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Some other thingsFrom: Steven
Subject: General
Date/Time 2007-04-24 13:45:45
Remote IP: 35.8.158.16
MessageJust to add to what I said earlier and to supplement some of
great advice given by others:
Sometimes apparent negative results from qigong come out as a
symptom of being much of an overachieving Type-A personality. What I
mean is that by doing qigong, your energy flows better and you feel
like you have more energy; then, if you are too much of an overachiever,
you can respond by working EVEN MORE than you did before (because you
can). This has two effects. One, you get less benefit from your
standard routine because you have more toxic chi etc. to eliminate;
two, your body-mind starts to rebel--it realizes that doing qigong
will mean that you are going to work more later, and it rebels . . .
Rather than working hard throughout the day, and then only doing one
intense practice, try to integrate some brief moments of relaxation and
qigong into your day. Every hour or so, get up and walk around. Stretch.
Our muscles tend to get frozen in position from extended work--especially
at a computer. Allow them to relax. If you have 5-10 minutes, do
a short Inner Smile or Ocean Breathing.
Without going to the other extreme of laziness, try to adopt a philosophy
of not being so much of an overachiever. Work in moderation. Practice
the Inner Smile. When all aspects of you feel accepted, tension won't build
up so much to begin with.
Also, I don't want to imply that you should stop doing the Primordial Qigong.
You've invested time and energy into it, and you obviously like it, so you
should keep doing it. However, try to integrate some of these other things
with your practice. Having a variety of different types of qigong or techniques
can be beneficial.
Oftentimes, if you do a particular form repeatedly long enough without
variation, it will sort of stop working. The reason is that after a while,
your body kind of forgets why it is doing what it is doing . . . similar to eating
pizza daily and then forgetting why you like it. Help your body to remember
why the Primordial Qigong is beneficial by introducing variation.
So keep doing the Primordial Qigong, but supplement your practice with
the suggestions made here and by others. Mix up your practice with the
Inner Smile meditation, Ocean Breathing, the Deep Healing Qigong Form,
Five Animals, etc. (anything else you know).
Inner smiles to you,
Steven
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