Element, thanks for the link on autogenic training:
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autogenic_training)
Some great history there. I didn’t use the “warm” patter but I sure used the “arm is heavy”, etc. bit, for self-hypnosis in high school!
Bloke, yer right, well-put, Nishijima doesn’t elaborate on how his understanding ...
I still think the ankh represents the cranial-sacral rhythm. The “ankh purification” (second illustration) is a beautiful depiction of how the cranial-sacral rhythm is controlled by the nerves on the sagittal suture, and extends fluidly throughout the body. Thank you for that.
The Egyptians seem to have understood that connection ...
I notice piriformis highlighted on that last set of illustrations.
For me, accumulation of chi in the tan-t’ien is a reference to the consciousness that occurs naturally in the vicinity of the tan-t’ien, and sometimes that consciousness almost seems like it’s continuously at the tan-t’ien but I don’t believe it is just ...
