tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post4624635026042840303..comments2023-09-21T09:49:28.326-07:00Comments on Fierce Dandelions: More on the BodyNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-48530808615647448012009-08-17T23:06:08.458-07:002009-08-17T23:06:08.458-07:00I do some qi gong and one of the aspects of the pr...I do some qi gong and one of the aspects of the practice the qi gong master I study with stresses is a qi gong meditation where what you are doing is simply tuning into the "qi" in the body. You start by trying it find it in the middle dan tien and then move the hara. After you develop some sense of this and some concentration you can feel it move. (The aim is for it to circulate andZenDotStudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051368546505731081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-26180713479515760752009-08-17T12:11:42.281-07:002009-08-17T12:11:42.281-07:00The way you write about the body reminds me of som...The way you write about the body reminds me of some advice I heard from a midwife that I subsequently have shared with pregnant women I have worked with - namely that the strength of the pain in labour (or what is labeled pain and often is perceived of as pain) is actually the power of your own body. <br /><br />It is quite remarkable how that simple fact is completely lost in all the other Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391086267728343589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-12277546297085311342009-08-17T08:55:54.443-07:002009-08-17T08:55:54.443-07:00"I say it's time to stop saying yes to ev..."I say it's time to stop saying yes to every whim and fear we have about our bodies, and to start paying attention to what's really there."<br /><br />Very well said.Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14925360776637168540noreply@blogger.com