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The Guiding and Pulling Chart, Changsha Kingdom, ca. 160 BCE
The chart is painted on wilk and was excavated from the Western Han Mawangdui (馬王堆) archeological site in Hunan province in 1973. It shows forty-four people - men and women, young and old - engaged in a kind of gymnastics believed to heal some diseases and extend life. These gymnastics are considered to be the ancestor of the exercises called qigong (气功) practiced today in China and all over the world.
“Guiding and pulling” (Daoyin 導引) refers to the different postures involved in these exercises. The physical basis for daoyin is qí (气). In the last centuries before the beginning of the Common Era, the Chinese came to believe that the whole world and everything in it was made of qí. Qí was the basis of Chinese medicine and wellness the result of qí circulating freely throughout the body. Exercises could help qí circulate properly.
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The biggest threat to the black rhinoceros is poaching for its horn. Historically, the horn was used by Middle Eastern nations to make handles and hilts for ornate ceremonial daggers called jambiyas. Demand for these daggers was so great that rhino populations plummeted 96% between 1970 and 1992. Now, most rhinos are poached for use in traditional Chinese medicine. Rhino horn for use in medicine has even been discovered for sale in the United States.
Various techniques for protecting rhinos have been attempted, from armed guards to planting cameras and trackers in their horns (second image).
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You’re invited to ANTIDOTES 4 YELLOW PERIL! From Filipino nurses on the COVID-19 frontlines, to Chinatown businesses closing due to xenophobia, Asian Americans are challenged to heal and be the freedom fighters our communities need right now. That’s why we’re teaming up with Spenta Kandawalla of Jaadu Acupuncture and co-founder of generative somatics to bring you a virtual healing practice space, in the time of pandemic and Yellow Peril.
The event, on April 25 at 1 pm ET, is FREE with sliding scale donations and open to all. Register here.
Participants will be guided through somatic practices and learn how Traditional Chinese Medicine can build our resilience and immunity.
Accessibility:
✿ We will have ASL interpretation for the event.
✿ The practitioner will share adaptations to each somatic practice to meet participants’ diverse physical needs.
✿ Participants who register will have unlimited replay access to the event, even if they do not attend it live.
✿ Unfortunately, we are unable to provide live closed captioning.
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