Hi Faune - Thanks for your reply. If I just let myself go into the emptiness and realease all thoughts, what about Master Lin's instructions to use the consciousness to direct the flow of qi? I'm not sure that I understand how the two can be done at the same time. I feel as if I need to have a huge "release" of emotion/muscle tension. I'm wondering if sometimes with qigong you reach a crisis state before being able to move beyond the blockage. Whatever is the cause of this state, it's really wearing me down.
