Tibetan Tai Chi Gung
Tibetan Tai Chi Gung: Exercises 2 and 4 are grueling, Exercise 1 and 3 are a breeze
I find Exercise 2 and 4 to be very demanding on me. I guess I’ve spent 50 years never involved in circular movements where the center of the circle is an area just in front of the spine.I have been forced to only rotate 1-3 each inches in each direction and stop far short of […]
The Gokhale Method and Tibetan Chi Gung – what is the correct view on spine alignment?
Terrence-Monroe: Brannon <thequietcenter@gmail.com> Sat, Oct 2, 4:09 AM (7 days ago) Reply to David David, when we start the tucking exercise, and then continue that tuck for exercises 1-4, I’ve heard you state 2 things:1. that children do not exhibit excessive (lower) spinal curvature2. that most people have too much spinal curvatureBefore making any statements, I will […]
Fire, candles and negativity
David, I cannot build fires in my current living situation.Did you say that lighting a candle is a useful substitute?How often and at what time of day should we burn a candle?Is the purpose of burning a candle to remove negativity? Yes, a candle works very well. Yes, the fire does burn negativity. I like the […]
When doing the extra breathing, what mudra (hand posture) and drishti (focus) should I have?
Hi,You can use a mudra, or not, that is your choice. Focus on the energy. Pranayama is the art of breathing the life force.D
Should the eyes be open or closed during the four standing exercises?
Hi Terrence,You can have eyes open or closed, anytime during all 4. Try not to lock on to any one thing in your field of vision. Master Lama Rasaji sometimes describes it at paint brushing the room with your eyes. (Energy flows out the eyes as well. We want that to continue and increase) The […]
Exercise 2: letting off the accelerator doesn’t really stop this exercise
David, you explain that slowing down an exercise is a passive process. When I relax with the intent of having exercise 2 wind down, I simply keep revolving clockwise and counter clockwise and I have to tense my muscles. Otherwise it seems like this exercise will never stop. Me Hi Terrence,It’s good that you notice […]
If you have to stop Tai Chi Gung practice temporarily (for a phone call, for example), how long of an interruption can you have before you have to start back at the beginning?
If you can take the call and do figure 8s as you talk … indefinitely.If the interruption has very little impact on your chi… as long as an hour.Sometimes when I get interrupted, I’ll opt for figure 8s in the time I have left.I go into figure 8s without warm ups just about every day, […]
Relationship of hips shoulders and ears during the Push Hands exercise
I was reviewing the video of you doing the Push Hands practice and noticed that you seem to be leaning forward as you came onto the front foot. Is it acceptable to lean as you go forward and perhaps also lean as you go back? Or should the hips shoulder and ears keep the same relationship […]
Is the universe always in Balance???
Hi,If you look at your questions from the perspective of being in Samadhi, then all universes are one. Viewed from the 3rd dimension though, in time, there are many, many different universes. And they are separate from each other. Oddly, both are true, based on your perspective. Injustice remains injustice according to the clock. It […]