BaguaKicksAss

Depends entirely on the situation <grin>

Tickling them/jab to either side of the ribs works too <grin>

Apparently my mother took me to Morocco when I was 1 years old, so apparently she didn't slow down at all when she had me lol. Very awesome about the sailboat thing!/

Hmmm, lets see, 7 days per week 8-12 hours per day (I'm assuming we are talking childcare here too). Even at $25 p/h I still don't see it... BUT it is way more work than most realize.

Funny thing though is, that I have also found the opposite, it is difficult to get people to accept things as gifts/for free... they think something is up, or just feel uncomfy with it. However, sometimes folks just want to help one another :>

Oh nothing wrong with freebies . It is only me that said exchange for my personal medical qigong healing, as I was told by my teacher that is how it works in that particular system. I think offering free healings, or other things, is awesome .

I recommend, if you can, to not give into anger and/or fear as that only feeds them and helps them manifest better. Yes I know easier said than done. However matter of factly taking care of things does work better. Sprinkling some salt water around, then incense right after that will likely help. Also it is very very rare to get both ghosts and demons; at a guess if there are ghosts around (and not just our usual manifested internal crap wreaking havoc) they are just likely coming up with some scary images. Stating your boundaries is a good thing too. Also if you are getting a lot of this odd sort of stuff, I highly recommend getting a teacher, as they can easily help by giving you suggestions / methods to take care of all this .

This is the size of a grain of salt I personally prefer when reading on the internet

Those are just that one particular blogger's personal beliefs. Anyone can write something on the internet, doesn't mean it's true for others. Btw, I know it's a catch 22 but fear draws such things more strongly.

What methods do your path/teacher use for this? If you are not sure, more research needed. Though usually bringing down a column of divine light can do the trick. Then also, looking to see which aspects of yourself allow them to come to you or draw them to you, and working through those.

All paths have methods for keeping this sort of thing away. Try salt around your bed. If that doesn't work, look into how they might be your internal ones, and get to work in that direction .

Beating and drumming the qi .

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It is a good training method, we do that in class a lot. We play around with being pushed, pushing the other, rooting ourselves, uprooting the other, and some energy stuff as well to enhance both of those . It does help to get some good principals. Also, it's all about angles . If you do it right, the harder they push, the more they push you into the ground and root you. It gets a LOT more difficult when you have an experienced martial artist doing the pushing!! Also the bunch of people in a line, they actually push *less* each new person they add on. I've heard lots of good things about CXW, just talking about this stuff in general.

I personally would not count that as grounding or rooting...

Sounds like you just need a buttload of grounding and qi sinking . I recommend an in person teacher to help you straighten stuff out...

As long as it wasn't one of those bs everyone stand in a line one after another all pushing ones... Got shown that trick in class once .

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You might not want to be doing the kidney sound... the healing sounds (from all I have learned) are purging... and it's not good to run the kidneys low. Best to ask a teacher on that one. Also they do sort of cover both, since each yin/yang pair is related to each other and works with each other... but I think if another method worked better they would have switched over millions of patients ago, or a thousand years back . And, generally the sounds are used for any organ which has excess, so generally not all 6 from what I understand. Though the sounds listed on that site are different than the ones I was taught... Hopefully someone more knowledgeable will chime in .

Oh there are so many! There are the obvious ones *cough* TTBs *cough*, TV, and etc. Then the less obvious ones.... I find that one of the biggest (and most distracting from the path) less obvious ones is the quest for information. Do we really need that much? Find a teacher you mesh with, follow what they say, read a couple of books about said topic and practice the hell out of it. But do we do that? Not generally. We always want more. Sometimes this goes so far as to keep us stalling on starting our practice, or perhaps taking things to the next level. Not like we can actually practice for 8 hours per day (at least I can't) so there is plenty of time for said reading... however I think that we do overdo it in this department. Another strong one is our job, career, money, moving up the ladder. All good things of course, but if they take up our thinking hours in the days, this means that is also where most of our energy is going. What we think about we bring about. Socializing. This is definitely important (if it's what you like), but overdone so that you have no time alone with your own thoughts, is not in balance. With cel phones, texting, social media, as well as so many interesting activities to go socialize with others in, this can get very distracting. Apparently even exercise, if done to excess can be used as a distraction. I think balance is the best way to go though. No sense being a hermit who never reads, never goes on the net and never watches moves . So did I miss any?

Hey Opendao, want to meet for coffee and discuss this? .

****Note: when reading this thread, do realize there are some very controversial views on what yin energy is and how to work with it.***** I'm trying to figure out some yin and yang stuff... it is likely I could answer the questions below from a magical standpoint just based on lots of energy vs low energy and perhaps not conducive energy, however the yin/yang aspects of things does not yet make sense to me. Sooooooo apparently yin energy is highly sought after, and also apparently really difficult to come by (at least according to several qigong etc. paths). For starters, does this mean us chicks have it easier? Well at least we don't have to worry about losing jing like the guys.... (though some paths do still recommend we do the 100 day thing at some point). OK, guys lose essence when actually ejaculating... but wouldn't sex with a woman (YIN!) counter that? Apparently not according to most sources, but why not? (I mean regular ol sex, not the fancy lets do the MCO or whatever together type). And... would being around so much yang (a guy) cause any troubles for a woman? Apparently not since women are all hyper after sex (generally) and men tend to go to sleep (stereotypically). I guess some spare yang energy is good? Also, I have found, some partners you end up all hyper, and others you are trashed for a few days after. I have heard this from others too, so apparently both men and women can cause either. Does this related to yin and yang at all? How does that work when 2 women have sex? 2 men? I'm curious about the platonic aspects as well, just 2 people working together. There is definitely a different energy flow with a male and female than with 2 people of the same gender. Some schools emphasize this type of work for the whole polarity thing. It seems to work well. Then the whole merging yin and yang thing.... well it seems like the most pleasant way to do such things :>. However..... I don't see most people who are in sexual relationships as being astounding qigong or neigong masters, so there must be something missing. Also many married male qigong masters seem to avoid sex for 7-10-14-30 (dep on the person and their practices) days with their wife. If one is trying to merge yin and yang... to me it would make logical sense to at least merge it in this manner once in awhile. As an aside, I have noticed that the couples energetic practices do not go as well if the guy has uhm, gone and done so by himself first within the past few days. Is that a lack of yang, or just a lack of energy overall? Also, how does one perceive yin? Yang? I have noticed various energies over the years, but the whole yin and yang thing is very new to me, and still quite confusing. And so in conclusion, the best yin exercise would be to have sex with a man and a woman, on the ground, in a cemetery to gather yin energy? I'm actually curious as to why this is not a good idea. Too much yin? A negative form of yin? I know a heapload of reasons which fall under magic of why this is not a good idea, but I am wondering hypothetically from a purely yin/yang/qigong perspective why not? It would be cool if when replying you say where you got the idea from... for example your teacher, a book, and/or personal experience . This can help me (and anyone else reading) know where to do further research. Edit: On a side note, yes I have read the JAJ sex magic stuff.... but I'm still yin/yang confused....

I never did kill the person who murdered my sister, but it sure was tempting... (I can see how whatshisname cold have cracked and slaughtered them all. It is different when it's family. Also different when t is real life.) Healing, not that I have level 72 powers, but most of us can heal others. Do I walk around downtown healing all those who obviously need it? No, more like have done some stuff once or twice. I think that path involves healing too though, JC was kinda famous for it.

So you thought stalking every single post of his would be a good idea? :facepalm:

When it's to cold outside.... put on warmer clothes .