Shadowflash

Guys, for those of you that have been practicing with Rudi for a while, I have a few questions, if you wouldn't mind. I've been considering registering for the upcoming seminar, but it's really expensive and I'm going to have to go and take loans and everything to be able to afford it, so I really wanted to make sure it suits my needs and objectives before committing. 1) Does the program require any dramatic lifestyle changes in order to be effective / safe? For example, no sex, no cigarettes, no weed, no alcohol, strict diet, etc... 2) Is the first level necessary regardless of how much control you have over your Qi, how long you might have practiced another system, how open your meridians already are, etc... If so, is there a way to shorten the duration of the first level if some preliminary groundwork has already been done? The reason for the second question in particular is that from what I understand, the second level of practice isn't given until after a sufficient amount of time has been spent on the first level, which, on the website, is said to be between 1.5 and 2 years. And that's 50 bucks a month for 2 years, just to have access to level 2. I'm not saying it's not worth it or anything, but what if I have other practices that fulfil stage 1 already? Can't i just start learning stage 2 directly? 3) Is this compatible with other physical activities (martial arts, calisthenics, bodybuilding, soccer, whatever) without them interfering in the qi-building process? I might have other questions, but these are the ones I can think of, off the top of my head. Any input would be gladly appreciated.

Hi, I'm a 35 year old male and I've been involved with meditations of various kinds for the past 12 years or so. I started with normal breathing exercises from "The Hindu-Yogi science of breath" before diving into more intense Kundalini-type Yoga. Without wanting to bore people with my various ups and downs, I've practiced a lot of things, from Indian and Tibetan Yoga, to Chinese Neidan / Neiqong. All my knowledge was obtained from books ( Mantak Chia, Dr Jerry Allan Johnson, Thomas Cleary, Damo Mitchell, etc... so good and bad in equal measure) Due to unhealthy lifestyle choices (drugs, alcohol, sex, etc...), I messed up my energy system pretty bad over the years (I'm assuming, because I lost the ability to do some things I could when I first started out) and I'm looking for a practice that I know I can follow without adding or removing to it, a practice that will not only fix whatever damage might be present, but will also help me improve my health and build my Qi the right way. I've been practicing a lot of Damo Mitchell's stuff lately and I feel he might be on to something, but I don't feel like I'm getting "the real deal" with him. Despite the damage I think I might have done to myself over the years, I still do feel like I have some attainments. I can Faqi to some extent (nothing spectacular, just people admitting that they feel a slight tingle) which means that this can't be a COMPLETE waste of time. There's something in there! I came across a post from the guy teaching authenticneigong, which prompted me to create this account. His might actually be the program I'm looking for. Hoping to be able to ask him some questions before deciding if I should pay for the upcoming seminar this month. That's pretty much it for now. I'll talk about other stuff in other posts I guess.