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Lin - This may be slightly off topic, but how do you distinguish between a natural male-female attraction (yin-yang) and that type of sexual desire that you are describing as "false thoughts"? Do the "false thoughts" begin initially as something true and natural? Where do you draw that line? It would seem to me that one of those things (male-female attraction) is natural and good while the other is "false" in the sense that it becomes a point of unnatural focus. Curious as to your thoughts on this subject....thanks. Lloyd

Good stud Lin. Thanks for sharing. Also very much appreciate the PDF....I just saved it on my iBooks shelf for future reference.

Eugene - yes, this is correct. According to Sifu Terry the breath sequence is done only once at the very beginning of each Flying Phoenix exercise. I spent some time with Sifu Terry in Los Angeles and I can confirm this is the way to go. On his DVD's for each exercise Sifu Terry first teaches the movements. Then he teaches the breath sequence. Then he demonstrates the complete FP exercise starting with the breath sequence followed by the movements. Showing the breath sequence after demonstrating the movements is simply Sifu's way of teaching. So again, for each exercise do the complete breath sequence one time at the beginning, followed by the movements, finishing with three deep breaths. That is the correct way, and this will give you great results! All the best, Lloyd

Suburi - Thanks for your posts discussing your experience with Flying Phoenix. You're getting nice results in a relatively short period of time. Regarding BTB, you only do the entire breath sequence only once at the beginning of the exercise. In other words, do the breath sequence, then do all of the repetitions of BTB that you wish to do between 7 and 18 reps, then do three deep breaths to finish. Sounds like you were doing it that way at first....and that is the correct way to do not only BTB but all Flying Phoenix exercises. Hope this helps, Lloyd

Sifu Terry - Your last posts that include additional information about FP Advanced practices including the two videos are really outstanding for those of us practicing the system. They are informative and motivating, and we are all very grateful that you have decided to share this information. Deep bow, Fu_dog

ridingtheox - Sorry to hear about your retina detachment, but glad to hear your procedure was successful. I had not seen you post in awhile and wondered what had happened. I know you have had a daily practice of the FP Celestial Healing long standing form. I can imagine keeping your head horizontal must be somewhat limiting to say the least. Also bummer you can't travel. That said, I know several people who have had a retina repair and that have all healed well...but it takes time. All of us FP'ers wish you a speedy recovery! Take care, Fu dog

Oops, my bad on mentioning 90 80 50 20.... brain freeze. ;-) I've corrected my above post. What I was practicing during that time was heavy sessions of Advanced Seated as taught in Vol 7, which noticably helped hair color, complexion and wrinkles. The Advanced Seated on Volume 7 taught immediately after 80 70 50 30 has a breathing sequence of 70 50 20 10 and I was doing that one five nights per week as well. The combination of those did it for me, though I was cycling through all of the Advanced Seated several times per week. Hope this helps!

ShivaShakti - First of all I can vouch for the fact that certain FP meditations will turn gray hair back to the original color. I discovered this as I progressed to the advanced seated and was practicing 80 70 50 30 a lot, as I had just learned it. I had a blotch of gray hair on my arm that turned back to its original brown. And my salt and pepper facial hair returned to be more pepper than salt. This happened over about a month of practice focusing on that meditation. I was also doing the other Advanced Seated meditations. The change in hair color was noticeable such that my wife and friends remarked about it, unprompted. Gradually I shifted my focus away from that particular meditation towards doing all meditations, so I don't know how much of my gray would have eventually transitioned back to my original brown with a focus on 80 70 50 20. But while I was putting an emphasis on this, it was pretty cool to watch happen right before my eyes. 80 70 50 30 is taught on Vol 7 Advanced Seated. Good practicing! Fu dog Edited for clarification.

Eugene - Thanks for your good words. Glad to hear you're getting into FP. A couple things in response: First, the *only* standing FP exercise that can also be done seated is Monk Holds Pearl. All other standing FP exercises should only be done standing. Second, if you are pracicing twice per day Sifu Terry recommends doing standing FP meditations in the morning, as they are the most energizing. It's not necessary to finish a set of standing with a seated exercise. Then in the evening session do seated FP meditations, for as you have discovered they can be quite calming. That said, all FP exercises are energizing, building a cumulative healing energy. The one seated FP meditation that can keep you awake at night is Basic Seated exercise #6, which starts 90...80...50...20. That one can energetically feel like a double shot of espresso! ;-) Finally, if you are practicing via a single session of FP in a day, then starting with standing exercises and finishing with seated can work well. That said, there is no set rule on that. Good practicing! Lloyd

Regarding Monk Holds Pearl meditation Though this is a "Basic Standing" meditation, Sifu Terry has said this can be done standing or seated. So earlier this week I decided to do this one seated. Since this is a non-moving meditation I set a chime timer for 15 minutes because it's pretty easy to lose track of time while in a deeply meditative state. I begin the meditation including the opening breath sequence, and then simply cleared my mind while holding the MHP hand posture in the seated position. Now I enter a state of deep calm. I'm not sure how long I was into it, perhaps 7 or 8 minutes, and I was pulled out of my state of clear calm because of a profound heat extending from my hands through the lower Dan Tien to the Mingmen area. Actually my state of mind remained extremely calm, however I now made the strong sensation of energy in my lower torso the focus of concentration. The room I was in was quite cool. However, the heat being generated from this Flying Phoenix exercise was amazing....my hands and fingers were absolutely hot! My Mingmen and lower Dan Tien were flowing with warm energy. I enjoyed this dynamic sensation of energy until the timer chimed. Then I took the three deep breaths to finish the meditation. I can't remember enjoying the experience of a FP meditation more. The warm energy I felt during that FP meditation was so wonderfully energetic that I honestly wanted to stay in the meditation longer than the 15 minutes, but I had somewhere to go and had to finish my practice for the day. So a couple points to make here. First this is yet another example of a "basic" Flying Phoenix exercise being extremely powerful. Again, the basic FP exercises are not so basic. Second, to build tangible energy in the lower Dan Tien - Mingmen corridor area I can unequivocally recommend this meditation. Before I had started the seated MHP, I expected to enter a deep meditative state....and I did. What I did not expect was the tremendous energy generated by the meditation. So for those of you practicing FP, as you progress to the more advanced meditations don't forget about the basics. You'll be pleasantly surprised with the results. Fu_dog

Sifu Terry - thanks for your continued information and guidance. It's really inspiring to be able to come to the board to learn more about the system, as your insight and encouragement is very motivating. In the past page or so of this thread I am appreciative of the fact that you are advising how to take the benefits of the practice from a basic to a more powerful level. And at the same time letting us know that this is only scratching the surface. Your statement that one's ultimate level of achievement is determined by how hard one works at the practice and karma makes a lot of sense. The controllable variable is the hard work. Speaking of which I want to share with fellow FP'ers that I have had good results of not only consistent practice, but also making sure at least two practice days per week are longer sessions. That means going for 90 minutes to 2 hours. Last weekend I did a 2 hour session including the Long Standing Form, and after I finished I had so much energy I literally wanted to jump!!! All day I felt like I had springs on my shoes because I had so much energy, and I'm an older guy. ;-) So as you go through your weekly practice, I strongly encourage you to schedule in some longer sessions. You'll love the results! Good practicing, Lloyd

Man of Tai Chi - thanks for your good words....and all the best with your practice! There is enough valuable information in this thread to write a book about FP. We are all extremely grateful to Sifu Terry's for his continued support of this thread...his insights on the practice of FP and energetics in general are truly priceless. And so many people have made very valuable contributions as they share their personal experiences. I never cease to be amazed. So to all FP'ers keep on keepin' on! Fu dog

Here in Florida where I live allergy season is soon coming. It starts around late January with some pollen from some of the early blooming plants then comes into full swing by March when the pine and oak trees come into full bloom. By April the pollen is tapering off and by May allergy season is over here. I bring this up because for the past 20 years I have been really bothered by allergy....stuffy nose, headache, sneezing, etc. Until last year. Living in the same city in the same house I was not bothered by allergy *at all*. Why is this? The only thing that changed was I was diligently practicing Flying Phoenix qigong. That said, I will point out that last year I was in my 3rd year of practice of FP, and as Sifu Terry says, the effects of Flying Phoenix practice are cumulative. So how was allergy season during year 2 of my FP practice? The answer is my allergy symptoms were light....though at that time I did not connect the dots. I told myself that my light allergy symptoms must be because perhaps it was a low pollen year. But then this past allergy season, the spring of 2012, since I had no allergy symptoms whatsoever it dawned on me that the reason was the amazing healing energy of Flying Phoenix qigong. So for all of you early in your practice, I would encourage you to stay with it and keep practicing regularly. Some of the healing stories posted on this board due to FP are really astounding. Flying Phoenix is an energy practice that is "undersold" but "over delivers" on tangible beneficial results. With regular practice over time I can promise you be very pleasantly surprised with your own personal results. Good practicing! Lloyd

Hey fellow FP practitioners - I have been away from the board for a little while primarily because of a lot of work and travel.... though I have continued to practice my Flying Phoenix. I told myself if time was limited it was better to practice than post. ;-) I have finished my third year of practicing this art and I can tell you all I am as enthused about FP as when I first started practicing. Now when I began a Flying Phoenix meditation, the energy simply comes to me as a natural phenomenon. Or I might say the Flying Phoenix energy is effortlessly induced simply by the percentage breathing and the movements of each meditation. As Audiohealing pointed out, it is tremendously powerful for correcting imbalances. Many of my work days are long and stressful thereby bringing about imbalances due too much mental yang (pressure, deadlines, problems, etc.) and too much physical yin (physical inactivity due to all day meetings, sitting too long in an airplane seat, too much time in front of a laptop, etc.). It's simply amazing how quickly a single session of Flying Phoenix practice can bring me right back into a balanced, healthy state of being. Regarding Man of Tai Chi's question on whether Flying Phoenix would help with inflexibility in the legs, it is hard to say without understanding the root cause of the problem. That said, I can say that FP is a phenomenally healing practice, and also it's my experience that my muscles become quite relaxed after 30 minutes or so of practice due to a significant reduction of tension brought about by the exercises. So I might suggest a regimen of stretching followed by Flying Phoenix....I expect that would yield positive results. Good practicing! Fu_dog

I had a profound experience after finishing a session of FP practice earlier this week. I was on a business trip to San Francisco staying at the Westin St. Francis hotel on Union Square. The beds in a Westin are completely white. Each night I continued practice of FP to finish my day. However, on Tuesday night after finishing seated meditations while sitting on the bed, when I opened my eyes I noticed the sheets of the bed appeared to be golden....actually as if they were bathed in golden light. I remained in a very calm meditative state as I observed this phenomenon. And then, the golden glow became even more intense, even more golden....amazingly so actually. Then slowly as I came out of that meditative state the golden glow began to slowly fade and over a period of about two minutes the room returned to its normal color scheme and the sheets on the bed returned to their natural color of pure white. And then I remembered Jeremiah's Z's post (page 85 of this thread) where he also experienced a powerful golden glow in his room after finishing a FP session! I was like WOW!!! Note Jeremiah saw much more than the golden glow, while I only saw the glow but still it was quite profound...especially considering another FP practitioner had this similar experience. This month marks the completion of my third year practicing Flying Phoenix, however I am here to tell you that I am more excited about this qigong system than ever! Fu dog

Steve - I agree with your comments about passion. If you are someday fortunate to meet Sifu Terry in person, you would see that he embodies that passion and love for the art....and it's contagious! ;-) To your comment about infatuation: As with any good relationship, I believe you'll find your enjoyment of FP will improve with age. Good practicing, Lloyd

Sifu Terry - Thanks for your interesting suggestion to do the basic seated exercises *after* the advanced MSW to allow for an added meditative type of experience. I plan on trying that this week. It's a testament to the Flying Phoenix art that after 21 years you can tell us you continue to marvel at the depth of this practice. Next month will make three years of FP practice for me, and when I reach that milestone I plan on posting some observations. I'll second what Steve expressed above: You are a gifted and inspiring teacher and we are all very fortunate for all your contributions to this thread... Welcome back! Lloyd

Bubbles - Yes, there is definitely a spiritual aspect to the FP meditations, especially the seated. You mentioned that you have done meditation before Flying Phoenix. If you haven't already tried doing meditation after the practice of Flying Phoenix, I would recommend you try this sometime. I believe you will find your mind to be extraordinarily clear and focused *as a natural state*. For me FP has become sufficient unto itself as a form of deep meditation, as well as a powerful healing qigong. As Steve says in his post above the slower you perform the movements, the more powerful the feel of the qi... and also the deeper the meditative state. If you're feeling the spiritual aspect after only a week, you're in for a real treat as your practice progresses. Good luck and keep us posted! Fu dog

Marius - Since you posted on the FP thread I would suggest Master Terry's site... there's lots of good info there and it may be a good place to start if you are just getting into qigong. You will find answers to some of your questions such as what are the basic principles, etc. Your question regarding how the practice qigong influences a person is a little difficult to answer because different people enjoy different benefits. And also there are many different types of qigong. If you go back and read through the many pages this thread you'll see a number of different people expressing benefits that they have received from Flying Phoenix. To those who have practiced for any period of time we would tell you that the benefits of system can be quite spectacular. I have practiced Flying Phoenix long enough so that the experience of the energy and state of being the practice provides has become indescribable....I'll suffice it to say it rocks! And other like Charlie say the same. Good luck in your search and in your practice. Lloyd

or so says Yogi Berra. I have not been able to login to TTB, so created this new username simply to get back in. Hopefully this is corrected soon, and I get my old Fu_dog handle back. Best...

It's been a little while since I've been on TTB, but I see there's been some really good discussion. My login credentials have not worked so I have not been able to get on the site to post. So, I created this new user name just to get on TTB.....hopefully I can get my Fu_dog login back sometime soon. Will post some new observations when I have time. Cheers!