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Hello tianzhang, I had to look up what you condition is. What do you mean precisely when you say you "get spontaneous qigong"? What specific FP meditations are you doing (and for how long) that cause what call the "spontaneous qigong"? Is it uncomfortable or painful and put you in a worse way than before practicing? Once you provide some more info, I may be able to provide adjustments to improve your experience of FP. Sifu Terry Dunn https://www.taichimania.com/chikung_catalog.html terencedunn.substack.com

Hi SodaChanh, Yes, any combination of practice FP meds.--and especially the FP Long Form--can put you right out of time. Meaning that your energized and very relaxed mind can sometimes "remember" where your energy has been...or other memories can float up into awareness. Your state of consciousness after you finished your third round sounds sublime. I was in L.A. and Hong Kong for a total of 6 weeks starting on Oct. 8 and I was doing 2 rounds of the Long Form each day to maintain minimum balance and functionality. It didn't help my jetlag or sleep deprivation from too much work. So I had to fall back to some heavy-duty Tao Tan Pai Yogas (which I've done since 1974) to replace lost sleep and recover from jetlag. But the intensity of the trip due to my busy schedule kept me from getting getting de-jetlagged in HK. I was always on L.A. time when I was in Hong Long. And the jetlag from flying east only got compounded (worse) on the flight from HK back to LA. But once back in the States, I finally did allow myself to get adequate sleep fully recovered. All that is to say that, as I stated in early years, GM Doo Wai told me--and I've proven it to be true time and time again--that FP Qigong requires normal restful sleep in order for it to impart its health, immunity, longevity, and intelligence benefits. But in times of stress, FP practice will at least keep you from cracking up physically or emotionally. It induces and maintains allostasis very nicely and sublimely. Enjoy your practice, SC! Sifu Terry https://www.taichimania.com/chikung_catalog.html terencedunn.substack.com

Hi BigSkyDaimond, Sorry to take so long to chime in. I'm glad that you've shared with the FP community that you found "Bending the Bows" generates the most energy "flow." Although it may be hard to find because this thread is now in its 16th year, I posted in the first year--seconding someone else's comment that he had gotten enougn consisten high energy cultivation from BTBows that he called it a "cornerstone" or fundament of the FP moving meditations. I explained back then--and I'll repeat it here--that almost as soon as I did about 5 rounds of BTBows the first time that I tried it (I remember it was in La Cienega Park in L.A. at night), I was astonished (and then afterwards delighted) to feel that my Tai Chi had just spontaneously and dramatically been improved-transformed and empowered. In terms of my Tai Chi body mechanics becoming much more effortless and spontaneous. Deep energy connections were made. My head was full of alert energy and my energy was uniform throughout my body. This was 1991, the year that I started training with GM Doo Wai. I had been doing Tai Chi a solid 11 years (as I had started with Master Abraham Liu, a senior student of Prof. Cheng Man-ching, in 1980). So I was totally surprised and jazz'd when I felt BTBows enhanced the Tai Chi that was in me at the time. So all that is to say that you have joined a good number of other FP practitioners who posted the same findings in the earlier years of this thread...that Bending the Bows is a "supercharger" meditation. It's fine to take it easy and pull back the frequency of practice and how many rounds you do in a practice session. But I wanto to remind you and all other practitioners that the standard orthodox practice is one set of 18 rounds. Once a day or even once every other day is fine and good for health, immunity and strength. But try to work you way up--if you haven't already--to 18 repetitions in a set. If you get to the point again where you feel that the internal power generated is "too much", then stop. And you might try "rounding" and "grounding" things like excessive cultivation by doing any one or more of the first 3 stationary standing Meds. on Vol.1--Monk Holding Pearl, Monk Holding Peach, Monk Gazing At The Moon--for a couple of minutes. Also, an excellent way top hit the "RESET" button when you feel too much intensity, excess, or imbalance of energy is to do Monk Holding the Pearl (50 40 30 20 10) lying supine (with hands on the lower tan tien). Over the many years, I've found this to be a nice "RESET" method that only soothes and evens out almost any type of imbalance in the Qi flow. So thanks for sharing your findings about Bending the Bows. Play with it more along the general guidelines I've restated here...so you can enjoy it more and derive more benefits over the long run. Happy Holidays. Sifu Terry https://www.taichimania.com/chikung_catalog.html terencedunn.substack.com