Anticancer Qigong Therapy

"We join spokes together in a wheel,
but it is the center hole
that makes the wagon move.
We shape clay into a pot
But it is the emptiness inside
That holds whatever we want.
We hammer wood for a house
But it is the inner space
That makes it livable."
—Tao Te Ching


Anticancer Qigong Therapy means opening the windows of the heart, mind, body, and spirit of our being, letting every cell bathe in the Qi (vitality/energy). We suppress our anxiety with food, until the cells in our body blossom and our immune system can no longer cope with the overcrowding. These cells adapt and evolve into anaerobic cells, which don't need oxygen.

So what is Qi?
In ancient Taoist text, the earliest form of the character of Qi is described as "heat without fire." And in the earliest medical text that "blood is the mother of Qi while Qi is the commander of blood." So when a patient suffers tremendous blood loss, she will develop Qi deficiency. When the "mother" suffers, the Qi is unable to be nourished.

This Qi deficiency is diagnosed by examining the tongue, which becomes swollen while the edges develop serrated marks.

Qi is the function and metabolism of our organs, the interactive communication between the different systems, and the basic unit of energy of our body and mind. For example, indigestion is considered a lack of spleen Qi; Hypo-endocrine function is considered a sign of kidney Qi deficiency; AIDS is considered immune system Qi deficiency.

Wind Healing Walk
The Anticancer Qigong Therapy Healing Walk ("Wind Healing Walk") was developed with the intention of invigorating our own spontaneous healing system, to jump-start the stalled engine of life. It was discovered and created by Master Guo Lin out of her own suffering and sorrow. The use of Qigong cancer treatment in China originated with Guo, a Chinese traditional painter, who was diagnosed with uterine cancer in 1949. She had her uterus surgically removed, but the cancer reoccurred in the 1960s, and the doctors gave her 6 months to live. However, she did not give up hope, and remembered that her grandfather, a Taoist priest, had taught her as a child to practice Qigong. She determinedly began to research and practice Qigong, hoping to recover her health in this way. After initial practice with no effect, she turned to the ancient Qigong texts willed to her by her grandfather and created her own exercise schedule. She practiced diligently for 2 hours every day, and in 6 months her cancer went into remission. She was strongly convinced of Qigong's ability to cure diseases, and in 1970 started giving lessons in what she called New Qigong Therapy.

The basic principles of the Wind Healing Walk are:

  1. Deep and forceful breathing. Inhaling twice, followed by exhaling once. This is from the Taoist idea of taking in more Qi and releasing less to nourish the Qi depletion.
  2. Brisk walking to increase the blood circulation, generating more Qi.
  3. High-pitched, healing sounds to prevent the tumor from spreading, using the sound waves to break down the tumor's barrier in order for the immune Qi to infiltrate and attack.
  4. To inspire the cancer patient's spirit with hope and joyousness, changing her from a victim to master of her own destiny. (I feel that this is the most crucial of all the four points.)
Anticancer Qigong is what I have learned in China and is also based on my own practice. I've worked with several patients and had various levels of success. There is no failure here, because my goal is not survival at all costs, but to improve the qualities of the patient's life and the depth of his or her own discovery through the sickness.

How it's helped
In my own limited experience, I have noted some preliminary data from the cases:

  1. In all of the cases, the Wind Walk helped relieve the excruciating pain of late stage cancer. The pain can be reduced and can even totally disappear during the Walk and for hours afterward.
  2. A profound sense of empowerment and an awakening of life and death. The cancer changes from a sickness to a deep meditation or journey of self-discovery and truth.
  3. All reported improved reaction to the effects of radical medical treatment of chemotherapy, including reduction of nausea and improved appetite.
  4. For Westerners, the discipline of daily practice is a challenge and the willingness to be healed also becomes an issue.
All of the patients were treated with Western medicine and the anticancer walk served as complimentary therapy to their chemotherapy or radiation therapy and surgery. The message here is one of self-empowerment and also of awakening to the preciousness of this and every moment, not future goals nor projection of success.

Words of Caution: Always consult with your physician; Qigong Therapy™ is a complimentary health practice and should be undertaken with the recommendation of your doctor. Do not learn Qigong by the book; always study with a competent Qigong master

AN outline of Master Guo Lin's Qigong