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minute quantities into the energetic channels where rLung resides. Some of the ingredients of this incense recipe include: aloeswood, myrobalan, asofoetida, Aquilaria, and roseroot. The herbal pills contain the same herbal ingredients as in the incense, but in differing quantities and combinations. Dr. Jamling actually makes this special incense in her monastery in Dharamsala. It is made from a “secret” recipe from The Four Tantras, the main Tibetan medical text. For generations it has been used to ease the symptoms of rLung Imbalance.
Bodywork — For Lobsang, both his stomach and his heart are affected by the rLung Imbalance. Dr. Jamling recommended massaging the rLung points on both the front and back of the body to help with this kind of imbalance. The warmed massage oil is a mixture of sesame oil, fennel seeds or star anise, caraway seeds, and nutmeg. Massage is an important part of the treatment, and Lobsang takes it upon himself to find someone to do the massage every day in the first weeks of treatment.
A Tibetan Healing Exercise to Help with rLung — Dr. Jamling recommended that Lobsang roll his head around completely three times in one direction, and three times in another, very slowly, every morning and evening after using the incense. This relaxed the shoulders and also facilitates the smooth flow of the life channel energy between the head and the heart. It also grounds him.
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Less Meditation, More Gentleness — Dr. Jamling instructs Lobsang as he listens intently, “There must be a gentleness toward your mind. It should not be strictly controlled, just watched. Meditation attempts to control the mind,
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