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It’s a waste of time anyway arguing over what the actual word is used to describe the motion, it doesn’t matter. Especially when we are taking about a tradition that never used English originally. What’s more important is that you do equal rotations one way, then equal rotations the other way.

Not really

It’s not a controversial thing. It’s quite important actually. It just boggles my mind that people spend loads of time practicing things they aren’t sure about or know the purpose of, especially from random bits of info from the internet.

You do realise the vast majority of this site is about Taoism and esoteric practices?

@Neirong and @Master Logray make good points, before you can run by yourself, someone has to teach you how to walk.

Actually @Boreas try this out. Only focus on doing Monk Gazing at Moon, Monk Holds Peach, and Monk Holds Pearl and Bending the Bows. Do all the Monk exercises for at least 10 minutes. Monk Holds Pearl can also be done seated and lying down so do that any and every chance you can, when you are on the bus or train, or before you sleep etc. Bending the Bows you can start doing just once a week to begin with (on weekend) but you must do 18 reps. Try that out for the next month and let us know how it goes.

Sorry to hear that. Maybe Sifu Terry can give you some advice.

Have you tried getting a second opinion? I hope you manage to find the cause

Oh no! Usually people would see health benefits from Flying Phoenix. Did you get covid in 2020?

Since you’ve started Flying Phoenix, how has your health and mood been?

Where did you learn this?

Do you know if it is possible to keep that ability?

Just had a private lesson with Sifu Terry to go over my Long Form, quite a few corrections needed! I would encourage everyone to do a private lesson with him to make corrections (and learn new things!) and undo bad habits you might have picked up, at the very least once every few months to make sure you are practicing correctly. Just doing those tiny, subtle corrections made me feel more energy flow through my body during the lesson and even more when I did Long Form by myself after class! Hope everyone’s practice is going well!

@blue eyed snake your post is absolutely fascinating! Were there any obvious signs or changes to your body in the days before your kundalini started rising? edit: I’m stupid, you gave a good description already

Very, just depends how much work you put in yourself Yes

I think because he learned TTP years before learning any Bak Fu Pai stuff from GMDW. Not sure if there was a need to learn something else

Oh yea I completely forgot about that mess

Wasalaam aleikum brother, thank you for updating us again! Could you describe what you saw?

I wouldn’t just pick 1 or 2. If you are short of time and just want to focus on a few out of volume 1 and 2, do Monk Gazes at Moon, Monk Holds Peach and Monk Holds Pearl. Do them for 20 mins each.

Oh my. This entire thread could well be the biggest shitshow on TDB

I found a free Wang Liping pdf online once and it made my vision turn red. 10/10 would risk blindness again (jk kids, learn properly from a teacher)

Seems like your body might be adjusting to new energy then, since you’ve done over a decade of other practices which also have their own strong energy! May I ask why you decided to stop doing Pangu Shengong and Spring Forest Qigong?

Welcome! What did you practice in the past and what would you like to achieve from your future practice?

Another tip @VinC, you can do Monk Holds Pearl seated at the end of your practice to bring the qi back to the lower dantian. Monk Holds Pearl can also be done lying down and seated in a chair, I like to do it when I’m commuting to work on bus or train, or when I’m on the airplane so I get some extra practice in.

Always do the breathing first. Also don’t do seated meditation 6 too close to bed time as it may keep you awake.