Boost Your Jing!

‘Tis winter, the season to slow down and recharge our batteries. As we are a part of nature, these cycles of nature are also within us. Now’s the season to cultivate our ‘jing’. To do this, we need to retreat more within, be more centred, embracing quietness and be aware of practices that can help to conserve our energy.   

What is Your Jing?

For thousands of years, Traditional Oriental Medicine has regarded our ‘Jing’ as our ‘vital essence’. It may be described as our inherited life force. We may think of it as the wax on a candle. If it goes, the flame dies. It’s said in the ancient oriental scriptures that the ‘Jing’ resides within our kidneys. It, governs many factors of our wellbeing. Traditionally, winter is the season to conserve our ‘Jing’.

Boost Your Batteries

In modern western terms, it could be said that the ‘jing’ that resides in our kidneys are like our batteries. As you would be aware, our adrenals sit above the kidneys. The Kidneys associated root emotion is fear. The adrenals function is to overcome this fear with a ’fight or flight’ reaction. Essentially to overcome an urgent emergency challenge the adrenals borrow ’energy’ from the kidneys. As it’s an emergency, they promise they will pay the energy back the next day. Yet, for most people the next day when they are feeling tired, they simply indulge in more stimulants to kick the adrenals back into gear again. Adrenal addiction is so common in our society today.

Yin & Yang

Traditional oriental medicine is based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years. What’s more, there is a huge population who still value this modality of healing today. There is an ancient Chinese medical text that has been long been acknowledged as the fundamental doctrinal source for Chinese medicine. It is called the Nei jing. These classic texts place much emphasises upon the balance of yin and yang. Essentially yin is the feminine principle while yang is the more masculine principle. The feminine is the more nurturing aspect of our being whilst the characteristic of the masculine principle may be seen as being more active.

Traditional Oriental Medicine

There is a philosophy in traditional oriental medicine of conserving our ‘Jing’. It may be said that well-ness is when the well is full. So often, I’ve reflected how TOM and Western Medical Science (WMS) has correlations. The water, solutes, nerves really simulates the mechanisms of a battery. In essence, to boost Jing we need to be in synch with nature. We may consider how the earth reflects the heavens. Likewise, we need to mirror our relationship with the earth and the heavens. As we align with nature, we may also find how aspects of our physiology become more aligned also.

Alignment with Nature

As we begin to align to the cosmos that is within us with the world that surrounds us we may find that magic starts to happen. In essence, there is an ideal time for exercise and an ideal time for rest. Take care to get good quality deep rest to recharge your batteries. Deep relaxation is essential for healing. Take time to nurture your self, when the time is right to just be, rather than being distracted with doing. It may be said that being is the very essence our being

Jing Deficiency

It’s said, if the kidney Jing is low, the main emotion is fear. This is the opposite of the heart which is love. The main symptoms are weakness, timidness, frailty, and lack of courage and willpower. While the gradual depletion of Jing is natural, as we age, much like a battery wears down over time, TOM texts mention a number of things that occur as a result. These typically are things like, lower back pain, weak bones, loss of teeth, grey hair, senility and so on.

Beat Fatigue

A Jing deficiency can also affect other organs in many ways. As you may appreciated, all the organs and systems are interrelated. The effect upon other organs will depend much upon their individual strengths or weakness. It may be said if the kidneys are not able to keep the body cool, other organs may become over-heated. As an example, the liver may become agitated. Hence frustration and an-ger can arise. The lungs may have difficulty inhaling, hence causing loss of inspiration and courage. The heart may become restless, bitter, nasty and revengeful. Also, as an example, if our batteries are low, there is more likelihood of us using our adrenals to help us get through the day. When the adrenals are overused, a whole host of other problems may be presented. Some examples may be fatigue, tight muscles, impaired digestion, metabolism and immunity. Each of these may have ongoing far reaching effects.

How to Tonify Jing

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. We all have different strengths and weaknesses. Hence, to tonify our Jing we need to assess our strengths and weaknesses and then channel our strengths in a way that can best strengthen our weak aspects. Hence, focus on nurturing and tonifying those aspects of you that need the most nurturing. Remember to drink plenty of fluids and maintain your mineral status. It is also important to support your spleen. This is another whole story. Basically, keep grounded and centered. Also, look at certain exercises like Tai-Chi and Chi-Gong. Remember to take time to rest to recharge your batteries. You can learn much more about Jing in the Holistic Lifestyle Mentoring Course.

The Miracles of Moxa

Moxibustion is the ancient practice of burning a traditional herb of ‘Mugwort’ to create warmth on specific acupoints. In the Traditional Oriental Medicine’ it’s used as a way to boost our ‘yin’ energy. Especially in winter, most people find that the warming moxa, placed directly on the skin at the acupoint, especially on the lower back is a very comfortable, pleasurable and tonifying experience.

Your Next Step

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