Taoist Healing Meditation for physical or psychological Issues

A Simple Taoist Healing Meditation

This is a meditation I like to use. I first learned it from John Blofeld’s book, Gateway To Wisdom, which is out of print. This meditation can be used for physical or psychological problems. It is 

especially effective for stress related symptoms such as a headache or anxiety and with much practice you can get relief from even more chronic issues. Start by getting into a meditative state, using your favorite technique. You can use the technique I describe in my post about preparing to meditate. 

Once your mind is fairly still, contemplate the subtle nature of the body. The ancient Chinese saw the body as primarily chi or energy. The physical aspect of the body is merely a somewhat more dense form of energy. Actually, modern science tells us the same thing. When you get down to the atomic level,

 you find that there is far more empty space than there is solid matter. And as you get down to the 

subatomic level, even the solid matter seems to disappear. Sometimes it looks solid, but sometimes it looks like a wave of energy. So contemplate your body as flowing energy and very permeable. Anything could move through it, unimpeded. Continue with the contemplation until you sense your body feeling lighter or tingly. Feel your body as energy Taois.