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The Spring Forest Qigong

Energy Connection

Issue 3

January 2008

In This Issue

Opening Comments

New Heaing Meditation for Cancer Patients

Ask Master Lin

Qigong Research

Black Sesame Seeds

A World Without Pain

Services Available

Helpful Links

The SFQ Website

Classes

International Guild

Online Store

Master Lin had the SFQ logo designed to show tender new leaves of springtime,

symbolizing growth, optimism, and excitement. The leaves may also be seen as

hands or arms cradling a small red energy ball, representing hope, healing, and

new life.

What is Qigong?

" Qigong (pronounced " chee-gong " ) is one of the cornerstones of traditional

Chinese medicine. " Qi " is the universal energy that makes up and flows through

everything in the universe. In our bodies, it is vitality or life force. " Gong "

means to practice, cultivate, or refine, leading to mastery. " Qigong, " then,

means to cultivate or refine one's vitality or life force through practice.

Spring Forest helps in this endeavor by offering a number of classes, workshops,

and retreats. We also schedule individual, telephone, and distance sessions

through our Center in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

The Spring Forest Vision

Our vision is " a healer in every family and a world without pain. " To help take

this vision to the next level, Spring Forest Qigong is making some exciting

additions to our programs, including preparation for active exercise classes at

the Spring Forest Center and a program to train Spring Forest Qigong teachers.

Watch for more information coming soon!

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Happy New Year!

Master Lin and everyone at the SFQ Center sends love and light to all our

friends around the world! May your 2008 be filled with happiness.

Update on the New SFQ Changes

We have been moving forward with construction at the SFQ Center and would like

to update you about changes that have taken place:

As you may know, the appointment procedure has recently changed. Check-in is

at the same location; however, that area will now be utilized only for payment

and meditation, creating a more peaceful pre-session environment.

Check-out will be across the hall, where you can schedule future appointments

and ask any questions you may have. Also, the new store is now open, stocked

with SFQ books, CDs, and other merchandise (also still available at our

website).

We hope these changes will create a more pleasant experience for you at the

SFQ Center. Thank you for your patience with our transition!

Early Alert!

Here's something for that shiny new 2008 calendar: the Spring Forest Qigong

Annual International Conference will be held April 17-20 at the Sheraton

Bloomington Hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Information will be available soon

in upcoming newsletters and on the SFQ website.

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Healing Meditation

for Cancer Patients and

Those Who Love Them

Master Lin says of this new CD, which made its debut recently at the Spring

Forest Women's Health Conference:

" As you know, pure, unconditional, universal love is at the heart of

everything I teach and believe in so deeply. This love is the most powerful

healing force in the universe, and it lives within all of us. Even if we don't

always feel it or see it in ourselves or in others, this love is always there

within us and always available to us without limit.

This message is about channeling unconditional love for a specific purpose:

healing from cancer.

Cancer is a word that creates such fear in many people, and fear is a powerful

emotion. It can be positive if it alerts us and spurs us forward to quickly find

safety or assistance, but fear can be very damaging if we hold on to it very

long.

Love transforms the energy of fear into something positive and healing. That

is one of the reasons pure, unconditional love can be so powerful in helping to

heal from cancer-- which is why I created a special healing meditation for

cancer patients and those who love them.

This guided meditation assists you in awakening, enhancing, and focusing the

limitless healing power of unconditional love to transform cancer energy,

releasing it from the body and changing it into something beautiful and healing.

This is a meditation you can utilize for yourself or for someone you love who

is dealing with cancer. Remember that the more healing love energy you send to

others, the more healing love energy you will receive. "

The Healing Meditation for Cancer Patients and Those Who Love Them is now

available through the SFQ website.

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Ask Master Lin

Do you have something you would like to ask Master Lin? Each month we will

select a question that has been sent to us and publish the answer in this

newsletter (your name will not be used). Please keep in mind that Master Lin

does not diagnose medical conditions and will not be able to personally answer

each question. If you would like a member of our support team to get back to

you, please make note of that in your email or letter. Send questions to

newsletter@....

This month's question: Master Lin, what do you consider the biggest barrier for

" the Western mind " ? What can we do to overcome that barrier and be better

qigong practitioners?

Answer: " The biggest barrier is analyzing things too much. This puts too much

focus on the material part of the world. For the spiritual world, you need to

use your feelings--use your heart energy. Notice the moment that your body,

mind, and heart are all together doing

something. Just feel what is happening. If you analyze, you may not get a good

answer.

The second biggest barrier is impatience. Be patient! You are living a busy life

and want things to happen quickly, but you need to meditate and practice your

active exercises. Use slow breathing and slow movements and that way you will

get more energy and better energy. "

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Qigong Practice Improves

Strength and Balance

Last month we told you about a research study at the University of Illinois

that found qigong practice can help improve immune function.

The scientist who conducted that study, Dr. Yang Yang, has conducted other

studies on the benefits of qigong and tai chi practice in older adults. An

earlier study by Dr. Yang found that qigong and tai chi practice can provide

significant physical improvement for older adults in as little as two

months--improvement in lower body strength, balance, and stance. Additionally,

participants reported their lives were enhanced from mental, emotional, and

spiritual perspectives.

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Black Sesame Seeds

The sesame seed is one of the oldest seeds known, used throughout the Middle

East, Persia, and India as early as 3000 BC. Drawing on an Egyptian tomb from

about 4,000 years ago depicts a baker adding the them to bread dough. According

to Assyrian legend, the gods met one night, drank sesame seed wine, and created

the world the next day!

An interesting feature of the sesame seed pod is that it bursts open when it

reaches maturity. Some think this is what inspired the phrase, " Open, sesame! "

in the tale of " Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves " from The Arabian Nights.

Black sesame seeds have a delightfully unique flavor and are an excellent

source of calcium, magnesium, iron, protein, potassium, and essential fatty

acids.

In Level Two, Master Lin mentions that black sesame seeds help rebuild kidney

energy, which aids in weight loss and " improves the body's overall beauty and

hair condition. " They also can aid in the healing of cancer and kidney diseases

and help with constipation and high cholesterol.

Preparation of whole seeds:

Rinse two to three tablespoons of black sesame seeds and combine with about

eight ounces of water in a saucepan.

Bring to a gentle boil, turn down heat, and simmer for five minutes.

Allow to cool to room temperature, then eat the seeds and drink the broth.

Says Beedle, SFQ Support Staff, " You can eat the seeds and drink the

broth together or separately. I store a cooked batch in the 'fridge and eat a

spoonful with a bit of broth at various times throughout the day. "

Black sesame seeds can also be purchased ground in powder form and either

mixed with hot water (or ying/yang water: half boiled and half regular, with

honey to taste), or sprinkled over food--a nice visual treat!

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(Following is an article written by SFQ student Lorna , a

retired English teacher. It was published in the November, 2007, issue of

Reflections, her union newsletter.)

A World Without Pain

Most of the people I've met in Spring Forest Qigong classes and workshops arrive

looking for solutions to a variety of intractable health problems. Often, they

have exhausted their options, and their doctors can't offer any hope for cures

or healing. Qigong helps people learn techniques to remove energy blockages and

to explore healing energy.

After learning about and practicing Spring Forest Qigong daily since 2000, I

continue to be intrigued by this powerful form of energy healing. Westerners are

generally familiar with tai chi and yoga. Qigong is directly related to these

disciplines and traces its history back thousands of years to China and India.

Interest has rapidly increased in the Western world and the New York Times

recently published an article about this ancient healing system. In Biology of

Belief, cell biologist Bruce Lipton, Ph.D., provides a scientific explanation

for how a system like qigong can work. The film What the Bleep is an exploration

of cutting-edge science in a similar vein.

Some people are merely curious, or they are searching for a way to help a friend

or relative. They range in age from teenagers to people in their late eighties

or older. At first, I was surprised by the number of teachers, counselors,

social workers, psychologists, nurses, health practitioners (yes, even medical

doctors), and countless others taking the courses. We share a curiosity about

healing, are willing to try something different and like to explore unfamiliar

topics. It's fun to tell others about our studies and discoveries.

Qigong Master Chunyi Lin, founder for Spring Forest Qigong, offers courses in

the Twin Cities through Normandale Community College. He has studied with his

own qigong teachers in China for nearly thirty years and tells his story in the

book Born a Healer. His goal: " A healer in every family and a world without

pain. "

Before he came to the U.S., he was a university professor and dean of his

English department. In the introductory class I took many years ago, he

immediately caught my attention when he said that Shakespeare is one of his

favorite writers. He has a great way of measuring student progress and

techniques: good, better, best. One doesn't get hung up on right and wrong, and

learning becomes easy. His simplified approach to a complicated system fits well

into the busy lives we live.

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Services available through SFQ

Sessions at The SFQ Center

During your half hour session at the SFQ Center, you will sit comfortably and

share your concerns with an Advanced SFQ Specialist. He or she will move his or

her hand several inches from your body to detect and remove energy blockages.

Active exercises and/or healing meditations may be suggested for further

benefit. When he is available, Master Lin will spend the last five minutes of

your session continuing to assist you in your healing journey.

Phone appointments

Appointments with Master Lin, Master Nance, or one of the Advanced SFQ

Specialists are also available by telephone. During a phone appointment, you

briefly describe your concerns and then sit quietly while blockages are being

detected and removed. Following the session, you may meditate or just rest for

about 30 minutes to allow the energy to continue to move.

Distance sessions

With this type of session, there is no physical or verbal contact involved.

Using simple information (a name, a location, a brief description of the area of

concern), Master Lin, Master Nance, or one of the Specialists will remotely

detect blockages and work to eliminate them.

Scheduling: To schedule an in-office appointment, a phone session, or a

distance session, please call the Spring Forest Center at .

Classes

Spring Forest currently offers four levels of classes: Level One for health;

Level Two for healing; Level Three for advanced energy development and healing;

and Level Four for techniques for spiritual healing and even more advanced ways

to collect energy. Please check our website for more information.

Conferences, Retreats and Workshops

Conferences, retreats, and workshops are scheduled throughout the year. Keep

an eye on our website (or this newsletter!) for announcements.

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Thank You!

Thank you for your interest in Spring Forest Qigong. We hope you will join us

in our vision and we look forward to supporting you in helping to create " a

healer in every family and a world without pain. "

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