We go on
vacations from work to relax, recharge, and to gain new perspectives on our
life; why not take regular breaks from food?
Bi Gu or Qigong
Fasting is a powerful form of healing that has been practiced for thousands of
years in China. It is a great way for eliminating toxins, healing
diseases, losing weight and developing potential functions and wisdom. Bi Gu or
Qigong Fasting is an ancient method from the Daoist tradition. It is not simply
starving yourself! It is also different from the general practice of fasting.
Bi Gu employs life preservation methods and special blessings to enhance one’s
capacity of opening to the universal energy or Qi, which is nourishing and
infinite. Bi Gu is gentle, safe and inspiring. With the assistance of special
treatments on points and energy channels, regular food can be safely replaced
by water and universal energy for 7-14 days.
When food is
no longer entering the body, the body turns to fat and sugar reserves for
energy, which brings forth natural healing and rapid weight-loss.
Bigu Fasting gives the digestive tract time to completely rest and heal itself.
Instead of digesting food, more energy goes towards the metabolism,
detoxification and immune system. The body's searching for energy sources leads
to clean-up and natural healing. Abnormal growths within the body, harmful
bacteria, weakened protein and the like, do not have the full support of the
body's supplies and therefore are more susceptible to autolysis. The body rids
itself of the toxins that have built up in our organs, tissues , blood and
blood vessels throughout the years. The body heals itself, repairs all the
damaged organs and cells during bigu fasting. It is just like turning off
and cleaning a complex and valuable machine so that it will function better and
longer.
Bigu fast is
a multidimensional experience. Physiologically, refraining from eating
minimizes the work done by the digestive organs, including the stomach,
intestines, pancreas, gallbladder, and liver. Most important here is that our
liver, our body’s large production and metabolic
factory, can spend more time during fasting cleaning up and creating its many
new substances for our use. Breakdown of stored or circulating fats and
chemicals is the basic process of detoxification. The blood and lymph also have
the opportunity to be cleaned of toxins as all the eliminative functions are
enhanced with fasting. Each cell has the opportunity to catch up on its work;
with fewer new demands, it can repair itself and dump its waste for the garbage
pickup. Most Bigu students also experience a new vibrancy of their skin and
clarity of mind and body.
We can look at Bigu fasting as "taking one or two weeks off work" to
handle the other aspects of life, for which there is often little time. During
Bigu, we can take time to rest and nurture ourselves.
Resting the
gastrointestinal tract, letting the cells and tissues repair themselves, and
allowing the lymph, blood, and organs to clear out old, defective, or diseased
cells and unneeded chemicals all lead to less degeneration and sickness. As
healthy cell growth is stimulated, so is our level of vitality, immune function
and disease resistance, and our potential for greater longevity.
Benefits of Bigu Fasting: Purification ; Rejuvenation; Quick weight-loss ; Rest
for digestive organs ; Reduction of allergies ; Drug detoxification; A speedy
recovery from chronic diseases; Normalize blood sugar level; Lower blood
pressure and fat ;Reduction of the size and effect of tumors; Overcoming
addictions; Better resistance to disease; Diet changes; More energy; Better
sleep; Clearer skin ; Antiaging effects ;More relaxation; More mental clarity; Creativity;Clearer
thinking ;Nice change of habits; Spiritual awareness.
If you are
one of these 7 Kinds of People, you should consider Bi Gu:
1. have high
blood pressure, high cholesterol and early stage diabetes
2.have
Hepatitis, fatty liver, kidney stones, nephritis, gall stone, sinusitis,
laryngitis, gastritis, intestinal inflammation, prostatis, arthritis,
constipation;
3.have any
of the following issues: overweight, acne, breast cyst, gynecological
inflammation, infertility, uterine fibroid, ovarian cyst, painful menses
hormonal imbalance, coarse skin and all kinds of skin diseases;
4. experience
dizziness, fatigue, poor sleep, poor appetite, poor memory, low sexual
function;
5. want to
prepare for a healthy pregnancy and strong immune for mother and child
6. want to
purify and keep body in good shape, enhance immune system, slow down aging
process and keep young;
7.want to
stay away from cancer and other serious diseases associated with aging.
