Recovering JING for men

[barrys]

Anthony,

Thanks. Barry

[Akemi]

If i may enquire from your goodself , whether the type of yoga practised by your teacher , Dr. P. Keshava Bhat is Surat Shabad Yoga ?

Dear Dr Kissey Sipak,

I'm not 100% sure. I will happily call him and find out.

He taught me the beginning sequence of Full Lotus. I asked him to teach me more, and he said unless I mastered a Full Lotus, the rest would not matter.

I still have not mastered it. I think his comment is one of the main reasons why I have not jumped on the yoga bandwagon.

Regards,

[Damian Kissey]

Wishing all brothers and sisters wholesome health in Jing Chi and Shen.

Thank You Vanessa .

Best regards and Shaolin salutation ,

damian.

[8nsteen8]

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A question to Siheng Anthony,

This might be a stupid one

In Sweden we are now heading into the darkest period. Dawn at around 8-9am and Dusk at around 4-5 pm.

Is Dawn still the best time to practise and midnight the 2nd best?

Sorry for hijacking.

[Antonius]

That's an interesting question, Niklas. Honestly, I'm not sure how it works in Scandanavia. Maybe Markus from Finland can offer an answer.

[Andrew]

A silly question, maybe, but why should Scandinavia be any different? When the sun rises, it is dawn. The new day commences at (just after) midnight regardless.

Andrew

[Ray]

He taught me the beginning sequence of Full Lotus. I asked him to teach me more, and he said unless I mastered a Full Lotus, the rest would not matter.

I still have not mastered it. I think his comment is one of the main reasons why I have not jumped on the yoga bandwagon.

Regards,

Dear Vanessa,

I thought full lotus was a pose. There's a sequence to full lotus? 0_0

I would appreciate if you could go into more detail, because you know I am a madly curious person.

Best,

Ray

[Akemi]

Dear Ray,

I meant the sequence of coordination of breath and movement to work towards the full lotus pose.

Dr. Bhat instructed me in the following manner:

Inhale. As you exhale, place your right leg over your left thigh, heel touching the bellybutton, knee on the floor. Inhale. As you exhale, place the left leg over your right thigh in the same manner. Place your index finger and thumb of each hand together, and place them over each knee. Back straight. Eyes closed. Breathe in and out slowly.

I hope this answers your question.

Regards,

[Ray]

Wow, Vanessa.

Thanks,

Ray

[Luo Lang]

Hi there;
[QUOTE]Is Dawn still the best time to practise and midnight the 2nd best?
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As I was working in Northern Lands many times in my life I shall give you my advice:
The dark does not mean that Chi isn't there

[Dorin]

I know the same - the best time for practice is in the morning and the second best at night.

The best hours for practice - special Qi:
5AM - 7AM - Yin=Yang
11AM - 1PM - maximum Yang
5PM - 7PM - Yang=Yin
11PM - 1AM - maximum Yin

There are also special days, but those who practice everyday don't have to worry about that.

Dorin

[speed_of_dark]

Guys, thanks again for all your advice and assistance especially Vanessa who has taken the time to address my problem inside out.

An update:

I have gone to several aa meetings and been on the wagon for several weeks. Awesome. I have been going to sleep at 9 and waking at 7 feeling energetic. Hooray. Training in horse stance every day and getting lower, as well as doing deep breathing exercises throughout the day while as relaxed as possible. Booyah.

So I feel great, but...I am sooooooooo impatient

I realise this every day, as I feel slightly better, but then I still compare myself to how I was when I was "full" of confidence and surging with energy and I manage to get disheartened and wonder if I will get back there.

Its like, I have energy but I guess the best word to describe what I still feel like I am missing would be... "mojo". That magic spice that gave me an edge...or something like that. Perhaps this equates with shen in some degree. Or yang chi...not sure. So I started reading Chinese medicine books and read about "the dew of heaven" in relation to a human life cycle and how it comes and leaves in stages...and I am wondering, for those who know about this, is this at all relevant to how I feel? Perhaps the dew has left me permanently??

Best regards,

[Christoff]

Hi speed_of_dark,

I think the important thing to remember amongst your concerns is that all you can is your best, and not to obsess about what you seem to be missing. I can say from direct experience that even a drastic, unwanted change in your life does not take away who you are as a person.

So even though it may be hard, perhaps you could view these changes as a blessing by allowing you to strengthen your inner resolve, willpower, and ability to focus on the deeper things in life And besides, as was previously said, worrying about losing your jing will only make you more likely to lose it!