Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
and Qi Gong
Finding the Stillness in the Motion
Presented by:
Samuel Chi Baker, MS NCC MAC LPC
Friday, November 8, 2013
Exercise Step 1
• Rate your emotional state and think of one or
two feeling/sensing words.
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Exercise Step 2
• Say good afternoon to the person to your left.
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Exercise Step 3
• Rate your emotional state and think of one or
two feeling/sensing words.
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Exercise Step 4
• Now pour all your heart and intention into saying
good afternoon to the same person.
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Exercise Step 5
• Rate again.
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Yei/Energy
• Power of yei (mental intention) and energy
movement and exchange. You have just had
an intro to qi gong.
• Movement with energy, purpose/intention,
and emotional content.
• Energy is not just an esoteric concept. Not
just hippy talk.
• It is real and obtainable, moveable, and can be
created.
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My thoughts
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This will be largely experiential in nature
Glimpse of DBT and Qi Gong concepts
Enhance your interest in movement work
Increase your self care
Provide an option to talk therapy
Share energy with you
Become more Energized and/or Relaxed
Have FUN!!!!
Thich Nhat Hahn-Habit Energy
http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/zen-thich-naht-hanh-buddhidm-business-values
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Creation of DBT
• Marsha Linehan created DBT to help in the
treatment of people with Borderline
Personality disorders.
• Eclectic treatment modality...Western
explanation of Eastern philosophies
particularly Buddhism (mindfulness,
centeredness, non judgmental stance, nonattachment).
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Why Use DBT?
• DBT helps clients with years, possibly decades of
invalidation.
• Invalidation contributes to the creation of:
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Severe emotional dysregulation.
Lack of mindfulness of self and others.
Poor care for self, low self-soothing skills and capability.
Extreme rigidity.
Catastrophizing life (continually perceiving and creating crisis).
Lashing out at self and others.
Extreme fear and anxiety.
Lack of understanding connections within the self and others.
Oscillating violently from one side to the other.
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Population
Reviewing the previous slide,
Examine how other populations that
you work with also share similar
struggles (to varying degrees) that DBT
was created to help heal.
Population
•Both DBT and Qi Gong have shown effectiveness with all
populations.
•I have run both groups and individual counseling sessions
using this specific combinations with these populations:
•Borderline personality, bi-polar, depression, anxiety,
addictions, ADHD, anger management, communication
struggles, schizophrenia, domestic violence, PTSD, chronic
fatigue, and pain management.
DBT
• Four major areas to help client build skills and
abilities:
– Mindfulness.
– Emotional Regulation.
– Distress Tolerance.
– Interpersonal Effectiveness.
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Philosophy of Qi Gong
• Qi Gong is the embodiment of mindfulness.
• A student of Qi Gong learns to focus the mind,
utilize her/his energy to center and ground
her/himself.
• The end result is learning how to
balance/regulate the mind, body, and soul.
• The Qi Gong practitioner calms her/his mind
and body and therefore can truly experience
the present moment, the here and now.
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Qi Gong/Tai Chi
• As a martial art, Qi Gong/Tai Chi hones awareness
of the self and one's surroundings. It builds skills
of discipline, perseverance, commitment,
patience, and hard work.
• In Tai Chi, a student must honor the process,
understanding that life is forever constant and
changing (fluidity)
• The philosophy and the practice of Tai Chi are
clearly transferable to DBT's theme of
mindfulness and to its treatment modalities.
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Taoist Principles in Tai Chi
• Principles of yielding, softness, centeredness,
slowness, balance, suppleness, and
rootedness are elements of Taoist philosophy
that have been incorporated into the
movements of Tai Chi.
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Key Tai Chi Principles
• Balance
– Remember there are always two sides to the whole. Embrace both. Allow the
hard and soft to flow into each other. Know that each side is needed to be
whole.
• Interconnectedness
– Everything is linked together. Your body, your mind, and your soul are all
connected. If you feed positive healthy energy into your soul, your mind and
body will also benefit. Just as if you feed your body healthy food, your mind
and soul will gain good energy.
• Flow
– Try not to resist. Resistance brings weakness and disparity. Do not waste
energy fighting. Bend and let it pass by you. Let your life flow, accepting all
parts of yourself, your life, and your environment.
• Sung
– Relax. Relax your body, relax your mind. Breath deeply and slowly. Allow Chi to
flow in and out of your body. Relaxing with conviction and significant
intention.
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Tai Chi proverb
The more you relax, the less you fear……..
The less you fear, the more you relax……..
Practice Sung
Tai Chi Concepts
• Concept of quiet mind
• Staying connected with breath
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Qi Gong Energy Channels
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Bai Hui
Tian Mu
Heart
Dantian
Yong Quan (bubbling well)
• Lao Gong
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Quick Stretch
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Preparation
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Horse stance
Body Posture (Chin tucked, chest hollow, hands relaxed)
Elongation
Weight distribution
Sung
• Yei, mindfulness, balance, stillness (body,
mind and spirit regulation/control)
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Exercise Step 6
• Five Dantian breaths, eyes closed or open,
with music
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Exercise Step 7
• Rate again.
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Qi Gong Forms
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Eight brocades
Propping up the sky
Drawing the bow
Glare fiercely or shaolin qi gong
2nd section tai chi chuan qi gong
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Healing Massage
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Honoring the Process
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Three Breaths/Closing Meditation
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Self Assessment
• Rate your emotional state and think of a
couple of feeling/sensing words.
• Compare to the first ratings.
• What other kinds of movement therapy that
you may be familiar with can you incorporate
into your practice as an alternative to using
just talk therapy?
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