Lu Jong
Lu Jong is a very old Tibetan healing exercise in the Vajrayana tradition.
Lu Jong is a higher technique for opening all of the body’s chakras, which means it opens both the coarse and subtle physical body. The coarse physical body is whatever belongs to the five senses. The subtle body is the 72,000 various channels of the body. If you want to have a very healthy physical body, your coarse and subtle body both need to function very well. Both are very important for anyone that wants to live a long, healthy life. If someone does spiritual practices but does not open the physical—both coarse and subtle—chakras, it will not be possible to reach a higher state of mind. Therefore, if you want to practice spiritual ways, know that your body is the vehicle to reach a higher state of mind, or, in other words, your Buddha nature. This means that you need to use your body to reach this place. Whether or not you are a spiritual person, practicing Lu Jong is a great technique to achieve a healthy body and happy mind. It makes sense for everyone to practice Lu Jong.
Lu means body, Jong is the Tibetan word for transformation.
Lu Jong - those are easy, flowing movements from Tibetan medicine, which hermits in the Himalayas use since thousands of years as prevention of diseases. You can get a idea with this video of the bavarian statal television (link to the Video) and this article about Lu Jong, from Yoga Journal Germany.
The effect of Lu Jong is amazing: You become clearer, happier and calmer. The immune system, the bod-sensation and the mental focus are heightened. Lu Jong is suited for every body: it doesn‘t matter how flexible or inflexible one‘s body is, it doesn‘t matter which age one has.
Lu Jong combines form and movement to repeatedly place gentle pressure on particular points of the body. The effect of this is to give the channels the opportunity to release blockages and to allow the blocked energies to flow once again.
The continuous movement of the body quiets the mind as we focus attention within. This is meditation in motion. The Lu Jong movements place particular attention on the spine. The spine is our energy box. The spinal column is the root connecting all the body parts and organs. Disease in one of the organs will begin as a block in the corresponding point of the spine. One could even diagnose unmanifested diseases by finding sensitivities along the spine.
Therefore, by doing movements that touch the entire spine, gently massaging each vertebra, we strengthen the organs.
Lu Jong is very easy - and it can change your life. Lu Jong comes from Tibetan Buddhism and has its roots in Tibetan medicine.
In the view of Tibetan medicine everything, as well our body, is based on the five elements, space, earth, water, fire and wind. The three body humours - wind, bile and phlegm - are the essential substances. When elements and humours are in balance, then we are happy.
