GUO LINQI GONG

GUO LIN MARCH N°1 KIDNEY

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OPENING
a) Standing, parallel feet shoulder-width apart, knees
slightly bent, tongue on the palate, body relaxed. Place the
hands on Dan Tien, the palm right below the navel (women, hand
right under the left, men, upside down.
b) Concentration in Dan Tien. Breathe slowly 3 times: inhale through the
nose and exhale through the mouth making the sound SHU. While exhaling, bend more
the knees; when inhaling, return to the initial position.
c) Position the hands in front of Dan Tien: as you exhale, separate them at the same time.
that turn so that the backs of both face each other; when inhaling,
approximate them with palms facing each other. Three times.

Breathing: Chi – Chi – Hu, where Chi is to inhale and Hu is to exhale.

MARCH
Start with the left foot, while breathing in two beats;
in the advancement of the feet, first support the heel. Take a second step with the
right foot while exhaling.
Inspiration, with the left foot, is done in two times; the exhalation is
perform it all at once, during the 2nd step, with the right foot, and continue this way.
1st step (left foot): inhale = CHI - CHI
2nd step (right foot): exhale = HU
At the same time as moving one foot forward: turn the head towards the side of the foot.
that advances, raise the hand from the opposite side and cross it in front of the body
up to the chest (Shan-zhong point, 17 VC). Meanwhile, lower the other hand
from the chest to the side, passing it in front of Dan Tien, and
continue the movement a little backwards, at the height of point 30 VB
(Huantiao, behind the greater trochanter). Continue with the left foot. Walk
between 12 and 20 minutes, depending on the forces. As the legs become
strengthen it can extend the practice up to forty minutes, an hour, or
more.

CLOSURE
a) Place the hands in front of Dan Tien: as you exhale, separate them at the same time.
that turn so that the backs of both face each other; upon inhaling,
bring them closer with the palms facing each other. Three times.
b) Hands resting on Dan Tien. Breathe slowly 3 times: inhale
breathe in through the nose and exhale through the mouth making the sound SHU. When exhaling,
bend the knees; upon inhaling, return to the starting position.
c) Bring the left foot next to the right, and stay for a few seconds.
feet with hands on Dan Tien before finishing the practice. This
it can be done more than once a day.

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HISTORY

Teacher Guo Lin was born in the Chinese province of Guangdong in 1909.
Orphaned at the age of two, she was raised by her grandfather, a famous
Qigong master who taught him the basics of the art.
Guo was diagnosed with uterine cancer at the age of 40. The tumor spread to
other parts of her body and underwent six surgeries in eight years,
that left her completely weakened.
He tried to overcome the illness through Qi Gong exercises, like Wu.
Xin Qi, the representation of the five animals that he had learned in his
childhood, but soon realized that he could not fulfill them in his state of
health, which was getting worse. Every time I tried to concentrate and do
the practices were found to be too weak. Without sufficient strength
to mobilize her vital energy, she would agitate herself, or she would be exhausted halfway through
an exercise. But even so, he did not succumb to despair, and it was then
who started to develop a new routine for his own use.
He became engrossed in a comparative study of Qi Gong schools.
traditional ones, and conceived a series of "walking exercises" that combined the
meditation with the movements. It completely overlapped, and against all
forecast, she became a healthy woman again.
Summarizing his intensive studies of qigong theories and his own
therapeutic experience, Guo Lin wrote a book titled: "Qi Gong: a
new method of fighting cancer," which is the first written treaty on
China on the subject. Since 1973, it has given lectures and classes.
primary, secondary, and advanced for chronic diseases,
autoimmune and oncological. During the last four decades, the exercises
The Qi Gong of Guo Lin has traveled around the world, prolonging and improving.
the quality of life of several tens of thousands of people.

An infrastructure was created during the eighties and nineties for the
teaching of Guo Lin Qi Gong, and institutes, associations were established,
recovery centers and even hospitals dedicated to Guo Lin therapy.
The largest hospital was in Beijing, and the biggest recovery center.
in Beidaihe, on the coast of Hebei province. In Japan, Australia, Canada
and in the United States there are several centers that promote the 'method'
"anti-cancer." In Europe, Guo Lin Qi Gong has been introduced in some
oncological hospitals in Switzerland and Germany. The Qi Gong Institute of
Barcelona promotes practice for preventive purposes for free, and as
complement to Western medical therapy, in some parks and gardens
from the city.
Master Guo Lin died in 1984, at the age of 75, almost 35
years after having been evicted.

Guo Lin was a great plastic artist. That was her profession until she suffered, at the
40 years old, the illness that would change her life. Specialized in
traditional Chinese painting, some of its samples were sponsored by the
China Association of Fine Arts. By the age of 30, he had founded his own

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academy, where he taught hundreds of painters.
She recounts that one of the main motivations she had to overcome herself was
the painting was a professor of Fine Arts, who in his youth rated it in a
exam with 59.9, just a tenth below passing. According to his
own words: "Life is full of adversities that can sometimes
to become something good. Without that unfair punctuation, maybe it wouldn't have been
plastic artist; without cancer I wouldn't have become a Qi master
Gong

PHILOSOPHY - PSYCHOLOGY

The Guo Lin Qi Gong is about a simple routine that is easy to learn and
carry out, with characteristics of psychophysical gymnastics, circular dance, and
movement meditation, which makes it particularly interesting.
This Chikung acts subtly and progressively on the nervous system.
autonomous, endocrine functions, the immune system and consciousness,
rebalancing energies, optimizing organic functions,
awakening the deep connection with the essential being. In this way it is
how to activate the defensive systems in order to reverse processes
pathological, even severe, such as chronic and autoimmune diseases.
In healthy individuals, it maintains good health, acting in a way
preventive, strengthening, improving the quality of life.
Like all repetitive and seemingly simple Qi Gong, it is a form of
movement meditation that resonates deeply in the neuroendocrine system.
These types of practices are those that can reach the 'hard drive', which
for some reason it was affected in its functioning. This is the case of the
more complex diseases, with imprecise etiology, such as autoimmune diseases,
where the essence of vital processes is altered.

With the walks we strive to reach a state that allows the soul
"to remember." That is to say, when the mind becomes dichotomized between commands
internal vitalities, and social and family mandates that pull in one direction
on the contrary, the being forgets itself and loses its way. As Dalke says in his
book "Sickness as a Path", illness indicates to us that, due to the
surrounding noise, we stop hearing our deepest voice. When
this happens when we no longer follow the direction of our inner mandate, that one
that the Taoists describe as "the seal in the Ming Men."
As the light of consciousness, the fire of Shen, immerses
in the waters and illuminate the seal kept deep in the sea of the Ming Men,
we will be faithful to our destiny, in harmony with the natural mandates, with
our essence, recovering balance. Illness is nothing more than the
physical expression of lost balance.
With walks, the Shen, the consciousness, the spirit, the principle is refined.
psychic elaborated from the Shen or vegetative souls of the
organs. That's why regulating the mind, the emperor of the ecosystem that we are and
whose balance we want to restore is to regulate the Shen, and from there balance
the whole system.

In order for the brain to release the neuropeptides that activate the responses
immune of the glands, the mind must be calm. The

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slow, deep, and regulated diaphragmatic breathing induces a state
of serenity. It provides an immediate boost to blood circulation,
reducing blood pressure, alkalizing and oxygenating the bloodstream
sanguine
The gaze, in sync with the rotation of the head and spine, sweeps the
horizon, seeing everything, but not focusing on anything, doing a pan of the
environment within a radius of 180 degrees.
The mind, occupied in the rhythmic movement of arms and feet,
breathing, the rhythmic twisting of the spine, runs out of space to
elaborate thoughts.

However, if thoughts arise, they should be let go like clouds.

a blue sky, or like fish slipping beneath the surface of a
pond while one has their gaze lost at the bottom. We discover from
this way a new habitable space, that of the here and now.

This contemplative attitude makes us observers of the external universe and

internal. Sounds, temperature, breezes, breathing, heartbeats, thoughts,
feelings, aromas, parade before our awake and calm consciousness.
We observe everything without classifying, much less without qualifying. We observe the
reality without naming things. We experience the internal world
and external before representing it to us, fragmenting it and packaging it in
concepts. We finally inhabit, for once, the present moment, and no longer the
mental images of what happened and what is about to happen.

Don Juan, the shaman who transmits knowledge to Carlos Castaneda

ancestors of the Toltec culture, teaches in Tales of Power to…'walk
long stretches without focusing the eyes on anything. Their recommendation had been not to
look at nothing directly, and maintain a peripheral vision of everything that
was visible. He emphasized, although I didn't understand at the time, that
keeping the eyes unfocused, at a point just above the
horizon, it was possible to perceive, simultaneously, each element in the
total panorama of almost 180 degrees in front of the eyes. He assured me that this
exercise was the only way to suspend the internal dialogue.
Don Juan also said, as Buddhism states, that by stopping the waterfall
of mental words separates the construction we make of the world. To
interrupt for once the incessant chain of thoughts collapses the
image of the world induced by the prevailing culture that we raise and
we sustain precisely through internal dialogue. Our setting
personal, the scenery in which we unfold our domestic epic
daily, it shows its essence of cardboard, and with it, it also unravels
our own image. The illusion that we are then becomes evident.
"something" separated from the whole. That essential error, says Buddhism, is the root of
suffering, and it is overcome when one wakes up from the illusion, when, from the
internal witness, we recognize that part that is still not awake,
conditioned by the collective mental processes that perpetuate the state
of numbness.

The body awareness awakens during practice, and allows us to register

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it now as a sensation in the body, instead of as an idea. The
mental silence allows us to recognize that the "normal" mental state of the
the majority of human beings contain a strong element of dysfunction or
madness, that supports the Matrix through which we move unconsciously.
We then glimpse that the underlying emotion that governs all the
The activity of the ego is fear. The fear of not being, the fear of death.
Because the ego deeply suspects its immateriality.
Once we accept uncertainty, we assume that all the
things and situations that we identify with are impermanent,
unstable, even those that appear the most solid, emerges the peace that comes from letting go the
illusion of control. We really realize that there is nothing of what
we have to ensure it doesn't disappear tomorrow.
As soon as we start to inhabit the eternity of the moment
present, we observe as "witnesses" the contortions and pirouettes that he performs
all the time our ego to seek attention, to confirm its
existence, to try to freeze what is in permanent change.
Then the suspicion arises that there is something beyond, or closer than the ego,
since it is from that other place where we observe ourselves. The recognition
from the false makes the real evident.

Again in the words of Don Juan: "to make that thing reasonable"
the magnificent one out there is of no use to you. Here, around
we, is eternity itself. Striving to reduce it to nonsense
manageable is a despicable act, and definitely disastrous. Each

once the dialogue ceases, the world collapses and facets surface
extraordinary of ourselves, as if our words had them
held in custody, hidden. You are the way you are because you tell yourself
why are you like this.
Or in Jung's words: "what is relegated to the unconscious returns as
destination."It is everything we relegate to the shadow, the submerged portion
of the iceberg, the immense power of our mind of which we are unaware
record, what holds the secret of health and illness. Only by letting go,
by losing the fear, we can encourage ourselves to contemplate the naked reality,
without conceptual vests holding it.

PHYSIOLOGY

The rhythmic movement of the diaphragm gives a massage to the organs of the
abdominal cavity, which enhances digestive functions and activates the response
detoxification throughout the body. Deep breathing extinguishes the
stress action circuit, linked to the sympathetic nervous system, that is
the 'fight or flight' response, which has become chronic in modern life. It
interrupts the secretion of hormones and neurotransmitters that
they activate it.
The diaphragm is a powerful muscle that, like a pumping engine,
compresses the liver, spleen, and intestines, stimulating the entire circulation
abdominal. It facilitates, with its compression, the venous circulation from the
abdomen towards the thorax.

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 As it descends, the diaphragm expands and fills the lower part with air.
lungs, the most voluminous. This verifies a better oxygenation of the
blood. With its rhythmic movement, it helps the heart pump blood.
throughout the body, which saves a lot of work for the muscle
cardiac, and prolongs life.
Peristaltic contractions are stimulated, improving functions.
digestive. The purifying and healing responses of the body are activated, when
put the autonomic nervous system in the restorative parasympathetic branch
what triggers the production of neurotransmitters and hormones that
they signal to the body that it needs to detoxify and replenish itself.

As the movements of walking are slow, continuous, and smooth, with

minimal muscular effort, do not produce accumulation of lactic acid in
the tissues, the main responsible for pain and muscle fatigue. Neither
free radicals appear, which accelerate the decomposition of tissues,
as happens with conventional explosive gymnastics.
Walking with slightly bent knees enhances the energy flow through
all the meridians, and cultivate the vital energy, stored in the Ming Men.
concentration in the palms of the hands, combined with the steps,
stimulates the meridians of the legs and arms simultaneously.
Synchronizing the gait with the movement of the arms also helps
a greater flow of Qi throughout the body. This creates a
rebalancing of energy and blood in all organs. In other
words, immunity in general is stimulated.
Help, especially if done outdoors, in the middle of nature, to put
the concentration when inhaling, in the pure Chi of nature that enters through
all the pores; when exhaling, in the depleted energies that leave the body.

The circulation of blood and energy is enhanced through the channels, while
the smooth twist of the waist and torso leads that expanded circulation to
the extremities and deeper tissues, thereby eliminating
effectively the stagnant energy.

Due to the activation of the psycho-neuro-immunological response, there is an increase in the

secretion of important neurotransmitters, such as serotonin, dopamine,
endorphins, enkephalins, that act on the thymus, the spleen, the ganglia
lymphatics and bone marrow, thus enhancing the immune response.
The tensions in the cervical and shoulder area should descend to the arms.
The tensions in the shoulders, elbows, and wrists must be released.
through the fingers. It is also important to note, while the gestures are
they perform the effects on the areas of the trunk or head that they traverse
the hands, brushing without touching. As in dance, it is necessary to feel the rhythm and the
natural movements through an inner listening.

At first, one tends to be rigid. We start moving with the

clumsiness of cubes trying to roll. It is necessary to round the angles,
round the movements, soften the edges, until rolling like spheres, without
effort.
These marches, where you advance by first placing the heel and then the whole foot.
the foot stimulates the energy of the kidneys. By first touching the ground with the heel, it

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they activate the special vessels of the leg, Yin Qiao and Yang Quiao, activating
thus the thermal and general defensive regulation, balancing Yin and Yang.
When I touch the ground with the tip of my big toe, I tone the energy of
liver and spleen.
The concentration in the central and lower part of the body, accompanied by
diaphragmatic breathing aims to guide energy downwards
accumulated excessively in the upper body. In this way, it
they relieve congestion in the chest and head, and the tension accumulated in the waist
scapular
The rhythmic twisting of the column on either side compresses and releases.
alternatively the ganglia of the sympathetic nervous system, located at the
sides of the vertebrae. This readjusts the functioning of the nervous system and
open the energetic blockages.
The links between vertebra and vertebra of the sympathetic nerves, along with
The nodes correspond to the Shu points of Chinese medicine, which govern the
twelve main functions. Located on the inner branch of the meridian of
bladder, these points are the subject of specific massages, both in Chinese tuina
like in Japanese shiatsu, reflecting the totality of the organs
of the body. The twists of the spine, from the head to the sacrum, have effects
subtle energetic forces that act on the spinal cord, the ganglia
sympathetic, the sacrum, the medulla oblongata, and the brain. Vital energy (jing Qi) and
the Yang of the kidneys penetrates thus into the main energy centers.

The twists of the torso also open the Dai Mai, or marvelous vessel of the
waist. This ensures a good flow of energy between the upper part and
descend of the body. The Ming Men is strengthened, stimulating vitality.
Like the Dai Mai, being the only transverse vessel, it embraces all the others.
main channels that rise and fall through the body, when being vigorous, the
tonifies. Due to its relationship with Ming Men, it activates the pure Yang of the kidneys and the
Jing Qi, the essential vital energy. It also stimulates libido and production of
endorphins.
Rebalancing the waist cup has other therapeutic effects, such as
eliminate cold attacks and cold foot syndrome, or venous stasis
in the womb. With practice, it can become possible to perceive a sensation of warmth.
in the waist and kidneys, which sometimes rises up the entire spine.

When the Dai Mai is full, the Wei Chi, or guardian chi, expands; the
defensive barrier against external influences, the immune system. In the
physiology of blood, regarding to

immunity, the spleen is linked to the thymus and lymphoid system, constituted by
ganglia, lymphatic channels, and lymphatic plexuses. The immune system comprises
also to the bone marrow, the

timo and the spleen. The marrow produces B and T lymphocytes. The former pass
directly to the lymphatic system, to defend the organism. The seconds
they are going to look for your information at the level of the thymus, and from there they pass to the circulation

Various experiments have demonstrated the effects of Qi Gong

about the acceleration and increase in the maturation of T lymphocytes.
The pendular movement of the hands along the body, brushing against it

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without touching it, from the hips to the chest, it produces a movement of the
energy from the lower part of the column to the thymus area. It is a
energy massage on all organs along the 'three heaters':
hypogastric plexus, solar plexus, and cardiorespiratory plexus. This massage
internal harmonizes the energy, removing any possible blockages that could arise
news at any of the 3 levels.
If you pay attention to them, the hands become extraordinarily
sensible, like magnets. One can continue with the thought of what they do
and how they act inside the body. The attention moves from the hands to the
successive internal organs, back and forth, feeling its healing touch.

The general feeling, once the exercise is completed, is one of vibrance.

relaxation. With the whole body soaked in a pleasant warmth.
Energized and serene. The mind at peace.

Gustavo Villar
Director of the Center

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Eckhart Tolle. A New Earth.
Carlos Castaneda. Tales of Power.

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