Miso

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Thanks! You’ve been very helpful with just this little bit of info, atually.

Trunk said: “Good call.
Your routine should heavily favor rooting practices.

While Yi Swallows Qi helps grounding (because it’s training in sinking qi, and trains the tan tien to open & recieve and gently hold), there can be some bubbling up of unrooting emotions etc on the way. Best, for you, to have rooting practices well in place first.…[Read more]

Thanks. Unfortunately I am one of those people who can be VERY ungrounded, so not sure this is for me, at least not without guidance. I will read more about it.

Trunk: Would this be a safe practice to pick up and simply try, independently? I ask because I am very much in need of heat-clearing, and this sounds intriguing. I take herbs to clear heat, but this is a slow, cumbersome process.
Thanks.
–miso

gosh! Thank you for your thoughts, though I must say at some point my powers of concentration lagged, so I didn’t get all of them. However I did read parts of Mr. Li’s book. I am not at all well-versed in Asian philosophy, and my interest in chi gung really stemmed from two things: a strong interest in alternative health and a strong desire to…[Read more]

Snowlion: sure, if you’d be willing to talk outside of this forum I would appreciate it. I don’t really want to post my information publically, however, so it would be up to you to offer yours (I’m not sure how it works on this board, since I just leaped right in here, perhaps a bit rudely). When you say you “self-balanced . . . from a terminal…[Read more]

oldh: I know you didn’t say my teacher was evil–I had said that falun gong was evil and my teacher, while problematic in that he could be rude and arrogant, was not (and who knows what he would say about me, since I was a bit resistant to what he had to say, to say the least). Your suggestions are good. I do think for now I should go with…[Read more]

hmmm. . that is interesting. I am one of those very flexible people, yet have a lot of stagnation, and find that the stretching also helps a great deal. –miso

Thanks, Rainbowbear. There was a time when I wouldn’t have understood what you’re telling me, but I am coming to a new place in my life and, to tell you the truth, falun gong has helped me get there. I can’t go on with it, though, and perhaps not with the other qigong either (though I will for the time being, as it feels very peaceful now and it…[Read more]

I have a question about stretching in chi gong. The other qi gong I do does NOT involve stretching at all, mainly meditations and standing postures involving moving chi with the mind to open passages and circuits. Also there are breathing exercises, and at the advanced level, some that are a bit challenging to the muscles. However Falun Gong…[Read more]

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Interesting–thanks for both of your responses. I have actually decided to stop the practice for now, partly because in addition to the positive changes, there are problematic detoxifying symptoms, and without help or guidance I can’t feel sure that I’m not doing myself harm. Also, I can’t get past the rather threatening tone (of the books)…[Read more]