Waterfall Qi Gong Visualization

This cooling qi gong visualization helps the body to achieve balance and promote healing of:nn*Issues involving struggle and resistance in our lives, said to create emotional heat in the Chinese medicine system. n*Health conditions that have a hot or inflammatory nature such as cancer, arthritis or certain forms of heart disease. n*High blood pressure.

To begin this visualization, find a quiet space.

Sit slightly off the edge of your chair and allow your back to slump naturally to relax the spine.

Take a moment to identify an issue that may involve struggle, resistance, or anger in your life.
Or you may wish to identify a health condition that may involve pain, inflammation, or discomfort.

Place your intention on using this visualization to soothe and balance the issue that you identified.

Inhale slowly for a count of five.

Exhale slowly for a count of five.

Visualize a cool waterfall of energy:

Flowing over your head and down the neck.

Soothing anger as it flows over the right side of your body through the liver and gallbladder.

Calming any sensation of anxiety as it flows over the left side of your body through the stomach and spleen.

Washing away any fear as the water flows down to the lower back and into the kidneys.

Cleansing and healing as it flows down the legs and out the feet, releasing all heat, all worry, all anxiety and all fears.

End the visualization with inhaling slowly for a count of five and exhaling for a count of five.
Place your hands on your lower abdomen with palms facing inward and rest for a few moments.

You can also perform a shorter version of this visualization by breathing deeply and imagining cool water flowing from the top of head, down through the body and legs, and out the toes.

See, feel and hear the rush of this waterfall as a powerful and loving balancing force.

One client shared, "My co-workers know when I am doing the waterfall visualization. In the middle of a tense meeting, they will see me suddenly smile as if to say, 'Ahhhhh.' Oddly, after that, everyone around me seems calmer."

When practiced regularly, cooling visualizations can help train the mind to heal manifestations of stress and imbalance to renew energy and inspire those around us to also feel more harmonious.

Please note that this article is for educational purposes and is not intended to diagnose, treat or serve as replacement for traditional western medical guidance.