Hello Ryan
Thanks for sharing the video. In our "Chi Flow", which we do after practicing a Qigong exercise, we let the Qi take over and the resulting movements are spontaneous. The movements can take many forms, depending on the need of the person practicing. I have seen people jump, bend back- or forwards, roll on the ground, laugh, sing ... all kind. And that's fine. We just let it happen and normally do not try to influence it with our mind. We also do not tense our muscles, instead we relax, do not worry, keep our mouth open and simply enjoy the experience. When we stop we do it gently.
So if you were my student, there are a few things I would correct and invite you to do differently. From my experience your results would be very fast and effective. But you are not my student and you are certainly entitled to practice what you believe is best. When others here have advised you against it, it is because they care and because as practitioners and teachers we have seen that wrong practice can do more harm than good. And it would not be ethical to let people hurt themselves without at least trying to give them better advice.
With regards to the innate self-healing abilities. Nobody not even a Western doctor would question the fact, that we do have self-healing abilities. If you cut yourself and keep the wound clean, it will heal. And even beyond the physical - many placebo studies have shown, how effectively the mind supports healing.
So I would like to push this topic further. What makes these abilities more effective than average? Why do some people heal, others do not. That's were it becomes interesting. Even more so as today many people are aware of this and practice various energy arts, yet do not necessarily get healed. The same is true for different Qigong styles... many practice Qigong but do not get the same results. Could it be that it is not so easy to "undig" this healing ability?
Personally I believe that without proper training, it is extreme luck to get good results. I am not saying it can't happen, but chances are higher it won't. And at least for me it seems much easier, faster and thus effective to find a Master who lives what he teaches and can show me how to do it, rather than trying to reinvent the wheel. But that's my choice. In the end everybody has his own path and needs to make his or her own choices.
Andrea
Thanks for sharing the video. In our "Chi Flow", which we do after practicing a Qigong exercise, we let the Qi take over and the resulting movements are spontaneous. The movements can take many forms, depending on the need of the person practicing. I have seen people jump, bend back- or forwards, roll on the ground, laugh, sing ... all kind. And that's fine. We just let it happen and normally do not try to influence it with our mind. We also do not tense our muscles, instead we relax, do not worry, keep our mouth open and simply enjoy the experience. When we stop we do it gently.
So if you were my student, there are a few things I would correct and invite you to do differently. From my experience your results would be very fast and effective. But you are not my student and you are certainly entitled to practice what you believe is best. When others here have advised you against it, it is because they care and because as practitioners and teachers we have seen that wrong practice can do more harm than good. And it would not be ethical to let people hurt themselves without at least trying to give them better advice.
With regards to the innate self-healing abilities. Nobody not even a Western doctor would question the fact, that we do have self-healing abilities. If you cut yourself and keep the wound clean, it will heal. And even beyond the physical - many placebo studies have shown, how effectively the mind supports healing.
So I would like to push this topic further. What makes these abilities more effective than average? Why do some people heal, others do not. That's were it becomes interesting. Even more so as today many people are aware of this and practice various energy arts, yet do not necessarily get healed. The same is true for different Qigong styles... many practice Qigong but do not get the same results. Could it be that it is not so easy to "undig" this healing ability?
Personally I believe that without proper training, it is extreme luck to get good results. I am not saying it can't happen, but chances are higher it won't. And at least for me it seems much easier, faster and thus effective to find a Master who lives what he teaches and can show me how to do it, rather than trying to reinvent the wheel. But that's my choice. In the end everybody has his own path and needs to make his or her own choices.
Andrea
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