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Re: Begginer routine

Postby Sunflower » Mon May 20, 2013 4:59 am

Greetings,
I have anxiety/depression (which are beggining to be controlled thanks to little relaxation/breathing moments) and this gives me a similar problem with heart pressure/pain. I'm doing what jorgemunoz63 wrote and, although I think I've found the Mud Pill Palace and the Real Lower Dan Tian, chi scapes to the heart so I can't make chi flow down my back/spine.

Also I'd like to ask if there's a way to do MCO lying down since I have a horrible back pain caused by middle back scoliosis. My 1-2 months of baduanjin have really improved my back but I'm considering if buying Back Pain Relief DVD will be worth it or if baduanjin is enough.

what do you think?
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Re: Begginer routine

Postby joeblast » Mon May 20, 2013 7:27 am

Ok, now find the bottom rear of the diaphragm ;) It just about joins with the psoas muscle, adjacent to at the very least - now, descend from that spot as you inhale. Keep the descending feeling for the entirety of the inhale. Since you mentioned lying down, here's a good one - imagine your spine is a train track, now imagine a train engine on the track - so from that junction, drive the train down towards the sacrum while inhaling, and let it travel back on exhale, but dont let it go much past solar plexus and definitely not as high as the heart. One tip from some master whose name I do not recall said the breathing should not go as high as the heart or as low as the genitals. remember to relax and let go at the xiphoid process and that will help keep the ren loose and free and there will be less tendency for stagnation there. Once the diaphragm motion gets good and smooth then is helps keep the foramina relaxed during breathing - the openings through which pass the aorta, vena cava, esophagus/vagus nerve. That right there will have a good effect on the heart & blood pressure, less constriction on those main trunks. The heart should feel light, buoyant, mildly effervescent as these things become worked out and smooth 8)
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Re: Begginer routine

Postby Sunflower » Mon May 20, 2013 8:38 am

Thank you ! Will try it asap (now :D )
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Re: Begginer routine

Postby Monsoon » Mon May 20, 2013 9:08 pm

I'm quoting this from another site (square brackets are mine) - not a bad way to ease into the practice of MCO.

"The Microcosmic Orbit breath comes in four simple stages. Firstly push the tongue against the roof of the mouth to connect the two meridians. Then focus the attention of the mind upon the Dan Tian (Just below the Navel) and breathe into it, then focus upon the Gate Of Life [MingMen - GV 4 acupoint] at the base of the spine and breathe out into this spot. Now you focus upon the Great Hammer [Da Zhui - GV14 acupoint] at the Base of the neck and breathe in, finally focus your attention upon the Third Eye [Yin Tang - Extra 1 acupoint] in the centre of the forehead and breathe out.

That is as much as you need to do in order to kick start the microcosmic orbit. The focussing of the mind upon a point in the body creates a small electrical charge there. So as we move this charge around the Conception Vessel and Governing Vessel meridians we learn to circulate any and all energy."


Something else to consider: I have read that in 'pushing the tongue to the roof of the mouth' the tongue should be curled a little so it is the underside of the tongue that actually makes the contact.
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Re: Begginer routine

Postby brer_momonga » Tue May 21, 2013 7:35 am

Good to mention Monsoon,

I don't think I read this anywhere, but I often imagine the underside of the tip of the tongue acting as a sort of lotus flower blossom delicately reaching to the roof - and - in a way - holding a pearl between the tongue and the roof.
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Re: Begginer routine

Postby joeblast » Tue May 21, 2013 8:18 am

heh, ok, I will get to work on the mco post.

but as an aside, bring the focus of the niwan to bear on any of these points and if cultivated well they should light up like a christmas tree bulb - so try to focus it at the tip of the tongue...or, hah, try focusing it at the crest of the palette, like voyager slingshot from jupiter, and enjoy the waterfall :lol:

so if you are doing sword fingers, same ;)
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