Spectrum

Yogically Articulate? :smile:

Greenchild I sent you a PM. Follow my link you should be able to get the info you need. Regards, Spectrum

I dreamed of pancakes a lot the week fatherpaul bridged the gap.

Elders, Teachers, Mentors, guides, even friends. A good teacher helps you discover truth on your own. You can not be "educated" as to the truth. Good education strips away layers of illusion. A Sifu can help guide, not do it for you. There is protection in numbers, naturally. Circle the wagons, Spectrum

Belly Dance is awesome. Grass roots maternal cultivation.

Hows this going for you Cam?

Oh that's the cool thing about it you can do it just 1 foot off the ground if you wish. Probably safer than trying to balance on a stability ball!

The Pacific Northwest Rain Forest We're leading classes out of the International Hostel here on the coast off hwy101. Plenty of space available. A few blocks away from Parks & Rec which has full lap&rehab pool / 102deg spa, etc. Come up for a visit! We're going to be practicing all winter! Bring your lined robe for those wintry beach sessions! Spectrum

Go look at this. Very interesting. This is related to sacred geometry and the body. I'm trying to find out their avail. www.spyrotone.com This looks very creative. Spectrum

I have practiced long enough to know that this is real fruit from sustained practice. These feelings of lightness translate into everyday life movements and meditation. To judge any "master" is to have to touch hands with them. The internet is a poor representation of movement outside of video work. What other forum did you post on? Regardless, the information seems truthful. The effectiveness of wuji for opening, lengthening and balancing the organism as a whole is universal to good gung fu practice. Good taiji teaches the fundamentals for learning all gung fu. Once you learn how taiji connects your body to itself other forms are not foreign languages, just a variety of dialects! Spectrum

$375 for prototype sets. I received a similar communication. Clear and to the point. No word yet on how much the market versions will be. Spectrum

Xeno, ....Cook Then Chill.... Poetic sustinence when rapid reason reaches its end.

Wanted to try this for a while. Thanks!

Who trained you to the point that you know the difference? Following the path the direction is plain. Obsession is avoided by laymen and journeymen alike. Keep moving. Spectrum

Would you or have you engaged in silent style meditation hikes / walks? Given the communication boundaries set did you get more out of the experience going into it knowing you would be giving up a form of communication? Was it uncomfortable? Did you learn something from the experience? Did you have a different experience of the weather or terrain? Looking for impressions here. On the opposite side were there safety nets for emergencies? Ways to communicate w/o disrupting the flow of the group? Looking for feedback to aid positive experiences for folks traveling in from out of town and seeing things they've never seen before. The landscape gives us a common bond. Empathy is a universal ground. Sharing silence in a society bent on over informing. Following inner promptings brings quiet accomplishment. Spectrum

:nods in agreement: so so true. great explaination. After time it also makes you feel extremely light because energy is able to flow evenly over the whole body. So a condition of natural flexibility without tension results without stretching exercises. Also noteworthy: 1. Alleviate and then cure all ailments and diseases. 2. Recover and Maintain beauty and a youthful appearance. 3. Achieve lasting Happiness and a positive outlook 4. Avoid mistakes by maintaining a calm mind and a heightened intuition. 5. Protect themselves with extraordinary self-defense abilities. 6. Understand the fundamental underlying processes of Nature and the Universe.

Have you ever had a seizure? Twitches are different than muscle contractions. FOllowing the flow of breath is really great. The phantom twisting twitches that bite are real. Worse for some people then others. Usually when standing meditation is first turned on. WuJi seems like a kind of time capsule for your bodymind. Past trauma is released and old body memory restored. For something so simple it is a powerful practice because instead of laying more onto ourselves are strip away the layers. Seeking the Original. I am surprised your having those after doing some chi gung movements (standing or sitting chi gung?) because usually that evens things out nice. Usually the initial hum of wuji has a soothing effect, and then as more time is spent an amplification process. What it sounds like your experiencing are the effects of the wuji hum on your meridians and it's a new experience for them. Best guess. Meditation is powerful weather sitting or standing. Your experience is proof of the realities of subtle energies, and the circulation of what the Chinese call Chi. (my perspective choice) I assume you are doing some type of Taoist style emptiness meditation quieting dialog and bringing the eye of awareness to the dan tien / hara / psychophysiological center. Good Times, Spectrum

Rain, I started getting a feeling in my gut, i started laughing so hard it heated up and i felt it swirl out. laughter is so good guys. it really is. i think i get it now. lets bounce. how long has it taken. whoosh. oh man it's starting again. great fun. not standing in the middle of a freshly formed crop circle to feel gungness but a hoot non the less woodsy hwha

Same here. No colds or flus when I do this at least once a month during winter.

There is some nice videos of Usheiba (Aikido Founder) doing bo and sword work. The movements seamlessly translate. Don't forget Iaido. The Art of the Draw. Spectrum

I must be missing both your guys points. The end is death. From my perspective if you don't know how to fool around you can't practice seriously, regardless of the context, medium, or truth. To be serious about something is to be lighthearted enough not to hang on to it. *shrug* Not sure what to "say" about it really. Competitive one-upmanship speaks for itself by always dividing. Last man standing? UFC or Ring Around the Rosy? We All Fall Down. "*boing* ...Not THAT hard..." Spectrum

It's like what happens sometimes when falling asleep and the body twitches as your thought mind makes the transition to body mind. It will pass / transition as the sand continues to settle. A Good Signpost. Spectrum

Xeno, Thanks again for your dialog. From your experiential perspective do you see a fundamental relationship between the "Great Straight Upward Path" and the "Mysterious Female"? ref below Michi, Spectrum ---- Compass Center Directions - (ref: Dun Huang Lost/Rediscovered Texts) "The Mysterious Female" Understanding Reality says, “If you want to attain the eternal immortality of the valley spirit, you must set the foundation on the mysterious female. Once the true vitality has returned to the room of yellow gold, the globe of spiritual light never parts.” One opening in the body is called the mysterious female: it receives energy, whereby it gives birth to substance. It is the spiritual capital, where the three bases aggregate without further distinction. Vitality, spirit, and the higher and lower souls meet in this opening, which is the root of the restoration of the gold elixir, the place where spiritual immortals congeal the sacred embryo. People of old called this the Site of the Ultimate, the Handle of the Primal, the Source of Open Emptiness, the Root of Undifferentiated Wholeness, the Valley of Cosmic Space, the Source of Evolution, The opening Back to the Root, the Passway to Restoration of Life, the Point of True Unity, The Yellow Room is the Center, the Capitol of the Fundamental, the Alter of Preserving Unity, the Crescent Moon Furnace, the Red Sand Cauldron, the Lair of the Dragon and Tiger, the House of the Go-Between, the Lead Furnace, the Earth Pot, the Spiritual Water, the Flower Pond, the Divine Unity, the Chamber of the Spirit, the Pedestal of Awareness, the Crimson Palace. All of these terms refer to one point. ----

Here you go Cam. Don't call it the Ball Thing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofb45uAFbOc Just Bouncy Boing

YES! YES! YES! Beautiful image of flight! These are the times... <sigh>