Healing Tao USA | frechtling | Activity https://healingtaousa.com/members/frechtling/activity/ Activity feed for frechtling. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:15:15 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 3fd4080741d74d1dddd4e04c1ff2e60d frechtling replied to the topic martial ideas - relevant to daily practice in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/topic/martial-ideas-relevant-to-daily-practice/#post-53087 Wed, 19 Sep 2018 20:31:39 -0400 With respect to your Fusion issue: I don’t believe you are creating a new center and ignoring the tantien; rather, you are creating something WITHIN your tantien.

]]> 3153be8abb1a35c6ed02256deab2cae3 frechtling replied to the topic Fusion : Overly Complex and Undirected ? in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/topic/fusion-overly-complex-and-undirected/#post-52993 Tue, 11 Sep 2018 18:45:15 -0400 Ride-

A few years back I got Marie’s CD and formulated my own MW practice based on the descriptions on the website.  I had also read Chia’s Fusion 1 book, which has a lot of additional stuff which isn’t fusion (MW is clear about that).  The actual practice is as basic as the CD (without her warmup chanting), but MW adds a lot of preparation w…[Read more]

]]> 5970cdfffc8579fdb8a4c50d9221dc1f frechtling started the topic Long time, no see! in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/topic/long-time-no-see/ Thu, 16 Aug 2018 14:40:18 -0400 It’s been a while since I’ve been here let alone posted.  Looks like it’s still alive and kicking, although it doesn’t look like Steven Sy came back.

I didn’t search, but was wondering if the the archive of all the old posts from the old forum was brought over.  There were lots of great posts/threads that I found helpful.  Thanks!

]]> d119b743778b3628cabe10e7b48c8f78 frechtling replied to the topic I need Help, please help me. in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/topic/i-need-help-please-help-me/#post-52827 Thu, 16 Aug 2018 14:32:57 -0400 Have you learned to draw the energy up and circulate it in the Microcosmic Orbit?  The Inner Smile will likely help as well.

]]> fb77393e10721f6d67211c7d7ef90c58 frechtling replied to the topic HT meditations in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/ht-meditations/#post-47569 Tue, 27 Dec 2016 14:40:34 -0400 Brilliant! Thanks for sharing!

]]> 09583b24437120b7f75d18fc4ca90996 frechtling replied to the topic Medical Effect of Grounding on Immune System/Healing Chronic Illness (AMAZING REVOLUTIONARY SCIENCE RESEAR in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/medical-effect-of-grounding-on-immune-systemhealing-chronic-illness-amazing-revolutionary-science-resear/#post-47130 Wed, 28 Sep 2016 15:00:29 -0400 Sounds like we’re in need of some Steven Sy DVD sets!

]]> dedb820a0dbecce8ed0fe9dc3a7e7f86 frechtling replied to the topic how to practice internal chi breathing? in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/how-to-practice-internal-chi-breathing/#post-46865 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 12:45:03 -0400 Viktor – thanks for referencing and sharing the mini-session I developed! I actually forgot all about it!

Since it isn’t linked, thought I’d share again for those too lazy to copy and paste:

Mini Chi Breathing/Grounding Session/Warmup

Enjoy!

]]> ab34fc2d8b903352340993f86a956f9a frechtling replied to the topic 8 extras and detox? in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/8-extras-and-detox/#post-46691 Wed, 08 Jun 2016 09:49:04 -0400 Has anyone read Mantak Chia’s Fusion 2 and 3 books (Cosmic Fusion and Fusion of the Eight Psychic Channels)? Are they worth the read?

]]> b4061fd4a348c6eafb3bc6d975db463f frechtling replied to the topic Primo-Vascular System as Extra-Cellular Genetic Network and Meridian System in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/primo-vascular-system-as-extra-cellular-genetic-network-and-meridian-system/#post-46549 Thu, 12 May 2016 15:43:36 -0400 Thanks Ribosome, I am interested.

]]> fda7ca9b30c018dbb674e1607f9b6c12 frechtling replied to the topic Why Trump Will be Elected President in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/why-trump-will-be-elected-president/#post-46558 Thu, 12 May 2016 13:19:15 -0400 I’m still feeling the Bern as well, but agree it is a long shot.

Hillary is the closest to the Republican “establishment” as it gets, she definitely has that in her favor.

Trump has the “angry people” who don’t really care about the garbage that comes out of his mouth.

]]> 69623757fb41cf78371807bcef176ce9 frechtling replied to the topic Spring Dragon Longevity Tea in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/spring-dragon-longevity-tea/#post-46567 Thu, 12 May 2016 13:13:24 -0400 Nothing wrong with green tea, but I’m unsure of the quality of the brand they have at my office… I also drink yerba mate occasionally, which is nice.

We have one of the hot water taps on the coffee machine, and I refilled my cup with the same tea bag (left in while drinking) 2 more times and it was still delicious! I did 3/4 the second…[Read more]

]]> d59069be5177a3a527aeb0763b17626a frechtling replied to the topic Primo-Vascular System as Extra-Cellular Genetic Network and Meridian System in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/primo-vascular-system-as-extra-cellular-genetic-network-and-meridian-system/#post-46545 Wed, 11 May 2016 10:54:43 -0400 Ribo – can you summarize the cliff notes for those who don’t have time to read and/or digest all of that?

]]> 5b922e89ee1a23b826c1df802edc443f frechtling replied to the topic Chi Kung for Pain in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/chi-kung-for-pain/#post-46418 Fri, 22 Apr 2016 14:58:23 -0400 I usually try chi self-massage, that comes in handy depending on the pain. It depends on what type of pain you are having. Sometimes movement helps, especially Tai Chi for knees and back, and hitting can help as well as long as it doesn’t make it worse. I don’t have experience with using the wire hitters, etc., I just use my fist/hands for…[Read more]

]]> ef7dfa55894b0667e775b52f32c84ade frechtling replied to the topic Hay fever - any ideas? in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/hay-fever-any-ideas/#post-46330 Wed, 13 Apr 2016 11:32:20 -0400 Steven – what do you take for vitamin C? As for probiotics, I drink homemade kefir everyday, which is fermented milk loaded in some of the best beneficial probiotics. I also regularly consume as many fermented foods as possible, such as sauerkraut, kimchee, and kombucha. I have plans to start culturing vegetables from my garden this year and…[Read more]

]]> 96c002063b3c9ce6cc4040fd84675b62 frechtling replied to the topic Source of the Inner Smile in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/source-of-the-inner-smile/page/2/#post-46153 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 08:30:51 -0400 a161e76f37ebe2798768e43f57c680ca frechtling replied to the topic Serious reply to Michael Winn and "Ride Forever" in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/serious-reply-to-michael-winn-and-ride-forever/page/2/#post-46035 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 08:29:12 -0400 2 things:

1. Thanks for the Grateful Dead reference,

2. You are way out there man…

]]> 5169471af735a7fcce6ad23886dbd1ff frechtling replied to the topic Rudraksha Beads in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/rudraksha-beads/#post-46106 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 13:01:53 -0400 Just curious what element does plastic correlate with? Thinking this as I am wearing a polyester shirt that carries a lot of static cling… Because it is typically comes from hydrocarbons which are from the earth made of decomposed matter, would it be earth?

]]> 1b3a104a526e344d0abbb3782956b8f6 frechtling replied to the topic The way of practice in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/the-way-of-practice/#post-45730 Mon, 15 Feb 2016 15:24:36 -0400 Sorry, took me a while to get to this. I do my practices in the morning and during my lunch break on weekdays, and occasionally squeeze in some weekend practice.

Currently, morning practice consists of Tao Yin.

Lunch practice, currently rotating between Fusion 1 and Iron Shirt 1/Tai Chi 1. I occasionally throw in some Primordial as I…[Read more]

]]> 353276b72057535ce37768e63f315e21 frechtling replied to the topic kidney (vitality) building in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/kidney-vitality-building/page/2/#post-45937 Mon, 15 Feb 2016 15:19:15 -0400 I did knee walking for a couple of months along with the rest of the SVQ and I don’t know if it really helped at all. I did it on a thin carpeted floor with pants on and it didn’t always feel great on my knees! I would say it’s probably not worth it, but that is just my experience… There are plenty of other exercises that are better at kidney…[Read more]

]]> 10fca6ce6cc13e5ad3c69379d7420414 frechtling replied to the topic Healing Tao as post-modern spiritual movement in the forum Philosophy https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/healing-tao-as-post-modern-spiritual-movement/#post-45817 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 08:34:25 -0400 Thanks for sharing!

]]> 9ff2af2971af6b862bc0a693b0b8c185 frechtling replied to the topic I was irresistibly drawn to learn Primordial Qigong tonight in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/i-was-irresistibly-drawn-to-learn-primordial-qigong-tonight/#post-45565 Fri, 08 Jan 2016 11:00:29 -0400 I also love the form and practice it regularly, no matter what other forms or practices I am learning or working on.

]]> ab7c49d3f367c3f3cfadaec9cb2bbcff frechtling replied to the topic Black Magic in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/black-magic/#post-45568 Wed, 30 Dec 2015 11:06:55 -0400 I don’t have experience with it yet, but at the higher levels of inner alchemy you deal with ancestral/karmic issues. I think it might be Greater or Greatest Kan & Li. Perhaps someone with more experience in this level can elaborate more. It takes a lot of dedication to get to that level though and is not a quick fix.

]]> 094a825b4338fbee177f3d192f3916fd frechtling replied to the topic Breathing + Rooting = Grounded Spiritual Work (newsletter) in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/breathing-rooting-grounded-spiritual-work-newsletter/#post-45399 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 16:09:44 -0400 I like the term “actualization.” Apparently the Chinese don’t actually have a translation for “visualization.” You do it, you get it.

]]> 04a6c2cd431c3e35e1242428465aeef5 frechtling replied to the topic Tai Chi Intention in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/tai-chi-intention/page/2/#post-45189 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 16:06:54 -0400 I have to say that is probably why I relate to MW so well. I can also see why some people don’t relate to him as well.

]]> 3ae47ceb4c5ba2dc1a979400c4361fc0 frechtling replied to the topic HumAI company to make after-death body replacement for you (article) in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/humai-company-to-make-after-death-body-replacement-for-you-article/#post-45342 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 12:28:22 -0400 As MW puts in his email signature:

“The Tao is very close, but everyone looks far away.
Life is very simple, but everyone seeks difficulty.”
— Taoist Sage, 200 B.C

]]> 06ede505376c7b268e3ebfa18631d30e frechtling replied to the topic Tai Chi Intention in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/tai-chi-intention/#post-45183 Tue, 24 Nov 2015 11:52:18 -0400 Bruce Frantzis is definitely the real deal. I’ve only read his free materials and watched some short videos but I do get his emails. The mastery systems that he has developed all look like they are pretty intense and definitely very thorough.

]]> 340047221f0efee03b2c0b78cb3c4e81 frechtling replied to the topic Does healing tao teach telepathy between humans and interspecies communications? in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/does-healing-tao-teach-telepathy-between-humans-and-interspecies-communications/#post-45192 Thu, 12 Nov 2015 09:02:54 -0400 In the Chi Nei Tsang book, there is a section about meditating to a tree and communicating with the tree, but it takes time and patience. I have never tried it, but thought it was interesting. Other than that I don’t know of anything. I think as you become more perceptive to subtle energy, you feel more of a connection to nature and animals,…[Read more]

]]> fe6407a26974179ffa666e82f5551b9d frechtling replied to the topic Getting into Fusion 1 in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/getting-into-fusion-1/#post-45060 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:07:38 -0400 It can be as simple as you want it to be for a 20 minute session or dressed up with additional warmups and qigong for an hour session.

If you have not done so, I would recommend learning the Deep Healing Qigong set at some point; the “nourish the 5 shen/spiral love in the creation cycle” part is the qigong that Michael does with Fusion 1.…[Read more]

]]> 57e70e18d51bd909cb3317da86b39996 frechtling replied to the topic Getting into Fusion 1 in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/getting-into-fusion-1/#post-45056 Mon, 02 Nov 2015 13:47:36 -0400 I would recommend getting Marie Favorito’s audio CD: Fusion 1 and 2 CD. Besides Chia’s book and Winn’s articles, that is how I learned it. I created a practice based on these three sources that I talked about on the forum here: Fusion 1 Practice and here: Fusion Practice Development. I plan to eventually get Winn’s audio, which I feel usually…[Read more]

]]> 1910fbf4efc1b6194e4576646bc4ec79 frechtling replied to the topic Iron Shirt Practice in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/iron-shirt-practice/#post-44942 Wed, 21 Oct 2015 10:35:40 -0400 Thanks for the info Steven. I’m considering adding some of the other postures, so would a few minutes in each posture be effective enough? Or is 5-10 minutes in each one recommended? A few years ago when I first learned them from the book, I used to do a few minutes in each posture.

]]> 3db5a4afa86a1fa19f8eed5e7b8c8304 frechtling replied to the topic Where Are We Going ? in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/where-are-we-going/#post-45022 Tue, 20 Oct 2015 08:24:53 -0400 Just enjoy life!

]]> 8c2945a5022f8287f40b018dd74112b9 frechtling replied to the topic Super bright star/planet in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/super-bright-starplanet/#post-44879 Wed, 14 Oct 2015 08:32:11 -0400 Hahaha!

“Luke, we’re gonna have company!”

]]> fa7c28df855c5bb75544bb77de949fdf frechtling replied to the topic Collapse of energy stomach in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/collapse-of-energy-stomach/#post-44958 Wed, 14 Oct 2015 08:31:21 -0400 Steven’s a rock star – he provides an invaluable service to this community.

I second the Tao Yin DVD, and also recommend getting Chia’s book as well. It goes into more detail about the energetics and has movements that aren’t on the DVD. The DVD, however, has movements that aren’t in the book.

]]> f0ae6c83d57f60d1645b6c837184ba10 frechtling replied to the topic Swimming Dragon Qigong in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/swimming-dragon-qigong/#post-44982 Tue, 13 Oct 2015 11:07:21 -0400 I’m not familiar with that form, but MW does teach a form called swimming dragon on his sexual vitality qigong DVD, and it is also on YouTube:

]]> a47374d8ab761cbba9a94b37c2ce7630 frechtling replied to the topic Are Jellyfish Immortal? in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/are-jellyfish-immortal/#post-44931 Fri, 09 Oct 2015 08:41:19 -0400 By then, they’ll have evolved to survive on land…

]]> 86e2d691317314833e2e134cf3241b94 frechtling replied to the topic Draining the swamp in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/draining-the-swamp/#post-44897 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 08:52:02 -0400 I second that. Marie’s DVD is how I learned the set. Well produced and easy to learn. The producer Jamee even sends you a couple extras via email after you order.

]]> bb0d67e02cc9afc5e6eaa366a0959789 frechtling replied to the topic Scientist Injects Self With 'Immortal' Bacteria 3.5 Million years old in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/scientist-injects-self-with-immortal-bacteria-3-5-million-years-old/#post-44925 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 08:49:29 -0400 I like the idea! Pretty soon though, some big pharma will get a hold of it and start marketing the “immortal probiotic” at a ridiculous price..

]]> 1a3823d7e7496baf464c2f05d7a28768 frechtling replied to the topic Super bright star/planet in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/super-bright-starplanet/#post-44873 Tue, 29 Sep 2015 13:27:40 -0400 Thanks, that makes sense. I’ve never really worked with or connected with the stars much at all. I do notice the big dipper and Orion’s belt during the times of the year when it is dark during my morning jogs though.

]]> 0e8be7ca128f5e8ac194f20323e25f2c frechtling replied to the topic Ideas for the Autumn Equinoxe in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/ideas-for-the-autumn-equinoxe/#post-44850 Tue, 22 Sep 2015 15:04:21 -0400 To add to Steven, from what I understand the autumnal equinox is a good time for letting go of resistance, releasing attachments or stuck patterns.

]]> 1d45044c0c956b2e748086a62c0591a7 frechtling replied to the topic Environmental Disturbances in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/environmental-disturbances/#post-44782 Wed, 16 Sep 2015 08:31:23 -0400 Wow that got ugly…

]]> f3c5a1fb61e5c7f940a2b54b2282d966 frechtling replied to the topic Recognition / Embodiment / Anadi in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/recognition-embodiment-anadi/#post-44746 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 09:15:58 -0400 To follow up on Steven’s post, you can read about all of these forms in Mantak Chia’s books, although it is difficult to learn the practice (exception may be Tao Yin). There are excellent DVD’s for both Tai Chi 1 (Marie Favorito) and Tao Yin (Karin Sorvik) which I would recommend (see links below). Iron Shirt must be taught live though, but…[Read more]

]]> ae1cffeb0dca4ef0df7c17a7fafda160 frechtling replied to the topic Breaking Agreements with Karmic Lords of Dark Side in the forum Philosophy https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/breaking-agreements-with-karmic-lords-of-dark-side/#post-44580 Mon, 03 Aug 2015 13:36:21 -0400 Wow that is a pretty intense article and I couldn’t stop reading… I can’t imagine that the sentient or “demiurge” beings in the astral plane are so devious to our enslavement, however. But still makes you think. I imagine what he is describing is similar to the cleansing that is done in inner alchemy.

]]> d5c49ee836802b0b6f03657fd55a5b4e frechtling replied to the topic YIN YANG YUAN CHROMOSOME SETS: Epigenetic molecules, homosexuality. in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/yin-yang-yuan-chromosome-sets-epigenetic-molecules-homosexuality/#post-44503 Mon, 13 Jul 2015 13:14:22 -0400 I am a joyist too! Haha love that post…

]]> b6a635a80e3c09a8aecace5a7880d3c8 frechtling replied to the topic YIN YANG YUAN CHROMOSOME SETS: Epigenetic molecules, homosexuality. in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/yin-yang-yuan-chromosome-sets-epigenetic-molecules-homosexuality/#post-44485 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 16:26:13 -0400 Well said! I love the mayonnaise analogy…

]]> 331276e935c393bf1f39ac58e55465d4 frechtling replied to the topic sitting practice after standing, moving in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/sitting-practice-after-standing-moving/#post-44256 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 10:17:50 -0400 I’ve heard good things about the Eight Extraordinary Channels book. David Twicken seems to be pretty well versed.

]]> 7d6d960bf2b8abf9e8a202545bf45425 frechtling replied to the topic Free download: Intro to Taoist Alchemy by Fabrizio Pregadio in the forum Philosophy https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/free-download-intro-to-taoist-alchemy-by-fabrizio-pregadio/#post-44214 Fri, 10 Apr 2015 10:01:32 -0400 Thanks for sharing. So which lineage does One Cloud’s alchemy formulas come from?

]]> ef5a985347b9f3c7005e6bda9cd8ff02 frechtling replied to the topic "Opening" the psoas in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/opening-the-psoas/#post-44180 Tue, 31 Mar 2015 09:34:41 -0400 I think my body may be recalibrating due to unbalanced hips from carrying around kids for so long on one side…

]]> 6325c3fa94aba281adfc1a6a641337e0 frechtling replied to the topic Ashram children starved, drugged, tortured, royal commission hears (article) in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/ashram-children-starved-drugged-tortured-royal-commission-hears-article/page/2/#post-44093 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 15:59:27 -0400 af5310fdaae3436822737b3d0bef8b62 frechtling replied to the topic Ashram children starved, drugged, tortured, royal commission hears (article) in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/ashram-children-starved-drugged-tortured-royal-commission-hears-article/page/2/#post-44089 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 11:18:48 -0400 Who’s to say what is “natural?” Not that I am advocating it, but in some other societies, perhaps having sex with young boys/girls is completely natural? Do wild animals not force other animals to mate with them in nature?

]]> ad60e148548ceee94b7633f67652b8f6 frechtling replied to the topic Ashram children starved, drugged, tortured, royal commission hears (article) in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/ashram-children-starved-drugged-tortured-royal-commission-hears-article/#post-44059 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 08:56:39 -0400 I agree completely. Even to a (much) lesser degree, you teach kids abstinence and don’t let them have condoms and they end up getting pregnant.

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