qi gong experiences

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This page will be updated regularly to read about the experiences of qi gong and the effects of undertaking these practices.

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student experience 1

Qi gong experience july 2010. my experience: jeronimo

When we did the 2 short forms before the inductions, shirfu reminded us to centre in dantien, I could already feel shirfu’s intent towards a new experience, so I concentrated strongly in dantien and relaxed mi mind and followed the energy.

When shirfu inducted the qi I could feel my dantien concentrate like an inverse explosion. e.g the opposite feeling when shirfu has done fajing on me. At the same time the qi ran trough every meridian but as my meridians are only partially open (need more qi gong to blossom them totally) I could absorb some of the qi, but because his qi was to strong for my meridians and collaterals it made me shake very strongly.

The qi can heal or destroy according to the intent used, healing was shirfu’s intent at that session as I felt a subtle change in my being. One as a student needs to also put intent in lower dantien to connect with the teacher and let go of the emotions to be able to receive the qi.
How can one receive the qi if mind and heart is full of thoughts and emotions?

24/08/2010 – Jeronimo – feeling Qi moving and sinking into Shirfu Dan tien while holding his breathing.

qi gong experience:
as shirfu inhaled and expanded Dantien i felt through my palm (Lao kung), like if a bunch of marbles contracting against one another as the qi sinked lower, when he exhaled felt like an emptiness with a magnetic pull atracting my palm inwards with the dantien as it was contracting.

student experience 2

Chris classen - July 2010 - Dear Shirfu,
When trying to verbalize the whole experience of Qi induction , two thoughts come to mind , namely that of “Opening” and that of “Dissolving”.
The “opening” refers to the Qi flowing “consistently”, “gently” but at the same time “strongly” flowing along the meridians. I have never experienced fa-jing , or maybe I should add not consciously ever had that experience. However since the I have had my heart attack , believe me that I am aware of the meridians on the inside of my arms flowing from my heart , under the armpit, making it’s way to my small and ring fingers.
This flowing of Qi contrasted strongly with the feeling that I had at the time of my heart attack. In that particular case I experienced the disruption of the energy as a “short-circuited” electric shock. The feeling that I had would be comparable to someone sticking their fingers in a wall plug. Those being “burning” , “brutal” and definitely “painful”.
On the other hand the feeling of chi-induction is different in so far as although you are once again aware of the “current”, this time it is harmonious , continuous and gentle. Like water in a river, it flowed along the same path. Wherever the energy encountered an obstacle it would gently dissolve it, before continuing along it’s designated path.
When doing meditation many times I have “uncomfortable” areas, such as my right hip or my left ventricle. As the a result of Qi being inducted the flow was a lot stronger and I could relatively easily work through these problem areas.
I definitely felt more “connected”. I was certainly more aware of the energy flowing along the “ren” and “du” meridians , a flow that I normally have to “encourage”. Being more connected allowed me to become more part of the “process” as opposed to looking for a way to try and make the process happen. Another way to say it would be to “allow” the process to happen and becoming part of it.
I felt energized and did not experience some of the discomforts that I am likely to have from time to time.
I can only but humbly thank you for guiding me along the path. For “opening” me to this experience.
Yours sincerely

student experience 3

Chantal Hughes - 2004

For anyone to really understand and appreciate the effect that qigong has had on my life, they have to understand first where I came from. I was emotionally and spiritually empty with no confidence or self-esteem which stemmed from a challenging childhood and marriage where I experienced both physical and emotional abuse. All my life I have suffered from severe headaches/migraines and chronic depression which in turn lead to a host of other problems from suicidal tendencies to addiction, an eating disorder, anxiety attacks, insomnia where I would not sleep sometimes for months at a time, severe chest pain where I could not breathe properly, my hair started falling out and I was bleeding continuously...the list goes on…For many years I took anti-depressants and sleeping pills in conjunction with pain killers just to get through a day.

About 2.5 years ago I was watching an episode of Carte Blance about a man in Johannesburg who helps people to heal themselves. He had treated physical illness, but also people suffering from depression. It made me realize that all these years I had wanted others to heal me. I had it all wrong. It was actually up to me to heal myself both physically and emotionally, the only problem was that I did not know how or where to begin and so began a search which ultimately led me to the Kim Loong Wushu Center.

For anyone who wishes to learn qigong it requires serious commitment! When I started, I had no idea what I was in for, but I promised myself that I would give it a year at least before forming any opinions about it. I went in with an open mind, no expectations and no reservations. I struggled immensely in trying to settle mind-will, but I kept going. As the months passed I became a little despondent, but noticed the number of students dwindling and realized I was not the only one struggling. I remembered Shirfu’s words when we started “at some point you will feel like giving up but you just have to persevere” and I am glad I did. Deep inside, I knew this was what I had been looking for.

When I joined the Kim Loong Wushu Center I was desperate. I had tried everything western medicine had to offer without any success and in my opinion; it was a complete waste of time, energy and money. It was purely by accident that I came across the Kim Loong Wushu Center, but I like to think of it now as, destiny. I believe that everything happens for a reason even if we don’t always know what that reason is.

There is much in my life I could never understand, but in the last 18 months I have come to realize that it was all part of my journey and growth. I went through hardship to make me stronger, to give me the ability to stand up for myself and fight for what I believe to be right and to teach me independence. I suffered real pain so that I could learn how to heal myself, understand the process of healing and help others and I experienced true anguish and hate so that I could know and appreciate true joy and love. I would not be the person I am today had I not been through what I have. It only took me 31 years to realize this.

I have had to rediscover my true self, I needed to rebuild my confidence in who I am and my abilities. During the first 6 months I went through a very emotional stage and then a period of intense anger. It is impossible for me to put into words just how deep and overwhelming these emotions were but they scared me. The resentment and anger I had harboured all my life suddenly erupted like a dormant volcano which had become active. The ‘eruption’ lasted about 6 weeks but afterwards I felt as if a weight had been lifted off of me. That was a turning point for me. I realized then that the qigong was having an effect on me. I remember thinking to myself on several occasions “how will I know if I am doing it right?” but I knew I was on the right track.

Qigong has changed my life. If I look at myself now and look at myself two years ago, I can’t believe that I am one in the same person. I still have a very long way to go, but I have also come such a long way.

My depression is almost non-existent, the other disorders and problems that I mentioned are a thing of the past and I have realized that I am a very talented person with a lot to offer. I have learnt more about myself and others in the last 2 years than I have in the last 30 years combined. I have energy which I never had before, I have a zest for life which I never had before, my concentration has improved in my work, studying and other activities, my coordination has improved and I have found a peace I never had before. I have become more aware of my abilities, my whole mindset has changed, how I see and handle people, stress and situations is far better than I used to, and my creativity has improved.

I am fitter, happier and healthier than I have ever been in my life

Chantal Hughes - 05 October 2010

Experience 1
I have not suffered from insomnia in many years and nothing seemed out of the ordinary, yet on Friday night a few weeks ago I could not sleep. The next day (Saturday) was the last day of a course which I was running, but my trainer did not arrive. In all my years of training I had never have a trainer not arrive. I was notified later that she had ended up in ICU and I had to explain to the students that it was beyond our control and rescheduled the training for the following Saturday. Later that week I emailed the trainer and also spoke to her on Thursday to confirm that she would be there on the following Saturday to complete the course. She advised that she would be there and I in turn advised the students. But Friday night I was restless and could not sleep again. On Saturday morning everyone arrived except our trainer. I found out on the Monday that she had apparently been rushed into hospital again for an operation, but it still left me with a room full of students on the Saturday who were understandably unhappy. On both occasions I sensed something was wrong, but I did not know what until I faced it the next day.

Experience 2
Some time ago you decided to put a needle into each one of us in Qigong class. You did not tell us that you were going to do it. You came into the qigong room where we were all meditating and then walked out; and I just knew in that instant that you were going to put a needle in us. You then walked back into the room and told us you were going to insert a needle into each of us.

Experience 3
On Friday when I was meditating I could feel exactly the same energy run down the inside of my left arm and through my hand, as well as pulsing vibrations in other torso regions of my body. This is the first time I felt the energy as strongly as I did on the day you inserted the needle into me in QiGong class. On Saturday afternoon when I meditated I was aware of completely different but strong pulsating vibrations in my right arm and right shoulder blade and felt like someone was very lightly brushing/tickling the hairs right at the top of my head (Ba hui).

Experience 4
I have also been doing a lot of reading over the last few years. I ask the universe to bring me whatever book I am meant to be reading at any particular time to help me on my journey. I have finished reading all the books that I bought and the others that have been loaned to me, so I started reading them all again, because I could not afford to go and buy myself a book to read. But a few weeks back I thought to myself “I want to find a book that is much deeper and will help me in my learning and qigong practice”. I asked the universe to bring me the right book for me and left it with an acceptance and belief that somehow it would come to me. I could not believe it when no more than 2 weeks later Shirmo gave me “The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying” to read. I have learned a great deal so far and very grateful.

Experience 5
I was at the scene of a horrific accident just over 18 months ago. When the accident happened it was a big shock and I knew that there were going to be people very seriously injured if not dead. At the same time I felt the shock run through my body, I also felt a sudden connection in my mind to you, Shirfu. It was very brief, but very powerful and very hard to explain in words. I thought about this experience again because of something I read the other day in “The Tibetan Book of the Living and the Dying”. It went something along the line that a master is never far away from his/her student even if separated by distance they are connected through mind, and it made me think back to that moment. My first assessment of the accident scene on approach was that it was an extremely hazardous situation. There was petrol pouring out all over the road and the one car looked like it was about to catch alight with smoke streaming out of the bonnet. One spark and anyone in the near vicinity would have been history. In that moment, I thought to myself that “if this is my time, then it is my time to go, but I can stand around and do nothing or I can make my actions count and help these people”. Someone told me afterwards that if they were ever at another accident they would want me there with them. I don’t know where I got the courage from. I could have easily panicked, but instead found a sense of calm amongst the chaos of the situation.

Experience 6
On a particular day about 2 years ago we were to visit some friends in Gordon’s Bay. I was extremely anxious in the car on the way there and could not relax for a moment! On the way back home I had the same terrible feeling again and I was extremely on edge in the car. We were driving on the N2 highway and suddenly a taxi in front of us came to an immediate stop in our lane. I was so focused on the road and immediately called to my husband who swerved to avoid hitting the taxi. It was once again as if I knew something was wrong and was going to happen, but I just didn’t know what. Had I not listened to that feeling and been so unusually alert, we would have had a very serious accident as we were travelling about 120km per hour.

These sites seem to hold great knowledge if you seek more.
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pics: step rooting done by shirfu jeff (1992) he is remaining stationery while all these studetns are pushing to move him.