Author Archives: Lok-Kwan
How to identify five element body types
Stereotypes are caricatures. Every pure type represents a distortion in which one elemental force dominates to the exclusion of the other four. Perfect health implies a life in which the tendencies of all five elements participate in equal measure, promoting, … Continue reading
Five Elements Theory
The translation from the Chinese 五行 (wŭ xíng) into Five Elements does not convey its essential meaning of movement. The character 行 is composed of two parts, 彳on the left and 亍 on the right. They are actually the same … Continue reading
What is Yin/Yang
Yin/yang is a way of knowledge If everything in the world is the same shade of white then one can not see anything. One is able to see because things are of different colors and different shades. The yin and the … Continue reading
Chief acupuncture point for eye problems
Urinary Bladder 1, named Jing Ming, meaning Bright Eye, is located within the eye socket, but off the eyeball. It is useful for inflammation of the eye causing redness, swelling, heat sensation, and pain. Also for blurry vision, eye itch and twitch. … Continue reading
Premier issue of Inner Gate Qigong newsletter is out
New students may take advantage of the 50% discount for a private class and experience how customized and targeted instruction can help them along their paths. This issue features three stories. Ancient history meets space age science in the perennial … Continue reading
Born in the Year of the Dragon
Mass media often present Chinese astrology in simplified but inaccurate forms. For instance, the birth years of the Dragon may be approximated according to the Western, or Gregorian, calendar as: 1928 1940 1952 1964 1976 1988 2000 2012 2024 Some … Continue reading
靈芝 Lingzhi (ganoderma lucidum), the Spiritual Herb
The Su Wen identifies mushrooms as ‘spiritual herbs’ 芝, 神草也.* 神農本草經 Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing, The Divine Husbandman’s Classic of the Materia Medica, describes lingzhi this way: 赤芝, 味苦，平。主胸中結，益心氣，補中，增智慧，不忘。久食，輕身、不老、延年、神仙。 一名丹芝。 ‘Red mushroom: Bitter in taste, neutral in temperature, red … Continue reading
Natural Remedies for High Blood Pressure
The regime is quite simple and it works all the time: Acupuncture treatments on a regular basis. Acupuncture can lower BP immediately. I have seen a drop of 20 points by needling one single point. Does the BP stay at … Continue reading