Can Women Practice durng Menstruation?
Women who have trouble with menstruation should discontinue
practice for the duration. Those who have irregular bleeding should
not concentrate on the Kuan-yuan, which is three inches down
from the navel, as this is the energy center of the ovary. They should
concentrate, instead, on the point between the eyebrows and on
the Door of Life (Ming-men).Should I concentrate on the “Third Eye”
between the Eyebrows?
One must be careful when concentrating on this point. The power
tends to flow upward and if it is obstructed, possibly because the
palate is too thick, and it is harder for the Chi to penetrate it then to
rise up and push open the Pai-hui in the crown of the head. This
forces it to flow out of the body for some time, and may cause
pressure to build in the head. Therefore, young people, strong virile
types, those with high blood pressure and those with mental prob-
lems should not concentrate on this point.Why do some Practitioners develop pains in
the Back or Shoulders during Practice?
I have many students who experience pain or tightness and pres-
sure in the back after concentrating for some time. This depends
upon one’s body condition. Most young people and healthy adults
who exercise regularly will often find that when they sit and the
power goes into the back, pushing up through the spinal column,
needle-like sensations develop because that route had been ob-
structed for so long. If you simply relax and concentrate, let us say,
on the Ming-men and do not pay attention to how it is going, the
power will push up by itself.
If you try to assist in this process by pushing or in any way forc-
ing, you will begin to feel nervous and uncomfortable and the power
will get stuck in the back, producing pain. When the power reaches
the Ja-chi, just concentrate there. Thereafter, allow the power to
continue ascending from the upper back to the neck and then toChapter X