What benefits do YOU get/want?

[Alex McLeod]

In terms of the benefits I've gotten from Chi Kung, I feel more confident around people I don't know. I used to be very shy, but I think I have an opposing problem now. XD

I ask her afterwards why she did it so quickly to which she replied she was trying to finish before one of her favourite soap on TV started, we both laughed for a while about it and it still makes me laugh every time I think about it.

I'd like to make a suggestion on this, if you don't mind. One of the ways I've stopped spending so much time on the TV, is by using a DVR. By fast forwarding through the comercials, you save almost 15 minutes per hour-slot. That adds up if you watch more than an hour of TV a day. This also has the benefit of preventing the advertisements from embedding themselves in the subconscious while in the passive TV watching mode. And just for the benefit of anyone wondering, television addiction is a real problem. Watching TV causes the same type of "high" that Heroin causes, with the added "benefit" of shutting off your pre-frontal cortex. Yay! I can't make long-term decisions AND I get a cool addiction! So, moral of the story, use a DVR in order to shorten the amount of time you spend on TV.

[Martin Do]

Hi Alex and thanks for the practical advise on the DVR. Guess that'll be her next birthday present

Warm regards

Martin

[Marcus]

Hello everyone,

When I started this thread back in February I had no idea how much wonderful information it would end up containing. So I'd like to ask a favour if I may.

I'm in the process of building my website (address will be www.shaolinchikung.co.uk) and am on the "Case Studies and Testimonials" page. It would be a great boon if I were able to draw information from this thread. I will of course contact every person whose words I use for your permission. But if anyone has a strong objection to this please let me know, either on this thread or by PM if you'd prefer.

Thank you for your help.

Kindest regards
Marcus
Namo Amitabha Buddha Namo Amitabha Buddha Namo Amitabha Buddha

[Molly]

What benefits I get

Thanks to golden bridge I get free, built-in, unscented mosquito repellent!

[Alex McLeod]

You too? I thought I was just going crazy when I noticed mosquitoes don't bite me during my chi kung sessions in the swamp/creek hybrid park-thing I practice at because the tourists take over the beaches. The squirrels, on the other hand, are a completely different matter. Vicious little creatures, the lot of them, even if they are cute. They seem more interested in trying to gnaw on my bokken than on me though. XD

[cnholmes]

Poor little barefoot beggar boy,
Returning to the temple where you once wandered so carefree,
Why are you crying?
You can leave your tears here,
Then go outside to play in the sunshine.

[SeanC]

Benefits of Qigong

Hello Sifu Marcus,

Cosmos qigong is allowing me to get rid of some very deeply rooted emotional blockages I've been carrying around for years. It is releasing me from things I thought I would never be released from.