Before healing others, heal yourself
As for the "proper way:" it is the beginning of disorder.
The heavy is the root of the light. The tranquil is the ruler of the hasty.
Knowing the bright, but clinging to the dark, you become a model to the world.
Force is followed by loss of strength. This is not the way of the Tao. That which goes against the Tao comes to an early end.
A violent wind does not last for a whole morning.