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Your post reminds me of the points in this paper. The exercise goes around the points near the navel and pulled in a certain direction. Are they similar points? https://www.msjonline.org/index.php/ijrms/article/download/4704/3861/18775

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Been about 4 years since I stopped doing qigong. Learnt to not mix systems so stopped practicing. Jogging and meds have helped me greatly with my present situation. Still the roots remain, which is why this thread resonates.

Off-topic Doing qigong, I was in my best health. I never knew I could be so healthy, everything was in balance, in a snap the pain I never knew disappeared, it was like all the irregularities in my physical body just vanished. Maybe some people haven't experienced a healthier aspect or it takes time or nothing happens, maybe it was not for them, does not mean qigong is a placebo.

Why does it feel like emotions are just transformed from one to another.? When the breathing is hard or forceful and from the lower part of the body, the emotion seems to be more of anger. When the breathing is more softer and calmer it seems to transform to sadness or sobbing. How best to deal with stagnant qi, if TCM and acupuncture are least effective? Qigong seems to cycle the excessive energy to bring about a balance, but I maybe wrong about it in the long run. About observing the emotions, during meditation or moments of silence it is easier for thought and emotions to arise and pass, thus being a neutral observer. But during day to day activities, observing them just makes the thought disappear and the only thing remaining is watching the breathing pattern and the happenings between inhalation and exhalation. Maybe there are better ways to observe.

The Chinese characters are displayed well. Looks like the issue is with my phone, https://scriptsource.org/cms/scripts/page.php?item_id=character_blocks The scripts here seem to work fine, but I'll keep checking. Thanks for your patience @Pak_Satrio .

Add the updated Duckduckgo browser on my phone as well.

Upgraded the Chrome browser, still the same. The Chrome browser in my laptop, Firefox and Fire OS seem to display it with variations. What language is the name in and how do you pronounce it?

The hyphen might work too. The problem is your name is displayed in my mobile like this:

I was trying to tag Rudi to ask something and could not figure out how because of the non-English characters. There must be a way but just left trying.

Have been wondering why Buddhists practice Qigong after watching the staff and qigong exercises in the Plum village app, aren't they two different processes? Maybe one goes through the states of jhana and the other through neidan or do they culminate in the same end point?

I should have been more clear with my statement since the art involves a broader array of practices. During a recent workshop, my Varma master was explaining a vivid and detailed description from older texts of the tradition. Interestingly, he was reading the exact description of a portion of this image.

It might be that Qigong is related more to Kalari / Kalaripayattu (Defence aspect of the art) and Acupressure has some similarities with Varma or Marma.(Medical aspect of the art).

These are some of the exercises recommended by my physiotherapist: Bridge pose Lumbar rotations Side Lying clam shell Side lying leg raise Half locust Reverse boat posture Sphinx posture Strengthening your core muscles is also important.

Thanks @Nuralshamal. I might need some time to dwell deeper into the details of your post and maybe discuss the Devi Mahatmyam later.

Have you been near a cassava flour factory?

@Nuralshamal do you know the origin or time period in history of these practices? Not a history person, but curious to know if the worship of female gods was predominant for a certain period of time before Adi Shankaracharya. Interested to know what aspects of the self these Gods represent? Or are they something else entirely?

What kind of magical teacher are you looking for?

1. If you had read freeform's experience with his master, that is the kind of teacher am talking about. It is more of a master disciple relationship where I was taught everything I needed to know to lead my life well. Everything was taken care of and the path for my journey was shown. Even if something was shown or skills exhibited, belief and trust are different. I don't have the words to explain the nonphysical action which is not perceivable by the five senses. 2. What others understood, I don't know.

My teacher was living in the midst of society, yet 95% of people living in his street never saw him. Even if they had it was another old man for them. Neighbors were searching for teachers all over when he was right beside them.

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Ginger generates a lot of heat, so my favorite version of masala chai latte in winter is adding dry ginger powder or a fresh ginger piece, cardamom, fennel seeds and sometimes a pepper corn to the tea.

Yes, it's a full body exercise routine for anyone, effective for vitality and the first thing taught in their classes. It's designed to aid their meditation system. If you are into other internal arts, you might need to reconsider doing the Kapalabathi exercise at 29 minutes.

A few years back I was reading a book by Master Thich Nhat Hanh. He spoke of the practice of observing the breath anytime strong emotions arose akin to boiling a potato. Observe the breath till the potato is cooked well. This practice was a constant mantra and what took days to diffuse became minutes, minutes became seconds. A gradual and steady shift in reactivity and perspective occurred but something has altered this. You are right, anger is just an emotion, just a thought and I have given enough fuel to it. Time to change. After the replies from Daniel and Michael it hit me that I was not willing to let go of my anger. And that has led me to make changes. What is working for me now is a reminder of the empty boat by Zhuangzi. My anger seems to be directed at the Great wall of China. The reminder of the folly makes me smile inwardly and outside. A simple practice but nevertheless working well. Just being fully aware of the activity at hand and not letting my thoughts wander is something am practicing more often.

Lately I have been angry to an extreme extent. Meditation or breathing exercises are just not helping me. Been going through a lot of personal issues and health had been affected. Am not sure if the extreme nature of the anger is due to nerve issues which I developed in my right foot or due to the vaccines I had a few months back or everything just coming together. Any suggestions please? Any detox for the liver?