Hi Steve
I find it amazing how much benefit I am already having after just over 40 days of regular practice. I have been slowly building up, so I now do 1 hour of Active ex at 6 AM ( about 30-35 minutes of that time I am doing the movements, though not sustained; I do a little as I visualise and try to stay focussed and open to the universal energy, and then just continue visualising the particular ex,like, say, joining of ying and yang, while I stand in the beginning of the universe position. Then I resume doing the movements. I try to do this all in flow. Some movements are easier than others, but none can I sustain for long.
But I have found that just by doing this, I am so much more flexible in my lower spine as well as having much more energy and feeling far more positive overall. All kinds of blockages are shifting. My upper spine is where most of my pain is, so I try to focus on all channels opening, especially heart, liver, lung and kidney. I do the Small universe meditation later in the day between 5-7 when I can or anytime I can fit it in, for 30-40 minutes. This is my baseline for my practice now. In time I hope to be able to physically sustain the Active ex for the full hour. Sometimes I give myself sword finger healing. I stopped bursitis pain in my thigh, stopped acute pain in my arthritic thumb joint when I accidentally pulled it, and stopped pain in my fingertip when I burned it. All 3 instances were almost immediate. It is really powerful.
I am so glad to be doing this.
Peggy
