Emdr and the Universal Healing Tao

Exercises to deactivate emotional triggers, transform negative emotions into positive ones, and heal from PTSD, depression, anxiety, and addiction

• Provides illustrated step-by-step instructions on how to combine the eye movements of EMDR therapy with the energetic practices of the Universal Healing Tao

• Reveals how negative emotions are stored in the organs, where they also have effects on physical, mental, and spiritual health

• Explains how to release stored negative emotions, transform them into positive energy, and harmonize the energies of your organs

Through the energy psychology practices from the 5000-year-old Taoist Chi Kung system, you can recycle negative emotional states into positive energy for your spiritual, emotional, and physical benefit. By combining these ancient practices with the recently developed therapy of EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, you can produce fast, profound relief from emotional trauma, as well as address the emotional imbalances underlying depression, anxiety, PTSD, and even addiction.

In this illustrated guide, Master Mantak Chia and Doug Hilton explain how to integrate the eye movements of EMDR with the energetic exercises of the Universal Healing Tao to rid yourself of the negative feelings associated with past trauma, build up positive feelings about handling similar events in the future, and remove any physical sensations connected to the issue. The authors explore how negative emotions are stored in the organs, the effects they have on physical, mental, and spiritual health, and the maladaptive emotional states people develop to deal with the pressures of modern life.

Providing step-by-step instructions for each practice, the authors show how to deactivate your emotional triggers, trace energy disturbances back to the affected organ systems, transform negative emotions into positive ones, and harmonize the organs with EMDR and the Universal Healing Tao techniques of the Inner Smile, the Six Healing Sounds, and the Microcosmic Orbit. The result is a powerful self-healing practice that can be learned and applied quickly and easily.

Mantak Chia, world-famous Inner Alchemy and Chi Kung master, founded the Universal Healing Tao System in 1979 and has taught tens of thousands of students and trained instructors all over the world. The director of the Tao Garden Health Spa and Resort in northern Thailand, he is the author of more than 50 books, including Chi Self-Massage and Healing Light of the Tao. Doug Hilton has a master’s degree in counseling psychology from the University of Calgary and has been a practicing counselor for more than 20 years. A certified Universal Healing Tao instructor, he is also certified in the emotional processing method of EMDR, level II. He lives in Burnaby, British Columbia.

Acknowledgments

Putting Taoist Emotional Recycling into Practice

Introduction: Developing an Integrated Energy Psychology

1 Searching for Meaning and Health in the Modern World

2 Going to Extremes Can Keep You Off Balance

3 Using Your Head Too Much Can Drive You Out of Your Mind

4 Trauma and Addiction Keep People from “Living the Good Life”

5 A Fragmented View of Nature Leads to Ineffective Problem Solving

6 Combining EMDR with Chi Kung A New Holistic Approach to Solving Emotional Problems

7 Foundational Taoist Practices for Cleansing the Organs The Inner Smile, Microcosmic Orbit, and Six Healing Sounds