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Hello! I am posting here to introduce myself to this forum, and ultimately to seek advice for a problem I am currently having. I have an extensive background in Buddhist meditation, including experience of attainment, but I am just starting out with qigong. I am currently experiencing some worrying qi gong realted health issues which is why I am posting here. I wil explain what is happening to me in detail, so bear with me as I mention materbation.. ha I have been practicing qi gong for about 3 weeks following the excesices in Robert Peng's book 'The Master Key'. On Thursday, 2 days ago, I was practicing 'Lotus Meditation' one part of which involves visualising a lotus flower opening and closing in your lower dantien while you breathe in and out. While I had done this before, this time I distinctly felt myself breathing into an area below my navel. I was quite excited by this, and decided that in order to further develop my lower dantien, I would breathe into the area, ala reverse breathing. I have no real instruction in this, and it is not mentioned in 'The Master Key', I was just going of vauge instructions from the internet. At any rate I did 3 sets of LDT breathing on Thursday, each for ten minutes. In this same time period, Thursday afternoon, I masterbated but did not ejaculate, as I did not wish to deplete my energy stores. (This will be relevant later.) Friday I woke up and masterbated to ejaculation. I felt somewhat that I had given myself blueball the day before, which is, as anyone who has had them can attest, a painful situation. After this I sat down to practice qi gong. Howver, I had read previously that one is not supposed to practice qi gong for 72 hours after ejaculation, and so I was hesitant to practice. As well, my lower dantien area didn't quite feel right, so I did not practice. Later in the day, my LDT area was still bothering me, feeling tight, hot, and sore. I rode a stationary bike for 30 mins, and went for a walk, during which time I felt better and practiced some light qigong consisting of moving evergy between the 3 dantiens to empower the central meridian. My LDT still felt a bit off so I ended the qi gong practice at that. After dinner Friday my LDT area was quite sore, such that I was moving and bending over carefully. It was especially sore at the base; up in a v from the genitals, where your thighs connect to your trunk. Here my stomach was noticibly tight (from swelling?..) I was also feeling sick mentally/ physically. I went to bed and woke up at 3:30 am. My LDT felt much the same, swollen, hot, painfull, and I was worried enough I thought I should seek some kind of treatment if this continued in the morning. At that time (3:30), I was breathing normally, and trying to relax, it felt as though a blockage in the LDT area broke up. Peace seeped into my mind, and there was the feeling of gas moving around my stomach area in the LDT. This was a relief, and I went back to sleep. Upon waking in the morning, I felt better, probably 80%, but still felt like my LDT needed to recover. It is now quarter past noon as I write this and while my LDT area feels better than it did yesterday, is has slowly felt worse wince I woke this morning. I feel pain, and tightness in that area, as well as heat. Sometimes while breathing this heat has moved up my body in the middle DT area. If I knew of a legitimate qi gong healer around my area (Colorado) I would go to them for advice, but I do not, and I am worried to just try someone without knowing for certain they are genuine. At any rate that is why I have posted here for advice. Cheers, advice much appreciated!