Your Inner Fountain of Youth: Energy Exercises to Restore Your Vital Energy and Improve Kidney Health
by Dodee Schmitt
Most of us are familiar with the idea that everything is energy, but in our daily lives we’ve not really been taught to put attention on how we can tap into and improve our personal energy reserves. We get marketed a lot of rescue products that offer the latest and greatest new miracle potion, but what if all we really need to do to tap into the fountain of youth, longevity and vital energy is sit down and start paying attention to what’s going on in our bodies?
How to Tap Into Your Inner Fountain of Youth
We are swimming in energy all day long. This Energy or Chi (Life Force) is something we can nourish our bodies with. As we recognize this truth we can see and feel the subtle energy shifts within our cells. We can gain strength, stamina, youthfulness, deeper and more restful sleep, a clear mind, warm and comfortable body, positive attitude, clear skin and bright eyes.
A few key things to remember as you take in this chi or life power energy is that we receive this chi from the heavens and from the earth. We receive from the crown of our head and the perineum (this is the area located between the anus and the vulva in women or in men the scrotum).
You actually feed yourself like a tree does with its roots, thru the perineum. Look at the roots of an old and wise tree as they ground into the earth extracting nutrients, allowing the energy to run through the veins of the tree. A great exercise is to stand bare foot on the earth and lift your toes up off the ground. Now you will notice that the ball of your foot or what is known as your “bubbling spring point” is now activated and ready to receive earth energy. As this energy meets in your belly area or power center with that of your crown’s energy coming from the heavens, you then have a powerful presence that unites these vortexes of chi. You can do this indoors too, but it is especially nice to be grounded on the earth.
Exercises to Improve the Flow of Your Energy
Now you can sit with legs spread, spine straight and lift your toes up off the ground to activate the bubbling spring point. Close your eyes and take three deep breaths. Now you can open them and begin to rub your hands vigorously together. Separate your hands a few inches apart and feel the warmth and power between your hands. This is chi; this is your life power. We can utilize this energy by directing into the body to harmonize and restore the cells to wholeness. Anyone can access this universal life energy.
Now start to tap the top of your head with your fingertips. This activates the pineal and pituitary gland. You can go to the base of your neck and begin to tap there, and massage your neck.
Next, you can start to massage your fingers and in between them. You will want to massage your hands and then pull on each finger. Do this with your feet too! Try to put each finger in between your toes. If you cannot do that, then just simply massage in between the toes and start to move them about, then pull on each one. This gets the water flowing in your body as well as the energy.
Moving Energy from the Bottom Up
Massage the bottom of your feet. Here is where pressure points are that connect with all of our organs. You will want to take your fist and kneed into the base of your foot. Massage the ankle and up the calves. Now cup your hand and tap the bottoms of your feet.
You can now move to the legs. Cup the palm of your hand and begin to go up and down your legs. Slap the legs on the sides, back and front. You will want to get your hip joints really well and make sure to tap on the area around your scrotum or vulva plus the inside of the leg area. This area can accumulate stagnant energy so be sure to tap this area with your fingertips.
Now let your back flex and take fisted hands and tap on the kidneys and larger muscles of the buttocks. You can go up and down the spine with these fists as you move the energy in this area.
After this is complete, with a straight spine raise both hands above the head and clasp together moving from side to side while breathing. You can now gather the energy around your body and bring it into the power center. Move your hands clockwise in a circular motion while massaging your stomach. This will activate the digestive juices and recognize your stomach for a moment, which we often forget how important it is.
Then go counter clockwise with the opposite hand on top.
Take a moment to enjoy the free flowing energy now circulating through your body. You have just nourished and bathed yourself in a Sea of Chi. I also recommend taking a look at the 5 Tibetan Rites. You can easily search online for pictures of these movements. They will also get energy flowing in the body and support the Jing or the life essence of the kidneys, which is the seat of our longevity.
Did you try this exercise? What did you notice? Leave your comments below because we’d love to hear how you feel after revving up your inner energy engine!