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Dennis OConnor

The Supplemental practices of Zhineng Qigong with Master Yuantong Liu - 0 views

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    "Dear Practitioners, It is with great pleasure that I announce Master Yuantong Liu from China will be guest teaching July 22 - 26th, 2019,  at Prince of Peace Abbey in Oceanside. In this retreat we will share powerful supplemental practices of Zhineng Qigong, to support or create a dynamic mind/body practice for yourself. These profound methods will noticeably raise your gongfu. Gongfu is your benefits and skills acquired from diligent practice. Prior experience in Qigong is not required. All are welcome."
Dennis OConnor

Meet Master Yuantong Liu - Hunyuan Qi Therapy - 0 views

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    "Master Liu is sharing Zhineng Qigong theories, principles and methods since over 40 years and was trained directly by Dr Pang Ming during the rigorous teachers' program in the Huaxia Zhineng Qigong Clinic & Training Center - globally renowned as the first "medicine-less hospital in the world"."
Dennis OConnor

Transformative Leaders and Professionals Retreat - The Chi Center - 1 views

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    "Healing Intensive Retreats, led by Master Mingtong Gu, are the most immersive and focused Qigong trainings offered by The Chi Center.  Qigong is founded on the wisdom that the best medicine is within you ­- for you to discover, experience, and activate."
Dennis OConnor

Qigong - Diving into Grace~A Well-Being Retreat - 0 views

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    "Dear Practitioners,   It is with great pleasure that Daniela Carraro and myself will be co-teaching a transformational retreat with Jianshe Liu on March 5 - 8th, 2019 at Prince of Peace Abbey in Oceanside.   Jianshe has studied Zhineng Qigong since 1991 - his teaching is a direct transmission of authentic,  joyful presence and living each moment gracefully.   Jianshe, Dani and I are honored and humbled to come together and connect with you in this way. Please read below for more details, we look forward to sharing this experience with you.   Abundant blessings, Dani & Reyna"
Dennis OConnor

(139) Qigong Full 20-Minute Daily Routine - YouTube - 0 views

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    "This video presents "Eight Pieces of Silk Brocade", the ancient Chinese qigong exercises. Practiced daily, it can slow down the aging process and improve health. 0:57 Warm up swinging arms 1:46 Ex 1 Two hands upholding the sky 3:46 Ex 2 Pulling the bow 6:53 Ex 3 Crane spreading its wing 10:14 Ex 4 Looking backward 12:53 Ex 5 Left and right swing 14:10 Ex 6 Up and down stretch 15:55 Ex 7 Diagonal knock 19:17 Ex 8 Toe and heel bounce"
Dennis OConnor

Hunyuan Qi Therapy - Unique in the world - 0 views

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    "hineng Qigong is a life practice that inexorably leads to improved health, an experience of inner peace, balance, joy and the flowering of inherent wisdom. Hunyuan Qi Therapy as part of the Zhineng Qigong system does not treat only the symptoms of disease, but addresses maladies at their root. Its approach is both holistic and scientifically proven. It is recognized in China as the most effective natural energy-healing modalities on the planet, and while its methods were a well-kept secret for many years, it is now being taught around the world by Master Yuantong Liu with aspirant energy healers in the West. The program is especially designed for students interested in this system dedicated to the principles of evolution, regeneration and holistic health transformation."
Dennis OConnor

(8) 100 Day Gong-Wisdom Healing Qigong-Master Mingtong Gu - YouTube - 0 views

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    Excellent overview
Dennis OConnor

Present Moment Living - 0 views

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    "ABOUT REYNA I believe in Present Moment Living. Each moment is a true gift, and the more we become aware of this we will reap the benefits, as well as those around us. I believe developing a personal practice is a powerful tool to enhance our innate ability to be well holsitically - mind, body and soul. I invite you to join me in a playful exploration of the potential that you ARE."
Dennis OConnor

Project Apollo - QuiGong N=1 with Master Lui - YouTube - 0 views

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    This YouTube Edition should work! Here is the 'on the fly' video of our encounter with Master Lu. Jan wore the gut monitor for the short session in Oceanside. She followed up with a much longer (1 hour) session with Master Lu two days later. She was able to walk without a cane for the first time during those sessions. Subsequently she has been able to walk (in PT) barefoot without a cane.
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    I'll be posting some video of Janice walking shortly after seeing Master Lui (soon). ~ Dennis
Dennis OConnor

Master Yuantong Liu - Posts - 0 views

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    Master Liu's Facebook Group.
Dennis OConnor

Janice - N=1 Healing With Quigong Master Lui - 1 views

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    Here is the 'on the fly' video of our encounter with Master Lu. Jan wore the gut monitor for the short session in Oceanside. She followed up with a much longer (1 hour) session with Master Lu two days later. She was able to walk without a cane for the first time during those sessions. Subsequently she has been able to walk (in PT) barefoot without a cane.
Dennis OConnor

You are the Master - enjoy Returning Home - 0 views

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    Tyler Orion: Just a reminder, there are spots available for more participants in Reyna and Dani's upcoming Qi retreats - "Returning Home. The Journey of YiYuanTi." You can register for a single session, a full day or a 3-day virtual retreat. If you need a good way to shake off the stress of the past few months, this might be a great way to find some healing and joy.
Dennis OConnor

The Quantification of Placebo Effects Within a General Model of Health Care Outcomes - 1 views

  • It is proposed that the integration of a scientific model of placebo effects within a general model of health care outcomes could finally end the placebo debate and help to integrate these powerful effects into the health care system.
  • Positive expectancy is recognized as a central component of placebo phenomena by all placebo theorists
  • The proposed model emphasizes that the search for a placebo personality factor must be combined with the measurement of situational expectancy.
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  • an individual who has negative expectations regarding treatment effectiveness would likely produce a stronger than average “nocebo” effec
  • placebo-prone personality
  • Absorption
  • receptivity to sensory experiences and a propensity for sustained, focused attention.
  • Absorption has a genetic basis and is higher in women compared to men
  • Absorption can go in either a positive or negative direction, depending on the situation,
  • Subjects were randomly
  • outcome measures
  • based on three scales
  • includes scales measuring fatigue, pain, and spasticity
  • Judgment that the placebo was the active device resulted in a positive score with a magnitude of the confidence rating.
  • if judgment was that the placebo was the placebo device, the confidence rating of the placebo was a negative score, with the magnitude of the rating.
  • scored in the upper quintile on improved quality of life, as measured by the 3 QLI (an average of three symptom scales measuring pain, fatigue, and spasticity) after receiving treatment with a sham device.
  • placebo responders
  • Placebo responders scored higher on Absorptio
  • Placebo responders gave higher confidence ratings that the placebo was the active device
  • This study provides support for a two-factor model of placebo responding.
  • importance of positive expectancy
  • both cognitive and emotional factors mediate these effects
  • Positive beliefs or confidence in the treatment coupled with a desire to feel better activate processes that result in positive outcomes.
  • positive expectancy is an essential factor
  • disease-specific pathways that are activated by positive expectancies have helped to transform this “soft” psychologic factor into a “hard” physiologic factor with physically measurable effects.
  • While the shift from negative to positive affect may be the hallmark of placebo responding, negative affect alone is not sufficient and can play a role in people who worsen as well (nocebo effects).
  • Numerous research studies have reliably shown that Absorption is modestly (yet very consistently) correlated with hypnotizability.
  • Hypnotizability is often associated with “suggestibility,” with perhaps the sense of a weak-willed character or unbridled fantasy-proneness, the “unreality factor” that has plagued placebo theory for decades.
  • enlightening to view these individual differences as a natural endowment in self-regulation skills: a potential innate strength rather than a simple weakness with a natural ability for self-directed healing in response to health challenges.
  • Decades of research have reliably demonstrated that individuals scoring high in Absorption can skillfully modulate an impressive array of physiologic processes in laboratory settings.
  • The literature suggests that the mind–body control of high Absorption scorers is similar to the self-regulation skills that many are seeking to develop with meditation, mindfulness, yoga, and qigong.
  • The regular practice of mind–body control and the cultivation of positive attitudes may enhance regulation at higher levels, improving the regularity of circadian and other rhythms,
  • points to the role of both expectation and conditioning, with conditioning playing a greater role in certain pathways such as immune modulation.
  • somatic vulnerability of high Absorption individuals who suffer from negative biases in perception.
  • nocebo phenomena described by these researchers are important for our model as they directly illustrate the power of a negative interaction of the two factors.
  • Many physicians admit to prescribing placebos to contribute to patient wellness, even though this “dark secret” is not condoned and is considered to be ethically questionable.
  • High Absorption individuals may benefit from encouragement to utilize their innate self-regulation skills toward maximum therapeutic effect.
  • ersons with average Absorption scores can be encouraged to become more skilled at self-regulation through mind–body therapies
  • The model does not specifically address the many factors that contribute to confidence in the treatment, such as cost, pill color, pill size, or confidence-enhancing paraphernalia.
  • The role of provider and patient interaction are also not specifically addressed.
  • he model also does not directly address the role of stress reduction
  • The strength of placebo responding in domains such as pain and depression clearly indicate the importance of the shift from a negative to a positive state.
  • the unresolved issue of why some people respond to placebos whereas others do not
  • asic two-factor model can be further tested with the basic measurement tools of expectancy and Absorption,
  • Conclusions
  • the recognition that positive expectancy and expert self-regulation skills significantly contribute to health outcomes can help to integrate these powerful effects into the health care system
  • The “positive psychology” movement is shifting attention to the power of positive expectation
  • undermining nature of negative expectancy and pessimistic language, especially in vulnerable populations such as those with pain and depression
  • Practitioners of the art of health care have always recognized the importance of motivated and empowered patients and the power of a kind word and a ray of hope.
  • This is the time to quantify these factors, integrating art and science, and finally solving (and forgiving Descartes for) the mind–body problem.
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    "The topic of placebo effects is distinguished by decades of keen scientific interest1-4 coupled with a general skepticism regarding the ultimate significance of these phenomena. The importance of psychologic factors in mediating these effects may contribute to the attitude that placebo effects are not as substantial as a therapeutic effect produced by a drug. Complementary and alternative therapies have sometimes been dismissed as "mere placebos." However, recent studies have provided compelling evidence that placebo effects are physiologically measurable with condition-specific pathways.5"
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    Dr. Jake Fleming recently suggested these potent keywords: quantifiable placebo The keywords led to this article. I find it affirming and empowering.
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