Hi Sandy,
I just pulled out my level II manual to read about cloud hands. The first paragraph, describing the exercise , is really quite wonderful, and says alot about the nature of the exercise.
I become very big when I do it. I don't see that in the manual. I took the course in person. I am pretty sure, I heard that suggestion from Master Lin. Maybe, I am just the kind of guy that gets really big when I close my eyes! Anyway, I stand, very big, and the level of the clouds, are about at my solar plexus, so I can look out over the clouds , with the perspective you get, say riding in an airplane. This may sound sort of funny, but sometimes I will be outside, and actually hear an airplane. In my inner vision, if I let it in, I see this airplane flying through, as very very small, perhaps flying by, down at my stomach level. The size I become, helps me cover, in visualization, great distances, as I reach out to grab a handful of clouds. This sense of great distance, within the visualization , is an important aspect. From being really big, in perspective, you can envision the miles you cover as your hand moves out. When you come to working on someone, it is very easy to 'reach' in and grab out a blockage. The person you work on , is so much closer, and you have developed the ability to reach to the end of the universe, or far off horizon, within your exercise experience.
After I wrote my last post, in which I did mention that my shared experience was not the only way one experiences this hand in actual healing work, I saw all the diversity regarding this. It is, very important, what you see as you utilize this hand in actual practice. Images came back to me, where during some sessions, I would be very focused, seeing into an area. Say, once I was clearing someone's sinuses, and it was quite a visual specific, seeing in all those chambers. Sometimes, I think I was almost inside, scraping clear the passage ways with my cloud hands. It can vary, whether you are reaching in to grab something, sort of being inside someone with your hand or seeing yourself in there working, or whether you are in front of the person, drawing the energy blockage out to your hand. Your experience can shift around between visualized experience, which is really unlimited, and that, coupled with your actual physical position and movement in this dimension.
One other point I want to stress. I didn't really experience feeling what I was doing, until I relaxed in a session. You sort of set a stage for doing healing work, the person comes into the place you create, and you may be somewhat mechanical in your approach at first, as you go through all the steps. 'Thinking alot', about the sequence and technique. One time, I was going to do a session, and I just stood for awhile, while the person was sitting their, eyes closed and relaxed, and really took the time to 'relax myself', and also just feel their energy with my palms facing them. I got into a more relaxed feeling mode, and very aware of them, before I scanned them. I felt access to feeling them, before I started. Since then, when I do have the opportunity to work on someone, I take time within the experience to relax myself, and feel their energy,,,,no hurry through the steps. Feeling this open energy connection to someone, gives you a clear access to them. Usually, they are open to you , in a trusting way. Feeling that connection is quite powerful. The love one can feel, or compassion towards another person, goes way beyond the words, becomes a tactile energy and infuses your intentions. The way you use your hands, like cloud hands, can express this. Enough... It is excellent that you have experience with Tai Chi and Reiki. You will love Spring Forest Qigong, and how you choose to incorporate it in your work and purpose, is quite diverse. Meditation becomes more and more a significant base as you advance, and anything else you do, will benefit. Your experience of Tai Chi, for instance, may change and shift, with your growth in SFQ.
love,
gallen
