kosem Posted January 13, 2010 I located this forum a few times after searching for a few Qigong topics. Decided to join, learn and contribute! I have no long-term Qigong experience to speak of, or cool credentials, but I do practice daily. I like candlelit walks on the beach and long dinners. Thanks for having me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted January 13, 2010 Hi Kosem, Welcome! May you enjoy your time here. Peace & Love! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
voidisyinyang Posted January 14, 2010 Awesome. I located this forum a few times after searching for a few Qigong topics. Decided to join, learn and contribute! I have no long-term Qigong experience to speak of, or cool credentials, but I do practice daily. I like candlelit walks on the beach and long dinners. Thanks for having me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aetherous Posted January 14, 2010 What do you practice, Kosem? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kosem Posted January 14, 2010 What do you practice, Kosem? Hi there & thanks for the welcomes, You may have seen that old correspondence course online, usually as a torrent, for the Chinese National Chi Kung Institute. I grabbed those a while back and have performed the recommended practices described in those daily, and as recommended (not skipping ahead or anything like that). I also do Mantak Chia's inner smile stuff in the morning and some 'active internal Qigong' methods that follow my 'passive internal' stuff (I don't know if 'passive/active internal' are commonly used designations in the Qigong arena, but that is what they are titled as in the videos included in the torrent). I also spend a good deal of time seeking to understand what I am practicing, learning what is there. Just step by step. I don't fool myself and think that I can grasp all that is there, particularly with lack of a teacher. I just assume I don't know much and things go pretty easy. I think that understanding what I can on as many levels that I can be aware of adds an 'immersion' effect and that is important for me because without that, I would just feel like I am going through some robotic motions, which isn't the case at all. And of course, much like the practices themselves, repetition of learning opens up new opportunities to see more, so I like to hit it from many perspectives for better understanding. Of equal and maybe more importance, I want to be safety conscious. I'm impressed with the vast amount of information and layers upon layers within Taosim and its various expressions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted January 14, 2010 I'm impressed with the vast amount of information and layers upon layers within Taosim and its various expressions. I just wanted to repeat this because I feel the same way. Peace & Love! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites