A Very Special Date - Earth Day, April 22

 

 

This April 22nd, people all over the world with be celebrating Earth Day. This celebration first began in 1970 as way to help create more awareness about the effects of what we do and how we live on the planet we call home – our shared “Mother,” the Earth.

 

And from a certain perspective, it makes perfect sense to think of the Earth that way – as our mother. Our bodies come from the Earth, our bodies are sustained by what the Earth creates, and no matter who we are, we all rely on the Earth to provide a home for us. It is so important that we realize and remember that, then do what we can to ensure that we honor, protect, and care for this Earth we all share.

 

As Qigong practitioners, healers, and teachers, we know how important the Earth’s health is. When we do Qigong, we always say the password, “I am in the universe. The universe is in my body. The universe and I combine together.” If you think about that, it means that when the Earth goes through changes (big or small), then so do we. In a very real sense… we are all one.

 

As Master Lin says, “You are a universe, large and small. The life inside and outside of you is one. What is happening all around you on a larger scale is also happening inside of you, on a smaller scale.” This is so true.

 

When the energy of our Mother Earth is out of balance, that affects the energy of everyone and everything living on the Earth – including us, as humans. But if you think about it, that also means that the energy in us, the energy in our inner world, affects the energy in the outer world. If we can do something to create balance within ourselves (and even to generate an abundance of positive energy), then that energy can help to balance the energy of the Earth and everything on it.

 

So, you can see how intimately connected the Earth’s health and our own health are. How can we help keep our planet healthy and happy, then?

 

To be healthy and happy, our Earth needs clean, vibrant oceans, rivers, and lakes. It needs healthy mountains, valleys, plains, and deserts. We know you know and can think of many projects and group efforts in your own community that you can take part in to help – clean-up, planting, and even sharing information. Those are all wonderful things for you to do.

 

But since we teach about Qigong, energy, and healing, we want to give you a few ideas you may not have thought of.

 

 

One

On April 22nd, you can take time – once, twice, or throughout the day, – to sit quietly, close your eyes, relax your shoulders, and send your love to the planet. See yourself sending green, healing light to the entire world. See it shining beautifully, surrounding the globe, bringing healing to every ocean, every continent, and everyone and everything in and on them. Take a moment to send your gratitude to our shared “Mother” for giving us life and sustaining us every moment of every day, unconditionally loving us for our whole life.

 

 

Two

If you are not already doing Spring Forest Qigong every day (or if maybe you stopped practicing every day), then make yourself a promise to take the “100 Days of Qigong Challenge.” You can see what that is here:

 

Download 100 Days of Qigong Chart

 

As we said before, the Earth’s energy affects yours, but your energy also affects the Earth’s. If you can make Qigong a daily practice, not only will that bring you so many healing benefits, but the beautiful positive energy that you cultivate for your own healing will overflow and bring the same benefits to everyone and everything around you. What a lovely gesture of gratitude to the world! (We recommend you practice the Five Element Qigong Healing Movements, especially.)

 

And last, you might consider making April 22nd “Day One” of your own, personal 7-Day Blessings Healing Retreat. In January, Master Lin and his Tibetan Monk friends spent seven days, chanting morning and night, sending blessings and healing energy into the water to bless not just the Earth itself, but every living thing on it. You may remember – the energy was so powerful this year.

 

Well, if you didn’t get those recordings, we still have them on our website:

 

7 Day Blessing for the Year 2022

 

Not only did Master Lin say that his and the monks’ healing and blessing energy is in those recordings, not only is that energy specifically to bless and heal the world for the year 2022, but he said – especially this year – it would be a good idea to set aside a week several times this year to revisit those meditations and chants. To do your own 7-Day Blessing Healing Retreat at home, playing the morning and evening meditations seven days in a row. Given the news going around the world the last couple months, you can see now just how beneficial that would be – for you and for the world.

 

And those are just a few ideas! If you do something creative with Qigong or healing for Earth Day this year, we would love to hear from you! You can feel free to write us at and let us know how you helped.

 

Happy Earth Day, and our love and blessings to all beings!

 

To learn more about Earth Day and other things you can do to help, you can visit the official Earth Day website at www.earthday.org

 

 

 

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