Bagua, nei gong, meditation etc

[Kyungsay]

Hello all, I'm looking for feedback on a few teachers. I'm 74, have a very good sitting practice (over 50 years), recently I wanted to add bagua to my practices. I bought an online course from Tom Bisio, it seems good. Then I found Damo Mitchell, I started the nei gong training about 3 months ago.

Not certain about Him yet, but starting a new 5 year course may be too much as i don't want to put my own practice aside to make time for a new training.

Also I studied Wu style Tai chi with BK Frantsis maybe 30 years ago. I started asking him a question during a weekend class, He yelled at me saying, "I don't need to hear your whole fucking story". I wasn't really taking story but, it kinda put me off, that and the fact that he spent way to much time talking about how great he is. But, there was some useful teachings there.

After that, I found Bernard langan in California. He is quite accomplished but, I didn't continue studying with Him, partly because i couldn't afford to travel to expensive lessons.

So, yeh I'm just looking for any constructive feedback, thank you.

[Cobie]

On 24/06/2024 at 9:01 PM, Kyungsay said:

… he spent way to much time talking about how great he is. …

yes there’s a lot of that about! Welcome to the forum.  

 

 

Edited July 4, 2024 by Cobie

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Hi @Kyungsay,

 

For neigong I can recommend Rudi’s authentic neigong course. The practices are easy to fit in throughout the day and should be able to fit in with your current practices! You can find more details here:

 

https://authenticneigong.com/

[johndoe2012]

There's also Alex Kozma's Neigong exercises course 

 

 

[Robin]

On 6/24/2024 at 8:01 PM, Kyungsay said:

Also I studied Wu style Tai chi with BK Frantsis maybe 30 years ago. I started asking him a question during a weekend class, He yelled at me saying, "I don't need to hear your whole fucking story". I wasn't really taking story but, it kinda put me off, that and the fact that he spent way to much time talking about how great he is. But, there was some useful teachings there.

It has been a source of much confusion to me how rude and dismissive he can be when responding to people's questions. Doesn't seem to jibe well with his claims about his own spiritual development and how much he values compassion. Some people seem to think it's a kind of "crazy wisdom" and that he's just giving you something to work with in your meditation. Another explanation is that he's something of a bully, or maybe has Asperger's. Great material, and I'm grateful he shares it, but his "bedside manner" sometimes really sucks, IMO.

[EFreethought]

18 minutes ago, Robin said:

It has been a source of much confusion to me how rude and dismissive he can be when responding to people's questions. Doesn't seem to jibe well with his claims about his own spiritual development and how much he values compassion. Some people seem to think it's a kind of "crazy wisdom" and that he's just giving you something to work with in your meditation. Another explanation is that he's something of a bully, or maybe has Asperger's. Great material, and I'm grateful he shares it, but his "bedside manner" sometimes really sucks, IMO.

 

"Crazy wisdom" is BS. It's a term assholes use to justify their behavior. People should not fall for it.