Understanding Qi Gong Development 

What's wrong with Mantak's approach? I'm just starting to get into Qi manipulation so it would be great to understand what to avoid. Thanks!

@@mw7851 Eh 🤷‍♂️ Honestly Mantak Chia has alot if hidden gems you really can't find anywhere else, AT ALL in some of his books. I'd say my biggest problem with the man's teachings is that he refers to the dantian as 'the pearl' and encourages you to 'give it' to one of your organs after you form it every session, and that he also encourages you to keep the dantian empty. Damo dislikes visualization, for fair reasons. I'm not trying to be disrespectful on his page and I know he has his reasons, although I visualize like a megatons worth. It's generally draining on you if you don't replenish the energy you use while doing it, and it does as Damo voices in his books sometimes force things open when you may not be ready for it. Alot of what Mantak Chia teaches seem to be confirmatory signs that you are progressing along the path(s) correctly rebranded as actual exercises. (Damo has discussed this type of thing in a few of his videos) Which, they actually can be used that way in some cases but in others I feel the man genuinely doesn't know what he's going on about. It's like pouring water into a bucket with a hole at the bottom (which may be something Damo said) I mean yeah its cool for awhile but if you haven't built up enough energy yet the path won't stay open and it's generally not as productive as just building up the energy reserves till these paths Crack open on their own. Then the progress will be yours to keep, not just experience for a short while. I personally tend to lean toward building the Dantian above all other things, and the exercise I use is called "the golden flower meditation" although there are plenty of similar exercises which have similar results. Also definitely study the microcosmic orbit. Without that thing you will be In a boatload of trouble. Tldr: Mantak really likes visualizations which can be effective but also dangerous by forcing things along before you and your body are ready, visualizations are also very draining and you must replace this energy or you will actually lose chi and become unhealthy even though your pathways are open. Mantak encourages you to leave the dantian empty, very very bad that will make darn sure you don't have enough chi to power your body and you will definitely get sick. Mantak has made exercises out of things that were actually just signs that you've built up enough chi for certain phenomena to occur naturally, and some of these exercises will probably be damaging to you because they were never meant to be exercises in the first place. BUT! some of the stuff in his books you and I as laymen may not have the resources to find anywhere else. So buy them at your own risk. Damos teachings are much safer and won't make you crazy or sick. I know this response was very long winded, but hopefully it was more helpful than boring lol.

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I really like Taos, a beautiful little town :)

@@LotusNeiGong the nature is quite extraordinary. I try to get up there every now and then to get near the water and the trees.

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Just found the deviation section. Thank you.

not at all. I use it often :)

@@LotusNeiGong fair enough, I guess I just have heard you emphasize the intention/attention relationship quite a bit but didn't recall hearing those terms. Thanks for everything! 🙏🤙

@@davidsaintjohn4248 I tend to try and avoid Chinese terms as much as possible on public RU-vid videos and less classical terminology than I use in classes within my school :) Happy training

Go to physioterapist, or work on scar ;) good luck

I would go back to the foundations of Zhan Zhuang. Not the advanced practices. I would spend time focusing on Expanding in a general sense. Your body needs to be looser and softer.This will stretch the strings. One thing that has helped me is Ninad Music channel on RU-vid. It's amazing music vibrations that target specific areas of the body. Sound and vibrations is just another form of Qi energy. It can help you with your Neigong repair and physical healing. Good luck.

@@kellharris2491 At the moment its very difficult because the scare tissue is within the ribcage cavity which I am not sure I have neuromuscular control over unlike the muscles which we do have control over. I can feel a loss of 'internal pressure' within the lower left side which feels like the tendons have compressed it like braided steel. Mayve surgical intervention would be required to some how pull the ribcage apart in 3D manner to give more space and less crushing forces over the diaphragm and internal organs. Will look into th emusic you suggested thanks.

That’s right. It’s quite deep :)

Depends what you want. It’s like anything, one art can support another but you will need up focusing mostly on one :) so, the main focus you have will be where the majority of your change comes from. The other practice will support but be limited to a certain degree...

@@LotusNeiGong Thanks for the reply, sir. There's just so much noise out there these days about how you have to train so long for zone 2 cardio for mitochondrial adaptations, you have to lift so much for bone grow and muscle mass, etc. Difficult to choose when time is limited.

Kung Fu :)

@@LotusNeiGong There are a lot of kung fu what should i start with btw my birth day is 26th of june 2004 so can you recommend me some kung fu for my age .i had some karate training when i was from 2nd to 5th grade (just the foundations) i do not retain anything now.

To be honest, it really would depend upon what is in your area :) the style is less important than the quality and skill of the teacher you can access.

Zifagong is spontaneous movements