Steven

Hello Michael,

I do feel a definite change since the
2012 shift, and I’ve been trying to
find a way to put it into words.

On Dec 22, I did a Solstice Ceremony
(see my Practice Log, most recent entry
for detailed description of that night).

The biggest shift I feel is that of
some kind of internal grounding, a kind
of…[Read more]

I have learned Buddha Palm and practiced it before,
but I haven’t practiced it in a while to be honest.
Currently, I’ve been focusing on my Tai Chi practices,
as I hope to certify in them soon.

Maybe you could share some of your experiences
with it. Cosmic Healing tends to be a topic that
is not as common or available in the US . . .…[Read more]

I don’t know anything about clinical trials,
but it is considered a “classical” Chinese
herbal formulation, one that has been
around for a while historically in China
and Japan.

Note: I am not an herbalist.
However, “Bupleurum and Dragon Bone”
is a formulation that I take myself.
So consequently I can vouch for the
fact that it…[Read more]

>>>What would you say is the primary
>>>beginners practice I should focus
>>>on at this stage in regards to
>>>meditation or internal alchemy?

If you haven’t started doing any practices yet, the best
place to begin is with the Inner Smile meditation
and the Six Healing Sounds practice. Some of this
can be found in your “Healing…[Read more]

Good to see you again, Snowlion!
It’s always good to see your contribution. 🙂
S

How soon is it that you are going to China?

Master Zhongxian Wu is another Daoist living (mostly)
here in the US, and he plays the guqin. I’m
not sure if he teaches it, but he plays it
and you can buy his CDs. He also teaches a
full spectrum of Daoist arts, namely Qigong,
authentic Chinese calligraphy, meditation,
Yijing…[Read more]

If you are having wet dreams, but it is not due to
sexual abstinence or intentionally trying to avoid
ejaculation in your waking life, then this speaks
to a different issue I feel.

My feeling would either be unresolved
psycho-sexual issues (Lesser Kan & Li course
is one way to explore this), or possibly
simply liver…[Read more]

There are many ways to devote own’s life
to Daoist spiritual practice that does not
involve explicitly joining a Daoist temple.

Let me list a few to give you an idea of
different options.

1. Develop a daily home-study of Daoist
practices (such as the Healing Tao material
on this website). Your level of devotion
to practice vs.…[Read more]

You’re right.
I hadn’t considered myself;
I was just thinking of the general population.

I’ll add it to my calendar.

S

There are no masters here,
only people sharing experiences.

Dreams typically allow you to explore and
express that which is not expressed in waking life.

Wet dreams are a combination of the simple biological
desire to release aging prostate fluid, so the body
can fill the area with fresh fluid . . . combined
with sexual imagery…[Read more]

Unfortunately, it is likely that
no one alive today will be able to
see if it is still working and active
in 10000 years.

Daoist practices such as qigong and meditation help
to calm down these events . . . S
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Yeah, you need the full web address
of the image, and the web address of
the image ends in jpg.

Thus if you put the web address:

http://sinpanman.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/images/2012/06/25/ieyasu.jpg

Into the space where it says “Insert Image”, and
post, then the image will appear. Try it. 🙂

To get the “View Image” choice, your…[Read more]

You need to put in the web address of the actual picture,
not the webpage.

On the webpage, hover over the picture, and right click.
Click “View Image”.

The image appears in its own screen.

The web address of this, is what you put in the “Insert Image”…[Read more]

Because if you are going to be attacked by a lion,
all the blood and qi is drawn to the heart area,
and the heart starts pumping really fast to give
you extra energy to run faster and/or fight for your
life. You breathe differently too . . . typically
short, shallow, quick breaths in the upper chest.
Why this is desirable for…[Read more]

put in the whole web address, as though it is a link

Michael Winn’s DVDs contain a number of
different qigong forms that help integrate
and support the alchemical meditative practices
taught in the Healing Tao. These qigong forms
are not taught on Master Chia’s DVDs. When
the two instructors have DVDs in common,
Master Chia’s DVDs typically contain
theory (also covered on M. Winn’s…[Read more]

Yes, there is internal energetics to bone breathing.
The details are covered on the QF4 audio set.

For the three “Standing-in-Stillness” postures
he covers in QF4, you breathe in blue qi
through the bones.

Inhale blue qi from the earth, through your feet,
to your lower dantian passing through the bones.
Exhale blue qi from the lower…[Read more]