Chang

Nowhere else to be Than present in the moment The perpetual now

subconscious action is unconscious competence a desirable trait

They will paint their lawn All colours of the rainbow To brighten our world

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It is very difficult to give advice on proper posture without being with the person you are advising. I assume that the main posture which is causing the problem is Riding Horse. Whilst appearing a simple enough posture to adopt it is in fact rarely done correctly so as to protect the knees, open the kua and give proper rooting. You state that you have been practising Qigong but do not give information as to who you have trained with. If you have been learning from DVD’s or books then it may well be a case of failing to adopt proper stance and posture. It will then be a case of your practice simply ingraining poor posture and this will become increasingly more difficult to correct. My advice would be to find a good teacher who can provide sound instruction in the basics and move on from there. You could give your location in this thread and see if anyone has idea’s as to a good Internal Arts school in your area.

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To make a warm fire Gladden your heart with pleasure Bask in its radiance

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Very interesting. Thank you.

Moderation Message Please keep to the topic without the casting of aspersions chaps.

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they bring tea along to calm and refresh the mind stillness and pleasure

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trying to yodel I cry to the wilderness wind hidden alone

To answer your question regarding the tension. I am afraid that it is caused by you and is your responsibility. Much is made of the term "sung" in the performance of tai chi and this state of energised relaxation is our aim when performing our practice, be it tai chi or any of the associated Taoist Arts. My own description of sung is "the performance of a given movement using no more muscular tension than is necessary for the movement." When we are in the state of sung our movement will be more fluid and graceful and also (much overlooked) faster when required. This state of sung is no better exemplified than in the movements of a cat. To train yourself to reach this state then I would advise standing practice (Zhan Zhuang) as it is far easier to relax when still than when moving - though stillness in movement will be our ultimate aim. This is also related to the subject of non doing which is also greatly misunderstood. When concerned with sung it means doing only that which is necessary to reach our desired end, in other words doing away with the extraneous.

When people talk of blame and point the finger I am always reminded of the following zen tale:- A beautiful girl in the village was pregnant. Her angry parents demanded to know who was the father. At first resistant to confess, the anxious and embarrassed girl finally pointed to Hakuin, the Zen master whom everyone previously revered for living such a pure life. When the outraged parents confronted Hakuin with their daughter's accusation, he simply replied "Is that so?" When the child was born, the parents brought it to the Hakuin, who now was viewed as a pariah by the whole village. They demanded that he take care of the child since it was his responsibility. "Is that so?" Hakuin said calmly as he accepted the child. For many months he took very good care of the child until the daughter could no longer withstand the lie she had told. She confessed that the real father was a young man in the village whom she had tried to protect. The parents immediately went to Hakuin to see if he would return the baby. With profuse apologies they explained what had happened. "Is that so?" Hakuin said as he handed them the child.

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