soaring crane

Every Taiji class and seminar I've attended has had a martial focus.

I like that. Squatting is a natural position for human animals. Except for kneeling, none of the traditional seated meditation positions are natural. Have you actually practiced squatting? Flatfooted with the butt all the way down? I've been working on it.

I thought he only wrote the occasional haiku? There is some serious Bagua in Oz.

Hello king_1980, and welcome to the forums! Please take the time to read the two posts pinned at the top of the Lobby and take a look at the forum terms and rules http://thetaobums.co...um-terms-rules/ This covers all you need to know when getting started. For the first week you will be restricted to five posts per day but after that you can post as much as you like. Good luck in your pursuits and best wishes to you, maybe write a bit about your practice and what you did that you feel resolved your health issues? Sounds very interesting SC and the TTB team

Hello mace, and welcome to the forums! Please take the time to read the two posts pinned at the top of the Lobby and take a look at the forum terms and rules http://thetaobums.co...um-terms-rules/ This covers all you need to know when getting started. For the first week you will be restricted to five posts per day but after that you can post as much as you like. Good luck in your pursuits and best wishes to you, looking forward to your contributions! SC and the TTB team

Hello Phenomniverse, and welcome to the forums! Please take the time to read the two posts pinned at the top of the Lobby and take a look at the forum terms and rules http://thetaobums.co...um-terms-rules/ This covers all you need to know when getting started. For the first week you will be restricted to five posts per day but after that you can post as much as you like. I know the Shibashi very well, one of the sweetest forms out there There's quite an active Bagua community here, so first just look around a bit. Feel free to post in any forum you like, too. Good luck in your pursuits and best wishes to you, SC and the TTB team

I don't think neigong masters should be applying marketing tricks to lure passersby to their lairs. Quite the opposite in fact.

I would actually like to see more done on the intentionally maligned 'placebo' effect. I know that pharmaceutical companies have libraries full of information which they keep strictly guarded. I think it's reasonable to assume they have also done many, many studies of 'alternative' methods, including energetic methods, and of course herbal and other natural medicines, and keep the results from leaking into the public. It's not just a hunch on my part. My mother and my wife both worked for one of the big ones, in positions that involved handling and processing/preparing studies for FDA approval. My mother especially worked very closely with the researchers and has talked openly about the problems they have with these things.

hmmm... I'm not 100% certain it wasn't. It's really not clear to me.

old tea in a cup new fire to warm it up let's sit a while

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Hello oaffyone, and welcome to the forums! Please take the time to read the two posts pinned at the top of the Lobby and take a look at the forum terms and rules http://thetaobums.co...um-terms-rules/ This covers all you need to know when getting started. For the first week you will be restricted to five posts per day but after that you can post as much as you like. There are probably 1000s of references to the MCO at TTB, have a look around. You can of course start a thread in the forum of your choice - I'd suggest Taoist Discussion for that specific inquiry. Good luck in your pursuits and best wishes to you, SC and the TTB team

that is impressive

Nice discussion :-)

Good stuff, thx for the head's up!

http://lockerdome.com/tre/6170042811288129/6712573450138642 Can't post the image from my phone but I think some of you may appreciate this. Yes, I got the link from George Takei at facebook. .

wow, I started two irreverent threads, expecting them to get ignored, and you actually found a way to merge them. Impressed.

that's a really good point. Physics is full of 'things' that are only recognized by their effect. The names are arbitrary.

Haha srsly, I wasn't joking. They do it here all the time. I don't mean to top of a tall pine or anything but they go up pretty high and out on limbs looking fresh shoots. It's pretty weird I guess.

They stink to high heaven when they're wet. Ugh. Goat's milk and cheese are awesome. They're brutally smart. They climb trees.

Yep: it's ALWAYS loaded

That's pretty much it, imo. However, the microbiome, which plays a HUGE role in our health and energy, is in fact affected by the procedure. It may well be a positive effect, but a difference nonetheless. But really, there are sooooo many men who are circumcised, a tremendous study group, if there were any negative side-effects, physiological or spiritual, there'd be more discussion about it. I think the one thing to remain skeptical about is any guru who gives you a definite answer one way or the other.

some reading material for you: http://thetaobums.com/topic/22912-semen-retention-100-days-and-my-experiences/

missed a good opportunity there

Well... Haha