Hi!
I have been practicing SFQ for about half a year, and with that I began practicing Qigong on a daily basis. Before that, I had practiced sitting meditation for about a year.
During the last week, I have from time to time experienced a weird pulling sensation in the head. During yesterday's SFQ active exercises, I really felt that the practice was "working", but the pulling sensation arose and lasted for a little while. I have also tried a couple of short sitting meditations the last week, and the twisting motion in my head came during one of them. But I have also felt it when sleeping, and that I don't quite understand. The feeling even became part of a nightmare I had, where I felt my face being violently rearranged! I also felt it when I practiced some inner body awareness before going to sleep one night (maybe the same night as I had the nightmare).
This sensation is a bit scary, and I don't really know what to do about it. Is it just some energy channels opening? Am I doing my qigong practice wrong, so that it has damaging effects? I read about "adverse cyclic Qi" here:
http://www.taijiworld.com/qa/QA5.htm - it says that adverse cyclic Qi starts when your weight is on the the front part of your foot, instead of the heels. This then blocks the flow of qi between the feet and the ground. During my practice I also feel that the flow stops in my feet, and I feel heavier. I haven't really thought much about were I place my weight. Is the thread between healing qigong and damaging qigong really this thin? On this page -
http://www.wudaojingshe.com/faq.htm - the block between feet and ground is described to be caused by the "yong quan" not being open yet, and that after enough qigong practice, the channels will open.
Could someone please help me out on what to do? Should I continue my practice, or should I perhaps take a break? Has anyone else experienced similar sensations?
Thanks in advance,
Presence
