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Certificates? Diplomas? I think that here on TTB, teachers would need to demonstrate igniting pieces of paper with their special powers, knocking someone out with out touching them, and then levitate, in order to be accorded any respect from some members.

6. "Jerry, Jerry, Jerry!!!"

I wonder if he is from Australia???

I just picked up Livia Kohn's Chen Tuan: Discussions and Translations. Chen Tuan was the Taoist adept from Hua Shan attributed with creating Tai Chi Ruler, the Lui He Ba Fa martial art, Sleeping Qigong, among other things.

FYI, I received the following e-mail from Dr. Woody Swartz (aka Wu Dhi) today, regarding Dr. Johnson's upcoming seminars in Florida. He doesn't give the locations or dates, but interested parties could e-mail him (see end of message). This isn't one of my main areas of interest, so I won't be attending. "Professor Jerry Alan Johnson will teach 2 special seminars in Florida. The first seminar will focus on the “Esoteric Realm of Ghosts and Spirits.” This unique seminar will teach students how to recognize the various types of spirits (from benign to malevolent), and what to do if and when you encounter them. All classes will include both lecture and hands on application; the teaching will follow the material presented in Professor Johnson’s book entitled: “Daoist Exorcism: Encounters With Sorcerers, Ghosts, Spirits, and Demons.” The total cost of this second two day seminar is only $450.00, and will cover the following topics: Day #1: Introduction To The Spirit Realm 1. What makes an Individual Vulnerable and/or Susceptible to Ghost Encounters • The Three Bodies and Three Worlds • The differences between Psychosis and Neurosis • The differences between Spirit Oppression, and Demonic Possession • The Energetic Function of Shadow Spirits – Shadow Organs – Shadow Channels • Why and How people attract Evil Spirits into their lives • What “Feeds” them and why they stay • When your home and/or clinic is impregnated with spirits • Understanding Psychic Attacks • The difference between Curses and Hexes Day #2: Defenses Against Psychic Attacks 1. Applications Against Psychic Attacks • Personal Protection (i.e., for your self – your mate – your family) • Protection for the Home and/or Clinic • Various techniques for creating an effective personal sanctuary 2. Purifying Applications • Techniques for Clearing the Home and/or Clinic Space • Table Protocols For Removing Spirit Entities Medical Qigong Therapy Seminar 2014 – Clinical Talismans Used To Enhance A Patient’s Healing During the 2014, Professor Jerry Alan Johnson will teach a 1-day Seminar in Florida, on the topic of “Effective Home/Clinical Protection.” This second seminar will focus on teaching students the esoteric art of creating simple Daoist “Protection Seals.” These special esoteric seal patterns were used in ancient China in every aspect of a doctor’s clinical practice. This special seminar is open to any Energetic Healer or student of Chinese Medicine who wants to go to the next level of Clinical Healing. All classes will include both lecture and hands on application; the teaching will follow the material presented in Professor Johnson’s book entitled: “Daoist Exorcism: Encounters With Sorcerers, Ghosts, Spirits, and Demons.” The total cost of this seminar is only $250.00, and will cover the following topics: Day #1: Introduction To Effective Clinical Protection 1. Generating a Protective Clinical Environment • Body: Postures and Hand Seal Applications • Mind: Important Images, and Effective Visualizations • Spirit: Sacred Sounds used to protect the doctor from clinical pathogens ? ? 2. Safe Clinical Purification Techniques • Preparations and Precautions Against Absorbing Toxic Qi from the clinic • How to Close an Energetic Portal?? 3. How and When To Apply Healing Talismans onto Shen Disturbed Patients • Preparations and Precautions • Removing Energetic “Hitch-hikers” Having these workshops in Florida is a blessing and a great opportunity. I had to travel to California and China many times at great expense to get these teachings. Having Dr. Johnson in Florida is a break for all of us to receive the teachings and practices. Don’t hesitate for one moment to sign up for these classes. Contact me at [email protected] to pre register and insure yourself a space, enrollment is limited".

You're It.

It's interesting how much concern the Russians show for the self-determination rights of the Crimeans versus the Chechnyans, Dagestanis, Tatars, Karelians, Chuvashians, Kalmyks, and other groups that THEY dominate and oppress. (Note: I do not support the terrorist tactics used by some members of these groups).

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I'm pretty sure that this is done as an exercise in Theravada Buddhist retreats, except that you do it before doing the action as well as during it. That way you have an intention before you do each thing. I read about this a long time ago in a small book by a Sayadaw Masaya (sp?). I don't remember if the goal is to be able to do this at all times or not.

It's an interesting read, and was quite inexpensive as a Kindle e-book. Reading it made me more aware of the habitual tension that I hold in this area. A lot of the book is excerpts from other writings (both English and Chinese) that the author uses to illustrate his points. One of his suggestions is to put these dilator things up your ass. I think that I will pass on that one!

His Holey-ness? http://youtu.be/_mPUVciF6TE

Amoebas.

I would read Dr. Jahnke's earlier book "The Healer Within" first, it inspired me to go through his program (I liked the one you listed too). I really like Ken Cohen's "The Way of Qigong," it's just packed with interesting information (even the footnotes) and would give you a good overview of the discipline. In my opinion, Dr. Yang's book that you mention is a little too advanced for beginners. He has another one called "Qigong for Health and Martial Arts" that I would recommend reading first. It also includes some practices that you can do, unlike "The Root of Chinese Qigong." I liked Reid's "Tao of Health, Sex, and Longevity" and "Complete Book of Chinese Health and Healing." He includes some naturopathic practices that aren't especially Chinese (vitamins, fasting, colonics, etc.) but still very good. He also does include some qigong practices that you can do on your own.

I'd ask if virtue is a prerequisite to succeed in his "system".

There's no response for developing "special powers"?

I met Yadi several times when he was doing an internship here with one of my teachers, Dr. George Love. My impression was that he is very sincere and has wide knowledge of qigong and other aspects of TCM. Very interested in Bagua as well. He gave up his career in music to pursue this path and has studied with many interesting teachers in many places. The only form that I saw him teach was a six movement Yellow Dragon set, which as Leif mentions above, was more of a harder, martial type form. I enjoyed speaking with him while he was here, and was sorry to see him move out of state. I haven't purchased any of his DVD courses (I have enough to work on already), so can't comment on those from experience, but I suspect that they would be very good.

Hello dorfmeister, Your description of the Blossoms form is accurate. It is short and self-contained. Each round takes less than five minutes to complete, and it is structured so that one round can flow right into the next. I usually do about four rounds when I practice it. It is a seated form and quite peaceful and relaxing. I learned it from Caldwell and Mancuso's book and DVD, which are very good in my opinion. The sensation that I get from practicing it is similar to Tai Chi Ruler, which is that it facilitates distribution of qi through the meridians. I tend to do both of those near the end of my practice when I do them. I haven't done Clyman's system, but if it involves concentrating qi in the LDT, as I think it does, this might be a nice piece to do after that. I haven't done FP, but I know that it has many more components and special breath patterns.

I haven't done this form very often recently, but used to on a regular basis. It is quite easy to learn and doesn't require any special visualizations or breathing patterns. The qi flow that it generates is quite strong, almost on the level of the Pangu form. I learned it from a DVD by a Chinese acupuncturist who lives in Wisconsin (Dr. Guan Yuan Jin). The DVD didn't give any warnings about combining the form with other practices, so I did. Later I read some writings by the master that popularized the form, which warned against combining it with other things. For what it's worth, I never experienced any negative reactions from doing this.

Hello missthang, While searching in Amazon recently, I came across a listing for a book/DVD combo called "The Art of Life" by an Australian teacher named Simon Blow. It includes instruction in warm-up exercises, 8 Pieces of Brocade, and Shibashi (aka 18 Movements of Tai Chi Qigong). It only costs $18.00. Although I have not yet seen this yet (I just ordered it), I am a big fan of both 8 Pieces of Brocade and Shibashi. If you take a look at my log in the personal practice section, I've been doing these two sets almost daily for years. They aren't ones that will necessarily produce the strongest qi sensations, but will provide good stretching of the meridians. and build a foundation. After doing these pieces daily (or as much as possible) for a few months, I would then recommend adding the 12 movement Hunyuan Qigong (created by Feng Zhiqiang). You can get a DVD for $29.00 or digital download of this form from Master Chen Zhonghua's Practical Method web site. My experience of this is that produces very strong qi sensations, almost blissful feelings. I did 100 days straight of this form last year, it was very powerful for me. Also, I heard Ken Cohen state that he has seen some students recover from serious health problems by practicing this form (like advanced cancers, etc.). He calls it Primordial Qigong. These resources would cost you under $50.00 all together, and practicing the three of them would take a little under an hour. There are also plenty of free materials on these forms on Youtube as well. Best wishes for your qigong journey. Edit: FYI, I just got the "Art of Life" book through Amazon, but it did not come with the DVD. On his web site: http://www.simonblowqigong.com he sells the book and DVD together for $25.00.

Hi Soaring Crane, I've done the basic movement and have practiced it on a regular basis in the past. I think that it provides a very good spinal stretch, especially laterally, and I would imagine it gives the internal organs a nice massage. I agree about it raising the body temperature. I am usually sweating by the time I've completed 21 rounds, which I think was the number suggested in T.K. Shih's book on it. I've heard it said that it is good for weight loss as well, which makes sense. Although the movements encircle the three dantiens, I personally didn't find that it really increased qi sensations within the dantiens much.

Gerald Sharp (http://www.chiflow.com) has a Swimming Dragon DVD set that has been on my wish list for a long time (but I still haven't bought). On the web site he states that the piece that we usually refer to here as Swimming Dragon is just the metal phase of a five element set, and that it is one of the earliest sets, going back to the time of the Golden Emperor. The DVD includes the full five phases. I've never heard of Hui Chun Gong, but then again there are many interesting forms of qigong being taught in Germany that we don't hear about much in the US. The bits that I watched on Youtube looked like basic silk reeling exercises. Stuart A. Olson also teaches Swimming Dragon, but calls it Tiger's Waist.

Punk's not dead, but many seventies punk rockers are: the entire front line of the Ramones, Joe Strummer, Johnny Thunders and Jerry Nolan from the Heartbreakers, Ari Up, Poly Styrene, etc. They seem to dropping at an earlier age than most of the hippies. Different drug choices maybe. What's really strange is that David Crosby and Keith Richards still live on!

I seem to remember an old story about a great bagua master who fought an equally great xingyi master for three days straight. They then decided that their students should learn each other's art because there were so many complimentary aspects that would fill in their student's knowledge and skills.