Will Strengthener is based on a wonderful tonic herb now called Polygala, traditionally know as the "Will Strengthener." Polygala is combined with herbs that strengthen Qi and Shen, helping us to remain "centered" during stress and thus allowing us to persevere through difficulties. Will Strengthener can be used by anyone wishing to build will power in order to achieve new heights and to break old habits, no matter how deeply engrained.
Will Strengthener opens the Penetrating Vessel, also known as the Central Channel or Chong Mei. The Penetrating Vessel run inside the body from the perineum to the crown of the head in front of the spine and through the brain. All of the major energy centers of the body are located along its route. These are known in Chinese as the Dantian and in India as the Chakras. Will Power opens the Penetrating Vessel and helps to connect the various energy centers. In particular, it helps to connect the lower Dantian in the abdomen and associated with the Kidneys with the middle Dantian associated with the Heart. This opening helps to reconnect primordial healthy union of Heart and Kidney, uniting physical love with emotional love and helping to regulate Heart and Kidney, Water and Fire.
A similar formula was traditionally used in Chinese monasteries. When new monks entered the monastery they were given this formula to help them let go of old habits, attachments and addictions. It also provided the energy and focus necessary to take on the many new disciplines and challenges associated with spiritual practice. This is a very effective and practical formula.
It has been used to help people eliminate virtually every kind of addictive, compulsive behavior, including drug addiction, as well as addictions to food, sex, tobacco, and all kinds of negative behavior. It is also useful at breaking addictions to emotional habits, including habitual anger, fear, worry, etc.
Will Strengthener is one of the most useful “tools” in all of herbalism. Since addictive-compulsive behavior is the root of all of our unhappiness, all spiritual practice centers around the ability to “let go” and to form healthy, natural, harmonious patterns. This formula dramatically aids in this process.
Some individuals may notice significant attitude and habit-related changes immediately, while others may need up to several weeks or even months. Eventually, when the energy centers are reconnected, the individual will begin to notice that they have eliminated bad habits. This formula may cause excessive dreaming in some individual at the beginning or when it really starts working. These dreams will always prove valuable in the individual’s growth and are not to be feared or overlooked. Will Strengthener should always be used with other tonic herbs to build and regulate the three treasures, and may be used with medicinal herbs to correct overt imbalances. This formula is a “Shen stabilizing” formula and may be used by those experiencing emotional upheaval.
