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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://meetandgrow.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/atom.xsl" media="screen"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xml:lang="en"><title type="html">Kunlun</title><subtitle type="html" /><id>http://meetandgrow.com/blogs/kunlun/atom.aspx</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://meetandgrow.com/blogs/kunlun/default.aspx" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://meetandgrow.com/blogs/kunlun/atom.aspx" /><generator uri="http://communityserver.org" version="4.0.30417.1769">Community Server</generator><updated>2008-06-13T13:40:00Z</updated><entry><title>Dream Yoga/Soul Travel </title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="/blogs/kunlun/archive/2009/09/20/dream-yoga-soul-travel.aspx" /><id>/blogs/kunlun/archive/2009/09/20/dream-yoga-soul-travel.aspx</id><published>2009-09-20T11:41:00Z</published><updated>2009-09-20T11:41:00Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;Dream Yoga is an ancient practice that involves extending our waking consciousness to the dream hours.&amp;nbsp; Why would we want to do this?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Solve problems and recognize emotional patterns in our life&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Travel to different locations without leaving bed&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Meet great teachers and discuss questions&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; For fun!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Accomplishing dream yoga means practice and to help you get there it is best to focus on a small number of simple techniques and leave the tomes of books on the subject for later perusal.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt; To start, be sure that you are able to create a focus in your life now for a new practice.&amp;nbsp; It will be much easier if you devote your attention to it during the day.&amp;nbsp; The techniques can easily be incorporated into your routine.&amp;nbsp; In fact, you may find them to offer many benefits including making you work more efficiently, leaving time in your day for other activities.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;i&gt;A.&amp;nbsp; Before going to bed, create a space of ten minutes to relax from the day&amp;#39;s pressures and bring your focus to the next stage in your day: SLEEP.&amp;nbsp; Repeat to your mind that you will remember your dreams as you wake up.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; B.&amp;nbsp; Create your dream journal.&amp;nbsp; Creating a dream journal - mental record or written - helps to build the bridge between our subconscious and conscious mind, allowing the conscious mind to enter into the world of dreams.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; C.&amp;nbsp; Perform reality checks during the day.&amp;nbsp; Aim for 10 checks.&amp;nbsp; Develop a positive curiosity about whether you are sleeping.&amp;nbsp; There are two useful ways to do this.&amp;nbsp; Look at the time on a clock and ask if you are dreaming.&amp;nbsp; Look back at the clock and see if the time changed.&amp;nbsp; Be genuinely curious if you are awake.&amp;nbsp; If the time changes, you are dreaming, or should I say awake!&amp;nbsp; Another tecnique is to press against and object such as a table and ask if you are awake.&amp;nbsp; See if your hand will go through the object.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Devote two months of your life to these techniques and you may be left with many enriching memories.&amp;nbsp; Post comments on your successes.&amp;nbsp; And most of all, have fun and take things lightly.&amp;nbsp; Don&amp;#39;t get frustrated.&amp;nbsp; Everything is learning. &amp;nbsp; Soul Travel is for later....&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dream Yogi William&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://meetandgrow.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=242" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>William</name><uri>http://meetandgrow.com/members/William/default.aspx</uri></author></entry><entry><title>May 3rd Seminar</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="/blogs/kunlun/archive/2009/05/04/may-3rd-seminar.aspx" /><id>/blogs/kunlun/archive/2009/05/04/may-3rd-seminar.aspx</id><published>2009-05-04T17:21:00Z</published><updated>2009-05-04T17:21:00Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;So I attended the may 3rd seminar Jazz hosted at his house and it was awesome!! &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We started off with everyone closing their eyes and just dancing to music to help everyone relax and open up (it also happened to be a lot of fun to dance around like that) and then we did another similar exercise with eyes closed and just babbled in any language but our own, haha. It really amazing how stepping out of your comfort zone and letting go like that, especially when you have to use your imagination, can help open one&amp;#39;s self up.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Afterwards we did the One breath or Buddha breath&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Followed by some standing and Maoshan five elements and reverse breathing&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Then we did Kunlun with the lineage transfer, which was nothing short of magical. One very unique thing we did that helped me open up more than I EVER have was a serpent variation of Kunlun. jazz said it was a more feminine version. I havent laughed like that in years!! It felt like I shook off plenty of stress I&amp;#39;ve been holding on to. Its really incredible how good it feels to just let go and allow your body to balance itself out.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We also did the golden flower meditation, red phoenix, and laughter qi gong&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Everytime I see Jazz he seems to have improved his own practice and is therefore even more able to help me in mine&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Anyone who has aspirations about discovering their own inner nature and having fun while doing it, should check out Jazz&amp;#39;s kunlun meetups&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;His knowledge and ability to effectively teach and convey these amazing practices make it something not to be missed. And the chance to meet and practice with like minded people is fantastic.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I will definitely be attending more meetups in the future&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Love and Peace,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Max &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;email: max.newlon@uconn.edu&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://meetandgrow.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=215" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>neo</name><uri>http://meetandgrow.com/members/neo/default.aspx</uri></author></entry><entry><title>Its the Foolish one that knows the Tao</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="/blogs/kunlun/archive/2009/03/29/its-the-foolish-one-that-knows-the-tao.aspx" /><id>/blogs/kunlun/archive/2009/03/29/its-the-foolish-one-that-knows-the-tao.aspx</id><published>2009-03-29T16:16:00Z</published><updated>2009-03-29T16:16:00Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Remember to Surrender &amp;amp; Smile ... (key to raising Kunlun) &lt;br /&gt;its the foolish one that knows Kunlun - as said by Max.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;The wise one hears of the Tao &lt;br /&gt;and practices it dilegently.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The average student hears of the Tao&lt;br /&gt;and gives it thought every now and then.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The foolish student hears of the Tao&lt;br /&gt;and laughs aloud.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If there were no laughter&lt;br /&gt;the Tao would not be what it is.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hence it is said:&lt;br /&gt;The bright path seems dim.&lt;br /&gt;Going forward seems like retreat;&lt;br /&gt;The easy way seems hard:&lt;br /&gt;The highest Virtue seems empty;&lt;br /&gt;Great purity seems sullied;&lt;br /&gt;A wealth of Virtue seems inadequate;&lt;br /&gt;The strength of Virtue seems frail:&lt;br /&gt;Real Virtue seems unreal;&lt;br /&gt;The perfect square has no corners:&lt;br /&gt;Great talents ripen late;&lt;br /&gt;The highest notes are hard to hear:&lt;br /&gt;The greatest form has no shape:&lt;br /&gt;The Tao is hidden and without name.&lt;br /&gt;The Tao alone nourishes and brings everything to fulfillment.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TAO TE CHEN&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://meetandgrow.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=185" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Jazz</name><uri>http://meetandgrow.com/members/Jazz/default.aspx</uri></author><category term="laugh" scheme="http://meetandgrow.com/blogs/kunlun/archive/tags/laugh/default.aspx" /></entry><entry><title>Kunlun and Gold dragon body</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="/blogs/kunlun/archive/2009/03/08/kunlun-and-gold-dragon-body.aspx" /><id>/blogs/kunlun/archive/2009/03/08/kunlun-and-gold-dragon-body.aspx</id><published>2009-03-09T02:16:00Z</published><updated>2009-03-09T02:16:00Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;One of the highest achievements of doing Kunlun and Red Phoenix meditation is achieving GOLDEN DRAGON BODY.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dragon body is in kunlun what Rainbow body is in Tibetan meditation traditions. Its where so much energy has been attained/collected and at will one can shift from body to emptyness and back from emptyness to body. Like it says in buddhist heart sutra - Form is emptyness and emptyness is form.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You may have heard / read in books of tibetan lamas and Indian asetics/gurus who when they passed away at will left the body and what was left was only hair and nails. I have heard that in Rainbow body, the space in atoms of body begins to contract and you shrink to nothing and disappear into light. But in dragon body instead one shifts due to energy and is able to come back. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;One has so much energy that it may even start to happen itself. Few of high students of Max have attained Gold dragon body. One of his students Kan was in a coffee shop and people saw coffee cup fall down and his arm disappear. There are practices to stop it from happening.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="searchlite"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://meetandgrow.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=159" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Jazz</name><uri>http://meetandgrow.com/members/Jazz/default.aspx</uri></author><category term="Gold dragon body" scheme="http://meetandgrow.com/blogs/kunlun/archive/tags/Gold+dragon+body/default.aspx" /></entry><entry><title>Mind is Gravity</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="/blogs/kunlun/archive/2009/03/08/mind-is-gravity.aspx" /><id>/blogs/kunlun/archive/2009/03/08/mind-is-gravity.aspx</id><published>2009-03-09T01:57:00Z</published><updated>2009-03-09T01:57:00Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Max teaching us Kunlun always mentions&amp;nbsp; &amp;quot;Mind is Gravity, you let the mind go - gravity will go&amp;quot;, &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It is our mind that holds us back. We were born free, as we grew up we have been conditioned. Our view or reality is based on our conditioned mind.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Drop from the mind into the heart(or even
better, connect them through the Kathika Channel) and you can begin to
move more freely into other realities!.........then &amp;quot;magic happens
because it&amp;#39;s already there, smile&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://meetandgrow.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=158" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Jazz</name><uri>http://meetandgrow.com/members/Jazz/default.aspx</uri></author><category term="Mind is Gravity" scheme="http://meetandgrow.com/blogs/kunlun/archive/tags/Mind+is+Gravity/default.aspx" /></entry><entry><title>Neigong: description</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="/blogs/kunlun/archive/2009/03/07/neigong-description.aspx" /><id>/blogs/kunlun/archive/2009/03/07/neigong-description.aspx</id><published>2009-03-07T05:04:00Z</published><updated>2009-03-07T05:04:00Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Neigong, &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;also spelled nei kung, neigung, or nae gong, is any of a set of Chinese breathing, meditation and spiritual practice disciplines associated with Daoism and especially the Chinese martial arts. Neigong practice is normally associated with the so called &amp;quot;soft style&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;internal&amp;quot; or n&amp;egrave;ijiā Chinese martial arts, as opposed to the category known as waigong or &amp;quot;external skill&amp;quot; which is historically associated with shaolinquan or the so called &amp;quot;hard style&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;external&amp;quot; or w&amp;agrave;ijiā Chinese martial arts.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;Both have many different schools, disciplines and practices and historically there has been mutual influence between the two and distinguishing precisely between them differs from school to school.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is both martial and non-martial neigong. Well known examples of martial neigong are the various breathing and focus trainings taught in some traditional Taijiquan, Baguazhang and Xingyiquan schools. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Neigong and the internal martial arts:&lt;br /&gt;The martial art school of neigong emphasizes training the coordination of the individual&amp;#39;s body with the breath, known has the harmonization of the inner and outer energy, creating a basis for a particular school&amp;#39;s method of utilizing power and technique.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Neigong exercises that are part of the neijia tradition involve cultivating physical stillness and or conscious (deliberate) movement, designed to produce relaxation or releasing of muscular tension combined with special breathing techniques known as the &amp;quot;tortoise&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;reverse&amp;quot; breathing&amp;quot; methods to name but a few.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The fundamental purpose of this process is to develop a high level of coordination, concentration and technical skill that is known in the martial arts world as neijin. The ultimate purpose of this practice is for the individual to become at one with heaven or the Dao. As Zhuangzi stated, &amp;quot;Heaven, earth and I are born of one, and I am at one with all that exists (天地與我並生, 萬物與我唯一)&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Neigong and meditation:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This type of practice is said to require concentration and internal reflection which results in a heightened self-awareness that increases over time with continued practice. Neigong practitioners report awareness of the mechanics of their blood circulation, peristalsis, muscular movement, skeletal alignment, balance, etc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What is said to be occurring as the result of continual practice is a type of internal alchemy, that is a refinement and transmutation of the &amp;quot;Three Treasures&amp;quot; or San Bao, in Chinese. The Three Treasures are known as Jing(精), Qi (氣) and Shen(神) and can be loosely translated as Essence, Vitality and Spirit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;According to Daoist doctrine the Three Treasures can be described as three types of energy available to humans. The Dao De Jing purported to be written by Lao zi states in chapter 42 that &amp;quot;The Daogives birth to the One, the One gives birth to the Two or Yi and Yang and the Two gives birth to the Three (which some interpret to mean Jing 精, Qi 氣 and Shen 神, or sometimes Heaven Tian, Earth Di and Man Ren) and lastly the Three gives birth to the 10,000 Things; which is all that exists in heaven and on earth.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; Internal alchemy, also called spiritual alchemy, (n&amp;egrave;i dān sh&amp;ugrave;) is a term used for different esoteric disciplines focused on balancing internal and spiritual energies. In China, it is an important form of practice for most schools of Taoism. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Internal alchemy, like the more general alchemy from which it derived, focuses on transmuting energies and substances. The practices focus on restoring balance and elevating spiritual vitality.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The goals of internal alchemy are enlightenment, improved health, longevity and peacefulness. Practitioners often seek immortality or reunion with God or another divine source.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The energies and substances of the body are described in metaphor. Elements and metals and have all been used to classify and define characteristics of the human system. Internal alchemists map the body, noting which routes energy move through and which areas are associated with particular &amp;quot;elements&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Medicinal alchemy&lt;br /&gt;In many cultures, notably those of the East, diseases and medical ailments were thought to be due to imbalance in the afflicted person&amp;#39;s internal alchemy, or a weakness of one&amp;#39;s life spirit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of many ancient Taoist practices was alchemy - the search for an elixir that would make a people immortal. Spiritual alchemy is a series of physical, mental, and spiritual disciplines intended to prolong the life of the body and create an immortal spiritual body that would survive after death.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In Inner Alchemy, the human body becomes a laboratory in which the Three Treasures of Jing, Chi, and Shen are cultivated for the purpose of improving physical, emotional and mental health, and ultimately merging with the Tao, i.e. becoming an Immortal. In China, it is an important form of practice for most schools of Taoism.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jīng (精) is the Chinese word for &amp;quot;essence&amp;quot;, specifically kidney essence. Along with q&amp;igrave; and sh&amp;eacute;n, it is considered one of the Three Treasures. Jīng is stored in the kidneys and is the most dense physical matter within the body (as opposed to sh&amp;eacute;n which is the most volatile).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is said to be the material basis for the physical body and is yīn in nature, which means it nourishes, fuels, and cools the body. Jīng is also believed by some to be the carrier of our heritage (similar to DNA).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Production of semen, in the man, and menstrual blood (or pregnancy), in the woman, are believed to place the biggest strains on jīng. Because of this, some even equate jīng with semen, but this is inaccurate; the jīng circulates through the 8 extraordinary vessels and creates marrow and semen, among other functions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One is said to be born with a set amount of jīng (pre-natal jīng, also sometimes called yuan qi) and also can acquire jīng from food and various forms of stimulation (exercise, study, meditation.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Theoretically, jīng is consumed continuously in life; by everyday stress, illness, substance abuse, sexual intemperance, etc. Pre-natal jīng by definition cannot be renewed, and it is said it is completely consumed upon dying.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, this jīng is considered quite important for longevity in TCM. Many disciplines related to q&amp;igrave;gōng are devoted to the replenishment of &amp;quot;lost&amp;quot; jīng by restoration of the post-natal jīng.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In particular, the internal martial arts (esp. Tai chi chuan) and the Circle Walking of Baguazhang may be used to preserve pre-natal jīng and build post-natal jīng - if performed correctly.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Commonplace in China is the sight of r&amp;eacute;nshēn on sale in herb shops, at a wide range of prices - Kung Fu classics fans may remember it used as a plot element at the start of Drunken Master 2. R&amp;eacute;nshēn, particularly Korean and Chinese, is said to bolster the jīng and a common medicinal recipe is to add to porridge (of course congee in China) along with cinnamon, goji berries and ginger for a sweet, warming breakfast when the weather starts to turn cold in Autumn.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yin and yang are thought to arise together from an initial quiescence or emptiness (wuji, sometimes symbolized by an empty circle), and to continue moving in tandem until quiescence is reached again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;For instance, dropping a stone in a calm pool of water will simultaneously raise waves and lower troughs between them, and this alternation of high and low points in the water will radiate outward until the movement dissipates and the pool is calm once more. Yin-yang, thus, always has the following characteristics:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The ancient Chinese YIN-YANG scholars believed that three are two natural, complementary and contradictory forces in our universe. The scholars named them as YIN and YANG. YIN represents the female, negative, darkness, softness, moisture, night-time, even numbers and docile aspects of things.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;YANG represents the male, positive, brightness, hardness, dryness, day-time. odd numbers and dominant aspects. YIN and YANG are continually in the state of flux and always looking for the BALANCE point. One moves , the other responses. Therefore, ancient scholars treated this natural phenomenon as a natural universal law.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These scholars also believed that our universe consisted of five basic elements, which are Metal, Water, Wood, Fire and Earth (Soil). Everything, including humans, in the universe (between Heaven and Earth) must have a relationship with these five elements. So they tried to apply the five elements not only to every physical thing in the world, but also to the Colors, Directions, Seasons and Sounds.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://meetandgrow.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=155" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Jazz</name><uri>http://meetandgrow.com/members/Jazz/default.aspx</uri></author><category term="Neigong" scheme="http://meetandgrow.com/blogs/kunlun/archive/tags/Neigong/default.aspx" /></entry><entry><title>Choosing a teacher / Guru, Researching the Lineage of a tradition.</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="/blogs/kunlun/archive/2008/06/21/choosing-a-teacher-guru-reseraching-the-lineage-of-a-tradition.aspx" /><id>/blogs/kunlun/archive/2008/06/21/choosing-a-teacher-guru-reseraching-the-lineage-of-a-tradition.aspx</id><published>2008-06-21T11:10:00Z</published><updated>2008-06-21T11:10:00Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Before we take on a practice or accept some one as a teacher there is a bit of research we must do.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lineage of a tradition is important.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some
of the lineages can be traced back. As an example in Zen, when one is
initiated, they prepare a lineage chart. this chart traces ones lineage
all the way back to Buddha. The problem with not having a lineage is
that a teacher you are working with could have teachings that are not
genuine. In most for a student to be given permission to teach, thier
teacher verify that they are ready. Otherwise we can read book, take
little from here, little from there and start teaching.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We should also do a bit of research about the teacher, see how they treat their students.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;It
takes a teacher to show you that you dont need a teacher&amp;quot;. In many
traditions as Zen and Kunlun, teachers encourage you to not treat them
as a Guru/Seifu. One does not have to/should not give ones power to
another being. Its so easy to get aweeeed by someones presence and
unconsiously gives one energy, give control to a teacher. We must
always be in control, we must question every practice we are given and
not follow anything blindly.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We should never make any one our
Guru and give them all our powers. The real power is within you. A
teacher can only show you, and you still have to do the work. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In Zen they have a concept of 3 pillars. Three pillars of zen: Belief, Doubt, Determination&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Belief: First one must believe that the system works, even perhaps works looking/reading/seeing it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Doubt: then once must doubt as to how/why it works. Doubt fuels your practice&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Determination: One must have the determination to do the practice.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Choosing
a teacher: I have read and heard that &amp;quot;ones teacher is allready there,
its a matter of finding them or the student being ready and the teacher
appears&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Having
said all above, I somehow ended up to Max&amp;#39;s seminar, and upon
experiencing rare energy for myself decided to take the weekend course.
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For me Max, was able to show me things that I have only read in books. &lt;br /&gt;He
would say again and again that we dont call him a teacher or sefu or
guru. He was just giving it out, showing the practices to those that
wanted it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To me it seems - as Max has said that he has learned from many traditions: Bonpo.  tao, Shaman, Tibetan...&lt;br /&gt;He is a unique teacher and has a unique style of teaching.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I
am sure that practices he is teaching, exist but in esoteric fashion. I
dont think they have been widely given out. You would have to learn for
years in India, China, Tibet to get some of similar practices. And then
to you would never be allowed to show or teach them in public.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Even
Max encourages everyone to not blindly learn a practice or follow any
one, He says to go out and research the lineage, check out the teacher,
talk to past students.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Buddha
was once visiting a village and teaching, to the villagers said, we
have a problem that some teacher comes and says to do this way another
one comes and says to do it another way, our tradition says one thing,
another tradition says another, What do we do ? Who do we follow ?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In reply to villagers in he said in (&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalama_Sutra" target="_blank"&gt;Kalama Sutta&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dont follow anything because:&lt;br /&gt;- a teacher says so&lt;br /&gt;- a tradition says so&lt;br /&gt;-your family culture says so&lt;br /&gt;-your religion says so&lt;br /&gt;.......&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Rely not on the teacher/person, but on the teaching. &lt;br /&gt;Rely not on the words of the teaching, but on the spirit of the words. &lt;br /&gt;Rely not on theory, but on experience.&lt;br /&gt;Do not believe in anything simply because you&lt;br /&gt;have heard it. &lt;br /&gt;Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. &lt;br /&gt;Do not believe anything because it is spoken and rumored by many. &lt;br /&gt;Do not believe in anything because it is written in your religious books. &lt;br /&gt;Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. &lt;br /&gt;But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is&lt;br /&gt;conducive to the good and the benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- the Buddha &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Teachers are always there, its a matter of student to be ready&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ultimately if your heart agrees, then practice is for you and teachers is yours.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://meetandgrow.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=68" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Jazz</name><uri>http://meetandgrow.com/members/Jazz/default.aspx</uri></author><category term="lineage of a tradition" scheme="http://meetandgrow.com/blogs/kunlun/archive/tags/lineage+of+a+tradition/default.aspx" /><category term="choosing teacher or guru" scheme="http://meetandgrow.com/blogs/kunlun/archive/tags/choosing+teacher+or+guru/default.aspx" /></entry><entry><title>What is Kunlun Nei Gung?</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="/blogs/kunlun/archive/2008/06/19/what-is-kunlun-nei-gung.aspx" /><id>/blogs/kunlun/archive/2008/06/19/what-is-kunlun-nei-gung.aspx</id><published>2008-06-20T01:32:00Z</published><updated>2008-06-20T01:32:00Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p class="content"&gt;Kunlun
Nei Gung is an ancient, secret method of spiritual awakening. Kunlun is
a reset process that is a part of your body already. When you do the
method you activate that process. Whatever your body determines you
need to do to realign your natural energy flow, will happen. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="content"&gt;The position you take tunes/harmonizes
your body with the one law or sympathetic vibration. You know you have
attained it when you feel joyful, blissful and loving. The love aspect
of the human being is the expression of the one law. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="content"&gt;What
this practice does, is to awaken a divine bliss feeling in the
practitioner. It can be compared to a mild orgasm except that it is not
sexual in nature.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="content"&gt;This bliss expands as
it rises and it is this process that raises your vibrational rate. At
this higher vibration, emotional blocks and mental illusions dispel.
Sometimes they are forcefully released and other times it is a smooth
experience. Whatever you are holding can be let go of, but only if you
are ready to be done with it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="content"&gt;When a
block is released it creates a new channel for this bliss energy. When
you practice regularly you can access and clear new levels of deep set
tension like moving through layers of an onion.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="content"&gt;As you become more clear, you become more magnetic.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="content"&gt;You
can then learn to project this energy outward to help heal others or
you can chose to simply bask in your own empty radiance. In this state,
knowledge comes as if recalling a memory. There is no effort but to
follow your feeling.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="content"&gt;It is different for everyone.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="content"&gt;It
can be a very smooth, blissful process as well. Any initial shaking,
movements, emotional release, etc., is just you doing what you need to
do to &amp;quot;right the ship.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="content"&gt;You are in control the whole time and you can go as deep as you want or keep it very light.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="content"&gt;Once
you learn this practice, you do have to deal with what comes next for
you. There is no question you will start to change. The practice will
continue to work to clear you, but some changes might be difficult for
people. You will have to face the parts of yourself you might not want
to see. This is the great challenge on the path and the reason why so
many give up.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="content"&gt;Of course, grounding the energy afterward is very important.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="content"&gt;This
practice can open up the higher levels of understanding that would be
very difficult to access alone. Not to mention the health benefits and
the minor abilities that can be developed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://meetandgrow.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=32" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Jazz</name><uri>http://meetandgrow.com/members/Jazz/default.aspx</uri></author><category term="Kunlun Nei Gung" scheme="http://meetandgrow.com/blogs/kunlun/archive/tags/Kunlun+Nei+Gung/default.aspx" /></entry><entry><title>Prostration Practice before Kunlun</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="/blogs/kunlun/archive/2008/06/18/prostration-practice-before-kunlun.aspx" /><id>/blogs/kunlun/archive/2008/06/18/prostration-practice-before-kunlun.aspx</id><published>2008-06-19T00:32:00Z</published><updated>2008-06-19T00:32:00Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Jazz&amp;quot; (Below was posted by Paulette in her Anouncement, I am posting it here so it can be searched and show up on main page)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Oscar showed us&amp;nbsp;how to do this prostration sequence to help
clear&amp;nbsp;the central channel some more and build one&amp;#39;s energy.&amp;nbsp; He said
the purpose of this sequence is to &amp;quot;annihilate opposites&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;create
unity.&amp;quot;&amp;nbsp; The following&amp;nbsp;practice brings heaven and earth together with
the breath and movement: consciousness and&amp;nbsp;life force merge as one. So
I thought I would share&amp;nbsp;this with others in the&amp;nbsp;group who might be
interested.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here it is:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1. Start in mountain pose (standing with feet hip-width
apart,&amp;nbsp;fingers pointing down towards the earth, knees slightly bent.)&amp;nbsp;
Inhale arms over the head by circling the arms from the sides of the
body upwards.&amp;nbsp; Stretch the arms up&amp;nbsp;above the head, and bring hands
together (palms facing one another) letting the middle fingers touch.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;2. Exhaling, push the chi (energy) down the front of the body- palms down elbows out to the sides to the level of the abdomen.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;3.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Inhaling, bend the knees&amp;nbsp;and bring them onto the ground.&amp;nbsp; Put
hands and then&amp;nbsp;forearms onto the ground&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;then place the&amp;nbsp;head&amp;nbsp;on the
ground as well (underneath the palms.) This is the prostration part of
the sequence aka child&amp;#39;s pose.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Exhale here.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;4. Push up into table (aka cat pose) pressing hips and head up while you inhale.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;5. Curl toes under and come into cow (also called phoenix) still in
table but with arounded back. Bring the palms in front of the knees and
push knees off the floor (with control).&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Put hands on the thighs and
stretch the spine with bent knees while simultaneously exhaling.&amp;nbsp; Keep
the fingers widely spread&amp;nbsp;while on the thighs. This is like chair pose
with hands on the thighs for those of you who are familiar with yoga.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;6.&amp;nbsp;Inhaling extend the elbows out to the sides.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;7. Come back to standing&amp;nbsp;while exhaling.&amp;nbsp; Bring the hands down the
sides back to their original position (fingers pointed towards the
earth.)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I hope to put a video on this soon.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://meetandgrow.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=26" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Jazz</name><uri>http://meetandgrow.com/members/Jazz/default.aspx</uri></author><category term="Prostration practice" scheme="http://meetandgrow.com/blogs/kunlun/archive/tags/Prostration+practice/default.aspx" /></entry><entry><title>Kunlun 1 training seminar: My experience, notes</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="/blogs/kunlun/archive/2008/06/14/kunlun-1-training-seminar-my-experience-notes.aspx" /><id>/blogs/kunlun/archive/2008/06/14/kunlun-1-training-seminar-my-experience-notes.aspx</id><published>2008-06-14T08:42:00Z</published><updated>2008-06-14T08:42:00Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Kunlun 1 training usually starts with a free informational session on a friday evening to introduce people to the practice, show them some of techniques and give an opportunity for people to ask questions. I attended one of these sessions on May 2nd. A friend of mine had sent me an email about this session and asked me to come. Somehow I ended up going, without having any knowledge about the pracitice. Now looking back, it was probably meant to be as i tried to turn back and not go several times.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Well in the session when i got there they were talking about lineage and then demonstated how 2 people could go into experiencing Bliss by tuning themselves. 2 women sat next to each others touched a part of each others both arms, and within seconds went into crazy laughter. I found it amusing, but asked Oscar if he could some of these on a person who had not taken a prior seminar, He said that it would be hard and he could not do it. I was disappointed as I was skeptical, and for me I had to experience it inorder to belive. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Then they called another person and asked him to talk about his experiences. He came to front, and Oscar this time with his hand tried to project energy to him Or you could say move the person energy. People in the crowd, who had taken prior training OR were sensative were asked to open themselves to Kunlun. I myself at this tried to relax and go into a relaxed state. In few second the person on stage started laughing, and so did many in the crowd. After few minutes, radomly people would started laughing, and sometime then I caught the energy and started laughing too. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I can describe it as a kind of BLISS. I had only heard or read about it in books. Basically its said that after intense and long meditations there comes a times when person gets to stage of smadahi..... and feels Bliss. Well this kind of bliss i felt for the first time. It was like tremendous energy came to my forehead, it would come in spurts and kind of take over you AND like at those momments there was no mind, ONLY an awareness. And at those moments I would start laughing as it was such a pleasure. Later on I heard that when one gets to such a state, Energy can manifest as; Light, Bliss...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I was convinced at this point and wanted to take the course. Then the main teacher &amp;quot;MAX&amp;quot; walked in as he was late from the flight and spoke some more about practice, its lineage, and what and how we would be teaching. I was ready to take the course and hoped that it was affordable. I kind of wished that it was not a crazy amount like 1000 that I would just have to think a million times. Luckly it was $300 and I was ready to come next day. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I went home&amp;nbsp; and surprisingly kept going back to that feeling of Bliss and would start laughing.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp; Introduction to Kunlun Spontaneous Nei Gung (Level I)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;
            &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="content"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Participants can expect to learn:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li class="content"&gt;Kong Jing &amp;ndash; a special form of mediation to allow one to be empty, receive and ground oneself.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="content"&gt;Maoshan 5 Elements Chi Gung &amp;ndash; this breathing and standing Chi Gung will allow one to balance the five main organs of the body.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="content"&gt;Beginning level of Kunlun Spontaneous Nei Gung&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="content"&gt;Initiation
Transmission - I will transmit a portion of my magnetic energy to
everyone so that one can be activated and use their own energy from
within.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Saturday: Max started the session with first asking us to stand with our knees slightly bent and our hands on our sides with middle finger touching the legs. This calmed and relaxed us. This followed by teaching us following techniques: Red Phoenix meditation, Golden flower, and then Kunlun.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He talked a lot about his teachers, monastaries where he visited, his lineage, ..... It was so exciting to listen to all of it...&amp;nbsp; I will post some of what I remember at the end of this blog.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sunday: Amongst new techniques we learnt Spirit body travel, we received transmission of the lineage, and practiced each of the techniques we had learnt on saturday.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;My Notes (with help of Yoda&amp;#39;s notes and post):&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Kunlun: This is a water path. Jazz, you must be like water, easy and flowing, you are too much fire. Example of a bamboo, if there is a storm, bamboo will break. If you are like grass, then with a storm wind you will bend and flow.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Spiritual warriors die young, fire will burn you.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This practice activates the divine bliss that everyone has within. It
is similar to the energy of an orgasm but is not sexual in nature and can be 100&amp;#39;s of times more.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;When
this energy becomes active in the body it starts an internal alchemical
process of rapid change. As it moves through you it releases whatever
blocks are in its way. This is why we say &lt;span class="searchlite"&gt;one&lt;/span&gt; hour can be equivalent to &lt;span class="searchlite"&gt;one&lt;/span&gt; hundred years in another system. It is that effective. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As
the yin and yang channels merge in the lower dan tien, the bliss rises
up the central channel of the body like champaign bubbles and the
magnetic potential of the individual can then be realized.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He
uses the term re-enlightenment because you are already enlightened, you just
need to go back and realize it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If
you would like to build your jing chi prior to the seminar then
celibacy is fine. It won&amp;#39;t hurt. We recommend performing the upward
draw to prevent the loss of your essence though, should you decide to
have sex.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;When the divine bliss is activated, by contrast creations of the mind
are eliminated. That is to say, emotional/energy blocks and mental
illusions which we carry are eliminated because they cannot stand up to
the brilliance of divine bliss. This process can cause the body to
shake or tremble like a wet dog shaking off water. People laugh, cry,
scream, begin spontaneous yogic postures, sing, etc. It is always
different because we are all holding different things inside. It is
very odd looking, but afterwards students find they have lightened
their load and many of them (like those at the first LA seminar) look
years younger the next day.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://meetandgrow.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=19" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Jazz</name><uri>http://meetandgrow.com/members/Jazz/default.aspx</uri></author><category term="Kunlun 1 seminar" scheme="http://meetandgrow.com/blogs/kunlun/archive/tags/Kunlun+1+seminar/default.aspx" /></entry><entry><title>Practice of Five Elements: Maoshan 5 Elements Chi Gung</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="/blogs/kunlun/archive/2008/06/13/5-elements.aspx" /><id>/blogs/kunlun/archive/2008/06/13/5-elements.aspx</id><published>2008-06-13T17:40:00Z</published><updated>2008-06-13T17:40:00Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p class="content"&gt;(Please visit the site to view this media)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="content"&gt;Maoshan 5 Elements Chi Gung &amp;ndash; this breathing and standing Chi Gung will allow one to balance the five main organs of the body.There are 5 postures that one stands and holds. One for each element and an part of the body.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1. Wood: stand with hands straight to sides&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;2. Fire: stand with hands in front of you with thumbs at eye brow level.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;3. Earth: stand with hands in front of stomach area.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;4. Metal: stand with hands straight up, shoulder level.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;5. Water: stand with hands on side of body shoulders and elbows tucked.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This practice was taught to me in 2 variations:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Martial arts style: you do each posture for 7 or more&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;First time you try and do it within 1 minute or so you will have a hard time keeping the posture. It sound simple and easy, but since body is not used to it, mind and start complaning. In old days, a student would be asked to hold one of the postures for 2 days before being accepted into a monastery.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tai chi, you do 5 postures in a flow. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;You do the same excercises but in a flow slowly moving from one posture to another. A much easier way fo doing it&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Its supposed to be a Grounding practice, If your mind is all over, it bring you back to ground and you become aware of your body, chi. It strengthens your body internally.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:small;"&gt;When you start out, always bend you knees enough that you cant see your toes. It&amp;rsquo;s a relaxed position that you can hold for longer period. The more bent you can handle as more advanced you are. Its like the Chinese martial arts horse stance. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:small;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:small;"&gt;Then you put one hand on the other in front of shoulders - crossing your hands. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:small;"&gt;Bend slightly to front, push hips back slightly &amp;ndash; correcting your posture &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:small;"&gt;And from this you move hands out to sides &amp;ndash; wood. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:small;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:small;"&gt;He said the following as doing the tai chi form: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:small;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"&gt;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun:yes;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Wood (Liver) is consumed by Fire&lt;br /&gt;Fire (heart) creates ash (earth)&lt;br /&gt;Earth (spleen) creates metal&lt;br /&gt;Metal (lungs) is tonified by &lt;br /&gt;Water (kidneys).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoPlainText"&gt;Wood - liver, gall bladder&lt;br /&gt;Fire - heart, small intestine&lt;br /&gt;Earth - stomach, spleen&lt;br /&gt;Metal - lungs, large intestine&lt;br /&gt;Water - kidneys, bladder&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:small;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun:yes;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:small;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Video&amp;nbsp;on Youtube:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;span style="mso-fareast-font-family:&amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/O0Mg5wiiBdY&amp;amp;amp;hl=en"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:small;"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/v/O0Mg5wiiBdY&amp;amp;amp;hl=en&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://meetandgrow.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=17" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Jazz</name><uri>http://meetandgrow.com/members/Jazz/default.aspx</uri></author><category term="Five Elements" scheme="http://meetandgrow.com/blogs/kunlun/archive/tags/Five+Elements/default.aspx" /></entry></feed>
