Trunk

Inspired by the video below, I’ve made some effective strides on ren and the whole abdominal region. She instructs along the line of belly dancing … I modify the breathing towards a more Daoist orientation. The tip: 1. Put your finger on any acupoint (indendation) along the abdominal section of ren (below the sternum and above the pubic bone). Whether you place your finger firmly, lightly, or not quite touching at all - will emphasize physical ~ subtle engagement (all good). 2. Do a slow smooth inhale ~ exhale from the center at finger-level. Basically, doing dan tien breathing at the level of the finger. Slowly, so that the layers of tissues gently separate during the (inhale oops!) exhale, often including a gentle tug-pull from the inside at the acupoint. Just 1 to several breaths, then… 3. Next acupoint, repeat 1&2. All up n’ down. I find that this extremely simple tip: - Helps to locate areas of the abdomen that are … unfamiliar, inarticulate, physically, and getting the sensitivity and muscular articulation online. - extraordinarily effective in activating acupoints along ren - overlaps + complements other kinds of deep abdominal work - Trunk

ming lines, plural, actually. any, all (your choice) major pts along the abd midline. the front ~ back polarity, once the pathway clear enough to resonate~magnetically drives foundational core nourishment. efficiently activates nourishes a bevy of extraordinary vessels. one thing does a lot w/ this.

so slow right now, almost not working at all

... an hour later ... now: slow again, r e a l l y slow

this morning: super fast.

Weds Jun 4, 5:14p ... seems to be zippy now. logging on, everything. *fingers*crossed*

i've checked several times this morning. All of them slow in every action. Additionally got a bad gateway error at one point totally bombed. we are in conversations with the powers that be, to fix this thing again.

Welcome!

couple more things 1. the hands' qi sphere (free essay) complements mudras *really* well. 2. Sifu Matsuo's system has *really* interesting hand work throughout.

two prayers: 1. to know God 2. good will towards *all* beings something like, "may all beings be free from suffering and free from the causes of suffering. may all beings have happiness and the causes of happiness." I've always thought it was tricky (dangerous?, not quite right, at least something that I don't have much experience with) to ask for anything of this world in prayer. big disclaimer: almost no experience w/ that latter, just my orientation. kind of, "you're on your own in this worldly life, but the spiritual dimensions make it more bearable, more beautiful".