In promoting 3000 years Chinese ancient wisdom, Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic, 黄帝内经, which addresses all the major aspects of our life : Performance, Health, Illnesses, Emotions, Psychology, Consciousness, Physiology, I have been conducting training classes and doing one to one coaching to clients with all sorts of issues.
Last month a friend introduced an internet platform Udemy, whereby they have 24 millions students / learners eager to learn something in life, I get very excited with the potential reaching out to the whole world.
I plan to design the ancient wisdom in video training course, module by module.
Just a few days ago, my first video training course was approved. That provides great encouragement to me.
I found some great advantages using video training course. For example, to explain the fundamental concept of Yin Yang, how is the concept used to observe and understand the world and various phenomena, how Yin Yang changes taking place in our body, mind and emotions, how Yin Yang balance comes about to achieve harmony, …. I realize that if I do the explanation in the classroom, I may spent less than 10 min. as there are many other topics to cover in the 1-2 training days.
But in the case of video training, I have the luxury to spend more than 1 hour to bring the abstract concept of Yin Yang to deriving principles and application, and explain in details “What is Qi”? for 1.5 hours
I am now designing the 3rd module.
It is real great fun and inspiring.
You are welcome to listen and watch a few free preview video and study the video course objectives and program outlines.
Sometime back I shared an article about a child with serious skin problem, for half a year various TCM medical treatments, resulted in not only no improvement, in some cases the problem intensified.
During the sharing at my 2-day Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic (YEIC) training, many participants also had bad experiences with TCM doctors, in one case, an autistic child with a few years acupuncture treatments, the autism problems became worse.
I pointed out to the participants that in the old days, China emperors had hundred of qualified TCM doctors, in many cases, these doctors, not only could not cure the illnesses of the emperor or royals, the illnesses intensified.
Eventually they found miraculous healer in the villages, who cured the very important people in the palaces. Miraculous healer like Hua Tuo 华佗!
Why?
1。There are many different medical treatments in TCM : accupucture, herbs, massage, etc. Some work well for certain patients, but not others.
2。The foundation of TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) is on YEIC (Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classics) which provides the holistic and integrated theories. And these integrated approach is far superior than any of the above different treatment methods, which are individually sub-divided from the whole.
3。YEIC also emphasizes the importance of Mind, Consciousness and Emotions. “五神” involving psychology, personality, life attitudes etc.
YEIC also places great importance on daily foods consumed which either helps or harm our body. These necessary aspects of integrated health are not addressed by most TCM doctors.
Treat the person, not the illnesses
4。YEIC says, “Treat the person, not the illnesses”. But today most TCM doctors like Western Medicine doctors treat the symptoms and illnesses too, not the person as a whole.
One of the principles of YEIC : “30% treatment, more importantly 70% Life Cultivation” 三分治七分养。 This gives great emphasis on how you live your life daily as critically important, not just medicine.
6。Because YEIC embraces all things in the universe, life, not just health in totality, there are very few “miraculous healer” who have wide fields of knowledge and experiences.
Just like a skillful detective, with so many clues, facts, events happening …. He is able to filter the noises and only focus on the signals to solve the case.
7。Visiting a doctor is only a few hours with a few visits matter, but the YEIC emphasis on Life Cultivation which is 24 hours, daily consciousness and practices.
If today you find a “miraculous healer” to cure your illnesses, it is your luck and fortune.
However it is far better you learn the knowledge of YEIC and become your own best doctors on small illnesses so that they would not develop into serious health problems, and practice Life Cultivation.
This discussion involves a few key concepts which are elaborated in the online training .“Best doctor prevent sickness 上医”，”5 Consciousness 五神”，”5 Emotions 五情志”， “Treat person not illness 治人不治病”，”30% treatment 70% life cultivation 三分治七分养”，”Prevention 治未病” 。。。
This is another useful concept from “Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic” YEIC. It provides a broad category of illnesses.
“先天不足，后天不足”
For any type of illnesses, there is one category belongs to deficiencies occurred at pre-natal, and another category post-natal.
We will use some examples to illustrate such concept.
Pre-natal Deficiency
For most autistic children, after birth or a few years later, parents notice something unusual as compared with normal healthy child development, for example strange behaviors or learning difficulty. Mostly these cases are grouped under “Pre-natal Deficiency”, which also include during fetus stage.
It is like today science called hereditary or DNA problems, or inherently weak body constituents of the mother giving rise to unhealthy baby. 体质失调问题。
Post-natal Deficiency
A grown up person with rather good health, but over years develop into illness : cancers, Parkinson, diabetes etc. .. These are grouped as “Post-natal Deficiency”.
Some may have combination of both Pre-natal and Post-natal Deficiencies.
Post-natal deficiency mostly arise from the person ignorant of Life Cultivation, lack of knowledge of how illnesses come about and engage in activities which do harm to the body.
Life Cultivation is a big subject, which we will discuss later over time.
Irrespective of Pre or Post Natal deficiencies, YEIC broadly explains them as “Yin-Yang imbalance”. In theory, when one can balance the Yin Yang, autistic child can develop healthily, cancers, Parkinson patients can be healed.
Yin-Yang Theory
Yin-Yang Concept is interesting “阴阳学说” but it is rather abstract.
Just a small example
Body organs are classified into Yin and Yang.
E.g. Heart = Yin, Small Intestine = Yang
And Heart & Small Intestines work in pair, closely related to each other like cousin-brothers. We had this relationship discussion earlier.
And Yin-organs and Yang-organs each have their unique functionalities.
Heart = Yin, Yin is defined as condensed matter,
Small Intestine = Yang. Yang is defined as loose, hollow, constantly in motion, which is the case of small intestine, which continuously absorb fresh nutrients from digested foods and discharge to the large intestines the impure portions of the digested foods.
And the YEIC main proposition is that :
*When all the key 5 organs functionalities are in good order and balanced, we have healthy body and mind*.
Are you not impressed with the ancient sages, 3000 years ago, coming out with simple concepts to guide healing and Life Cultivation, and provide a Blueprint for life.
This discussion involves a few key concepts which are elaborated in the online training . “Pre n Post Natal Deficiency 先天不足，后天不足”，”Life Cultivation 养生”，”Yin-Yang Theory 阴阳学说”，”Body Constituents 体质” , “Organs Functionalities 脏腑功能”， “Words in Chinese are texts from the book YEIC, 3000 years ago.”
Many people are concerned about nutritious foods. Many spend great deal of money on nutritious foods for self and family.
“Nutrition” is a Western Medicine / Science concept. In the ancient China, there was no such concept. However ancient sages have a rather sophisticated “Food System Theory”, which is very different from the Western Nutrition Theory.
From Food to Nutrient is Process
Ancient sages consider all foods intake must go through a process, enabled by the functionalities of five key organs, for digested foods to be converted to “nutrients” (which they called Qi-Blood) to nourish the body and mind for growth and activities.
For example, spleen / stomach to digest the foods, Small Intestines to separate the “pure and impure Qi” or nutrients and waste, which is to be discharged through large intestines, and Kidneys functions to ensure metabolism works well, to discharge toxin though urination etc.
If any of the above functionalities is out of order, the un-digested foods or incomplete conversion of foods to nutrients, or toxin produced get trapped in the body, then the intake of foods (whether nutritious or not) harm the body system.
Hence the ancient sages focus food intake that enables the key organs functionalities in balance and in order, and it is the well functioned processing that give rise to nutrients for the body growth and activities.
Nutrients are the end Results, foods intake and processing the Causes.
Western science reverses the above formula, placing nutritious foods intake as the beginning of the process.
Fragmentation Mentality
Western Science Nutrition Theory break-down foods into their elementary components : protein, carbohydrate, sugar, fat, vitamin etc.
Consider a grain or rice or bean, besides the above mentioned % of elementary components, the rice or bean also contain a Life-force, as when you plant the rice or bean, it grows into a plant, full of life.
But Western scientists only look at “tangible things”, and do not consider the intangible like life-force. They imagine plants and human bodies are like machines with parts to be analyzed.
If you invite the scientists to assemble all the components of rice or bean and get the assembled product to produce a plant, the scientists cannot deliver live-plant.
Ancient sages consider all foods have their own life-force to serve the various human organs for delivering the expected functionalities.
Hence when we learn the Food Systems Theory as per YEIC, we can help the body and mind to operate a optimal levels, healing illnesses and / or build immune system not to get sick.
We can then use Diets as medicines to heal health problems like autism, Parkinson, cancers, work performance issues etc.
This discussion involves a few key concepts which are elaborated in the online training .“Foods System Theory 饮食学说” , “Food and Medicine share the same theory 药食同源”，”Life Cultivation 养生”，”Organs Functionalities 脏腑功能” “Words in Chinese are texts from the book YEIC, 3000 years ago.”
Today I share some interesting concepts of Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic.
“不治已病治未病”
“Not just focus on treating the Illness, but those parts that are still functioning well”
“三分治七分养”
“30% on treatment, but more importantly 70% on LIfe Cultivation”.
For example, illness like stomach cancer, all attentions are on treating the cancer.
When the ancient sages say “Not just focus on treating the Illness, but those parts that are still functioning well”, it does not mean you should not seek treatment from doctors, as the sages also say “30% on treatment, but more importantly 70% on Life Cultivation”.
Why such concepts?
When we have opportunity to study more deeply YEIC, we can understand what is meant by Total Integration of Life.
Integration of the body parts, those with illness, those without, organs, tissues, emotions, beliefs, life attitudes, what we eat, how we sleep,exercise …. As they are all interconnected and interrelated to each other.
As per the 5-element-theory, there is possibility that stomach cancer may arise from Liver problems.
And Liver problem is often caused by frustration, angers or other negative emotions.
With the understanding of such relationship, as illustrated just now, we can better appreciate the total Life Cultivation approach.
Does it make sense to you?
There is another ancient saying regarding : “Who is the best doctor?”
“上医治未病”， 中医治欲病， 下医治已病”。
3rd class doctors treat serious illness, 2nd class doctors treat light illness. 1st class doctors or best doctors treat you, even now you have no illness, but you will not get sick in the future.
The ancient 1st class doctor, when interacting with patient will little sickness, he can tell the person if he does not develop good Life Cultivation, he will get sick by certain year, month and day.
Today we view medical doctors in reverse order, ya? We glorify doctors who treat well a serious disease case. But no doctors specialize in illness prevention.
Why not we learn YEIC to learn to be our own 1st class doctor, stay healthy and not get serious illnesses.
This discussion involves a few key concepts which are elaborated in the online training .“Organs Functionalities 脏腑功能”，”5 emotions 五情”，”5 Consciousness 五神”，”5-element model 五行学说 “. “Words in Chinese are texts from the book YEIC, 3000 years ago.”
Today we talk about the functionalities of Small Intestines.
One of the keys functions of Small Intestines is Separating Pure and Impure of digested foods. This needs the process of Separation, Absorption,Transformation.
The Pure gets absorbed as nutrients for the body growth and various activities. The impure to be sent to the Large Intestines to be discharged.
Writer Leon Hammer, M.D. of “Dragon Rises, Red Bird Flies (Psychology & Chinese Medicine)” is a psychologist and studies deeply Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic, which gives him the knowledge and theory to link psychology and physiology.
He has a patient case who has severe heart problem. He also found out that since young the patient lived a very disorganized and very un-systematic life. She is not able to sort out things, or emotions or relationship issues , as a result that greatly affect her life, her marriage, her career, and many other difficulty in life, one of which is the severe heart problem.
YEIC says “Heart and Small Intestine” like cousin-brother are closely relate to each other. When one is weakened, it affects the other. (心与小肠相表里）
The above case nicely demonstrates such relationship. Heart problem, also Small Intestines problems, not able to separate / sort digested foods, things and emotions.
Many of the Westerners, especially psychologists, particularly attract to learn YEIC because they find that YEIC is the world only integrated model linking psychology with physiology, which should Not be separated for treatment.
In comparison, many Eastern Traditional Chinese Medicine doctors do not examine the psychological aspects of the patients. Hence the healing is often incomplete.
As a result, Westerners prefer Chinese Medicine more than Easterners.
When we study YEIC deeper, we can have more enlarged and objective views regarding illnesses, performance issues, personal or at work in the organization. And we can take effective actions.
Interestingly, many corporations and organization invest greatly in Leadership, Teambuilding programs, ignoring the facts that physiology, the members’ body organs functionalities are key contributing factors too.
This discussion involves a few key concepts which are elaborated in the online training .“Organs cousin relationship 相表里”， “Organs Functionalities 脏腑功能”，”Pure 清气”，”Impure 浊气”，”5 emotions 五情”，”5 Consciousness 五神”，。。。 “Words in Chinese are texts from the book YEIC, 3000 years ago.”
January this year (2018) I conducted 2-day training on “Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic” to Sibu Parkinson Society. One of the participants invited me to make a write up proposal to introduce YEIC to the next year Work Parkinson Conference in Japan.
I was thinking how to introduce ancient Chinese wisdom to a group of people who are mostly deeply influenced by the Western Education and Western Medicine concepts?
I started a title *[Vital paradigm shift for people living with Parkinson’s]* .
I borrow words from Albert Einstein : “No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.”
1817年，Dr James Parkinson identified the illness which later called “Parkinson disease”. Till today there is still no cure to it.
People living with Parkinson have the thinking pattern, just like other patients with difficult diseases, that there is need to constantly search for better medicine and therapy. Some attend conference to seek mutual support. This thinking pattern has existed 200 years since 1817 and still continuing.
I feel that such thinking pattern – in search for better medicine or waiting for better medicine, in itself is a problem.
In the old days, ancient sages make distinction between medical treatment and the Tao of Living, or Life Cultivation.
They place the Tao of Living or Life Cultivation more important than medical treatment. Life Cultivation concerns the whole being, the LIFE itself, not just the health issue like Parkinson. And Life is certainly full of potentialities, which are not fully manifested.
Life Cultivation 养生 is caring for life, 24 hrs a day, 365 days a year. What you do or don’t do? What you eat? Sleeping habits? How you exercise? What thoughts, what emotions, what attitudes towards life, what types of interaction with people, how you care yourself and others and how others love you, ….
Hence I introduce to the World Parkinson Conference organizer regarding the importance of Paradigm Shift, to shift from 200 years old pattern taking this medicine, that medicine, searching for better medicine, doing this therapy and that exercises, taking this nutritious foods, avoid certain foods, today this activities, tomorrow that activities, .. numerous routines, all in fragmented manners, non-aligned.
.. Shift to a holistic and aligned approach : diets intake to ensure proper key organs functionalities, 五脏六腑的功能，qi-exercises to ensure proper qi-movement for better key organs functionalities, thinking, emotions, attitudes towards life to ensure raising to higher consciousness of key organs, as each organ holds different aspect of Consciousness, …
This is a totally integrated healing system.
And that is also the key message from Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classics. And when the 5 key organs functionalities are in good balance, illnesses healed.
Albert Einstein said ：“No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.”
This discussion involves a few key concepts which are elaborated in the online training. “Organs functionalities 五脏六腑功能”，”Organs Consciousness 五神”, “Medical Treatment and Life Cultivation 医道相通”，“life cultivation 养生”， “Words in Chinese are texts from the book YEIC, 3000 years ago.”
In our Chinese WhatsApp YEIC discussion group, when the discussion is on various types of symptoms or sickness, some members often ask ; “Teacher, what medicine should I take?”
This is a general mindset : “Not feeling well or sick, one must take medicine.”
Today we discuss further such concept, “sickness, not well, behavioral problems, …what medicine or therapy should be applied?”
Let us spell out from our head the various questions we often have : “Should one take medicine because of sickness? Should I take medicine for life? In what situation medicine does not really help? ….”
Not long ago, I was watching a video from China, about a famous TCM doctor sharing his experience on “望闻问切” i.e. by “examining the patient, listening to his voice, make some important inquiry, and feeling the patient’s pulse, the TCM doctor is able to determine the sickness of a patient.
A lady from the audience was invited for demonstration, After a few seconds, the lady was surprised the doctors able to tell her often occurred discomfort and sickness, and she quickly asked “Doctor, what medicine should I take?”.
The doctor replied, “I am not teaching you to take medicine. But I will teach you about your diet, and how to function well as a human being”.
As per YEIC, this is considered a first class doctor, who “treats a person, not his sickness . Treat parts that are well.” 上医不治已病，治未病”, “治人不治病”。
But in some cases, surely medicine is needed. How to know the difference?
First, we need to understand the purpose of medicine as per YEIC. If you say it is to cure sickness, then Western Medicine is also to cure sickness. What is the difference?
The ancient sage considers the key purpose of medicine is to help to restore your basic body organs functionalities, e.g. if you have severe asthma, you hardly can breathe, a TCM doctor may use a strong herb to get the Qi-to move, thus restore breathing.
Let me repeat, in YEIC, the purpose of medicine (herbs) is to restore body organs functionalities, 五脏六腑功能。
This concept is very different from Western Medicine, which if there is headache, pain killer is used. If cancers, use medicine to kill the cancer cells, including the healthy cells.
We have heard ancient stories in China, e.g. a poor farmer has a sick child since birth, with severe and constant sickness, many doctors are not able to cure him, and the farmer begs a Sifu in the mountain to take care of the son. The son helps the Sifu clean his residence, follow the Sifu Qi-gong, and follow the Sifu’s simple diet.
Years later, the son gets well and strong, with good performance in Qi-gong, much to the pride and delight of the Sifu. This is an example of “Life Cultivation” (养生), without taking medicine.
The same principle applied. Whether taking medicine (herb) or Life Cultivation, i.e. the Tao of Living, for a long term, restore the body organs functionalities. When body organs functionalities, e.g. heart, lung, liver, kidney spleen, are functioning well, one will not get sick anymore.
Ancient miraculous healer, Sun Simiao, 孙思邈，says : “As a doctor, he must first consider using diet to heal the patient, If diet does not work, consider medicine (herbs)”.
Diet and Herb can restore body organs functionalities “药食同源”. This is what we discuss in details in the 2-day YEIC training.
Especially for autistic child, Parkinson sufferer, or who are in long term sickness, instead on totally dependent only on current medication, Life Cultivation, the Tao of Living is recommended.
In our WhatsApp group, a member due to a fall ten years ago, today suffers much discomfort and pain, after many attempts to try with many doctors, therapists, medicine, … do not help, he is still looking for a pill to cure him. Perhaps he should consider Life Cultivation, the Tao of Living. 养生*，又 *养心❤ 了。
If your today health is reasonable. Life Cultivation helps you to prevent major sickness.
This discussion involves a few key concepts which are elaborated in the online training .
“Life Cultivaqtion, 养生，养心”，Diet and Medicne same functions “药食同源”， Organs Functionalites “五脏六腑功能”, “Words in Chinese are texts from the book YEIC, 3000 years ago.”
Today we talk about Five Consciousness. *五神*.as per Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic.
There is this old man, stroke for more than 10 years. Everyday TCM doctor does acupuncture for him.
His wife was formerly an active lady, skill in yoga, likes socializing. Because of the husband’s sickness, she had to forgo all the activities she enjoys.
It is not that the old man is 100% stroke. There are certain parts of the body can still move, e.g. fingers, toes, etc. But he just lies there motionless and expect the wife to attend to him on everything.
YEIC says “Spleen has the function of Thinking and Intention “脾藏意” Intention is one of the Five Consciousnesses.
If there is not strong intention to help oneself, e.g. by moving the fingers, which can facilitate the qi-flow (there are 6 Qi-meridians on the hands), even with the best doctors, Western or TCM, there is little cure.
YEIC also says, “Kidneys Store Will Power.:“肾藏志” Another one of the Five Consciousness.
With”Intention” and “Will Power” e.g. everyday move the fingers, the Consciousness can be raised, the Spleen and Kidneys can gain more functionalities.
In Chinese characters, “Will Power” is ”意志力”.
The first character “意” is Intention. Second “志” is Will. Third “力” is power. Chinese culture incorporates the concepts of Consciousness in Chinese characters.
Intention and Will Power do not come overnight. It takes time to practice and practice.
Today many people are in sorry-ful state. They do not know the knowledge of Life Cultivation. With Spleen and Kidneys-deficiencies, they lack strong Intention and Will Power.
They can easily get defeated in life and get sick often. They should project themselves into the future. Do they want to be like the above old man, not only making his life miserable, but the whole family.
“In order to realise Vision, we need to start Action now”.
Let’s establish a compelling life vision and goal and start learning and practicing the ancient wisdom now.
This discussion involves a few key concepts which are elaborated in the online training “Five Consciousness 五神”，”Spleen Store Intention 脾藏意”， “Kidneys Store Will Power 肾藏志” “Words in Chinese are texts from the book YEIC, 3000 years ago.”
A child has serious skin problem, itchy all over the body, he really suffers a great deal. Furthermore he is hyperactive.
Half a year various medical treatments brought no progress. Professor Low 罗大伦博士，(Beijing YEIC expert) introduces Chinese Yam (a type of vegetable you can buy in the market) and after the child’s father followed the instruction, the child’s skin problem is solved and not so hyper-active then.
We will discuss the medical theory applied.
We will skip Western Medicine treatment, as Western Medicine treats symptom and not root causes.
Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic (YEIC) says : “Lungs Functionalities manifest through Skin”, meaning skin-problem is related to Lung function. In 5-element model, Lungs are represented by “Metal”, and Spleen represented by “Earth”.
“5-element theory” further says “Earth gives rise to Metal” or “Earth supports Metal”, then only when Earth or Spleen functions are in good order, we can have good Lung-functions, good skin too. In this case, the skin-problem, related to Lung-Functionality-deficiency is due to weak or imbalanced “Earth or Spleen”.
One of the Liver-functionalities is “Easy flow and Spreading out”, and body, limbs movement requires energy or Qi-blood supply to limbs for movement. If Liver-functions are not in balanced, the movement cannot be well coordinated, resulting in hyper-active movement.
Liver is represented by “Wood” in the 5-element. If the Earth is weak or loosened, then the Wood or tree is not stable and move uncontrollably. Again the key problem, or function out of order is the Earth – Spleen.
Weak Spleen causes Skin-problem (Lungs), and causes hyperactive movement, (Liver).
Chinese Yam is administered. What is the key property of Chinese Yam? The key property of Chinese Yam is to strengthen Spleen, which is the root cause of the above case.
What are the properties and functionalities of foods (Chinese yam) was carefully studied thousands of years ago, unlike Western Nutrition theory which breaks foods down to components like carbohydrate, fat, vitamin etc.
This is how YEIC treats “skin problem, hyper-activeness” as mere symptoms, but look up for key root-cause using the above discussed Theory.
Do you see autism and Parkinson problems have a lot to do with functionalities of Liver and Spleen?
You want your child to have good healthy physical components or Capability to manifest full potentials?
This discussion involves a few key concepts which are elaborated in the video training courses.“5-element theory 五行学说” “Lung equates to metal 肺属金，Spleen to Earth 脾属土，，Liver to Wood, 肝属木”，”Lungs manifest at Skin 肺主皮毛”，”Functionalities of Organs 脏腑功能”，“”Diet and Medicine interchangeable 药食同源” “Words in Chinese are texts from the book YEIC, 3000 years ago.”
