Sheng Qi

Most brain structures work outside of our conscious control, and our responses to perceived danger are reflexes, where the autonomic nervous system has access to the subconscious mind where it retrieves information how to react to the threat. For example, people with PTSD from combat might easily startle from everyday noises when overwhelming memories of combat noises have been registered along with a reaction to these sensations. I wonder whether it is possibly to uncouple such stimuli like sounds and the reaction through Qigong or meditative practices, thus desensitising oneself to such stimuli?. One medical qigong doctor said that it is not possible unlearn such responses directly but you can learn a new response (and thus in effect 'unlearning' the previous response). He also said that your mind has to be in a relaxed state for a longer amount of time (through the nervus vagus/parasympathetic nervous system), before you can learn a new response to stimuli/stress etc. Does anybody have an idea how Qigong and/or meditation could work in such rewiring of the unconscious brain? Can it strengthen the nervous system and aid in learning new responses to stimuli? Maybe it can clear out trauma's stored in the body and thus providing a more 'clean slate' to learn healthier nervous system reflexes. Very curious as to what you guys think, thanks in advance!

I would suggest Lifting The Sky. It's said to be a very holistic exercise with only a very gentle stretch.

Hi everyone, I'm interesting in Qi Gong and recently started practicing Lee-style tai chi. I feel honored to be member of this beautiful forum and hope to learn a lot! I'm from the Netherlands and delighted to read in the welcome section that I'm not the only NL-based user here =) Best