Kuan Yin Healing Exercise

The above painting is of Kwan Yin the Chinese Goddess of Mercy. A small copy of this painting
was given to me by my first chi kung teacher, Master Hilton Tam about sixteen years ago. I have spent a lot of time with Kwan Yin or Quan Yin since then. I have tried to give all my sincere students, copies of this Kwan whenever possible.
I tell my students and friends that this Quan Yin card is not about religion or worship. It is a medicine picture that can be very helpful when you are in physical, mental, emotional or social difficulty. Just look at her for a minute now.
Quan Yin is riding on the back of a dragon on a dark night, in a stormy sea. She is perfectly balanced and holds a stalk of grain in one hand and a bottle of oil in her other hand. She has a gentle smile on her lips.
The dark night and stormy sea represents any difficulty we are going through.The dragon represents our movement through whatever situation challenges us. Kwan Yin represents the highest and most beautiful aspects of ourselves united with the most beautiful and protective aspects of Heaven and Earth. Kuan is confidently guiding the dragon with her loving intention through the dark stormy night. She carries grain in one hand to sustain us through or painful experience and oil in her other hand to calm the troubled waters of our thoughts and emotions.
I tell my students that when they are in trouble, try to remember this picture. To see Kuan Yin guiding the dragon through the dark stormy sea. Look how calm and serene she is as she carries her grain and oil with a gentle peaceful smile on her lips.
I ask them to imagine this Kuan Yin is in your heart and let her spread throughout your body/mind/spirit. Ask yourself, " How would it be, what would it feel like, if I were that calm and serene in this situation?" Soon you will find your body/mind/spirit will start to relax and synchronize with the healing, calming energy in the painting.
As you feel your being relax and strengthen and harmonize with the powerful peace of the Heaven and Earth you might find you are, like Quan Yin, smiling. You might ask yourself, "What would Quan Yin do in this situation?" And you might find yourself doing as she would do.
This medicine painting is very powerful if you learn how to work with it's energy and intent. Try it.