FLOWING PAST YOUR BLOCKAGES

I remember back when I was in my early 20's (last year) my girlfriend and I decided to take a TAI CHI class in downtown Toronto. We were very enthusiastic about it before we got there, it seemed that we were already masters in our own minds.


However, it wasn't that easy and didn't quite flow as we had expected. They put us in a "horse stance" for about 15 minutes which was difficult and excruciating. The actual moves that were dance like, also took a while to memorize.


We didn't last more than a few classes. Years later I asked the same girlfriend if she remembered the classes and she replied that she had hated them.


Over the years I have often stopped in my tracks when I have come across people practicing in a park. It always seemed like such a mysterious and beautiful thing.


To me, I got the sense that they were not just doing some random moves, but were actually tapping into something very spiritual. There was some sort of communion going on with nature. I wanted to learn.


That being said...I always wanted to learn Kung Fu and Karate, and Transcendental Meditation and Fencing... and I never have gotten around to these things.


So, I was very fortunate a few months ago, when my friend Liz introduced me to "Mr Lee" who is a Qi Gong master from Hong Kong.


I had had some accupuncture a couple of years ago for migraine headaches with some success, and although I was somewhat aware of what chi-energy was....(also spelled Qi) and I knew a little about the Chakras and the Meridiens, I was still slightly skeptical of Chinese medicine, as I was brought up on the scary Western ideal of taking multiple aspirins and pills at the first hint of a pain or cold.


Qi gong is practiced by over 100 million chinese. It is a series of fluid movements that are accompanied by a very specific breathing regiment. In China it has basically been proven to reverse diseases such as Cancer and Diabetes and can also work on Heart issues. Out of Qi gong (chi-gung)comes one version of many called Tai Chi that westerners are familiar with today.


I was recently told that I could reverse the damage to my heart with healthy living and proper exercise and .....something intangible.....positive thinking and belief would be good, but as well, I figured that there would be nothing better than this. Mr Lee agreed and took hours researching specific moves for me when he was recently in Hong Kong.


This savior now teaches me Qi Gong privately once a week. Luck seems to be on the horizon.


Today Mr Lee taught me a series of moves that we are going to be practicing out in a park at Queens Quay this spring and summer; I am really looking forward to this process. I love to compete on a tennis court, but this is the opposite of that, this is the process of relaxing and letting life energy flow through you as you move. It's challenging but pretty inspirational stuff.


Here is a definition of Qi Gong:


Qigong[1] or Chi kung[2] (气功 or prana force) is the philosophy and practice of aligning breath, physical activity and awareness for mental, spritual and corporeal health, as well as the development of human potential.[3] It includes certain forms of martial arts[4] and the spiritual awakening to one's true nature.[5]



If anyone is looking for a new positive activity with benefits, I highly recommend this one.


I don't want you to mix up Qi Gong with FALUN GONG which is a variation on the exercise and breathing techniques that were then manipulated and then strained with Buddhist and Daoist philosophy as well as some strange stuff about life wheels in your abdomen and extra terristrials.

FALUN GONG has been banned in China (who considered it a cult) and you may have seen the practitioners around town with photos of Torture at the hands of the Chinese. Apparently FALUN GONG or FALUN DAFA was practiced by 70,000,000 Chinese before it was banned.



There is an wild 10 minute video on youtube showing a Chinese master manipulating Qi Gong energy for healing techniques. Here it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAAB0dbc3Es



I am sure I will talk about this dynamic exercise again as I begin to get more benefits from it.

I am really pumped to experience everything it has been known to do for your health, wellbeing, and longevity. Not to mention circulation, digestion, skin enhancement, sexuality and stomach flab. (Not that I have ever experienced stomach flab)


Something needs to be flowing. I am looking forward to it. Wait, it is semi flowing tonight i think.


If I actually become proficient in Qi Gong, I would be happy to show the basic moves to anyone that wants to learn, that would really be a pleasure.


To be continued....





Rick