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Learning emotional self regulation helps me a bit, and of course meditation can help, but it’s not the only way. Conscious diaphragmatic breathing, focusing on filling from the bottom up and emptying from the top down, really activates the relaxation response.

Through productive action we can access our confidence and make a positive change In our living environment. I still enjoy meditating as well, of course.😅

Normal obstacle for those who meditate. If emotional/mental content is making the practice difficult, it’s helpful to take time to release tension and relax prior to starting the main meditation.

Some days simple chi sets(Qigong movesets) work incredibly well.

But if I start giggling with joy while moving my arms in a strange way my spouse gives me a look.🤣

At least the cats don’t care when I clean out the energy body.

Had a few interesting moments wherein sending positive emotions into the stomach, and sitting deep in the area relieved some pain, and caused emotional release. It felt great. This is a skill that requires pursuing!

Splitting my attention between two energy points either inside or outside my body - feeling that polarity, then allowing it to build up energy by simply holding the awareness.

Also opening energy points along my body and placing drops of consciousness and energy inside while observing the effects.

When moving my point of awareness to my dan tien, I’ll sometimes get small discharges of energy. Is this normal within qigong? If I want to allow the energy to stay within the dan, are there any effective methods of placing awareness without the energy zapping in the direction of my consciousness?

I’ve been exploring fuller, more relaxed breathing in qigong. It’s helped—but when energy starts to move, tension still shows up. Lately, it’s the neck and a few places around the lower abdomen. Curious to see what softens with time. Bringing attention to those areas, seemingly helps with release.

During qigong warmups and active relaxation recently(no energy work), I sensed a vast, spacious presence beneath me. As I relaxed, parts of it flowed through me, bringing a wave of positive emotion. These things only seem to happen in groups/with my teacher present—for now.

Glad my brain's coming back online. My therapist suspected alcohol withdrawal, but after some research, I think it’s PAWS (Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome). That unshakable depression and gut tension finally make sense. Grateful to my therapist for the insight.
Now it’s time to continue hobbies!

Just putting this out there—looking to chat with folks into chakra or kundalini meditation, or qigong. Also down to talk ritual magic. Hoping this floats past all the self-promo and ads cluttering Bluesky.

Dedicated practice every day. Bubbling the lower Dan just a bit all day to help keep the energy cooking!

I haven’t heard of pleroma!

In the system I’m using the heart chakra is associated with feelings of freedom, love(ofc), and the air element. Feeling the breeze through the tree branches, or the oxygen moving through the lungs around the chest bones

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It’s so rare that I meet someone with similar interests, even though I’ve tried on Bluesky for a while.

I want to respond to everything you’ve said but I need to at least make it to the work parking lot. I’m stoked, can’t wait to carry on this conversation.

P.s. how you decide to move and mix the energy is up to you, energy will follow thought, consider encouraging the body to assist the mind by creating tactile sensation with visualization to move the energy. Sitting in the center while mixing(seeing,tasting,feeling) from the dan increases the effect.

The mixing works best if you’ve taken some time charging up the chakras with the inertial elements they associate with, then mix that energy in the lower center. Double points if you also add positive emotionality such as laughter, confidence, passion, etc. 2/2

Forgive my poor spelling. The term is from Traditional Chinese Medicine and martial arts, it’s "dantian".
There are considered to be three centers and the lower center is just below the navel and inside the body near the center line. It’s the safest place to experiment with mixing.
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I was taught to mix the chakra energy in the lower Dan Tien to create alchemy. Have you ever tried it?

the Glenn Morris version of the Middle Pillar exercise works so well for me even when I’m experiencing bodily tensions and emotional disturbance.

Something is healing just about every time I use this, may have to do an extended version on a weekend to see just how far I can take it.

Learning how to access the Chong and the “middle” of the energy centers along that line has been very helpful in boosting mood and energy levels. Just trying not to abuse this like I do with coffee. 😅

It’s funny that you mention that, IRL, as well as online I see that response as one of the number one reasons folks struggle, and it’s that meditation is “just too hard”. Not to toot my own horn, but I have ADD and deal with it just fine. It’s a matter of “how much do you want it?”

That’s deep, I simply am parroting what I read from a martial arts teacher that also teaches meditation and chi development. In one of his books he mentions that some folks may be unable to generate chi

The spiritual experiences I’ve had prior to even starting to practice anything blow my mind and I just wonder if there’s a subset of the population that is not able to have experiences of that type so they just never develop an interest in anything spiritual related

Personally, I just think working with energy is so much more interesting than sports and I’m surprised there aren’t as many people that pick up this as a hobby or an interest

I’m hoping to continue improving with this stuff myself. Just this week I’ve been able to start turning the energy towards fighting off some very persistent depression, and it worked wonderfully.

There is a lot of overlap between systems. How would you describe your method?

Combination of amplified emotion, directing using the mind, awareness, and body movement. Also, daily practice.

Enhancing the energy sensation around the skin will help me perceive attachments and cords, and eliminating those will provide for more positive emotion and energy for my Qigong practice. This makes is an ideal focus for the time being, as I’ve been feeling energetically sticky as of late.