Simplicity can have a powerful effect. This applies to many things in life: a gesture, a look, a delicacy. Even an easy-to-perform movement can be reflected in an individual's overall health system. The Longevity exercise system is based on these premises.
Howard Y. Lee, father of the Longevity exercises
Healer, expert in traditional Chinese medicine, gifted with mastery in various martial arts. Howard Y. Lee is a surprising man. He was born in China in 1939, where he trained as a doctor and martial artist. When he moved to the United States he became a master of Kung Fu (Choi Lai Fut style) and continued the study of acupuncture at the school of one of the founders of the University of California Pain Clinic in Los Angeles.
Kung Fu gains popularity thanks to the school of Y. Lee, who is also very successful as an acupuncturist. One day, in 1974, Carlos Castaneda (1925? -1998) appeared as a patient. A relationship of profound mutual exchange and esteem begins: Castaneda will contribute to the dedication of a book, Fire from the deep .
Strengthen the energy that heals us
From the thorough and crossover study of medical and martial art, Howard Y. Lee reaches an awareness that he will later erect throughout the Longevity system of exercises: the energy is at the base of the transformations and conveys them. Energy understood therefore as potential hidden in the tank of each, potential that, if released, is able to break against negative mental patterns and castrating habits.
The system of care theorized by Howard Y. Lee is based on models of "energy in motion" that promote healing at a deep energy level. The Light of Life Institute is a network of "energy induction practice groups" spread throughout the world inspired by the teacher's teachings. In Italy, where Lee went in 1999, the reference offices - which are also for the international organization, after the closure of the Los Angeles office (which was headed directly by Lee) - are located in Rome and Florence .
The official website of the organization "The Light of Life Institute" contains a section with some interviews and writings by Howard Y. Lee about the Longevity exercise system and more. To get an exhaustive idea, we recommend putting small hands on the book written by Howard Y. Lee's own fist entitled Longevity.
Longevity exercises
The movements of the Longevity exercises recall those of the Chinese sweet martial art known as tai chi chuan. There is no need for tools or spaces, the execution is very slow, precise, delicate. However, it is necessary to practice them consistently to ensure that the body assimilates them, as real everyday drugs that have the movement as an active ingredient .
The Longevity exercises recharge the energy circuits, dissolve muscle tension, reduce anxiety and stress. Howard Y. Lee to distinguish the various exercises has chosen evidently evocative names ("The infinite source", "Moving in the universe", "Between heaven and earth", etc.): all can be practiced in different combinations and sequences depending on of personal needs.
