Dr. Effie Chow of San Francisco East West Academy of the Arts invites us to practice meditation and use it to connect the mind the greater world. One such way we can practice meditation is during urgent matters such as the recent Gulf Oil Crisis. This exercise can be used daily whenever you are feeling stressed, ill or frustrated. Qigong and meditation helps treat illnesses such as: pain, cancer, diabetes, ALS, depression and so much more. Meditating daily will calm your mind.

Chow Qigong Law of the Five Elements Meditation*
Wherever you are....Simply begin the meditation by sitting (cross-legged, only if possible) or standing comfortably, with hands linked, with good posture, breathing deeply from the diaphragm, with air in through the nose and out through the lips, seeing yourself in great health, call on the power of the universe to guide the healing of self to the planet and let the images and sensations of these five elements (which represents the whole of self and the universe) come to mind....fire....earth....metal....water....and....wood. Now, with the enhanced life force within yourself, send forth your love, gratitude and compassion to the Gulf region, the water, the oil, the ocean floor, the marine and other wild life, the families and the environment. See and feel successful resolutions to the problem, with the Gulf and the planet totally whole and healthy. End the meditation by encircling with your arms bringing the Qi -- universal energy back to the Dan Tien (Seat of Life) at the navel area (repeat three times) to replenish your life force having emitted your Qi for the healing. Feel the beauty and serenity within yourself and be joyful for the earth and all living things.

*In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the universe is represented by the five elements.

How and when to join us:
Please, begin immediately daily at 12 noon (from 11am to 1pm is the time of the heart in TCM!) and intensifying over the event of the Solstice, on June 21, joining me, my students and friends in a worldwide meditation to heal the earth with a specific focus on the Gulf of Mexico region. If you have your own meditation, please feel free to use that, but you are welcome to use a powerful Chow Qigong meditation adapted for this purpose. Meditation in brief form has successfully influenced the weather and geomagnetism of the planet earth. Please include eight hugs and three belly-aching laughs in your daily routine.

We urge you to send this immediately to all your family, friends, associates.... as we welcome them and everyone to reach our goal of over one million people to influence the geomagnetism of the Gulf of Mexico and the planet.

For more information on meditation and Qigong please check out our website: www.eastwestqi.com