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Hmmm, all interesting information and I thank you for it. I don't really think semen retention is dangerous if done properly, in my case I still have to control my sexual desires (which is why I'm not really doing long distance retention until I can) I learned some good techniques like the sixth Tibetan and the microcosmic orbit. I really like the benefits I get from it especially the energy boost and If I release it feels like it takes up to a week before I get all those benefits back.

Thank you for the advice. So later today I was looking for a certain pdf file online when I saw those really provactive ads that they have to sell you things . My mind started thinking about it later and I was resisting it but like I said when I think about those thoughts my prostate started to hurt, well while I was resisting it felt like the blockage was broken through and It felt like the blocked-up energy went from my prostate to my taint area. So I had this searing pain running from my taint area to my scrotum. I tried applying pressure to that area you said along with abdominal breathing and it slowly went away. Now it feels like the blockage is gone. My prostate does feel sore but not in the blocked up kind of way more in the "I just lifted a bunch of weights" kind of way. So thanks again that was really bothering me, I must ask though what is the backround information pertaining to that spot? Isn't that where the lower dan tian is located? Why did it help in this case? Sorry for the questions I just want to learn more about this so I can fix it if it happens again in the future.

Hello, I've been practicing qi gong (on and off due to school and trips) for about a year now. I truly enjoy qi gong and so far it has benefited me in almost all areas of my life. However I have this one problem that I can't seem to get over or find information on.After waking up brushing my teeth and meditating I used to do qi gong. I would feel the chi but I always assumed that I must become more experienced if I really want to feel the chi (where it is felt with your entire being as this warm nice energy) as I had been able to do some months before going to India on a trip (I was doing it in the evening). Then one day when I couldn't do the qi gong in the morning I settled for doing it in the evening time. My lord, I had never felt the qi any stronger. It was coursing through my whole body and it was exactly what I had wanted. When I woke up the next day I was excited to feel the chi again, however it was the same old feeling. I would either barely feel chi or feel almost nothing at all. I tried it again in the afternoon and BAM there it was again. I have since moved my qi-gong practice to evening time. This time is a little inconvienent for me in that somedays I won't be able to do it at all but I find this a fair trade off if I get to experience chi and really feel that my qi gong has helped me. I am still inexperience in Taoism and qi gong as a whole so I could not find any information as to why I cannot feel any chi in the morning. If it was possible I would love to start doing it in the morning again so I can fit qi gong into a daily schedule instead of most days in the week. I would love anyone's advice or suggestions on this. Thank you

Hmmm, is there anything I could do to help with my winter energy? I'm doing semen retention so that might also have something to do with this.

I like that, i'm gonna have to try it. I find myself waking up atleast 2-3 times a night to go to the bathrooms anyways. My first time is usually around 3 so I will have to try meditation then. I am curious however to exactly why the sleep needs decrease if practice is done around those times. I imagine one would have very vivid dreams after meditating and then going to bed around those times.

Ok this is good. I thought that something was wrong with me but thank you guys for clearing out that misconception. I guess I'll start doing a morning session as well as a afternoon session, I just assumed that because I was not feeling chi it meant that it was doing nothing. I see now that this is wrong. Thank you again for your help this was on my mind for quite awhile. Horus- what exactly do you mean by grounding?

It's a little hard to describe it but generally it is this warm, tingly sensation. It is akin to water in the way it flows. I don't know what other way to describe it, it just is. Chang I looked at the chart but I still don't see how it really works. If I were to practice in the morning it would be at the times from 9-11. Does this mean I have a deficiency in energy in those areas? Forgive me if I sound ignorant about these things.

In the morning? I don't really feel anything. I just did it again this morning to test. I do get this very vague feeling of chi but it's weak even though I'm doing nothing different. In the afternoon I can feel it completely going through my whole body and hands.

Hi everyone. I'm pretty new to taoism and qi gong (I've been doing it for a year but there is so much to learn). I have some questions that I need answered to progress and I see that this is the best place to ask those questions. I've been a lurker from afar for a while now and I love how this community can discuss such matters and calmly work things out if there is any misconceptions. I'm exited to be here and I thank you guys for letting me join.