soaring crane

Hi,

regarding abdominal breathing, after a time try to just let the lungs and the entire "breathing aparatus" relax and pose no restrictions to the smooth even in and out flow of Qi. Concentrate on the belly, the navel, as though you are still connected to the umbilical cord, because, in a sense, you are.

One of the most effective techniques I've been taught is to wait for the breath to occur naturally. Be patient. Learn to "melt into" the little pauses between the cycles of breath and then gently extend the pauses. Let it occur in the Xia Dantian.

I wrote up a longish description of a reverse abdominal breathing meditation but I can't find it right now. Typical.

Regarding standing meditation, I've graduated from static to dynamic standing and the difference has been very remarkable (for me).

Peace

Hi,

I'm an expatriot American, New Yorker to be precise, living in the German countryside for 11 years now. I've practiced various forms of Qigong and other meditation for as long as I've been here. I recently finished a 3-year teacher certification course which allows me to tell people that I'm authorized by the German Qigong Society to hold courses in their name.

I'm self-aware enough to know that no certification process qualifies me any more than anybody else to share the wonders of Qi with other people (but the unemployment office here offered to pay for the course so, although I'm a bit spacey at times, I ain't stupid). The certification also brings me recognition from the Health Insurance companies here but I know I'm not a real expert, so long as they think so though, it's ok with me.

Anyway... I love Qigong and I've gone through various aspects of it and would just like to join in on some of the cool conversations that I've seen here. I'm not nearly as mystically-oriented as many of you, but I still enjoy your insights tremendously. As you can see, I've scoured the discussions a little already...

Peace, Inner