Sinking Chi

[Anonymous]

Ive been practicing sinking chi, have read all the material I can find on the topic and feel a bit “stuck”; Ive practiced reiki and chi gung for a few years and DT chi gung regularly for over a year and can clearly feel what I believe to be chi.

However Im not sure whether Im feeling chi while attempting to sink and I think I may be partly visualizing and focusing on sensations (if any) as I move down; not necessarily feeling chi. Right now, it feels like as Im learning its alot of guess work, but I understand that eventually it will be a clearly felt sensation the entire time moving down; like a wave.
Ive also been trying to do a single “release” of chi and attempt to feel it move down my body.
However, the release seems to happen from head to toe in about a minute but I think each release should be longer according to the book.

Good news is I do feel as if Ive “gone sung” by the end of about 10minutes; similar feeling to what I feel when sitting and meditating.

Ive been working on sinking pretty regularly for 2months. I realize its to gauge where I’m at but can anyone speculate as to whether it would be safe for me to move on? Or any other suggestions?

Thank you,

Kevin

[Anonymous]

Still workin at it; I also feel as though when sinking downwards, the sensations which Im gathering are chi are going down in sections for example feeling my neck, then shoulders and entire arms at once rather than a thin laser like sinking inch by inch. .Does that sound acceptable to those who have experience with sinking chi?

Thank you,

Kevin

[Anonymous]

I have found that if you make a conscious effort to feel Chi, you won’t feel it. But if you feel it and say to your self ‘Ah, that is Chi and then ‘forget’ it, then when the Chi comes again you can say “that is Chi”. It is not difficult to sense Chi, because when Chi comes to you, you will know it. I didn’t feel Chi for nearly eighteen months, when I started but I did not give up. I kept practicing and eventually I became aware of it and by acknowledging it it grew stronger. And now I can feel it when I want it and can use it as well.

Best of luck with feeling Chi.

Mike

[Anonymous]

Hey Michael, Thanks very much for your reply.
Its nice to hear some feedback on sinking. It could be just me but I feel like its been the biggest challenge for me learning qigong so far. I have felt chi but not a constant steady sensation while sinking so (mostly due to distraction), Im still working on it and have also incorporated beginning to learn the other movements of Energy Gates. I gotta say I really love this set so far.

Be well,

Kevin

[Anonymous]

Hi Kevin,
I think it’s a great idea to learn the whole series of Energy Gates especially the Bend the Bow Part. Opening all the energy gates will help you to experience qi.
When it comes to experiencing qi, I don’t think it’s about you trying to “do” something with it. I know we are told to sink our qi to our LDT of down the various parts of the body to below the feet and into the Earth, but if you haven’t developed enough in your sensitivity which comes from relaxing deeper, becoming more “sung”, you won’t yet feel it let alone be able to ‘control’ it.
The more tension you are able to let go of the closer you get to becoming aware of you qi. At that point, instead of trying to make it do anything, follow it. See what happens and instead, let it, qi, take and guide you. Any act to ‘control’ it is one of tension and distraction and therefore self defeating.
For me, I went more into it. The sensation got stronger. Now my awareness of this subtle force is easier to recognize and tune into. I can put myself in a state of active relaxation that allows me to tap into and manipulate/guide qi a little bit weather in myself or others for therapy.
When it comes to sinking qi, as you think and feel ‘relax’ into the body, and do so in a downward fashion, you are encouraging ‘sinking’ and as you improve, you may experience a downward, heavy, sinking sensation within the qi body.
This is how I’ve experienced it. Although I’m at my own level of suck, I thought it might be helpful to share this with you.
Practice well,
Steve

[Anonymous]

Hi Steve,
It sounds like you are recommending a more passive approach which sounds quite sensible to me. I feel like I get brief periods where I can feel the chi sinking as I move down my body but I also find myself distracted before I reach the feet more often than not .
However , I almost always feel VERY relaxed and feel like my body has gone sung. Does this mean that I have managed to sink chi while partially unaware or is this wishful thinking?
Anyways, I’ll give your suggestions a try. Thanks very much.
Kevin

[Anonymous]

I’ve only had a few random breakthroughs, but I’d agree with trying to not think about chi too much. I’ve felt it the strongest when I was working with mind intention. It’s only happened once for me, but the event is as follows…

I was in a steady relaxed stance with my arms by my side trying to raise my arms to a crucifix position using chi. The sensation I was developing was basically like the magnetic repulsion of creating a chi ball in your hands, so I was thinking of pushing the magnetic force downwards to the ground through my hands. After about what felt like 10-15 minutes I was the most Sung I had ever been and my hands slowly started to raise, and as they got higher they raised faster and faster. At about 60 degrees from the starting position it got really interesting. I lost focus and the chi became unbalanced and basically started pulsing from hand to hand (I could feel the flow right the way from one fingertip to the other, which was a round trip of about 1.5 to 2 seconds). The flow was very strong and eventually threw me off balance and I had to stop. After stopping it took a few minutes to regain my balance.

The point of that story is just a testimonial for the old “chi follows the mind” saying. Even though I’m not that good as this stuff I’d advocate for sinking your chi down using mind intent while in a deep relaxed state.

[Anonymous]

So it sounds like in this case “doing nothing will leave nothing undone” as the saying goes.

While standing, my awareness just sort of hangs out at the top of my head as I wait patiently for a “release” to occur. Nothing concrete has occured like the wave sensation that is described except for a pulsing sensation that is felt on various parts of parts of my body randomly.

However, I believe I have felt blocked chi on more than one occasion and feeling “sung” after standing for about 15 min. So, at this point I continue to practice until I relax deeper and assimilate to the sensation.

Would it be safe to say that sinking chi will happen passively on its own and its something that is observed rather than done actively?

Or that actively sinking chi only happens once becoming more experienced?

Also, is it possible that sinking chi can occur from head to toe in about a minute while learning?

Thanks,

Kevin

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