Reckless Roges

Thank you for your reply, but that has nothing to do with my request. I'm looking for "what it was" not "was it necessary". I'm particularly frustrated because I can remember making some notes because I found it hard to remember.. but I do not remember where I put those notes. Thank you anyway.

This might be a long-shot; I'm trying to remember a warm-up that I used to do. I'll explain what I can remember and maybe someone will know what I'm on about: I used to do taichi at the Ashburnham School with a man called Ian, (could be Iain) and I think his last name was Walker. This was just off Lots Road in Chelsea, London, England. (It was an old Victorian red-brick building, that has since been demolished.) He would often add this piece to the warm-up before we started taichi. == The thing I'm trying to remember == Everyone stood in a big circle, (with plenty of space between each person.) With synchronized movements we each slowly moved towards the centre. It felt a little like bagua (Pa Kua) but rather than moving in a circle we each moved in a strait line. Each repetition moved me a few feet closer to the centre and after a few rounds we all met in the middle. Does this sound familiar? Does anyone know what this was? I don't think that it was Baduanjin, but it could have been related. It might not have even been Chi Gung. Thanks for reading.

I found a site that some other taobumbs may be interested in. Other than a login I have no affiliation with this site. www.theoccult.bz It has all sorts of things that I am NOT interested in, but between those I have found some files related to Tao. I have to remind myself that practice is more important than having when it comes to information, but I feel that I am still collecting information at this time. Ask if you have any questions Reckless Roges

Fellow Bums, I have an ability, but I don't know what to do with it. My goal is to increase my chi until I can use it to help others, as it does for me. I could try teaching but I think evangelising is not the answer here. I can, (though not all of the time) make a fizzy-tingling feeling grow from within my lower tummy, like a small internal explosion. The blast seems to prefer to go towards my forearms and down my legs to my feet. There are two addition odd things about this. Firstly, once I find the trigger I can turn the explosion up or down, and keep it going for five to thirty seconds. I can sometimes direct the explosion and contain it in one location of my body. The second is that if I try to hold it at the highest settings I seem to lose control over my arms and legs, (well they feel like they are being electrocuted from the inside and they feel as if they have no strength, though I don't actually fall over if I'm standing.) If there is anyone that has any suggestions, I'd love to know what I should do to go from where I am to where I should be. I'm off to work on my (earth) short form. Reckless [i have avoided words like Dantian because I had this ability before I learnt definitions like that. Feel free to to use Chi and Nei Gung in any reply.]

Thank you Mal, (I'm wondering if that is short for something or a 1980ies Latin term - or a Firefly fan.) Now that I'm getting serious I think it had been rather reckless to work without a focus of instruction, but may be someone here will mesh with my mojo, while I mess with my meridians. Roges

Hello, I've been learning Tai Chi for about eight years and have been playing with chi for about twenty-three years. I'm trying to westernise the things I learn into a simple how-to, (though that is a form of teaching, which is as I understand it, part of the learning process.) I'm building my chi with daily meditation, but I don't give it enough time each day. I'm looking forward to learning more from this site, and am happy to share the few things that I have been taught or have found. Roges