Aloha EAGLE1,
1a. No.
1b. Yes
2. You'll want to look at spending some additional time with the Moving of Yin & Yang as well as the 7 Steps of New Life.
3. Yes. Chunyi discusses this in the level III classes, and until then you can invite them to join your daily meditations and exercises, visualizing them beside you, doing it allong with you. You can also visualize them along with yourself in the middle of the YinYang ball in the Forming of Yin & Yang exercise.
Much Love, Shawn