I put a lot of emphasis on training and practice for good reason. If you truly want something you have to do more than just Ask and Receive. There needs to be some action and that’s where the practice and training comes in. If you want something, really want it, start to direct your body, mind and spirit in the precise direction of what you want. You may be asking yourself, what exactly am I talking about? I am talking about DELIBERATE PRACTICE again. My friend Char sent me this
From The Genius in All of Us: New Insights into Genetics, Talent and IQ by David Shenk. Practice. Rather than being the result of genetics or inherent genius, truly outstanding skill in any domain is rarely achieved with less than ten thousand hours of practice over ten years’ time.
“For those on their way to greatness [in intellectual or physical endeavors], several themes regarding practice consistently come to light:
1. Practice changes your body. Researchers have recorded a constellation of physical changes (occurring in direct response to practice) in the muscles, nerves, hearts, lungs, and brains of those showing profound increases in skill level in any domain. 2. Skills are specific. Individuals becoming great at one particular skill do not serendipitously become great at other skills. Chess champions can remember hundreds of intricate chess positions in sequence but can have a perfectly ordinary memory for everything else. Physical and intellectual < span style="font-size: medium;">changes are ultra specific responses to particular skill requirements. 3. The brain drives the brawn. Even among athletes, changes in the brain are arguably the most profound, with a vast increase in precise task knowledge, a shift from conscious analysis to intuitive thinking (saving time and energy), and elaborate self-monitoring mechanisms that allow for constant adjustments in real time. 4. Practice style is crucial. Ordinary practice, where your current skill level is simply being reinforced, is not enough to get better. It takes a special kind of practice to force your mind and body into the kind of change necessary to improve. 5. Short-term intensity cannot replace long-term commitment. Many crucial changes take place over long periods of time. Physiologically, it’s impossible to become great overnight.
“Across the board, these last two variables — practice style and practice time — emerged as universal and critical. From Scrabble players to dart players to soccer players to violin players, it was observed that the uppermost achievers not only spent significantly more time in solitary study and drills, but also exhibited a consistent (and persistent) style of preparation that K. Anders Ericsson came to call ‘deliberate practice.’ First introduced in a 1993 Psychological Review article, the notion of deliberate practice went far beyond the simple idea of hard work. It conveyed a method of continual skill improvement. ‘Deliberate practice is a very special form of activity that differs from mere experience and mindless drill,’ explains Ericsson. ‘Unlike playful engagement with peers, deliberate practice is not inherently enjoyable. It … does not involve a mere execution or repetition of already attained skills but repeated attempts to reach beyond one’s current level which is asso ciated with frequent failures.’ …
“In other words, it is practice that doesn’t take no for an answer; practice that perseveres; the type of practice where the individual keeps raising the bar of what he or she considers success. …
“[Take] Eleanor Maguire’s 1999 brain scans of London cabbies, which revealed greatly enlarged representation in the brain region that controls spatial awareness. The same holds for any specific task being honed; the relevant brain regions adapt accordingly. …
“[This type of practice] requires a constant self-critique, a pathological restlessness, a passion to aim consistently just beyond one’s capability so that daily disappointment and failure is actually desired, and a never-ending resolve to dust oneself off and try again and again and again. …
“The physiology of this process also requires extraordinary amounts of elapsed time — not just hours and hours of deliberate practice each day, Ericsson found, but al so thousands of hours over the course of many years. Interestingly, a number of separate studies have turned up the same common number, concluding that truly outstanding skill in any domain is rarely achieved in less than ten thousand hours of practice over ten years’ time (which comes to an average of three hours per day). From sublime pianists to unusually profound physicists, researchers have been very hard-pressed to find any examples of truly extraordinary performers in any field who reached the top of their game before that ten-thousand-hour mark.”
That may seem like a lot of time and a lot of work, but if you want something truly want it why not go for it. The average American spends 5:11 hour’s a day watching TV, that’s a 40-hour week of having your mind programed by someone or something you probably don’t want. That’s a lot of practice time and if you make it deliberate practice you will see a quantum shift in your life. Practice is the key to your success. You may be saying but what do I practice? I need help. Don’t worry that’s exactly what I do in my coaching program. I teach you the practices, go over your health issues physically, mentally and spiritually to redirect your body, mind and spirit to be the best you can be.
It takes just 2 things: the education and the practice and you got it!
Take a good look at the Private coaching program for yourself or you can work with me as a couple. Yes the coaching program can be you and a friend or a mate and we will work out the details so it works for both of you. Check it out.
I wish you the best in your Health, Wealth and Happiness
Dr. Wu Dhi
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After your Medical Qigong treatment there are specific Exercises and Meditations the patient is encouraged to do to enhance their healing process;
These exercises are called Medical Qigong Prescription Exercises they include the Principles of Yin and Yang and Dao Yin Training in Self-Regulation. Such exercises will start a rewiring of your energy body and clear emotional blockages that have been intensely held for years in the subconscious mind as well as physical problems hidden deep within the tissue.
The Qi Gong prescription exercises work very differently than typical physical exercises,as they involve precise movements, visualization of color,and sounds. They explore both the negative and positive quality that one wished to rid themselves of and will assist in the harvest of quality you now want to acquire.
We all know patient compliance is difficult to achieve no matter if it’s swallowing a pill, changing ones eating habits or doing an exercise. The visualization in the prescriptive exercises encourages one to make changes in a multitude in areas in your life, effortlessly and quickly.
Like the ones in the “Yin Set” http://rechargingqigong.com/yin-set.html Involve invoking all of our senses. I have seen people change from a situation of hopelessness to vibrant health within months and sometimes within weeks.
The sounds or mantras that you repeat effect the auditory reflexes, visualization of color, shapes, distance and measurements effects our visual, the movement effects the kinesthetic part of the brain and helps to let go of the negative response and replace it with the positive.
This kind of work greatly affects our spirit. You can think of these exercises as an inner alchemical process to transform, heal and uplift the entire body mind and spirit.
Qi Gong exercises will work on transforming and heal all the yin organs, the Heart, Spleen, Lungs, Kidneys and the Liver, as this happens the yang organs -Small Intestine, Stomach, Large Intestine, Bladder and the Gallbladder are strengthened as well.
I have been practicing these exercise and prescribing them to my students and patients for many years to enhance their immune system and to clear negative energy. These exercise will transform and boost your energy and keep you healthy mentally, physically and spiritually.
I wish you the best in your Health, Wealth and Happiness Dr. Wu Dhi
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very powerful and has many benefits for the living, and the deceased.
The fire Puja ceremony fulfills wishers, removes obstacles, improves health, and increases merit and wealth. For the practitioners, making offering to the fire deities helps the practitioner gain accomplishments on the spiritual path. I have found it can stabilize one’s meditation, concentration and improve one’s spiritual practice.
The ceremony is an excellent method of purifying negative karma and attaining higher rebirth. You can write the names of loved ones on a piece of paper and put it in the fire or write your wishes and toss them into the fire. The smoke emanating from the fire is charged with vibrations and thevibrations travel for miles creating peace and harmony in the world as it caries your prayers, wishes and blessing along.
The Fire Puja also helps to avert and purify three kinds of problems:
1. Clears past karma that affects your life in your relationships, job, and business.
2. Dissipates and purifies internal difficulties held in place by fear, doubts and superstition. This can seriously affect health of our body, mind and spirit
3.Undisclosed or unseen obstacles on the path that keep one stuck like a vial of darkness causing ignorance that obstruct our ability to realize the true nature of existence
Fire, if directed properly can change water to steam, steel into liquid and transform coal into energy. Fire chemically changes the forms of things it comes in contact with and it will eventually become ashes returning the elements back to the Earth.
Keeping a close eye on the fire is important and can tell a story as well. As the wood is placed piece by piece on the Puja grounds, a prayer or mantra is placed on each and every piece. The placement is important depending what you are trying to accomplish. I have either been involved in building Pujas that where 40 or 50 feet high and small ones made of just matchsticks. There are many different purposes: ceasing calamities, increasing wealth, health and wisdom.
There are Puja’s to attract powerful people, bring in powerful assistance and to attract the opposite sex. There are even Puja’s to destroy opposition. The Puja fire is a powerful tool in spiritual work as well as clearing and purifying the physical body and mind.
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I wish you the best in your Health, Wealth and Happiness,
It was a great weekend! I am on the “Core Restore liver cleanses”, a 7-day program to clean out toxins out of my body.
Although the first two days were a little rough and I needed to get a lot more sleep, I feel good and now my energy level is way up! My head is clear, I dropped more than 5 pounds and my meditations are much deeper.
Every morning long before the sun comes I walk down to the ocean and begin my Qi Gong practices. It’s usually still dark and very quite it’s the best time to train and your meditations will be much stronger. My focus this week has been slow moving Yin exercises, like the Yin Set http://www.rechargingqigong.com/yin-set.html and the Flying Crane QiGong. http://www.rechargingqigong.com/flying-crane-qi-gong.html
When you are around large bodies of water you can relax deeper and it’s much easier to open up your spiritual centers The water element is very grounding. You just need to take time to embrace the energy. Our internal Qi should flow downward like water. When you are around water let your energy sink down. This will keep your body relaxed, your mind calm and keep you rooted.
I am sure that we all want to go deeper in our meditations and generate more Qi. Try the 7 day detox program. It will enhance your body, mind and spirit. http://rechargingqigong.com/core-restore-detox-program.html
I wish you the best in your Health, Wealth and happiness.
Cultivating Qi is the way to store and use the energy of Qi. There are many names for Qi and several types of Qi that do a multitude of things. Qi can never be fully understood simply by thinking about it, Qi only becomes a tangible force when you can cultivate it and that’s where practice comes in.
Q Over thousands of years masters have studied, taught and practiced techniques to cultivate Qi through exercises, breathing and meditations to nurture Qi. Techniques like yoga, Qi Gong and Tai Qi are all-famous for the cultivation of Qi and in today’s world they have become more main stream. As you learn to cultivate Qi, you can prevent disease and prolong your life. It is said that Qi Gong practitioners, who specialize in the art of cultivating personal Qi, have lived to the exceedingly old age of one hundred, one hundred-fifty, and even two hundred years or more.
Traditional Chinese theory states that aging is a process that consumes ever more of the diminishing resources of our bodies, particularly Qi. Once the supply is depleted, weakness, illness, and death are sure to follow. Practice is the key to longevity.
Chinese mystics, philosophers, herbalists, and medical practitioners have discovered a number of ways to supplement our Qi and you can learn them and improve your health and wellbeing.
The famous Chinese herbalist Li Ching-Yuen practiced Qi Gong for his entire life. They say he lived most of his life as a recluse in the mountains; he was married 27 times, outliving each of his wives.
He began gathering herbs in the mountain ranges at the age of ten, and also began learning of longevity methods, surviving on a diet of herbs and rice wine. According to history he lived for two and a half centuries.
In our modern world you don’t have to move to the mountains, become an herbalist to live a long healthy life, but you need to practice longevity exercises. The Recharging Qi Gong Program will give you the tools to stay healthy and flexible in body, mind and spirit. Get on the program and grow younger
The summer solstice is almost upon us again. It is the longest day and shortest night of the year, from the moment of the start of Summer Solstice, on June 21st. The Sun immediately begins to wane and the days will get shorter. In the Five element system we are moving into the , which rules the heart, pericardium, triple heater and small intestine.
A TIME THAT YOU WANT TO STAY COOL. In both body and mind.
I like a refreshing and tasty drink. I take cold fresh Mint mixed with lemon juice, ice and a little maple syrup as sweetener. It will help to cool you down as things continue to heat up for the next 3 months.
The formula: ¼ cup of washed fresh mint leaves 4 to 6 organic lemons 2 Quarts of filtered water Maple syrup to taste
Squeeze the lemons, add juice to the water and maple syrup, add ice and put in a blender with the mint leaves and blend on high until smooth.
Midsummer has been one of the important solar events throughout the evolution of humankind. It was an indicator that the year was about to begin waning, thus winter would be again returning. The sun appeared to stand still in its northern progression on the 21st
Whenever there is a change in the seasons and especially on the winter and summer solstice it is an opportunity to reset our internal clocks. It is an excellent time to take a break from your usual pace and allow oneself some quite time to reflect, meditate or just relax.
Eat very light at these important junctions, as it will help you move into the new system smoothly.
The Summer Solstice is the time to recharge your spirit, building your personal power and fortify your health.
This is an excellent time to detox the body mind and spirit. I am doing the 7-day detox program with a group of patients and students, called the “Core restore program”.
It’s easy to do, will benefit your liver, kidneys and digestive system. “The Core Restore program” will cool your body down, relax your mind and you’ll lose a few pounds to boot.
I wish you the best in your Health, Wealth and Happiness
Dr. Wu Dhi
PS. Have a great summer, stay cool, be safe and have fun!
I was listening to Jared Cohen on TV today. He is a brilliant guy who is a geopolitical advisor and the Director of Google Ideas. Also known as Ideas, it’s a cross-sector, inter-disciplinary “think tank dedicated to understanding global challenges and applying technological solutions. A few years ago he predicted “Governments will be caught off-guard when large numbers of their citizens, armed with virtually nothing but cell phones, take part in mini-rebellions. He went on to say that the future revolutions will be easier to start but they will be harder to finish. The accelerated pace of movement making will get lots of people into the streets, and even lead to more dictators being toppled. But when a dictator falls and the dust settles, technology can’t replace the need for real leaders and functioning institutions, both of which take many years to emerge and evolve.
I really agree with Mr. Cohen. Although technology is making great changes all over the world and making the planet a more global community, we will always need strong leaders. The word Doctor, Guru and Lama all come from the same root word TEACHER. We will always need strong leaders to uplift us and to educate the masses. If there is a government, a leader or anyone who limits your growth, or your education, BEWARE they have a hidden agenda that is most likely not in your interest. A dictator is basically someone who wants to control you, keep you ignorant and enslave you.
The reason I practice and teach Qi Gong and Meditation is because it gives you away to free your body, mind and spirit. A way to free yourself from the machinery of enslaving your being. An hour of practice a day can change the way you see things and free you from being enslaved by the media, government and the food Nazis who want to keep you sick and stupid.
Free yourself, free your mind and body and get on the program today. Join me and the members of the Qi Gong Inner Circle and I’ll send you the latest techniques in Qi Gong, Meditation and health care.
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I wish you the best in your Health, Wealth and Happiness
We all want to live as long as we can without suffering and to have our body, mind and spirit in good condition for as long as possible.
Why do some of us crumble under pressure and have sickness and old age creep up while others live to a ripe old age? Is it fate, luck or do you believe when your time is up you’re gone?
I have spent decades exploring the Eastern systems of longevity, diet, exercise and meditation and now at last there are scientific advances from the Western systems of health that may bring the two systems together.
To extend your life and improve its quality there are a host of things you can start today, even if you have been sick you can redirect your health and longevity picture. What you are doing now is what counts; the good news is you can positively affect your health and longevity, if you are ready.
We all have genes that are affected by our lifestyle and the environment we live in. If you have been spending your days working in a factory filled with toxic chemicals and you are a worrywart, still smoking cigarettes and filling your gut with beer, sodas and fast foods, the chances of you breaking down quicker is very good.
A man ninety years old was asked to what he attributed his longevity. I reckon, he said with a twinkle in his eye, it’s because most nights I went to bed and slept when I should have sat up and worried. -Garson Kanin
Unfortunately we don’t make it easy for longevity in the West. Our older population is pushed to the side and so are the sick and handicapped. Our society is all about constant stimulation and selling product with no regard for the long-term effect.
The Eastern traditions are more about prevention and wellness and staying in balance. Acupuncture, herbs, diet, Qi Gong, yoga and meditation have been around for thousand of years and the focus is longevity, health and the quality of life. Here are some of the things that you can start today to insure your long life and keep you healthy.
• Cut down on your calorie intake- Much research has shown that reduced calorie intake can increase health and longevity.
• Eat 80% vegetables, fruits, nuts and seeds. More or less eat a semi-vegetarian diet 20% protein
• Practice meditation –It will calm your spirit and having a relaxed spirit is one of the secrets of longevity.
• Less weight- more life: drop some weight and your energy will increase
• Practice Abdominal breathing daily –it will keep you centered, build inner strength and give you a sense of stability.
I have been practicing Qi Gong and meditation for years and I can tell you without a doubt you can reverse the aging practice, you just have to start practicing.
I wish you the best in your Health, Wealth and Happiness
Dr. Wu Dhi
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It seems like the world is getting stranger and stranger; the Boston bombing, the explosion in Texas and the 7.8 earthquakes in Iran all in a week.
I hate being the messenger of doom and gloom, that’s not what I am about because I know that in reality we are very fortunate to be born at this time and grow from all these lessons.
We are constantly being bombarded with calamity and disaster and it seems like it will continue until we make a shift in the global consciousness.
Doesn’t it seem like everyone is just going bonkers or could it just be a shift to planet Earth as a whole? Appropriately enough in the year of the snake we are molting our old skin of the past and feeling growing pains into our new planetary conscious, (Grow pains). The lesson at hand is to nurturer each other and ourselves.
Stay on the path, practice daily, eat clean healthy food, drink clean water , take vitamins, exercise and meditate. These are no longer an option, they are mandatory to stay healthy in body, mind and spirit. One thing that I am certain of is if you and I don’t start connecting to others and yourself on a conscious level, you are going to feel the intense insanity and pressures.
There is good news, if you have been on a path of goodness; it is going to become easier as we are propelled into the new age. All the work you have been doing will pay off. You will be Healthier, Happier and Wealthier.
I met with Carola last week and I couldn’t help noticing how she looked really good and really optimistic about life.
She told me she was keeping up with everything: diet, supplements, exercise, and meditation. She said, ” I am doing everything I can do to make my life better daily. Even though there are some obstacles in the way, now and then. I keep a positive and enthusiastic attitude. I am changing my Stops into Steps.
She continued, “I’m definitely at the healthiest I’ve ever been physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually and I feel better than ever.”
Our conversation was elevating and inspiring for both of us to keep on keeping on, we inspired each other to keep getting better and better.
Every day I meet with people from all over the world at my office on the phone, Skype and Email to support them in their practice, their health and their meditations.
The ones who work on themselves daily are reaping the rewards in all aspects of their lives.
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Around 5:30 this morning I woke up and headed down to the beach for my morning training. It’s been cooler than usual in South Florida, somewhere between 45 and 55 degrees all week. To tell you the truth it’s quite refreshing. The waves were roaring in and the tide was way out. As I walked along I noticed the beach was full of large starfish. I have been in Florida for close to 20 years. I train every morning and this is the first time I have ever seen them, the beach was filled with stars. How cool is that?!
I started putting them back in the sea and then met up with a group of students to practice for a few hours — what a great way to start the day!
A Qi Gong workout energizes the entire body, mind and spirit. When I got home I looked up starfish on the Internet and came across this story.
Once upon a time, there was a wise man that used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work.
One day, as he was walking along the shore, he looked down the beach and saw a human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself at the thought of someone who would dance to the day, so he walked faster to catch up.
As he got closer, he noticed that the figure was that of a young man, and that what he was doing was not dancing at all. The young man was reaching down to the shore, picking up small objects and throwing them into the ocean.
He came closer and called out, “Good morning! May I ask what it is that you are doing?”
The young man paused, looked up and replied, “Throwing starfish into the ocean!”
“I must ask, then, why are you throwing starfish into the ocean?” asked the somewhat startled wise man.
To this, the young man replied, “The sun is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them in, they’ll die.”
Upon hearing this, the wise man commented, “But, young man, do you not realize that there are miles and miles of beach and there are starfish all along every mile? You can’t possibly make a difference!”
As if he hadn’t heard, the young man bent down, picked up yet another starfish and threw it into the ocean. As it met the water, he turned, smiled and said, “It made a difference to that one!”
Train every day! Practice is the key to your success!
I have been coaching 6 students from different walks of life since the beginning of the year. We spent a few days’ together working on health issues, stress reduction and learning the internal practices and now we meet via Skype every month to go over goals, problem solving and the meditations and exercises. All of them are making a difference in their own lives and the lives of their patients, clients and family. It’s a pleasure to see people transform and grow so quickly.
If you are ready to transform yourself, fill out the form and we can explore some new possibilities together that will make all the difference in your life. http://rechargingqigong.com/private-coaching.html
I wish you the best in your Health, Wealth and Happiness
Dr. Wu Dhi
PS When you work with a personal coach you are able to work from outside of the box and your success will come much quicker than you ever imagined.
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