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eat more protein. and - this may be anathema here - build muscles the usual route is lifting weights in the gym - the danger is if you don't train properly, you may be muscle bound and qi will not flow smoothly alternatives are bodyweight (progressive calisthenics such as Convict Conditioning, or functional freeweights such as sandbags, kettlebells, Indian clubs/clubbells if a certain hypertrophy routine is followed, reportedly, you'll tend to eat more screw 1 month; results don't happen overnight, but you must see at least a minor improvement

Dabbled with NLP books for a while and looking to go back some time soon. I'm not sure about how NLP could model the physiology, but using Dilt's model of logical levels, we have a set of categories by which we can extract information from a high-level master. *spiritual purpose *identity *beliefs/values *capability *behavior *environment I think these are useful considerations. Modeling the physiological aspect, perhaps, can be done using the approach of a somatic/bodywork education system. e.g. Feldenkrais Method (there may be others). I'm not sure if it was Bandler who said it, but I got it from the NLP crowd that Feldenkrais is the NLP of movement.

The darker your chocolate is, the less sugar it has. In Paleo Diet circles, it's advocated that you substitute dark chocolate for your regular (milk) chocolate.

I heard NLP folks compare Feldenkrais as the NLP counterpart of health and fitness, a meta-discipline of sort. So if your main art is dancing, you can use Feldenkrais to improve your dancing. I wonder if any people here have learned Feldenkrais aside from the internal arts. How did your study of Feldenkrais benefit you, especially with respect to Tai Chi and Qigong?

The only person I know so far (Perhaps, there's others) who try to locate the tantien physically is Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming. The lower tantien to him is the body's center of gravity.

I got my start drinking tea thanks to the book Ultimate Tea Diet. subscribing on thread.

when another person is trespassing your boundaries, and you have to re-assert your boundaries. This prevent you from being a doormat In getting women, some guys play the uncaring asshole game, whether they are naturally assholes or not. It's one of the possible ways of getting some

just a question. I'll be starting with BK Frantzis' Longevity Breathing, especially his material from Opening the Energy Gates of your Body and his Taoist Breathing CDs. Is it worth it to get Dr. Yang's EB material at a later date, or should I just stick with LB and not bother at all with EB?

they're also intelligent when they know how to be an asshole when appropriate.

This settles it once and for all!

Thanks for giving the technical distinction. Most people are ambiverts. What makes one an introvert or extrovert is the slight or major preference for another. Regarding balance. First of all, to thine own self, be true. Once you're true to your introversion or extraversion, then seek out activities that cater to the other preference.

Sink your chi, man. Downward current, Water Method way. you know

so OP, is this related to your Psychic Seduction BS?

I suppose one can learn from books or videos, but I suppose you won't get maximum mileage. Just got the Energy Gates book. Dan Kleiman says, only do 1. Sinking Chi 2. Cloud Hands 3. Taoist Spine Stretch Ignore dissolving, the swings, the energy gates since in his opinion these are best learned with a teacher's guidance

bookmarked the link. thanks!

thanks for the links I only know this site as well as emptyflower.net but I'm lurking this site more

This is the catchphrase of fitness experts which I think applies here. Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demands http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAID_principle

How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler After you read that book, among many times you'll read it, come back here and see if your view of great books do change.

^rehashed or not, if he's able to present it in a way that leads people like me to explore meditation, then I don't think there's any harm done. To be honest, with Bruce pointing me in different Taoist practices, I don't think I'll have the time or inclination to explore Buddhist traditions and practices. But to be safe, I won't state The Water Method is better. I only believe it makes sense as far as I'm concerned.

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OP, I have been feeling the same these past few days. Fortunately, today's relatively better. Hang in there, you're not alone.

Just got my copy of Opening the Energy Gates of Your Body. I'm also thinking of getting the breathing CDs. For now, I'll concentrate on the breathing techniques.

Yes. It's like a drug trip without the withdrawal symptoms. However, I moved on to Taoist writers like Bruce Frantzis. At least in Tolle's books, he alludes to practices that could help, but it's not a full exposition of those practices. He does give though a nice picture of being in the now. The practices that can help are either in Taoist, Buddhist, or other traditions depending on your taste. I'm going for the Taoist route.

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Not something of literary merit. I read some reviews that it sucks story-wise, but I'm interested in the subject at the time, and I was entertained. Adventures of a Currency Trader.