How do you Remedy Blockage
in the Chest?
In order to avoid the unpleasant side-effects that occur when the
power is blocked in the chest, redirect it down to Ming-men and
concentrate there, instead. If that doesn’t seem to help, shift your
attention to another power center, perhaps the Hsuan-Chi, and
concentrate there for a while until you feel the power move
I have had a number of students who, for one reason or an-
other, did not respond well in their practice and so I advised that
they concentrate on their navel. After a period of weeks or months,
I’d received various distress calls from them as the power devel-
oped sufficiently to make itself known. One young lady kept saying
that nothing was happening, until, after about three months, she
called in great distress to report that she was having pain in her
chest and difficulty in breathing. I knew immediately what had hap-
pened. She had continued to concentrate on her navel, even though
I had advised her to switch to her Ming-men in her lower back. The
pain and symptoms she now had were simply due to the energy
having risen up the front meridian into her chest. Had she been
concentrating on her Ming-men, the channel that would have been
available there would have been in her back and she wouldn’t have
had the trouble she described.
What is the Proper Time to
Practice and must you do it regularly?
The Taoists divide the time for practice into four periods. At six
o’clock in the morning, less Yin, more Yang; at 12:00 noon, strong
Yang, at six o’clock in the evening, less Yang, more Yin; and at
midnight, strong Yin. The length of time should be fifteen to thirty
minutes at the beginning. As you make progress you can then ex-
tend it to one hour. Most importantly, find your own time and prac-
tice regularly every day. It is of no use, if you practice one day for
three hours and then stop for two or three months. Ideally, begin
your practice regularly, for fifteen to twenty minutes each day and
expand as you make progress.
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