Imbalances

[Jeremy Yanopoulos]

Hello Master Steenrod,

Thank you very much for your previous response, and I know this finds you in the full blessing of Abundance!

I have begun increasing the time of my practice, increased to 3 minutes per section, with the intention of dropping tension to zero. I would say it is going exceedingly well, as I have been troubled by a VERY stiff right hip due to about 7 years of judo and 12 years of BJJ; my previously stiff hip is MUCH less painful now, and my outward hip rotation is almost equal to my left side, which is something I failed to achieve after years of various stretching programs–it just never seemed to loosen up, until I started practicing your Qigong routine.

Basically, my question is this: what do you recommend for serious imbalances between body parts in terms of modifying the practice routine? Is there benefit to be gained in increasing practice for the problem side/body part? I am trying to be cautions to keep my ambition in check, but it is so encouraging to see results after all these years; I might be getting a little greedy for being able to sit cross-legged comfortably on the floor,lol.

Thank you again for all you are doing!

JY

[Mikel Steenrod]

Hello JY,

Thanks for your question. I just wanted you to know that I’ve seen it and will respond to you by Monday.

[Mikel Steenrod]

Congratulations on your results to date. It looks like you’ve made some good instinctive decisions with regards to selecting both courses and in your practice. Healing correction is more likely to occur by promoting the improvement of your entire system first. The postures that are providing you with the largest local (hip) returns are probably the low and leg postures, and the low tapping methods from Awaken and Enliven. Low tapping methods by themselves can dramatically improve the balance of flow in the hip and legs.

Your caution should be in avoiding overfocusing on the lower part of your body. By simply allowing the qi flow to balance through the area, you will give the tissues an opportunity to heal. That healing, though, must be given the time it needs to occur. I am including a link to the relevant talk on this: https://www.watermountainvirtual.com/how-qi-gong-heals/

I have seen chronic injuries fully heal given steady effort and enough time. Only time will tell the degree of recovery that you experience.

Best of luck. I’m rooting for you!

[Jeremy Yanopoulos]

Thank you very much for taking the time to respond, Sir. I will stay the course, and cultivate patience:)

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