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Ok, as an Asian who grew up in Asia, just listen to your teacher and follow exactly what they say. Ask questions to clarify when you aren’t sure how to do something properly but don’t keep asking questions about theory or more advanced stuff. When you are ready, they will let you know. If they haven’t told you, you aren’t ready yet. Don't even bother learning Chinese just to read classic Taoist texts before learning a practice, it won’t mean anything to you as a beginner. Just find a good teacher and follow what they say.

What my qigong teacher always says: “Just do it” It’s as simple as just practicing every day until it becomes a habit and second nature.

I disagree with this

Hi Sifu Terry, Someone asked me an interesting question the other day, they wanted to know which specific MSW exercise is good for getting rid of brain fog. I find that they all are good for mental clarity, but was wondering if any are stronger than others for it.

For the beginner class it would be $50. You can find out more details from the newsletter: https://terencedunn.substack.com/

Oh yea I just noticed your profile picture. You might like Flying Phoenix as it’s linked to Guan Yin

Yea I personally wouldn’t learn from him because I’ve seen the syllabus and it there are way too many practices. Neigong should ideally be as simple as possible if the goal is first to accumulate qi in the lower dantien and activate it.

Nothing wrong with online teaching. A good teacher on zoom is better than a bad teacher in person. I chose these schools and teachers because they focus more on health and healing rather than martial arts. Also because I was living in Romania at the time where there wouldn’t be anyone in person I could learn from, I decided to learn from them since it was online.

My qigong teacher is Sifu Terry Dunn from Flying Phoenix and Tao Tan Pai, and my neigong teacher is Rudi from Authentic Neigong, you can search through this forum for information about these practices. Can message me about them too if you want to know more!

Keep in mind that a lot of theory books will say things that contradict each other. Best thing to do really is not to read but find a good teacher and follow what they teach. Reading books like Opening the Dragon Gate is fine, but too much theory will muddle your mind. Then after a while you can read the theory books and see what you have actually experienced and what you haven’t to see which ones are legit.

Welcome! I have a big reading list here: Here is a more condensed and probably better list from my teacher: http://www.taichimania.com/readinglist.html

He’s probably the most famous and mainstream “healer” in the West these days, or at least in Europe. He even has his own show on the BBC here in the UK

Long but worth the watch

Ok, @Jenn thanks for the quote! Let me try my best to explain. First of all the full name of Flying Phoenix in Chinese is “Fae Fung Sunn Gung” which roughly translates to “Flying Phoenix Heavenly Healing Meditations”. The origin story of Flying Phoenix qigong is that in 1644 the Taoist monk Fung Doe Duk from Emei mountain was taught this qigong from a Goddess, and that the energy we use in this qigong does not come from us, but from Heaven. This is what would be called the “spiritual source progenitor”, as we learn through practice to access the energy from this source. In terms of who the Goddess is, many Flying Phoenix practitioners seem to have some sort of encounter with Guan Yin eventually. But besides all the religious and spiritual connotations, I personally find that the qi we work with in Flying Phoenix feels a lot different than in other systems. In other systems the qi feels like electric or a hot heat, whereas in Flying Phoenix it’s more magnetic and a cool menthol heat. You may have noticed that at the start of many Flying Phoenix exercises we do the “Monk Begging for Rice” pose with our palms facing up to the sky. Could this be that we are receiving qi from above (from the Goddess, Heaven, universe or whatever else), and then moving it around our body with the exercises? The important thing is that it doesn’t matter what you believe, Flying Phoenix just works regardless. We are just a vessel to fill up with qi, to heal ourselves and to heal others. Just be thankful for what qi and knowledge you receive and be diligent with your practice! @zen-bear please correct me if I have made any mistake with this explanation You can read more about the origin story of Flying Phoenix here: https://tibetan.tripod.com/ch-phoen.htm

Oh no no no, I don’t think you do

I can show you the world

Hi Jenn! Could you quote where you saw that?

Please don’t use the C word The master in my lineage only wears leather shoes so that should tell us something

One interesting thing though is that negative ions are good for cultivation, and occur naturally in waterfalls or at the beach when waves crash into rocks, so ideally those would be the best places outdoors to practice. https://www.webmd.com/balance/features/negative-ions-create-positive-vibes

This. Find a good teacher and follow their instructions. Don’t worry about other teachers and lineages, just focus on your own. From what I was taught, there is a slight boost in cultivation when doing it on actual Earth, and also organic substances like wood etc. But not a huge amount that makes it not worthwhile to practice indoors. You also need to consider that if the ground outside is cold or wet, that won’t be good for you over doing it indoors. Not to mention wind, noise or crackheads disturbing your practice. Personally I like to practice barefoot on a silk rug because I’m bougie.

Not with Flying Phoenix unless the specific meditation calls for it in certain sections (like Vol 7 AMSW5) Best is just to do it as slow as possible

I don’t think anyone here is claiming their path or teacher is the only real one

Yes there is. The more celibate you are, the better for your cultivation. But this doesn’t mean not ejaculating, but keeping your mind clear of desire and lust.

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Come on you have to tell us who it is now!