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In Ki-Aikido there was the assumption that if you got the lower dan tien inorder, the rest took care of themselves. It was very hara oriented. One easy practice I picked up from Stillness Movement qigong, a medical style gi gong, is when in seated meditation keeping your loosely folded hands against your lower dan tien, versus a few inches away on your lap I'd normally do. Touching the dan tien in meditation helped me get a better feeling for the area. Plus you're not doing anything, you just have your hands facing your dan tien, a light focus. Something to try if it connects to you.

Today, March 18th, the site is working like a charm, best it's been in months. For me at least. Thank you Stirling and all the mods working toilessly in rooms full of mice on running wheels to bring us this site.

Hopefully not a fluke but using Chrome on a Mac, the site's speed and response is great. Like the old days. Kudos to the mods involved. Fingers crossed it keeps up. One never knows if it's one's browser, computer or the site.

Welcome to the site. The only recommendation I have is pretty generic. ie When things get strange or over heated, slow down or stop any energy based practice you're doing. Similarly when energies get strange.. ground. Just sitting w/ a clear mind is good, or even a slightly distracted mind, ie music or guided meditation. If sitting brings on the problem, walks in a peaceful place are great, particularly if you work on keeping the mind clear. Be a mirror be a camera, walk and be. Getting some exercise, tiring out the body then letting it relax. Find out what is 'grounding' to yourself. I'm making some chili right now. That is grounding, to me.

Out of advice, other then classic warnings. One of which is Never meet your heroes. The hope is that they recognize you as a kindred spirit who they're longing to take in and teach the secret sacred ways. The reality is you're quickly filed under Annoying Westerner and the more you push, the more likely you're thrown out or sent on an eastern snipe hunt. Solution is as old as time. Find a teacher who's better than you are. Not famous, no books, not an exotic art, not even a master, just a person willing to teach who knows more than you. One who's dedicated decades to his art and is willing to share. While studying keep an eye out for an opportunity to study or take a seminar with someone from WLP's lineage.

Meditation: the peaks, valleys and plateaus.