Trunk

She should consider seeing a doctor of oriental medicine. Could be some simple thing (such as blood deficiency) that, if caught early, is no big deal. Herbs, etc.

Several tips:
1) ankle rotations

2) Foot roller-massager thing (pic below)

3) Do some things to massage the hands, also. Getting both ends activated runs energy between (through the whole body), and makes it way more effective towards flow & general healing.

dao-earlymorning-dao

> I still do not really get how you integrate both (sacral squeeze & spinal breathing) into ONE process… >

No, I wasn’t thinking of integrating them as one process. (And, off hand, can’t thing of you would.)

Its just that, if you’re sitting in an office its pretty easy and non-distracting to do spinal breathing. (Vs the squeeze.) And…[Read more]

Mat,

> I wonder, after the sacrum has pulsated, in order to continue the process further up the lumbar, do you: >

By “continue the process”, I’m assuming that you’re talking about continuing the sacrum-squeeze method on up the spine. That is, flexing one’s muscles gently around the vertebral bodies at the bottom of the exhale.

This,…[Read more]

P> My problem with your statement is that it reveals that you view semen (the essence of the man you in lust/love with) as trash.
How else could you be a trashcan? >

Clearly a metaphor to describe the condition of when a man’s lower center becomes stagnant, all bound up with residual force and mis-emotion, and then the man – seeking some…[Read more]

Wendy,

Another excellent post!

w> Partners should not use each other as trash can but see each other as a stair; helping each other to climb up the stairs. >

So nice to have you around.

Trunk

Astouning article.

Here’s the link that you can paste into your browser:
http://www.healingdao.com/healinglove.html#slt

The “#slt” part is the “bookmark” that will automatically scroll you to the position of the page that has the article. I’ll also put it in as a link at the bottom of this post.

Too stunned to reply further right now.…[Read more]

Journey to the West is a classic, and the Monkey King is a main character in it. I haven’t read it, and so don’t know if the 72 transformations are in it.. its sure long enough. 🙂

Glad to be of help.

Trunk

Some month’s back, on NPR (National Public Radio), I heard an interview with the author of Lincoln’s Melancholy. President Lincoln was a life long depresive, not just a little. He developed very conscious and deliberate strategies to promote positive slow progress. Though his melancholy didn’t ever entirely go away, he developed great courage…[Read more]

This (below link) might be a place to contact. Asheville is a remarkably hip area, I’ve been yahooing it from here (L.A.).. all sorts of spiritual activities, nature..Link

All what singing ocean said, plus..

j> ..to be a full instructor? Isnt this an accupuncture/herb book? Not qigong? >

Qigong and TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) are interwoven. TCM theory gives a more detailed practical view of what can go wrong (and, somewhat less so, what can go right), what not to do, and how to intelligently assess a…[Read more]

Mat,

> Saying that the slow exhale “touches” the sacrum was a pretty poor description >

I thought it was a good description; that’s how it feels.

> Did you get those points ie hui yin (and ming men?) activated using the little orbit? >

No. Sort of the other way around: the little orbit is more there as a result of getting the points…[Read more]

Uh, I kept waiting for the punch-line on this.
Was the above post a parody or honest?

..on the chance that its honest, you’re saying that Jesus taught hate and you’re calling for religious war.. based on Judeo-Christian ethics. No, you must be kidding, very clever parody.

You almost had me going.
Good one!

> Intersting that you raise that, Trunk.
This is meant as an inquiry based on what I’ve experienced so far. >

I was just concerned that my comments might’ve come off as “Go back and read the essay, its all in there”, which might shut down open inquiry.

> I experienced the sacrum pulsing only once, it may have been a fluke, or:
– I have…[Read more]

> takes a while to distinguish between pulsing the perineum, the anus, or the sacrum separately >

PC exercises can be done, exploring small segments/portions of the pc muscles. (After, of course, some general familiarity with the muscles there, “oh, hey! there are muscles there and I can flex them.”)

> latent muscles for controlling that…[Read more]

Gemini2,

My comments are not meant to shut down your inquiry, only to point out that your issue is at least partly addressed in the essay. Activating the sacrum, and the genitals~sacrum connection, is really important. And any further light you, or anyone else, can shed on it by curiosity, inquiry, dialgoue, is valuable. Brand new…[Read more]

g> I will try but it is difficult with no reference… >

The thing that gets you to it is the breathing of the sacrum-squeeze method.

Quote from that page,
~ begin quote ~
Initially, when I was experimenting, I wasn’t “aiming” for the sacrum, and really had no idea that I’d latch on to the sacrum. I just exhaled s-l-o-w-l-y in the lower…[Read more]

g> perineum, .. cheeks of the bottom .. contracting the abs
in a way that tightens the opposite lower back muscles
Now, is ANY of these stretches considered a ‘sacrum squeeze’??
if not, then what is it and what muscles squeeze as a result..? >

Nope.
What I’m referring to in the essay at the link that you provided, is actually flexing the…[Read more]