No, that makes sense, HF. I appreciate that answer. I am coming to some of that realization already.
I must admit that when I first heard Chunyi Lin say in Level I that many high level qigong practitioners do twice as much sitting meditation as active exercise, I was surprised. But now I can see the truth in that.
I too have practiced Qigong for some years (though not many and not many different systems, only about 4). And though I think I opened up some channels through my practice, I also was lax in my practice for intervals of years in between.
So where I am now, I do need some of the active exericise to open me up (and I also need some exercise in general! I have begun to get back into my Tai Chi Chuan sets. I have not begun the fast sets yet (from Tung Family, Yang Style), but I am doing my slow set right and left and short set of broadsword).
But I read you loud and clear and intuitively I know you are correct.
In terms of time alloted, I always try to make sure I do at least a one to one ratio of active to sitting (or standing) meditation. Many days I do one to two active to meditation. And I can see and feel that it is in the meditation where the real work is.
Thanks for your input and for sharing your experience and learning.
All the best,
Steve
