Giles

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  1. The kraken wakes. 🤣 Quiet day at the office dear? 🤔 Anyway.., citing a 2½ year old newspaper article isn't actually particularly convincing. Things have certainly moved on since January 2022 as well. From Psychiatry Today (although it's actually dated August 2023 🤣): Food and Drug Administration Clears Neurofeedback Intervention for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.pn.2023.08.8.60
  2. Long-term meditators self-induce high-amplitude gamma synchrony during mental practice: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.0407401101 It can be trained using a Mind Mirror/Vilistus for biofeedback:
  3. Wuji/Zhan Zhuang side effect

    Hi @Branza, For some people, The Way of Energy and the associated Stand Still Be Fit videos appear to be entirely adequate. However, in my experience, if it goes wrong for them, there's no real support from the Lam lineage. For that reason, I'd strongly advise you to stop practicing Lam's Zhan Zhuang and jump ship to the Ren Xue Yuan Gong lineage, which offers an infinitely better support system. Here's an overview of the first four (of nine) methods: Best Wishes, Giles
  4. DDJ Chapter 48

    Siddhi-chasing is pure materialism.
  5. Ren Xue and Yuan Qigong by Yuan Tze

    Yuan-Gong-Mountain_high-res.pdf
  6. Tattoo

    You're most welcome. Unfortunately, I've no idea whatsoever whether or not most daoist/chi gong/TCM practitioners are anti Tattoos.
  7. Tattoo

    Source: https://www.sciencealert.com/tattoos-linked-to-increased-cancer-risk-scientists-warn
  8. Awakening To Reality

    Seems to be very interesting. I will read it. Thank you for your recommendation. 🙏🏻 Could I ask what you mean by "these two pieces"?
  9. Thanks for the heads-up. I'll certainly bear it in mind. 😊
  10. Of course it doesn't. For that you'll need to follow one, or more, of these Paths:
  11. Heart chakra opening

    What practice(s), if any, have you been using recently? Also, if I might ask, what practice(s) landed you in your initial pickle?
  12. Source: @dailystoic, Twitter.
  13. Everyone post some favorite quotes!

    With repeated practice of meditation, the expanse of the visible universe with all its qualities dissolves to where there is only fullness and great joy. - Lal Ded -
  14. 🤣 You're very much mistaken about that, as well...
  15. Possession, a short introduction: Source: Lomax, M. (2011). A Light Warrior's Guide to High Level Energy Healing (Medical Qigong & A Shaman's Healing Vision). Spirit Way Publishing.
  16. Ad hominem. None taken. You're certainly not objective, because you're highly invested in this particular school of thought.
  17. Psilocybin isn't addictive. Quite simply, untrue.
  18. The ultimate goal of Neidan

    A more comprehensive answer: Source: James MacRitchie. An Introduction to Qigong. Available for free: https://www.globalqiproject.com