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三 清 河 道 San Qing He Dao The Path of Three Pure Rivers The Path of Three Pure Rivers (San Qing He Dao) is dedicated to the cultivation of simplicity in all aspects of life, and the reintegration of a person through the purification of the three aspects (rivers) which constitute the whole of our existence.This is the blending of many different traditions as seen through the eyes and experience of the founder. There is nothing new in what follows other than the interpretation of centuries of the work by those who have traveled the path we all travel, whether we choose to embrace that reality or not. The goal is the purification of the Three Rivers, or tributaries that constitute the totality of the fluidity which we know as life. Since we are flowing through life, these three aspects need to be purified, flow smoothly and work in concert in order to live a balanced life. Only then will we truly be able to experience all that the gift of this existence has to offer; discovering and fulfilling our individual curriculum. The intent is to provide a realistic vehicle for people to purify the Three Rivers that comprise their lives, and once doing so, enable the practitioner to align themselves with their true path.
Three Rivers / 12 Steps: Qigong for Recovery The Path of Three Pure Rivers (三清河道 - San Qing He Dao) ... An overview Our society is reaching a critical point in its overall evolution; a point which may determine its very survival. A virulent pathology has spread throughout the world and has taken root, and at the center of this dysfunction is the never-satisfied, out of control ego. It's not too hard to find examples of the destructive force the narcissistic ego is exerting. Just look around! Be it the pathological pace at which we have decided we have to live our lives, to the insatiable need for ever-increasing sensory stimulation at every waking moment, it is clear that the delusion most of society is operating under is reaching critical mass. Preoccupation with self at the exclusion, and often the expense of others is business-as-usual these days. It cannot continue at the current pace without reaching the eventuality of self-destruction. People working in the field of Addiction and Recovery may be among the few with the tools to address this plague since the core of the societal dysfunction was recognized as the seed of addiction in the days of Bill W. Regardless of the medium (alcohol, drugs, food, shopping, sex, cutting, hand-held technology, internet porn, gambling, the list goes on, and on) addiction is the pursuit for satisfaction by the never-satisfied ego via its perception of how the world should serve it. The narcissistic ego would rather destroy itself than admit it was wrong, or take responsibility for itself and its actions. ‘Nothing is my fault and everything I do to myself and others is the result of what others do to me.' Three Rivers/12 Steps: Qigong for Recovery approaches addiction and recovery from the Classical and Traditional Chinese medical, philosophical and spiritual perspectives. The program seeks to reintegrate the person's body, mind, and spirit which, due to addictive disorders, have become fragmented. All levels are addressed: The Physical (Jing) is addressed by reconnecting the person with their bodies utilizing Qigong exercises which retrain the breath, posture, body-awareness, and biomechanics. The Energetic (Qi) is addressed through an understanding and application of the Five-Phase System of Chinese Herbal, Dietary and Psycho/Emotional correspondences. The Spiritual (Shen) level is addressed using the 12 Steps interwoven with the Chinese Spiritual traditions and understandings. Reconnecting with the Body (Jing 精)
Reconnecting with the Mind (Qi 氣)
Reconnecting with the Spirit (Shen 神)
*Sessions for counselors and therapists include valuable instructions and tools to understand and deal with toxic energies encountered during sessions. This pathological energy is real and usually occurs below the conscious level. Accumulation of this toxicity is often at the heart of therapeutic burn-out. Click here to download: Three Rivers / 12 Steps: Qigong for Recovery booklet |
