We all know that the <hardware> components of MTT (Meridian Tapping Techniques) originate from Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).
<Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) is an emotional, needle free version of acupuncture…> reads Gary Craigs webpage for instance….
As a longtime practitioner of martial arts I`ve been focusing in the past few years on the <Neijia-quan>, the soft or internal arts of China of which the most prominent is Tai chi chuan.
The difference between the internal arts and the so called external disciplines [usually known as Kung Fu) is the focus on the development of <Chi> or internal energy through Chi Kung [ Energy work].
Beside that Chi Kung is also one of the different branches of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).
There exists a huge variety of different Chi Kung systems.
Nevertheless Chi Kung can be categorized in different ways, according to the purpose or the technique itself.
For our needs I will simply make the distinction between moving und standing Chi Kung and concentrate on the later.
<Zhan zhuang> is Chinese, stands for <standing like a post> and describes a Chi Kung basic exercise:
You stand, feet apart, knees slightly bent and your hands in front of your belly like you would hug a tree. Your breathing is relaxed and goes deep down in your belly to the point 4cm/ 2 inches below your navel (in Chinese called <Chi hai>, the sea of Chi>). Even you might ask yourself <What that’s all ?> let me tell you that this is one of the most powerful Chi Kung exercises and therefore it was considered a secret until modern times…
The benefits of this seemingly simple techniques can be tremendous:
Through the motionless posture your natural body alignment is restored, of course it takes practice, and in the beginning every part of your body and your mind start screaming <Move, I wanna move>, but after a while you are able to relax and you will feel the immediate results like relaxation of tensed up body parts, a clear and calm mind and last but not least the feeling of being grounded and firmly rooted.
So far the story….
A little while ago during my standing meditation practice I suddenly started to do imagening the tapping combined with the choices method – the effect was enormous:
The whole day I really FELT the choices that I made, more strongly then when I do tapping as a start up for the day.
And the good news: It doesn’t take a long period of standing before starting with the tapping, 5 minutes will do it.
Here the instruction for the <Standing-post-tap>:
Stand feet comfortably apart, best would be parallel, knees slightly bent,
Hips pushed forward a bit, side muscles stretched, shoulders relaxed,
Hands in front of your belly button, forming a ball, breathe deeply in and deeply out, inhaling through your nose, exhaling through your nose, breathe gently and through time your breath will deepen.
Focusing on the point four finger-width below your belly buton…
After 5 minutes start imagining the tapping with the point on the head and your choice-phrase:
1.
<I choose to feel the connection to the universe / god / the great spirit [or whatever your believe system is]
2.
formulate your own choices according the way you wanna feel….
3.
do as many rounds as you like and feel how your whole being totally merges into the choices.
If you have any questions concerning this technique don’t hesitate to contact me !
Stefan Marcec
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