Forums IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ Spring Forest Qigong Small universe

Hi-
Sorry if already discussed previously-
Is there another way Master Lin sanctions to do SU either by totally slowing down (not using CD but doing at your own rate off the CD) or doing something other than the breathing? I like the CD for structure but...
I seem to have a tough time breathing at the speed on the CD, it causes dizziness, etc.
Thanks
Kim

Hi Sam,

Yes it is OK to do Small universe at your own speed. Some of us who had the audio tape version re-recorded it at a slower speed. I'm not sure about how you would do it on a CD but no doubt Someone? with expertise will tell you how.

That said if you follow the current version you will find that you have to the count of 4 to inhale and another count of 4 to exhale which gives 8 seconds. This is actually a quite slow rate of breathing and is recommended for people with Blood Pressure problems to get their levels back to normal. Breathing at less than 10 breaths per minute is helpful for lots of health problems and Master Lin in his SU only uses 7.5 breaths a minute!Hope this helps clarify things,
Good luck
Faune

Doing the Small Universe with the CD was not easy for me in the beginning. Now it is usually fine, but at times I still prefer to do it at my own speed and use one of the Meditation Music CDs (Inner Beauty or Back into the Universe) or I do it in silence, especially right before going to sleep or if I have just a few minutes of time.
Enjoy
Sigrid