Daryl Forsythe

Compassion

lol...right? How you doing, brother? So I just did a quick poke around on google and best I can tell dan dao is synonymous with inner alchemy. Mind you I am wholly unaware of any detail beyond that vague assessment, but at least I can offer you a starting point. I found the website fiveimmortals.com Peace

Thanks guys! I've tried before to get a better feel for my K1 with little success. But that was before I made Wuji a priority so we'll see what happens. Further, I never made the connection (no pun intended) between my legs and above my eye, as in the bladder meridian. I really should read that book I bought detailing all the meridians... Well, I'm off to go stand still. Peace

I like Wuji. This is the first exercise I perform when practicing my qi gong and it is the exercise that made it possible for me to perform Embracing the Tree for longer than two minutes and actually get something out of it. My left ring finger will twitch sometimes. Or my eyebrow or right wrist or side of my neck or maybe some other part that I won't mention. It's kind of funny and makes me wonder where the next involuntary jiggle will come from. My ankles and entire lower legs get the most intense itches you can imagine. (Don't judge, when I say "itch" I mean "holy crap, my legs are on fire") Sometimes I feel something trying to poke its way out of my forehead (almost always on the right side above the eye) and this pokey thing will move around my head looking for an exit. But of all these strange sensations, there's one thing that sticks out the most. My left foot. It's a very heavy foot. My left foot seems to drive into the ground harder than the other. Is that right? ...sorry, bad joke, I know...couldn't resist... Anyway, I have concluded the best thing to do is, well, more Wuji. But since I have your attention, fellow bums, I present this question: Is my energy body out of alignment? Thanks for your time and have fun standing still. No scratching Peace

Wuji I strongly, strongly suggest Wuji (am I spelling that right?) It's the exercise where you stand still...and do nothing else. I struggled with Tree Hugging for months. With incredible discomfort and agitation I could force myself to hold the pose for a whopping 2 or 3 minutes before I was forced to call it quits for the day. One epiphany later, I made a resolution to return to the basics of qigong and master Wuji first. The results have been incredible. After one week of consistent practice, my Tree Hugging has instantly jumped to 5 minutes with relative ease and I am confident that I will reach the 10 minutes mark very soon. I repeat, practice Wuji. With a solid base on that exercise, your Tree Hugging will exponentially improve and from that point feel free to venture on to ba duan jin or animal frolics or what have you. I cannot over emphasize this. As a practitioner without a teacher, I have discovered that Wuji is THE starting point from which you master your energy and the practice of qigong. Do not underestimate the potent power of this exercise. Do not overlook it or disregard it. Master Wuji. Best of luck to you friend, find your awesomeness Peace

Hello Gyon, I urge you to maintain your meditation practice. In fact, you have inspired me to (finally) resume my earlier dedication to the practice. Further, if I am honest then I am one to state I have no useful advice. Well, I am honest, and I have no useful advice BUT I do have experience. Just enough to honestly tell you that when I made that part of me a priority, every other part of me got better. What are the parts of you? Sorry, I know that's personal... Good luck, friend. Life happens but in the end everything works out alright. If not, then it's not over yet.

Wow! Thanks for the feedback! At current I practice yijinjing once in the morning (after a set of breathing exercises) and then one time later in the day. The instructions I read were such that I needn't be concerned with breathing (hence the pranayama first.) The only other qigong I practice is the Embracing the Tree pose. Typically I hold that pose while maintaining reverse breathing. Sometimes I combine the pose with bone breathing or power breathing, and sometimes if I'm feeling extra peppy I attempt the packing breath. It occurs to me that perchance I should rephrase my question; Should I use the same breathing pattern for every qigong exercise I perform? Thank you all for your time. Peace

Forgive me if this is a previously answered question: As I understand it, yi jin jing is actually an exercise that belongs in its own category outside of qi gong. This is possibly confusing since "qi gong" is often used as an umbrella term for all exercise systems from china dealing with internal energy. Also, I believe I read on another, much older post, that it was ill-advised to practice both yi jin jing and qi gong simultaneously. Is this an accurate summation? I am looking for a deeper understanding to the reasons for this. I realize this is a vast subject that cannot be covered in a single thread of posts, or a dozen for that matter. Please point me in the right direction to begin my homework. Thank you Peace

Well thank you thank you. I have a question for OldAngel: Which of Chia's techniques are dangerous exactly? (I'm a little worried now!) Mostly I practice the Embracing the Tree posture, sometimes one or maybe two other poses from the Iron Shirt Qi Gong and the Bone Breathing/Power Breathing exercises. His other stuff I haven't gotten to.

I am a middle-aged and married father of two boys. Everyone needs health, especially the dad of the house. I am currently practicing yi jin jing. For 3 years I practiced ba duan jin. I have a couple of Mantak Chia's books. I really like this stuff. It's funny all the little zaps and chills you can feel in your spine when you "get all kung-fuey." I look forward to making friends and sharing qigong. Peace