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  3. Posted

    10 minutes ago, Taomeow said:

     

    In most cases it requires a very precise diagnosis by a very knowledgeable master, there's no one remedy for any particular disease --this modality definitely treats the individual rather than a nosological unit.   (Nosology is the branch of allopathic medicine that deals with classification of diseases.)  To become a true specialist, a practitioner must invest as much in-depth study as one would expect from an MD, only they study altogether different things: an MD, what the pharmacological industry produces that can suppress symptoms, whereas a homeopath, what the whole of the plant, animal, mineral, and pharmacological environment produces that can either elicit a weakened version of the symptoms toward activating the whole system for resistance and/or resolution (not unlike the theory behind vaccinations), or remove the cause of the symptoms. 

     

    Theoretically it is rooted in biophysics, not biology, which is one reason (political and economic in its origins) it is not acknowledged by mainstream narrative as a science -- our MDs neither study nor practice biophysics and haven't the foggiest what it is.  Empirically, in my experience, it can work wonders if the diagnosis is precise and the remedy chosen correctly, but great practitioners are fairly rare, so one's mileage may vary.  In my experience, homeopathy of "average" level of prescribing practitioner's expertise works far better in children than in adults -- it may have something to do with the remedy relying on "subtle" stuff, and a modern adult's system is too "noisy," too polluted with many interferences.  Of the remedies that can convince a skeptic that seem to work despite these limitations, I'd suggest giving a try to homeopathic arnica for acute physical trauma.  If you take it immediately, the painkilling effect is also immediate, and the swelling and inflammation one would expect with a particular type of trauma will be lessened drastically or won't develop at all.    

    I had an injury some time ago and i used traumeel. I think is made up of arnica, it worked well for me

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    I know a qi gong teacher who is also an homeopathic doctor near my area. People who go with him say it is useful but it is something i have never studied. What is your opinion on homeopathy? does it work well? and how does it work? what kind of diseases does it treat?

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  8. Posted

    On 18/01/2021 at 10:29 AM, Sebastian said:

    Number 3 is like a baseball pitch in slow motion. It is supposed to open all the interlinking meridians in one pitch. All the weight is shifted on the leg opposite to the pitching arm. So one leg has double the weight and the other is floating inside, yet still touching the ground. When you come down with the arm in the wake of the pitch, you slightly touch the big toe of that leg which has no weight. And the entire time you stare at the middle finger of the pitching hand...

    This is the best exercise i know of for stretching the back. If done regularly it can bring many benefits

     

    Maybe @freeform knows more about this qigong, as you mentioned earlier

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    14 minutes ago, Sebastian said:


    I love the first one too.... it is embodying the small universe, although I do it with much less intensity than shown on the video. I just gently bow the back and then come back to default stance and don’t bend over forward like in the video when the arms come down. If I do, it is subtle. This is the way I was taught.

     

    Number 3 is like a baseball pitch in slow motion. It is supposed to open all the interlinking meridians in one pitch. All the weight is shifted on the leg opposite to the pitching arm. So one leg has double the weight and the other is floating inside, yet still touching the ground. When you come down with the arm in the wake of the pitch, you slightly touch the big toe of that leg which has no weight. And the entire time you stare at the middle finger of the pitching hand....

     

    It’s a strange movement that does a lot at the same time. 
     

    Of course this was before baseball was invented. Which makes me think the Taoists invented it lol.

    And what other qigong do you practice?

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    25 minutes ago, freeform said:

     

    Honestly - there's not much to it... the modern books tend to be 90% validation of their ideas using science - the real meat is the 10%... and that 10% is already built into how one trains (in genuine lines of) cultivation...

     

    For instance one of the major aspects of 'deliberate practice' is focus... you're meant to be deeply focused on what you're doing - not just mindlessly repeating something...

     

    Here's a decent article on deliberate practice: https://jamesclear.com/beginners-guide-deliberate-practice

     

    Similarly the recent popularity of the concept of flow comes from Steven Kotler in his book 'Rise of the Superman'... Kotler claims that flow is developed most in action-adventure sports (big wave surfing, wing-suit flying, unassisted rock climbing etc.) ...

     

    In Daoism flow is the result of full, 'mindful' absorption into skillful action - particularly if it's also put under some pressure (hence internal martial arts being such a prominent part of Daoist training)... absorption is trained directly - whereas in action adventure sports absorption happens as a byproduct of the danger of death...

     

    Though I believe that one is very nourishing - as it systematically builds up jing, qi and shen using the Ting (absorptive awareness) and Song (active release) - while the other way is very depleting because it essentially forces you to dip into your jing reserves to achieve flow. (that's why action adventure sports people report feeling extremely drained, tired, depressed and like they're coming down from addictive drugs after a strong flow event).

    Good article, thks for sharing

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  21. Posted

    26 minutes ago, Bindi said:


    From your link:

    “The number of allergic reactions worldwide to the coronavirus vaccine is currently occurring at a rate of about one in 100,000 people. Usually, the rate of adverse reactions to vaccinations is about one per one million. 

    "Time will tell whether this rate will continue or whether it will settle closer to one per one million. At the moment, these allergic reactions have become somewhat more pronounced than in other vaccines," Nohynek said, adding that she still urges everyone in Finland to take the vaccine as it provides protection against the virus.

    "The benefits of the vaccine far outweigh the side effects. Vaccinations should not be abandoned because of concerns over adverse reactions," Nohynek said.”


    The relatively higher rate of reaction - one in 100,000 people, is likely to be because they rushed the vaccine through, in an effort to stem the 14,000 daily deaths from COVID worldwide. 

     

     

    So the rush is bc they want to save lives (from a common flu) not bc the huge profit. Good one!

  24. Posted · Edited by Toni

    So now that we have (at least) one vaccine for COVID, and I mean specifically the Pfizer vaccine, what is your opinion about this? For me this is just a good business for Pfizer and for nobody else. This will cure nothing, but maybe it will hurt some people, as it is already happening. I guess most of you have seen the video of a nurse collapsing after the first shot.

     

    I think all of this is a very big lie, and one of the reasons behind the lie is the huge profit that the big pharma companies will make.

     

    Update: a healthy american doctor dies after taking the vaccine

     

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9119431/Miami-doctor-58-dies-three-weeks-receiving-Pfizer-Covid-19-vaccine.html

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