mwood10480

Thank you so much for your replies. Very inciteful, helpful, and much appreciated. I will be sure to use caution

Some answers to your question:

 

1) Energetic Continuity. The tip of the tongue to the roof of the palate completes a circuit of orbit allowing energy to pass. Therefore, you want to keep this position for the duration of the entire practice to prevent discontinuity.

 

2) Duration. In this case, "too long" would best be limited to _what your system cannot handle_. How do you know what you can and cannot handle? Become self-aware of your own energies and gain an understanding of what this system means outside of theory. Learn how to sense energies through other (non-sexual) cultivation methods that focus on balance and sensitivity. This is going to better inform you of these advanced practices so that it is not merely an idea when you read about it, allowing you to perform them both more effectively and safely. Generally speaking, if you are not versed, I would not suggest anything longer than allowing the energy to simply pass through the head as in a course of a normal breath or cycle. You are not seeking to retain energy in the upper jiao during the beginning stages, rather, simply trying to clear blockages and enhance movement in the channel, so learning to circulate it achieves this aim.

 

3) Health Safety. Unfortunately, the practices he has suggested are presented out of context, without sufficient supporting historical and medical context to be safely and accurately practiced by one who is not deeply immersed in Chinese system medical theories, and therefore, is potentially dangerous to people who have not cultivated higher sensory awareness of subtle energies. Therefore, I would suggest taking precaution in doing this particular practice, especially because this energy is potent and can lead to mental instability and other serious physical imbalances, including genital dysfunctions.

 

 

 

 

Thank you so much for your replies. Very inciteful, helpful, and much appreciated. I will be sure to use caution

I am not persuading or dissuading you from these practices, but I do personally feel that it is important you are informed about what you are doing and have a clear understanding of _why_ you are working on these techniques. My response here hardly even begins to cover a level of supporting information necessary to perform these disciplines safely and effectively.

 

[As reference, I note that I am professionally trained in Classical Chinese Medicine and am highly experienced in subtle energy anatomies]

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