Aloha DharmaTechster,
Chunyi would agree that one should choose their qigong class wisely, then stick with that system for a long time. Is what's being taught resonate with you? Does the instructor? Does the instructor do the work - does he or she have a consistent meditation practice, sit in the full lotus during their long mediations, work with many clients each day, and lives the philosophy that they teach? If you are going to learn from a video or book, is it set up so that people with multiple learning styles can take in the information. Is the system just a repeat of what the instructor has learned in classes? What's the reputation of the instructor? Is it a ridged system? simple? and easy to follow? Is there a lot of fear-based rules? Is it flexible, yet effective? Is there a depth and progression to the system, or is it just about putting out as many meditations or exercises.
Looking through who's stories are currently on the web site, Corrine, Stacy, Esther, etc. Looks like all had taken the level one class with Chunyi. Some had private healing sessions with him, some did not, but all did the exercises and sitting meditations on their own. My own wife got rid of 4 years of chronic debilitating pain in one hour, doing one exercise from the Level One class she took that weekend. Not Chunyi working on her, not doing it perfectly with a clear mind and expert focus - just a rookie doing a simple movement. That was over nine years ago - and that condition that the doctors tested and worked with to the point of sending her home saying she'd be on permanent disability for the rest of her life, has not returned. She is now a SFQ Specialist, an advanced healer at Chunyi's Healing Center, and a big activist for people taking their healing in their own hands. Can participating in an in-person, or long distance phone healing make a difference? Yes. Can doing the regularly for yourself make an even bigger difference? Yes.
The home study course can be even more beneficial than his regular Level One or Two class, as you have everything there - the lecture, visual examples, the manual, the audio CDs, and free coaching through Learning Strategies. His guidance through the home study course is effective and simple.
Your question is not new. The calls I get every day are mostly: "I'm not healed and I've been doing this for two weeks or months!"; "I've had this pain for 20 years and I did the exercise for a week and it's not there any more-when can I start learning to help my friends?"; "When doing doing ________ exercise, am I suppose to...)
The fourth group tends to be those with previous training in a different modality(ex: hi I'm a Reiki Master..."; "hi, I've been doing yoga for 20 years..."), and something in Spring Forest Qigong is different than what they were taught, or they are interested in qigong and have dabbled in books, searched the internet, or taken a community class and have a depth of understanding, rather a lot of "shoulds" and "don'ts" they are concerned with and would like to get it straight.
Much Love, Shawn
