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I would be interested and try to attend if it was in the northeast.

So do you know of one of these sages or are you simply describing a sage that does not exist. The "performing work in realms that we don't understand" part sounds like a new age poser to me. Is this so called sage a real person or fictional?

Hi Grady what I am having trouble understanding is the benefit of a one time diagnosis and herbal treatment when there will be no one around in a month or two to give a new herbal prescription as the body changes and then the herbal formula has to be adjusted. I have a chronic kidney problem and take tibetan herbal medicine but need a new formula every 2 months and some people need to get new prescriptions every 2 weeks my doctor told me. I live in Boston am not able to make this but I just am curious.

Never said anything was wrong with it just don't care for calling soy juice (bean juice) soy milk when it is not milk. Seems like more of a marketing ploy and a little dishonest. Personally I drink cows milk but I ferment it with kefir grains and it has loads of healthful probiotics and the kefir grains supposedly transform the milk so that it is often tolerated by people who cannot tolerate dairy. Almost like it is no longer considered a dairy product but a probiotic drink. Ultimately I would like to go back to making kefir with raw goat milk as I think this is the most healthful. My response was mainly to recommend coconut milk or almond milk, also not true milks, as a non dairy alternative instead of soy. Soy seams to have a bit of controversy as a health food as well and I just think if it were labeled "Bean Juice" which would be truthful advertising people would not buy it near as much.

I am reading about the heatlh benefits of Kefir and they are astounding I am surprised that I have not seen a lot of interest here at tao bums since it seems to have much more benefit than any single herb and it is a food that costs next to nothing to make once you get some kefir grains. I am reading that milk kefir is stronger than water but what I would like to know is whether or not the types of bacteria are different as I could dring a lot of kefir water to make up the difference in quantity. In other words is their a qualitative (different drink altogether) or just a quantitative ( more beneficial microbes) difference? Any one drink homeade kefir? Also milk kefir is no longer considered dairy since it is transformed and people who have trouble with dairy can drink milk kefir with no problem and also get all it's benefits so please no vegan arguments against dairy I've already read them a miliion times I am only interested in the probiotic difference between these 2 beverages.

Can you use an earthing mat or device without having to put a rod into the ground. I rent a room on the second floor and cant just stick a rod out my window and into the back yard.

What are you using to magnetize water in a vortex?

He is one of the authors of the paper about the external Qi of his own system so there is a vested interest in a positive outcome. Because he is one of the authors most people won't see this as unbiased is my point.Did he actually ask the observers to leave the room in one of the studies? Would love to know if this is also true.

My point was that someone with credentials as a scientific researcher without a vested interest in positive results or negative results would be much better. Why would a phd researcher have a vested interest in getting positive results from an external qi experiment. See my point? Much better and more trustworthy than having the guy himself testing his own external qi or system and then calling it scientific proof.

Well if he is the author what do you think the chance is he would say his own chi or his own system is ineffective? Seems pretty ludicrous that he is the author of this study and not a PHD medical researcher with the proper credentials.

How can we tell whether or not we are using post-heaven chi or pre-heaven chi? This is starting to sound like an impossible dream. How many people here can actually feel these 2 types of chi's, tell the difference and circulate both?

Why not just contact the foundation and ask them?

I think you are correct I don't know where he got the idea green leafy vegetables are yang they are yin. Also meat is yang I think beef is yang instead of neutral but I am not sure. Anyway the greens are great and balance out the yang foods that he listed so the advice is still very good but go easy on the meat the problem with meat in this country is we eat so much in one sitting. This pollutes the blood with nitrogenous waste and then stresses the kidneys I think only 3 or 4 ounces per meal is more ideal and only once a day. Not having any meat gives gives the organs a rest, assuming we are not eating crap junk food instead.

Science will measure chi? How? Science deals with the physical world using physical instruments. If you work with qi and get results who needs science anyway lets not hold our breath.

I have done both juice and water fasts and had very little energy with the water fast so I do not recommend it. The juice fast I think you will feel much better and benefit more from. I was not practicing any cultivation at the time but you certainly can if you have the energy and keep in mind your practice will give you more energy and probably compliment the benefits of your juice fast. You also will sleep less I onlly needed 4 hours of sleep so you may have more time on your hands to cultivate. I would stay away from strenuous exercise though.

Why natto are you making a joke? I heard it is strong tasting but the proteolytic enzyme activity really cleans the blood and arteries. Do you eat the stuff and does it help you?

Could it be possible your k practice was advanced enough that there would be no problem with kunlun? He seemed quite tolerant of other practices and when I demonstrated my hsin tao practice for him to see if I could mix it with kunlun he liked it and told me to go ahead and that it would be good for building yang chi. Also asked him about continuing with 5 tibetans while also practicing kunlun and he told me go ahead.

Proselytized? Where? I simply thanked Jetsun for sharing a view from one of the most profound energy healers he has ever been around and found it valuable (for me) and I guess you took offense because it is a different view point from your own. I thought the taobums discussion board was here for us so we could discuss different view points. I guess if I thanked you for sharing info because I found it helpfull with a particular view point this would be proselytizing also? We can agree to disagree no big deal and no need to ridicule I am not trying to convert anyone ( definition of proselytize) I have been around taobums for years and this was the first time I read a post like this, found it valuable for me and thanked him for it.

Actually it reconfirmed my opinion. I disagree with it being unpopular. I actually think it is non-existent. I believe there is a misinterpretation going on here by only a few people thus making it seem unpopular.

Thanks for posting this as it was what I have suspected all along. Apparently no one here is reconsidering though. Almost seems like an ego boost to say some female drained ones chi. I have never heard of any cultivation teachers talking about getting ones chi drained when there is sexual attraction.

Is it really an exchange without 2 consenting adults? Has she actually told you she draws off of your chi or is this your interpretation of things?

It says certified organic and this usually means farmed. If it was wild sourced it would probably say "wildcrafted" and at $28 for 8 ounces it is highly unlikely this is the wild stuff. It could still be very good though, I have purchased from this company and like their products.

Hi Lin I am having trouble understanding how to use the diaphragm to apply pressure to the abdomen? It does seem that my lower back is expanding a bit when trying but it seems like I can control my abdomen but not my diaphragm. How is this different from abdominal breathing? For me doing this it seems like regular abdominal breathing where both the abdomen and diaphragm expand and then at the end of the expansion the lower back starts to expand a bit also. It does not seem like I can control my diaphragm maybe I am missing ths altogether?

Ok don't you need the circuit to be opened up first to do this and doesn't it take years to accomplish this? I tried this and it did not alleviate anything and I think it is because my circuit is not open and circulating. I sometimes wonder if it even exists but I do feel energy in the dantiens all the time but would love to be able to circulate energy through the orbit but I think this Is a high attainment that takes a long time and people mention it casually as if everyone can do this. I think it is a very small percentage of people.

Thanks for the review I may see him for a healing as I live in the Boston area and he will be here this coming week. Nice to see someone visit the northeast for a change it seems teachers never bother to come up this way especially the Boston area. Was the private lesson session advertised? He is offering medical qigong healing sessions but no private lessons and it would be nice to take what he gives and build upon it.