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I ordered sifu Wong's "Complete Book of Shaolin" about three weeks ago, Amazon are still saying it's going to take another 1-2 weeks. So I gave instructor Dan a call to try and attend the Qigong courses in Worthing which is the closest Shaolin Wahman do being about a 1.5 hour drive away, but that was cancelled for this month so I need to work out which other classes I can attend. Possibly London.
Until such time I've been practicing from another book. A few years back I injured the groin tendon on my left side at a standard Kung Fu class, it wasn't being particularly strained but when it went it hurt enough to have to give up, in the 3 years since it hadn't really improved at all. On the second day of Qigong practice I found myself focusing on the area involuntarily and a strong bubbling sensation developed there which eventually spread from one foot through the insides of both legs to the other. A few days of this happening caused the pain to completely subside, some days I have the odd twinge, others absolutely no pain at all. Needless to says it was quite awesome and I'm itching to start martial arts paractice again but with the internal aspect this time around.
These sensations seem to happen strongest when I'm just sat watching TV, and strongest of all when I'm going to sleep sometimes causing muscle spasams in my torso and lower body. Soon I added to the routine and on the next moring after I woke up my head began to pound, painfully, just a few times, then there was a loud noise like a squirting sound internally near the base of my skull on the left side, then the pounding was gone. Later I realised I could see much better, my depth perception had improved, my left eye has always been weak but I seem able to tolerate much brigher lights with it now. Looking down I can now see both sides of my nose at once with each eye instead of just the right.
I also developed pressure in the center of my forehead, I understand this as a good thing from various reading, it was like somebody had a knuckle pressed hard there contstantly. One night it was pushing and tingling so much I had trouble going to sleep, I had the most unusual dream, just spinning shapes, lines and oily clouds whizzing around so fast they woke me up, in the darkness I could still see the clouds briefly. The pressure remained a few days but the burning tingle subsided, constant pressure is now gone but occasionaly returns for a day.
This is since about mid January, I'm curious about what's to come. I've searched for local Tai Chi Chuan and Chi Kung instruction but haven't yet found anywhere that does anything but just the movements. Patience is very much a virtue.
Paul.
I ordered sifu Wong's "Complete Book of Shaolin" about three weeks ago, Amazon are still saying it's going to take another 1-2 weeks. So I gave instructor Dan a call to try and attend the Qigong courses in Worthing which is the closest Shaolin Wahman do being about a 1.5 hour drive away, but that was cancelled for this month so I need to work out which other classes I can attend. Possibly London.
Until such time I've been practicing from another book. A few years back I injured the groin tendon on my left side at a standard Kung Fu class, it wasn't being particularly strained but when it went it hurt enough to have to give up, in the 3 years since it hadn't really improved at all. On the second day of Qigong practice I found myself focusing on the area involuntarily and a strong bubbling sensation developed there which eventually spread from one foot through the insides of both legs to the other. A few days of this happening caused the pain to completely subside, some days I have the odd twinge, others absolutely no pain at all. Needless to says it was quite awesome and I'm itching to start martial arts paractice again but with the internal aspect this time around.
These sensations seem to happen strongest when I'm just sat watching TV, and strongest of all when I'm going to sleep sometimes causing muscle spasams in my torso and lower body. Soon I added to the routine and on the next moring after I woke up my head began to pound, painfully, just a few times, then there was a loud noise like a squirting sound internally near the base of my skull on the left side, then the pounding was gone. Later I realised I could see much better, my depth perception had improved, my left eye has always been weak but I seem able to tolerate much brigher lights with it now. Looking down I can now see both sides of my nose at once with each eye instead of just the right.
I also developed pressure in the center of my forehead, I understand this as a good thing from various reading, it was like somebody had a knuckle pressed hard there contstantly. One night it was pushing and tingling so much I had trouble going to sleep, I had the most unusual dream, just spinning shapes, lines and oily clouds whizzing around so fast they woke me up, in the darkness I could still see the clouds briefly. The pressure remained a few days but the burning tingle subsided, constant pressure is now gone but occasionaly returns for a day.
This is since about mid January, I'm curious about what's to come. I've searched for local Tai Chi Chuan and Chi Kung instruction but haven't yet found anywhere that does anything but just the movements. Patience is very much a virtue.
Paul.
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