Hey there
2 days ago, I managed for the first time the whole MCO. Quite a cool experience. Now I can feel the conception and governing vessel even if I'm not in meditative state. Before the MCO I noticed warmth in my lower Dan Tian when I was building up or just taking in energy. Now I can feel when ever I want how the energy enters my upper Dan Tian and passes down tingling to the palate over my tongue and down my throat and then reaches with heat he solar plexus and the lower Dan Tian.
When I was practicing before I managed the MCO, I tryed it with a lot of energy and I felt that very strong pressure pain in my lower back. So I got distracted and couldn't go on meditating because I had to bring back the energy. Now I'm using less energy, there is still that pressure, but now it's bearable and it releases to the sides of the spine in form of heat or tingling sensation. Sometimes after meditating I still feel a little pressure and I can't get rid of it.
Can somebody tell me how that pressure in the lower back occurs? And how I can release it better? I would like to use more energy, so I can feel the MCO more intensive. But the that pressure pain scares me off to try it again with more energy.
I read about some dao yin exercises to open the channels in the lower back. Or should I just continue to practice with less energy and the channel will open more by it self?
Thanks