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Dammit my #FireQi is surging again today

#TuNaSiBa may be too exhausting for me to keep practicing yet, but at least it kept my #Qi in perfect balance… (by using everything I had)

#Qigong #XingyiQigong

I slept for over 10 hours last night, and felt so emotionally and spiritually drained when I woke up today… and if I’m being honest, this whole week was far too exhausting for me to tolerate

I don’t think I’ve managed to cultivate and store enough #OriginalQi in my #LowerDanTian to keep going with #TuNaSiBa yet—at least not every day; this should be no surprise, it IS a synthesis of #Yijinjing #Xisuijing and #Roushu so what is true for them is true for it

So, I decided to take a step back (as I usually do when I push too far), and just completed the #XingyiQigong set for my middle-of-the-day slash effectively-morning #Qigong session; now my coffee is perfection, and I feel alive again

Gotta keep focusing on the fundamentals and not get ahead of myself

#TuNaSiBa #Qigong went well this morning. It felt more normal today, rather than wildly intense and overwhelming like yesterday morning; and mid-day meditation was very peaceful.

Although the deep-muscle #Qi flow, in my lower back in particular, is a LOT stronger. Such localized and focused muscle fever is a bit of a strange experience, but it all makes sense based on the aspects of the body that the Four Breathing Forms train which #XingyiQigong neglects

It’s weird that I wasn’t able to get any sleep last night. I did my evening #XingyiQigong exercises, and I was already so wiped out yesterday

But #TuNaSiBa this morning was REALLY intense—like, #Qi throbbing explosively out of my fingertips and toes intense; such an odd sensation, not anywhere near as painful as the very first time I opened my Láogōng and Yǒngquán cavities (centres of palms and soles), though still a sensation I would describe as pain

#Qigong #XingYiQuan

I really took my time with #TuNaSiBa #Qigong and #SanTiShi this morning, a full two hours: 90 minutes for the four breathing forms, and half an hour for #ZhanZhuang

Yesterday, I didn’t have the emotional energy to repeat all four breathing forms a second time, so I did still meditation in the afternoon (in three half-hour sessions as I was trying to build up to four breathing forms), and then the #XingyiQigong exercises in my evening session

That seems to be a good balance, maintaining three sessions a day but a wider spread of Qìgōng practices; so I plan to follow the same schedule today—save for the fact that I’ll commit to still meditation in one solid 90-minute block

#XingYiQuan

I really took my time with #TuNaSiBa #Qigong and #SanTiShi this morning, a full two hours: 90 minutes for the four breathing forms, and half an hour for #ZhanZhuang

Yesterday, I didn’t have the emotional energy to repeat all four breathing forms a second time, so I did still meditation in the afternoon (in three half-hour sessions as I was trying to build up to four breathing forms), and then the #XingyiQigong exercises in my evening session

That seems to be a good balance, maintaining three sessions a day but a wider spread of Qìgōng practices; so I plan to follow the same schedule today—save for the fact that I’ll commit to still meditation in one solid 90-minute block

#XingYiQuan

I really took my time with #TuNaSiBa #Qigong and #SanTiShi this morning, a full two hours: 90 minutes for the four breathing forms, and half an hour for #ZhanZhuang

Yesterday, I didn’t have the emotional energy to repeat all four breathing forms a second time, so I did still meditation in the afternoon (in three half-hour sessions as I was trying to build up to four breathing forms), and then the #XingyiQigong exercises in my evening session

That seems to be a good balance, maintaining three sessions a day but a wider spread of Qìgōng practices; so I plan to follow the same schedule today—save for the fact that I’ll commit to still meditation in one solid 90-minute block

#XingYiQuan

Too emotionally exhausted after the previous two #TuNaSiBa #Qigong sessions today to do a third session of all four forms after all, never mind waiting until midnight, so I performed the #XingyiQigong exercise set this evening instead. It’s so relaxing in comparison. Damn am I ever ready for bed.

JFC #TuNaSiBa #Qigong is so much more intense than #XingyiQigong even though the pace is so, so, so much slower

I eased back into it, to give all four breathing forms my full attention and four repetitions each. This morning I did Form 1. This afternoon, Form 2. This evening, Forms 3 and 4. All three sessions followed by #SanTiShi #ZhanZhuang

But since it went so well, and my muscle and #Qi memory have not completely forgotten these forms after all, tomorrow I will do all four, for all three sessions

JFC #TuNaSiBa #Qigong is so much more intense than #XingyiQigong even though the pace is so, so, so much slower

I eased back into it, to give all four breathing forms my full attention and four repetitions each. This morning I did Form 1. This afternoon, Form 2. This evening, Forms 3 and 4. All three sessions followed by #SanTiShi #ZhanZhuang

But since it went so well, and my muscle and #Qi memory have not completely forgotten these forms after all, tomorrow I will do all four, for all three sessions

JFC #TuNaSiBa #Qigong is so much more intense than #XingyiQigong even though the pace is so, so, so much slower

I eased back into it, to give all four breathing forms my full attention and four repetitions each. This morning I did Form 1. This afternoon, Form 2. This evening, Forms 3 and 4. All three sessions followed by #SanTiShi #ZhanZhuang

But since it went so well, and my muscle and #Qi memory have not completely forgotten these forms after all, tomorrow I will do all four, for all three sessions

At the insistence of my Xīn (心), I finally resumed Master Li, Gui-Chang’s #TuNaSiBa (吐纳四把) #Qigong exercises this morning, instead of the #XingyiQigong set I’ve been doing. It’s appropriate timing. I finished my review of fundamental #Xisuijing theory yesterday, so now I have a better understanding of all the components of this synthesis

My morning #Qigong session was a bit of struggle, from my emotional mind #Xin (Xīn, 心) being uncharacteristically difficult for the second day in a row, refusing to be regulated, making it nearly impossible to remain focused on my #ShenBreathing (Shénxí, 神息) and the #XingyiQigong exercise set. Had to manually use the “Stop and Look Method” for each and every exercise.

It’s not like I’m not looking for a valid emotional causal factor—but it does kind of feel like my emotional mind is just throwing a tantrum because it can. WTF is up with that?

My morning #Qigong session was a bit of struggle, from my emotional mind #Xin (Xīn, 心) being uncharacteristically difficult for the second day in a row, refusing to be regulated, making it nearly impossible to remain focused on my #ShenBreathing (Shénxí, 神息) and the #XingyiQigong exercise set. Had to manually use the “Stop and Look Method” for each and every exercise.

It’s not like I’m not looking for a valid emotional causal factor—but it does kind of feel like my emotional mind is just throwing a tantrum because it can. WTF is up with that?