Lifestyle Recommendations

Adding more warmth to the channels and avoiding exposure to cold is the overall strategy required to resolve this pattern.

Beneficial Activities

  • Physical activities should be geared towards warming and activating the channels to drive out Cold.
  • Care must be taken to avoid over exertion. This is because often a weakness of the body's defensive Qi is what has made it possible for Cold to enter the body. Overexertion, including excessive sweating will further consume Qi resulting in a more intractable situation.
  • Examples of activities include: Pilates, Hatha styles of Yoga and warming therapies such as saunas, heated massage, far infra-red heat lamps
  • Avoiding cold environments or activities where you can be exposed to cold is very important. These include air conditioning, cold drafts, swimming in cold water etc.
  • While exercising drink only room-temperature (or warmer) fluids and after exercising, take time to cool down completely.
  • It's also important to dress warmly and avoid exposure to the cold winds.
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Dietary Recommendations

A warming diet is essential to addressing this pattern. This factsheet (pdf) is downloadable

Qi Gong Meditations

Summer Sun, Passing Clouds

This is a visualization Qi Gong and can be used therapeutically for this pattern.

While listening intently to this song, visualize clouds passing over the sun on a warm summer day. With practice, you can become better and better at picturing the suggested landscape.
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Meditation to Regulate the San Jiao

This guided meditation directs intent to the channels that help regulate the San Jiao (also translated at the Triple Burner), which is the fine network that distributes the warming source qi through the body.

Practicing to this guided meditation regularly can be used therapeutically for this pattern.

Chinese Herbs

"One who embraces the Dao has wholeness of character,
from wholeness of character comes wholeness of the body,
and from wholeness of the body comes wholeness of the soul."
- Zhuang-zi, Chapter 12, trans Lin Yutang

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