6 Healing Sounds – with “Throwing Out the Trash”

We can clear toxic emotions from our organs and transform them into positive energy with sound, breath, and movement. Breathe in through the nose, exhale through the mouth while making the healing sound, and let each vibration carry away what no longer serves you.

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Full Version: Learn the Form and Sounds (4 min.)

Inhale through your nose, then exhale through your mouth making each sound:

The Six Healing Sounds

• Haaa — Heart / Fire
• Shhhoo — Liver / Wood
• Whoo — Spleen / Earth
• Ssssuhh — Lungs / Metal
• Chooo — Kidneys / Water
• Sheee — Triple Warmer

✍️ Use a Story to remember the order:

“You laugh Ha
wearing a shoe (Shoo)
that can Woo,
whispering Sssuh
as the train arrives Choo,
and there She is.

Practice Video to Repeat a few times weekly – 2 min.

“A healthy body is the temple of clear Qi.” – Ancient Proverb

The Organs and Their Elements

✍️ The sounds help us transmute the negative emotion to the positive.

Heart – Haaa

• Element: Fire
• Season: Summer
• Color: Red
• Emotions: “Emperor” of all Emotions (Love / Hatred)
• Healing Sound: Haaa — “yawn” or “laughing sound” to feel more calm and connected

Transmutes: Hatred, impatience, agitation → Love, joy, calm connection

Lungs – Ssssuh

• Element: Metal
• Season: Autumn
• Color: White
• Emotions: Courage vs. Grief
• Healing Sound: Ssssuh — “to rest,” to reduce colds and lift one’s spirit

Transmutes: Grief, sadness, letting-go resistance → Courage, acceptance, clean breaths

Liver – Shhhooo

• Element: Wood
• Season: Spring
• Color: Green
• Emotions: Kindness / Anger
• Healing Sound: Shhhooo — “deep sigh” or “hiss” to reduce irritability

Transmutes: Anger, frustration, irritability → Kindness, patience, smooth flow

Spleen – Whooo

• Element: Earth
• Season: Late Summer
• Color: Yellow
• Emotions: Trust / Worry
• Healing Sound: Whooo — “to sigh,” “to exhale,” or “to call,” to calm anxiety

Transmutes: Worry, rumination, overthinking → Trust, nourishment, grounded focus

Kidneys – Chooo

• Element: Water
• Season: Winter
• Color: Dark Blue
• Emotions: Gratitude / Fear
• Healing Sound: Chooo — “to blow out,” “to puff,” to calm anxiety

Transmutes: Fear, insecurity, depletion → Gratitude, courage, deep reserve

“Triple Warmer” – Sheee

Includes the 3 Dantians + Small Intestine & Gallbladder

• Element: Wood
• Season: All seasons
• Color: Purple
• Emotions: Peace / Panic
• Healing Sound: Sheee — “mirthful,” for digestive issues and relieving anxiety

Transmutes: Panic, scattered Qi, decision fatigue → Peace, clarity, harmonized energy

What is the order of the 6 Healing Sounds in Qigong?

Order to promote healing (mutual overcoming of the five elements):

• Haaa (heart, fire)
• Shhhoo (liver, wood)
• Whoo (spleen, earth)
• Sssuhh (lungs, metal)
• Chooo (kidneys, water)
• Sheee (triple warmer)

Order for regular maintenance (mutual generation of the five elements):

• Shhhoo (liver, wood)
• Haaa (heart, fire)
• Whoo (spleen, earth)
• Sssuhh (lungs, metal)
• Chooo (kidneys, water)
• Sheee (triple warmer)

Order for regulation and balance (control cycle of the five elements):

• Sssuhh (lungs, metal)
• Shhhoo (liver, wood)
• Chooo (kidneys, water)
• Haaa (heart, fire)
• Whoo (spleen, earth)
• Sheee (triple warmer)

🌿 Tips to Deepen Your Practice:

🫁 Breathe With Intention
Let your inhale be light and effortless, like sipping through a straw. On the exhale, match your healing sound with the motion, releasing stuck Qi from the targeted organ. Sound + breath = alchemy.

🧠 Use Visualization
Picture murky Qi (like smoke or sludge) leaving your body with each sound. Then, breathe in golden light, pure and nourishing, to refill your system.

🌀 Add Emotion Awareness
Before you begin, check in: feeling anxious, frustrated, or heavy? This practice is like energetic composting—turn that funk into fertilizer for your soul.

🧘‍♂️ Go Slow to Go Deep
Even though it’s a quick routine, move with grace and full-body presence. The slower you move, the more Qi you gather.

🎴 Monk Wisdom Moment:
“When the sound is true and the breath is whole, the organ will sing again.” – Taoist Temple Scroll

Think of this as your daily inner cleanse. Whether it’s morning, lunch break, or before bed, this flow helps reset your energy, release emotions, and refresh your entire system in just six minutes.

More reading:
Six Healing Sounds of Qigong Explained
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