Coming home to your heart for inner harmony
When you come home to your heart, you will:
- feel calm and relaxed;
- be comfortable with yourself and feel free to be and show yourself;
- experience self-love and accept what lives within you, without it having to be different;
- you can feel the feeling of you
And when you then turn your attention even further inward:
- you enter a calm openness from which you see, feel, and experience what is happening within and around you;
- this calm openness is unconditional. It’s like the blue sky. All sensory perceptions, feelings and emotions, thoughts, and experiencing your body are like friendly clouds appearing in the blue sky. Then you calmly observe what ‘is’. You don’t have to judge
what is good or bad or what should or shouldn’t be. - You are in contact with your Higher Self, which leads you to wisdom through intuition and inner knowing. Your heart indicates what is good for you, what makes you happy, and what is best to do in situations. You better sense situations and people, and you ‘know’ what you want to connect with or what you should stay away from. Your creativity and luminous ideas unfold!
… In your heart resides Love and your consciousness.
The age of Aquarius: the age of the Heart
Astrologically, we have completed an Earth Age (200 years) and have now arrived in the Age of Aquarius. This is also called the era of the Heart. It is an era where technological developments follow each other at a rapid pace. Spiritually, it gives us an opportunity to develop a broader consciousness. From a Qigong perspective, we say that we may transform the Yang-nature of our Heart into the Yin-nature of our heart.
Yin-nature of our heart leads to quarrels and disagreements
When the Yin aspects of our heart flare up, it manifests, among other things, in conflicts in the world, between countries and peoples, and in our own lives. You tend to reject others for their opinions or want to convince them of your viewpoint. If the Yin-nature of our heart takes the lead, there is continuous judgment and thinking in terms of good and bad, right and wrong. We are less tolerant and cannot accept others as they are or think. We often do this even without knowing the other person’s story at all. In this period, it is extra important to transform the Yin qualities of the heart within ourselves.
The qualities of a ‘Yang’ heart: softness and acceptance
When you develop the Yang qualities of your heart, you look without judgment. In softness, you perceive what is and accept what is. From that acceptance, you can discover ways and find solutions in which everyone feels involved recognized. Then it gains broader support and naturally gains strength. Moreover, when you live from your ‘Yang’ heart, you know that you are guided by the universe. You can see the universe as the Source from which you and everything originate. At the same time, the universe is also the people and the world around you. That makes it very practical and concrete. You can trust that you will receive help and support from the universe by asking for it. Then be open to good ideas and the people who cross your path, because the solution may just be offered there.
How Qigong can help to live from your heart
Qigong helps you transform the Yin-nature of the heart into the Yang-qualities of the heart. You could say that all emotions together are like
background music to your well-being. When we are emotionally out of balance or when you experience situations that throw you out of balance (for a longer period), this can lead to reduced energy, ailments, or illness. In Teacher Ning’s Self-Healing Qigong, we pay a lot of
attention to developing emotional stability. This creates more harmonious background music that naturally improves your well-being.
The connection of Heart and Kidneys according to TCM
Teacher Ning’s Self-Healing Qigong has its foundations in Traditional Chinese Medicine. In this philosophy, the heart is considered ‘the emperor’. In ancient times, the emperor was the sovereign who, by his presence, ensured peace in the land. While all executive tasks were handled by other officials, the emperor was seen as the one who radiated profound wisdom and inner peace as a foundation for the entire society. Although all organs play an important role in this empire, TCM sees a special connection between the Kidneys and the Heart. “A harmonious connection between Kidneys and Heart is crucial for our health and well-being”.
Do you want to learn more?
In September 2025 teacher Ning will teach about harmonizing the Heart and Kidneys connection during the workshop he will give in The Hague. You are most welcome to join the full program, or just for the weekend.
