Tim the enchanter

Hi How are you getting on, have you tried anything yet? Sounds like you might benefit more from a Neigong system that tunes up the fascia and/or Tai Chi that focuses on rebounding/throwing exercises that will build your power and intuition. Bear in mind that people's definition of Qigong/Neigong/Tai Chi differs, but the language doesn't matter if the method and outcomes are clear. Most important is to do what speaks to you because that's the only way you'll stick with it. Best wishes, Tim

Let us know how you progress if you commit to his method, will be interesting to see what can be done with it. I forgot to mention that if you haven't already found Sixty Skills check out his youtube content. It's more magic orientated but sometimes his explanations of the energy work side of things are more consistent. I suspect his material behind the paywall may be cheaper as well. Same for Dinesh Kumar.

Isn't the idea of building a lower dantien (that didn't exist previously based on this model) a Damo Mitchell-ism? Don't know anything about what he's getting at so can't critique. Doesn't match my experience, but then I'm not a fan of the over-emphasis on the lower dantien that seems to have crept in to English language texts and schools so no doubt on different paths.

That's awesome. I assumed that must be the case as there is too much in the stories that are more than superficial research of the occult.

Don't know if a classic Daobums answer is a good or bad thing I'm fairly new here.

You can pretty much get to the bottom of what he is doing from his two books and some experimentation. That's not a slight on his system, closer to a compliment of its simplicity. There is also a really cool YouTube video if you haven't already seen it called 'A short intro to internal power with Rod Alavi'. Rod Alavi is a Powerslap "athlete" They go through a basic lesson start to finish so you can see how it all fits together and then take it over the line yourself if you're motivated. Those things in combination should get you off and running.

Noted for next time I fear I'm being ripped off at the garage

Really interesting, thanks for sharing. I identified my own concerns with the dantien-centric model thankfully relatively early in my life. It's quite hard for learners to push back against this narrative which seems to dominate the English language literature and lots of schools. The building the ball method isn't entirely my cup of tea either, there is a happy medium, but with appropriate grounding isn't a bad approach IMHO.