Amanda,
You can also bring your husband into your small universe meditation as a visualization. Bring him in with positive intentions, get him started, then comfortably go back to focusing on yourself for the duration. I like to visualize friends or family I bring in as smiling, sitting in a full lotus, and filled with light. I often envision a huge sun filling us all with transformational light, then start the meditation. I am not sure, but sometimes it takes a minute or so for me to see some of my friends/family that way. I figure that shift, from them perhaps appearing a bit gray or carrying a negative emotion, etc., to smiling and light,maybe the healing happening for them that you activate. I like your choice of doing the small universe, then working on yourself. You are accomplishing two complete things that way. I do this with the level 2 exercises in the same way.
I would suggest not pushing qigong too much, regarding your husband. Give yourself the time to take care of yourself, gain experience, and learn more about qigong. Sometimes it takes time to hone the language that speaks to non believers. Sometimes there are small openings where a few words can be interjected here and there. Set with it awhile. Your progress will speak volumes. Don't try to sell it. Be observant of yourself and him as you do meditations and visualization involving your meditations and healing work. It can be very rewarding to do the work, and see results. Acknowledgement for your work can come from the inside too, as a great feeling. You don't have to get it from the outside.
