Andres Coca Lopez:
anyone studying taichi and chigung around? If so, you probably know B.K. Frantzis, what are your opinions on his stuff?
Hello Andres and everyone, as this is my first post here to this wonderful site (thank you all so much esp. Dan Ingram) and I am an insight newbie, I will try to muster as much equanimity as I can but please forgive me if I fall short.
I studied with Bernard Langan http://www.stillnessinmotion.com/ for 3 years. You will see from his website that he also teaches water method and was a student of BK Frantzis.
I was studying Energy Gates with another instructor who was a jerk, though I found value with the practice. Fortunately he moved elsewhere and gave us (his students) Bernie's name.
I was very fortunate. Though I never heard Bernie claim this himself as he was a paragon of humility, I am inclined to believe he is one of the best, certainly top 10 teachers in the USA.
After studying with Bernie for a good amount of time, Bernie told me that Energy Gates was a good practice, but not a complete practice, and by itself it would deplete one of energy without replenishing it. I notice here in this thread that Scott brings the energy back up to the tantien after dissolving down to the feet, which might well remedy this. As I was taught Energy Gates, and as far as I can recall in the book, it does not bring energy up after dissolving through the feet.
My current practice consists of An Mo Gong set (pressing rubbing work) as taught by Bernie, which is also meant to clear energy blockages in the body. After this I follow with standing meditation, energy circulation, and the well known "36 times one way and then the other in the stomach whose proper name I do not know" exercise. I share with Scott the experience of amazing energetic, health, and emotional benefits.
I would not, however, describe this practice as leading to insight, nor do I think Bernie had achieved stream entry, though I do want to talk to him about all this stuff that I have now luckily chanced upon.
I look forward very much to integrating my chi gung (Bernie preferred Nei Gung) practice with insight. Thanks to all of you again :-)