speak out but do so in a way that is not nice. This causes more problems and more constipation. Having peace of mind will permit you to solve problems in peace, letting you speak out in a nice way.

3. Constipation makes you age faster.

All toxins that are retained will collect in your body: in your skin, making it coarse, not smooth; in the neck and shoulders area, re-sulting in headaches and shoulder pain; and in other places. They will cause a hardening of the whole system.

The nice feeling of a clean colon will make Chi flow and will help your whole day to be pleasant, open and happy.

4. Abdominal Massage—Wonder of Healing

Abdominal massage is one of the best ways to solve constipation. In the beginning you might see black and cloudy colored bowel movements during elimination. This means that long term matter stuck to the walls of the intestines has finally loosened.

When you feel the need to go to the toilet, just go. Many people like to hold back until, after a while, the feeling of the bowel is gone. As a result, they have to hold it for the next time or the next day. It should become a habit to have a bowel movement every day; the morning is the best time.

You can do the abdominal massage right before you go to sleep and right after you get up. Usually shortly after you massage in the morning you will go to the toilet to move out the bowels.

A. Sleep face up.

Sleep face up, pull up your feet and place them your shoulders’ width apart.

B. Rub your hands until warm.

Rub your hands until warm, then rub the large intestine and the rectum, starting from the lower end of the left side up and across to the right side and down to the lower right side. (Fig. 7.1) Massage in a clockwise direction for nine to eighteen times. If you feel a painful part or a knot, spend some more time massaging until it softens. Use your mind to help guide the Chi flow according to the movement of the large intestine flow.

C.  Massage the Small Intestine.

To massage the small intestine, divide the abdomen into three parts. (Fig. 7.2)  Massage from the left line to the right line. Use the middle and index fingers and massage in a circular movement, up, down, and up, and go to the next line. Repeat three to nine times. If you find a painful point or knots, massage clockwise and counterclockwise until the pain or knots are gone. Be cautious if you have had an abdominal operation; do only what you can withstand.

If you find a big lump, put your palm over it and sleep with it there; this will soften the knot and release the pain and will help you to move your bowels more easily the next day.

5.   Massage during Bowel Movements.

After you first move the bowels and stop and are waiting for the next movement, you can massage the abdomen to help clean out any “stew” that still is in the ascending colon, by rubbing clockwise at the ileocecal valve at the right side near the hip bone. Massage from the lower end of the right corner up to the rib cage. (Fig. 7.3)

Massage the sigmoid colon at the left side of the pelvis. Massaging this part can help you clear out more of the remaining “stew”. (Fig. 7.4)

In Tao we say that when you move the bowels, in order to be clean you must first urinate and then have the bowel movement. Finally, clean out with more urination and you will feel clean.