Forums IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ Spring Forest Qigong Harmony of the universe exercise

You would still receive energy, if you didn't--how would you still be alive? But yeah, ...for the most part the channels would close(safely of course). Instead of me giving a bunch of 'info' let's get down to the goods... here's an exercise you can try and you'll see for yourself.

Breath naturally, relax.
Gently hold out your hand in front of you with your fingers stretched. Visualize energy coming off of your hand as you breathe. For some, it helps as a visual aid to 'breath through your hand'

You should defiantly feel at-least *something* by doing this for a moment or so...

Notice how smooth your energy flows out.
Make a mental 'bookmark' of this.

Now try it by making a fist, notice how it feels different and the energy 'balls' around the fist but doesn't really feel like it's going anywhere--other than 'hanging out' at your fist.

Compare it with your 'mental bookmark' and see the difference. Open finger-easy to extend and flow, closed fist-it stays with your hand...

Try it with closed fingers (fingers stretched, but stay together)
and see what happens.

Connect the forefinger and thumb, forming an 'O' and notice how 'difficult' it is to release any energy at all. The pointer finger is lung channel and the thumb is part of the colon or large intestine channel--both of these are 'energy exchange' systems of your body, so it's not too difficult to see why 'looping' them keeps the energy in your body.

In higher practice, we want to do this because we generate a pure state and focus intensely (but still quite gently) and it can be used for other purposes, like if you feel like you are 'losing energy' or someone is 'draining you' you can make this posture (discussed in Level 2) it can help.


All in all, everything we "do" is symbolic. This includes hand postures, notice when you make a "symbolic" 'antenna' by stretching your fingers out--it behaves like an antenna.

Notice when you close off, by closing the fingers, your energy will do the same. (sort of like if/when someone is uncomfortable with what you are saying in a conversation, they might cross their arms while they defend their viewpoint)--this is also a 'symbolic' closing of the energy.

For the most part, your energy 'mirrors' what your body is doing (actually it's the reverse) but they are actually synonymous(meaning one is the other).

I hope with the 'games' and mental exercises and viewpoints presented here, that not only was your question answered but you now have several new ways of looking at people and situations as well as a few more techniques on sensing (& playing with) your own energy for various purposes.


~Z