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You say that but that's not what i'm seeing in the initial exchange OR in this response, which is basically 'don't speak up or you'll be banned'. Or 'it's christmas so be a good boy and just be quiet'. And the retort you talk about is definately warranted. You can't say 'this post is here to discuss FP, not hear your rant'. And I agree, but it should also apply to Terry, who made a post not related at all, quite insulting to quite a few people and reading it several times is not just directed at some 'so called trolls'. I appreciate FP, and what Sifu Terry is created and i've been doing it over a year.. but it doesn't mean because he's a 'master' or whatever that i'll accept that kind of post without calling out what I find insulting and unwarranted. And it's double standards to just tell me to 'stick to FP'. And 'it's his thread to post what he wants'.. but lets see, if I opened my own thread and spoke out about the opposite then obviously the above post says i'd be banned simply for disagreeing. Too bad i've seen way too many times people disagreeing with leftist ideology and simply being called trolls and gotten rid of. If I had come in and posted this out of nowhere you'd have a point. But no, i'm not editing my posts nor censoring myself. And if you talk about this thread, I read the WHOLE thread when I come here, and it's ridiculous to say the few trolls like Silium or something from what I remember to just be like 'oh they're alt right' 'anyone who disagrees with this is stupid, stupid people don't need to meditate' and other insulting things contained in the original post. It all is coming across like those sjws screaming at the sky about how bad Trump is when he got in. And just to see if I was correct, I did some searching and found this And I seriously haven't heard such a snivelling faggot in a long time as Sean just reading half of that post. I should have known when I noticed the gender neutral bs appeared in the forum. So great, just delete my account and my posts and i'll purge this site from my browser history.. cos THAT above thread and all this is exactly most of the things fucking up the world.

Seriously? That post is ridiculous, and it's simply going off the deep end without any justification or context, is unwarranted and has absolutely nothing to do with Qigong. I haven't read other parts of the forum only this thread, nor do I know what stable genius is past a quick google search I just did. I don't follow politics hugely and i'm not in the us, but some of my beliefs you could call 'right wing'. Which apparently makes me a nazi. Yet funny how i'm into alternative healing, Qigong, Inner Child work and many other things. It's disappointing to see such a post here. The email exchange comes across as typical leftist looniness, as in comparing anyone who has right wing beliefs to 'nazis' which in itself shows a lack of any thinking or reasoning, just yelling nazi at everyone who disagrees with you. Yet I bet the people who support the post above are the same ones who talk about 'tolerance' yet are the most intolorant of anyone disagreeing. If that's the way the forums going then it's already gone downhill. It's not much of a stretch to think i'll most likely be banned for calling this out. Funnily enough banning everyone who disagrees with you, is much more nazi than alot of things you accuse everyone of being 'nazi'. So looks like i'll just continue practicing FP by myself.

Cool, thanks man.

Oh, nah i'm doing the breathing sequences and exercises the same. But for example i've been doing standing exercise 3,4,5 and then sitting exercise 3,4,5.. and yesterday I did the sitting ones first then the standing ones.

Hi, Just wanted to check that it's fine mixing up the standing and sitting exercises? I wouldn't think it'd be an issue but thought i'd confirm. Usually i'd do the standing ones first, then sitting as that's how it is with the dvds and the guide, but yesterday I just mixed them up to change it up a bit and keep it interesting.

The other thing is, i've extended the steps of learning for a longer amount of time than in the training schedule. I'm upto 3 months of standing 1/2/3, sitting 1/2/3 in one session and I keep meaning to move on. It's about an hour for me. The next step suggests to just start with standing 4 and sitting 4. But after all this time (about 9 months of practice) it feels like it might not be enough just doing 2 exercises, and I think for me it's best to keep up a similar amount of time, because lessening it sometimes I may have the tendency to then think "Oh I don't want to do the hour practice again." So i'll most likely drop off the 1st exercises of each and add the 4th ones to the end. I assume that's ok? And with the long form meditation (I haven't looked at the dvd yet) it says " Practice the standing long form meditation called "Flying Phoenix Heavenly Healing Chi Meditation" (on Volume Three) as regularly as you can for vitality and strong immunity. This long form meditation is the capstone to the system." Does that mean after all the other steps, when i've practiced every exercise in volumes 1,2,3? Or does that mean I can do it now? I hadn't looked at it until now because I wasn't sure. If I can practice it now, would it be fine to do it on some days instead of the other exercises i'm practicing? I was doing like 2 hours of Qigong a day for a while, but I decided that for me mentally it was best to do lessen that to 1 hour. The suggestion that the long form meditation will strengthen immunity is something I could use with the health issues i'm dealing with.

Thanks Sifu Terry. I hadn't thought of something like that, but I do the sitting exercises with a blanket on the floor so the floor isn't cold and what i've been doing is rolling it up a bit and putting it at the back which helps a bit. I will see if I can find a cushion. I may consider sessions at some stage, but at the moment i'm getting sessions in a few healing methods that is taking up a bit of time and money. How much are online sessions?

So I still have some problems with half lotus after all this time. My legs get a little sore, especially the inside of my left leg, which is something I used to get with TRE (trauma release exercises) and when I have them crossed like that my legs are just tense and I can't relax them. I have to switch it around a few times to try to get a comfortable position and just settle for the best one. Sometimes I get pins and needles in my leg and feet too, it's doable, but still not comfortable after even like 8 months of doing it. Anyone else had this problem?

Hi Terry, I had sent an email but hadn't heard anything. I'm wondering if you have any FP recommendations for lyme and similar infections? Other than just doing the practice as normal I guess. I'm still at it, though at a slower pace of adding exercises as in the description. I'm upto Standing 1/2/3, Sitting 1/2/3 in one session. I do feel it's helped, though I don't really feel much 'energy' in the practice, mainly just relaxed. It's been a part of my routine for 6+ months now. I was doing daily, now it's every second day as i'm doing some other things and I realized I was taking on too much in a desperation to heal and that I needed to give myself some space.

I don't know why it has to turn into a bit of a flame war. That's not really needed for any of us. From doing it for 4 months, it's actually one of the simpler forms of Qigong i've done. I've done a few by Yadi Alamin (Male Sexual Qigong) another sexual one, spring forest once, and life force qigong and actually FP is pretty simple. The breathing sequence is just before the movements then you breathe normally. I have heard of it but haven't looked into it. I'll look it up. A while ago I stopped reading the newsfeed on facebook, just use it for events and groups. Though being around when others are watching the news and certain shows, I hate it and realized how negative it is, even tv ads.. it's all fear based. I was taking that actually and cycling other things. I have kefir, sauerkraut and probiotic tablets too. I think a combination of both the result of health plus also enjoying the method. I mostly enjoy FP, though some days it's like "ah I have to do it again" but then I feel good during and after. If it was something I just really hated for the result, it wouldn't be as beneficial I agree. I have a few options after having a consult with Eric Isen that i'm going to explore.

Thanks, I had considered adding something at a different time of the day. I've nearly done 4 months of FP so far, daily, except for 1 day when I had to travel to see a doctor and just needed to sleep by the time I got back. I'm not too bad learning it on my own, i've kept it up consistently for this time. I guess with what's going on I get stressed at times, so always want to find if what i'm doing is helping or if there's a more effective way. But as for the learning, i've picked it up pretty well from the FP dvd's. After thinking about it for quite a while i'm having a consult with Eric Isen tomorrow, I made a list of Qigong methods and other healing methods i've been researching to see how effective they are for me. Hopefully my list wasn't too long for a session and I can get some clarity.

I figured that, hadn't heard back about the other stuff so I assume he's pretty busy. I can see this is one of the challenges learning from dvd's and not having an in person teacher, it's sometimes more difficult when concerns come up. There is someone who does Tai Chi and Qigong in my town, but I don't know how it is for the healing. And I read several times here not to combine FP with other Qigong, so doing it once a week in town would be out.

Sometimes I don't know what to think. So far I have noticed some benefits from FP and it's helping me doing it daily, maybe not to the extent I expected. It mostly feels good. Now someone on another forum where I was asking for comparisions said "I've just had a look at some flying phoenix chi kung vids and i would say the main problem from a chi kung medical perspective is that they are in a wide deep stance and allow the knee to twist inwards/ the Dang to collapse so is probably Shaolin in origin. These are big no no's for medicine as it makes the chi go outside the body ("physical" power) / prevents the spine coming online. Remember the Shaolin were all about transcending the human body not fixing it. If the body is not in absolute prime alignment "naturally", that stuff is actually the pretty bad for you. I know myself from personal experience having done it for many years!" Doesn't make any sense to me as I don't have the experience, but it slightly makes me worried.

I asked Sifu Terry this in email, but I assume he's pretty busy so may not reply straight away. In the guidelines it says ' Practice the standing long form meditation called "Flying Phoenix Heavenly Healing Chi Meditation" (on Volume Three) as regularly as you can for vitality and strong immunity. This long form meditation is the capstone to the system. ' I'm not sure if that means after all the preceding steps, or that this is okay from the start? Vitality and strong immunity would be of help right now. If it's possible i'll add this a few days a week, maybe not every day on top of what i'm doing.

Hmm ok, thanks. After reading more about Fragrant Qigong i'm not sure it's the best. Because of all the limitations, you can't do other meditation with it and such. I'm looking at Dragon and Tiger Medical Qigong aswell. I know it's not usually recommended to add another Qigong initially, how long does that limitation last? Sifu Terry or someone else experienced? I thought of doing FP in the morning and Dragon and Tiger later in the day as it's meant to be about 15 minutes. I don't think I could do another whole session of FP after the hour in the morning, or if that would even be too much. I actually just emailed Sifu Terry to see if he has any recommendations of something from FP that I could add later in the day, that is quick as I couldn't do a second hours practice and that will help my healing. I haven't added the 3rd standing or sitting exercises yet, as the hours practice is stretching my limit, but I have kept it up every day except for just 1 day when I had to travel to see a doctor in the city and was too exhausted when I got home.