Seijaku: The Real Thing

Since my return from Albuquerque, NM in November, I have been practicing Seijaku, the JING, Sole Breathing, and Nei Kung regularly and amazing things have been happening. I had this pressure stuck in my head, almost like a sinus infection, but much more intense. My throat was tight and my brain felt like it was going to explode. After sticking with it, I found out what was going on.

First, my creativity has really heightened. Sometimes, I have so much creative energy that I feel like I should pick up a guitar or sit at a piano and compose music. I don’t even know how to play an instrument, but I FEEL like I can. I had to go out and buy a painting set to release some of this creative energy stuck inside of my head. After Seijaku practice I have been writing poetry and it just flows out, one poem after the other. Both [painting and poetry] seem to help the situation tremendously by putting my creativity to good use.

Second, my power has greatly increased. I don’t mean muscular strength, but REAL INTERNAL POWER, the kind that lasts all day without effort. Sometimes I feel like I could effortlessly bust through a wall or run a marathon. I have been lifting weights (which I recently stopped because of an injury) all my life and never felt anything like this before. The “toning” and Seijaku seems to be all the power that my body can handle right now anyway. I started taking long walks and hikes in the woods, and I never get tired. I use the JING on a daily basis to increase power and help the CHI store in my bones. I also have been using the Nei Kung Meditations to guide the CHI to the soles of my feet and help me get to sleep at night.

I never dreamed that something that circulates and balances the chi could have these effects on my life. By being aware of these sensations I can “let go” and watch my life change for the better. As I’m finding out, it’s very painful to go through change. We naturally want to hold on, but the best moments of my life are when I “let go”. About once a month I can feel this happening and I’ll weep and cry with tears of JOY for about an hour as my body and spirit cleanse away whatever it was holding onto. I realize that when this happens I am receiving exactly what I need as a student and a teacher.

My friends and students have been telling me that I seem to be at peace and I have a constant shine in my eyes. It’s as though I’m newly in love, not with one person, but with all creation. I am suddenly attracted to nature and the outdoors, and my relationship with the universe seems to be one . . . in fact, I am enjoying the simple things in life more now than ever before. The Japanese call this “serenity in the midst of activity”. I call it “freedom”.