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  1. Thank you. You've prompted my interest back into self-acupressure. I go with "groovy freestyle" self-acupressure, where I massaged gently along a channel (which are in the grooves between muscles) and spend extra time where ever I find pain to resolve, or good stuff. The liver channel especially made a big hit this way, as it's so helpful in resolving stagnation in the lower jiao and very convenient to massage, especially along the lower leg. Pulling out some old pictures.
  2. btw, talking about the navel (thatā€™s not a lead-in that I often use, lol) anyway, My orientation is that ā€œembryonic breathingā€ is a key concept. (various practices might go in that direction). The beginning, the physically foundational nourishment all came in through that pumping. There are times when lung-breathing minimizes and the belly activates in a deeply integral way. If we want to access and cultivate our most physical foundations, imho, ā€œembryonic breathingā€ is an idea to have around.
  3. There's a variations of the microcosmic orbit thread in the Daoism section, which comments on, inspired me towards ... this broader topic of "Beginnings". I think that there is a wide variety of aspirants here, with a wide variety of background ... hopefully mostly anectotal (we might touch on classical complete perfection, but I'm not obsessing on it)... and this might vary widely depending on tradition and specific internal path, goal. When you "started", was there some broad orientation/one piece maybe/method/teaching that you received that was especially helpful? (or, on the other hand, led to trouble?) ... and if you were to give some very short piece of advice, (doesn't have to cover all the bases or anything) for beginning?
  4. @liminal_luke, Iā€™ve been going straight down ren, and soā€˜ve included the navel itself as an (exceptionally special) acupoint. Iā€™ve seen a variety of people do things with their bellies, and Iā€™m always impressed. Those sorts of methods (often) just look *healthy*. Historically, this has not been an easy area for me ā€¦ many of us have had our smash-up-derbies of one kind or another, and Iā€™ve had mine ā€¦ I didnā€™t expect this practice to work so well. Itā€™s not like Iā€™ve neverā€˜ve tried methods, modalities. - When I started this method, I had more than one spot that was painful, dumb, inarticulate etc. This has moved through stages *really* readily. - Currently: This practice continues to progress rapidly, has become stronger, more fluent, enjoyable. The feeling of strength has a quality of soothing flexibility. blabbing, Trunk
  5. This method is highlighting a difference for me ā€¦ You know when a method just works. vs doing something for years that kinda works and almost but and if I just worked harder and had better character and I just have to practice this for the rest of my life and itā€™ll never be perfect??? ā€¦ but I really should do it and itā€™s the right thing? and oh poor me, lol and then thereā€™s things like the above method. I wake up in the morning, or Iā€™m lounging on the couch and I just notice that Iā€™m breathing with a depth and ease that is remarkable. or I go to do morning standing and the flows that this would supposedly promote are just flowing, like *wow*, not endless struggle for partial frustrating results and abraded self esteem ā€¦ just, results, right away - and in the days following practice. This is one of those. and super simple p.s. And how soon did I start to feel results with this method? The first time I tried it, in session, the first point, within a few breaths. So far, itā€™s been like that. ā€¦ and thereā€™s been a recognizable arc of progressive changes. curious to see how this plays out .. and - Has it produced a sense of tension?, struggle? No. On the contrary, I find it emotionally nourishing (something about the acupoints and local alchemy), and soothing.
  6. TIME AND LIFE

    Welcome @alexis karpouzos, - Trunk
  7. Newcomer from Sacramento

    I was a rafting guide on the South Fork of the American River in the early 80ā€™s for a year+. First through the Davis campus, then weekend job through the summer. SO much fun. The BEST food, tritips every saturday night, fresh picked blackberries in morning pancakes ā€¦ ! what an idyllic timeā€¦
  8. Hello!

    welcome @Pai Mei, - Trunk
  9. Newcomer from Sacramento

    welcome @majoranxietycase, - Trunk
  10. Hello all

    Welcome @Rvel, - Trunk
  11. New member

    welcome @Milasko - Trunk
  12. Hi

    welcome @Wugong57!, - Trunk
  13. ~~~ admin comment ~~~ I banned Yae. Standard op procedure is stepwise warning/s, suspension/s, etc before ban. I took exception in this case: straight to perma-ban. Heā€™s not right for this community. - Trunk p.s. Thank you to member/s for reporting offending post/s. ~~~ admin out ~~~
  14. What are you listening to?

    Iā€™ve been learning about triads (135=major chord) on guitar ā€¦ it kind of shattered how I ā€˜seeā€™ the fretboard, after a bit of confusion made things much more free. Anyway, now Iā€™m reworking every song Iā€™d played before. Taking another look at ā€œLetā€™s Get it Onā€ ā€¦ and read up that Marvin Gayeā€™s future wife (who heā€™d not yet dated) was in the recording booth during that session. Ooooh, *now* THAT makes more sense. The power behind this wasnā€™t merely, ā€œwe resonate, it feels natural good real - we should have a romantic evening and enjoyā€ ā€¦ (and maybe they didnā€™t know it at the time) the *power* behind it was much bigger ā€œweā€™re going to get married and have two childrenā€ was in their future. Wow. ain't that always the way? p.s. Song was co-written prior, and revised, among 3 people (so it's origination is more complex than that one relationship). Jack Blackā€™s debut, before anyone knew that he could sing.
  15. Hello from the US

    Welcome @docgalen, - Trunk
  16. Hello

    Welcome @Talking Monkey, - Trunk
  17. Dutch guy

    welcome! ... uh ... @Guest I suggest that we change your name to something a bit more unique ... ? - Trunk TDBs admin
  18. Hello from Albuquerque

    Welcome, @Kristine - Trunk
  19. Mr

    Welcome @Christiaan, Trunk
  20. Hello from a newcomer

    welcome @wuweightlifter! - Trunk
  21. Hello from the happyAlien

    Welcome @HappyAlien, - Trunk
  22. Hey I am Vanessa

    Welcome, @VanessaMa, - Trunk
  23. Thank you 写 写

    Welcome @Han Shan, - Trunk