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Last week I noticed alternating days of just two #TuNaSiBa #Qigong forms was still too much, so I switched to just one each day, and have been experimenting with doing them in the morning or evening, to find the right time for cultivating the #OriginalQi as well as keep my #Qi balanced as the four breathing forms have been doing.

But it also occurred to me: hey, I have narcolepsy, and Master Li, Gui-Chang’s system is a synthesis of the #Yijinjing, #Xisuijing, and #RouShu. Maybe I’m sleeping so much and so well BECAUSE it’s accomplishing exactly what it was meant to accomplish.

So yes, take it slow, because I do need to learn how to better cultivate, store, and protect my Original Qì—that’s an on-going process—but I can feel the strengthening of muscles and tendons, the nourishment of my marrow and brain, the softening of all my joints and fasciae. Listening to my body and my Xīn (心), it feels like the last thing I should be doing is fighting a good night’s sleep every night.

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

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

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

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

@lispegistus I originally learned a weird mix of New Age and Martial Qìgōng, but then stuck with the martial variant as part of #XingYiQuan training. Since restarting it, I practice the #XingyiQigong set morning and night, and #Qigong meditation midday. I’m working my way toward advanced #Yijinjing and #Xisuijing training, Dámó’s classics, but the training is extreme and at least 11 years long, so I want to make sure I’m prepared for it at every level of my being.

In terms of books, I recommend first reading The Root of Chinese Qìgōng, 3rd Ed. by Dr. Yáng, Jwìng-Mǐng for a comprehensive foundation in the history, theory, and practice of the discipline as a whole and its many variants. Then you can decide for yourself which variant is right for you—health, martial, religious, etc.

I particularly love the rules of Qìgōng. One of the most important is to never injure yourself—it’s all about balance, pace, and focus on incremental progress one day at a time, adapted to your specific needs as an individual.

@lispegistus I originally learned a weird mix of New Age and Martial Qìgōng, but then stuck with the martial variant as part of #XingYiQuan training. Since restarting it, I practice the #XingyiQigong set morning and night, and #Qigong meditation midday. I’m working my way toward advanced #Yijinjing and #Xisuijing training, Dámó’s classics, but the training is extreme and at least 11 years long, so I want to make sure I’m prepared for it at every level of my being.

In terms of books, I recommend first reading The Root of Chinese Qìgōng, 3rd Ed. by Dr. Yáng, Jwìng-Mǐng for a comprehensive foundation in the history, theory, and practice of the discipline as a whole and its many variants. Then you can decide for yourself which variant is right for you—health, martial, religious, etc.

I particularly love the rules of Qìgōng. One of the most important is to never injure yourself—it’s all about balance, pace, and focus on incremental progress one day at a time, adapted to your specific needs as an individual.

@lispegistus I originally learned a weird mix of New Age and Martial Qìgōng, but then stuck with the martial variant as part of #XingYiQuan training. Since restarting it, I practice the #XingyiQigong set morning and night, and #Qigong meditation midday. I’m working my way toward advanced #Yijinjing and #Xisuijing training, Dámó’s classics, but the training is extreme and at least 11 years long, so I want to make sure I’m prepared for it at every level of my being.

In terms of books, I recommend first reading The Root of Chinese Qìgōng, 3rd Ed. by Dr. Yáng, Jwìng-Mǐng for a comprehensive foundation in the history, theory, and practice of the discipline as a whole and its many variants. Then you can decide for yourself which variant is right for you—health, martial, religious, etc.

I particularly love the rules of Qìgōng. One of the most important is to never injure yourself—it’s all about balance, pace, and focus on incremental progress one day at a time, adapted to your specific needs as an individual.

@lispegistus I originally learned a weird mix of New Age and Martial Qìgōng, but then stuck with the martial variant as part of #XingYiQuan training. Since restarting it, I practice the #XingyiQigong set morning and night, and #Qigong meditation midday. I’m working my way toward advanced #Yijinjing and #Xisuijing training, Dámó’s classics, but the training is extreme and at least 11 years long, so I want to make sure I’m prepared for it at every level of my being.

In terms of books, I recommend first reading The Root of Chinese Qìgōng, 3rd Ed. by Dr. Yáng, Jwìng-Mǐng for a comprehensive foundation in the history, theory, and practice of the discipline as a whole and its many variants. Then you can decide for yourself which variant is right for you—health, martial, religious, etc.

I particularly love the rules of Qìgōng. One of the most important is to never injure yourself—it’s all about balance, pace, and focus on incremental progress one day at a time, adapted to your specific needs as an individual.

@lispegistus I originally learned a weird mix of New Age and Martial Qìgōng, but then stuck with the martial variant as part of #XingYiQuan training. Since restarting it, I practice the #XingyiQigong set morning and night, and #Qigong meditation midday. I’m working my way toward advanced #Yijinjing and #Xisuijing training, Dámó’s classics, but the training is extreme and at least 11 years long, so I want to make sure I’m prepared for it at every level of my being.

In terms of books, I recommend first reading The Root of Chinese Qìgōng, 3rd Ed. by Dr. Yáng, Jwìng-Mǐng for a comprehensive foundation in the history, theory, and practice of the discipline as a whole and its many variants. Then you can decide for yourself which variant is right for you—health, martial, religious, etc.

I particularly love the rules of Qìgōng. One of the most important is to never injure yourself—it’s all about balance, pace, and focus on incremental progress one day at a time, adapted to your specific needs as an individual.