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  • #16
    Dear Family and Friends,

    What a wonderful end of the year it was to have the opportunity to attend Sifu's Small Universe course, and also to have the privilege to reconnect with many Brothers and Sisters.

    I took the Small Universe course about 4 years ago, and had a wonderful memory of it. I remember many exciting experiences, meeting more Family members, feeling Sifu's bright and heartwarming energy, and continuing the journey of opening the Heart.

    This time, the occasion was all the more special in many respects. It had been a while since I had seen Sifu, as well as many of the Family members. When I arrived at the hotel, what a wonderful surprise it was to stumble across Sifu while checking in at the lobby! That very moment was enough to remember how special is our genuine Shaolin lineage, and to instantly feel Sifu's energy, his brightness, and his Heart. It was a truly humbling and special moment.

    The course itself was the perfect demonstration of how Sifu is constantly improving. Even that only was a huge inspiration. His methodology had improved drastically from the same course I last attended four years ago (and of course it was already spectacular then). The techniques were easier to remember and apply, and the results were instantly felt. It was very impressive and humbling to see the work that Sifu had put in adjusting his teaching to transmit skills even more efficiently.

    I had many experiences that filled me with much joy and warmth, and above all felt very confident by the end of the course that I now had all the tools to practice the Small and Big Universe in my own personal training. The main benefit, even beyond that, was the opportunity to carry on developing the Heart, which Sifu demonstrated in a much much inspiring way.

    It was also a great joy to reconnect with many Brothers and Sisters, and I look forward to more opportunities to learn from Sifu and our Family.

    Thank you Sifu for the opportunity to keep learning from you, and thank you to my Brothers and Sisters for the warm welcome.

    With much love and respect,

    Hubert.
    (I will write soon about the Wuzuquan course - another gigantic highlight!)
    Hubert Razack
    www.shaolinwahnam.fr
    www.sourireducoeur.fr

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    • #17
      Dear Shaolin family,

      Back home after my extended travels after the Small Universe course, I wanted to express my gratitude to Sigung and the whole family for this beautiful, expanding course. The effects of which I can only barely start to bring into words... it's been quite a ride!

      My travels have been epic! No doubt the course has played a big role in that. My heart has grown, I feel more solid in myself and more able to connect to my true self, which always makes me smile. And connecting from that space to others has shown me depths in myself I previously could only hint at. Beautiful.

      For me, the greatest learning has been 'don't worry'. I've realised how much I have worried in the past and am tempted to do still, and this teaching is the most prominent mantra in my mind.

      It has been an immense joy and a great privilege being able to attend and (re)connecting with Sigung and so many familiy members. You are truly beautiful people and I salute you all.

      I have a question for all the other sifus that attended. I understood from Sigung to practice Small Universe daily and have done so. With that I have experienced quite some (mental) cleansing, head aches and the urge to sleep a lot. Arriving back in the Netherlands, my sifu Darryl has urged me to double check re: the daily practice to make sure I understood correctly.

      The question I am holding at the moment is: am I overtraining by training Small Universe every day or should I stay with the instructions as I understood them.

      I would be very happy to hear the feedback of the sifus that attended to make sure I am training correctly.

      Thank you!

      All the best,
      Anke

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      • #18
        Hi Anke

        Wonderful to meet you in Malaysia and so glad your travels continued to be epic!!!

        You are right that the post-course advice was to practice what we learned everyday for a few months after the course, and that the SU/BU can be practiced everyday.

        However the usual rules of overtraining still apply, and the more powerful the chi kung the more chance of overtraining, as can be seen in this thread about Iron Wire practice.

        Also see, The Stages of Cleansing.

        The Small and Big Universes are amongst the most powerful arts, so care should be taken to ensure you are not overtraining or going through intense cleansing. Going back to the basic Lohan Hands with gentle chi flow and occasionally self-manifested chi flow and seeing how you feel is a good way to assess if you are progressing too fast with the S/B Universe.

        You are lucky to have a great Sifu in Amsterdam - he will be able to assess your training and give you the best advice.

        Cheers
        Sifu Andy Cusick

        Shaolin Wahnam Thailand
        Shaolin Qigong

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        "a trained mind brings health and happiness"
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        • #19
          Dear sifu Andy,

          Lovely meeting you in Malaysia indeed!

          Thank you for the great advice! Looking back I realize I have been over training while travelling, and after also speaking to sifu Darryl (and yes, I am lucky he is around the corner :-)) I have decided to take a step back and train SU once every two days instead of every day. That already feels like a better pace; my head is clearer and I have no headaches and life in general feels brighter :-)

          I appreciate you taking the time for thouroughly answering my question - thank you!

          And I trust the further expansion of your school is is going very well!

          All the best,
          Big smile,

          Anke

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          • #20
            Course video review

            Dear Family,

            I hope everyone's practice is going well.

            I have just been through the DVDs from the course and wanted to post my sincere thanks once again to Sigung for such incredible teachings, and to Siguma Wei Foong for managing the course and recording the videos.

            Now that I have been practicing for a while, I found them extremely useful in highlighting some of the finer points which I am implementing in my practice.

            Just watching the videos charged me with energy and brought back beautiful memories. Wonderful!

            Thank you.

            From the heart,
            Matt
            With love and Shaolin salute /o

            "Your purpose in life is to find your purpose & give your whole heart and soul to it." - Buddha

            Gate gate pāragate pārasaṃgate bodhi svāhā.

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            • #21
              It just gets better and better!

              Dear Shaolin Wahnam family,

              Quite a number of weeks have passed since the unforgettable Small and Big Universe Course with Sifu. Since then, the practice continues to open and unfold in subtle and exciting ways.

              Everyday, when I stand up at the beginning of the practice, I hear, "Stand upright. Be physically and morally upright. Don't think about anything. Now, smile from the heart."

              Then, spontaneously, I see Sifu standing on the stage in the ballroom of the Orchid Copthorne Hotel, and there he is demonstrating the "exaggerated" part of a section of the Small Universe practice. Then, he stops for a moment before smiling and saying, "All right, now I will show how I really do it."

              There is a pause that invisibly leads into the space about Sifu softening and blurring and spreading. His physical outline is less distinct, while a luminosity emerges from within. Rather than see it, I sense my cells being infused with a taste of the quantum space that Sifu is transmitting. The chest area also becomes warm and a sensation of gratitude wells up.

              Even though I have already closed my eyes, I feel my eyes "close" again on the inside, and before I know it, I am right into experiencing the practice myself. What bliss, what joy!

              Thank you, Sifu. None of what I am experiencing in the Small Universe (and Big Universe) would be possible without your heart-to-heart transmission.

              With gratitude, love and respect,

              Emiko
              Emiko Hsuen
              www.shaolinwahnam.jp
              www.shaolinwahnam.ca

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