Newsgroups: alt.healing.reiki Subject: Reiki vs Ki From: Chris Petit Organization: Your Company Message-ID: User-Agent: Xnews/4.06.22 Lines: 5 Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 16:36:18 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 68.9.185.233 X-Complaints-To: abuse@cox.net X-Trace: news1.east.cox.net 1042734978 68.9.185.233 (Thu, 16 Jan 2003 11:36:18 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 11:36:18 EST Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news.imp.ch!news.imp.ch!newsfeed.hostname.nl!news-xfer.cox.net!p01!news1.east.cox.net.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch alt.healing.reiki:2560 I'm learning about Reiki (asked for a distance attunement on the site mentioned earlier, thanks) and was wondering what relation Reiki energy has to Ki (Qi in the Chinese), if any. Thanks. :-) ###### From: "Taggart King" Newsgroups: alt.healing.reiki References: Subject: Re: Reiki vs Ki Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 17:05:41 -0000 Lines: 36 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 NNTP-Posting-Host: dial-62-64-205-217.access.uk.tiscali.com Message-ID: <3e26e6d1_3@mk-nntp-1.news.uk.worldonline.com> X-Trace: 16 Jan 2003 17:07:29 GMT, dial-62-64-205-217.access.uk.tiscali.com Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news.imp.ch!news.imp.ch!fr.clara.net!heighliner.fr.clara.net!proxad.net!proxad.net!kibo.news.demon.net!demon!mk-nntp-1.news.uk.worldonline.com!dial-62-64-205-217.access.uk.tiscali.com Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch alt.healing.reiki:2579 Hi Chris, Many people see Reiki as the channelling on Chi/Ki, similar in a way to QiGong projection healings, but with Reiki you don't need to practice qigong to build up your personal reserves of chi in order to project it: you connect to an external source of chi which you channel into the recipient. The founder of Reiki was well versed in the Japanese form of qigong (kiko), and Reiki also draws on Tendai Buddhism, Zen Buddhism, Shintoism, Shugendo. The way that Reiki was practiced in its original form involved qigong-type energy exercises. Best wishes, Taggart King, Reiki Evolution http://www.reiki-evolution.co.uk --------------------------------------------- Free Reiki Guides Free 'Reiki Articles' eBook Free Quarterly Newsletter Reiki Meditation Audio CD --------------------------------------------- "Chris Petit" wrote in message news:Xns9305760D35D9Cbluemistwhathomecom@68.1.17.6... > I'm learning about Reiki (asked for a distance attunement on the site > mentioned earlier, thanks) and was wondering what relation Reiki energy has > to Ki (Qi in the Chinese), if any. > > Thanks. :-) ###### Newsgroups: alt.healing.reiki Subject: Re: Reiki vs Ki From: Chris Petit References: <3e26e6d1_3@mk-nntp-1.news.uk.worldonline.com> Organization: Your Company Message-ID: User-Agent: Xnews/4.06.22 Lines: 23 Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 20:16:30 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 68.9.185.233 X-Complaints-To: abuse@cox.net X-Trace: news1.east.cox.net 1042748190 68.9.185.233 (Thu, 16 Jan 2003 15:16:30 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 15:16:30 EST Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news.imp.ch!news.imp.ch!newsfeed.hostname.nl!news-xfer.cox.net!p01!news1.east.cox.net.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch alt.healing.reiki:2561 "Taggart King" wrote in news:3e26e6d1_3@mk-nntp-1.news.uk.worldonline.com: > Hi Chris, > > Many people see Reiki as the channelling on Chi/Ki, similar in a way to > QiGong projection healings, but with Reiki you don't need to practice > qigong to build up your personal reserves of chi in order to project > it: you connect to an external source of chi which you channel into the > recipient. > > The founder of Reiki was well versed in the Japanese form of qigong > (kiko), and Reiki also draws on Tendai Buddhism, Zen Buddhism, > Shintoism, Shugendo. I was wondering why some of the topics mentioned in Reiki sounded somewhat familiar. > The way that Reiki was practiced in its original form involved > qigong-type energy exercises. Thanks. :-) Is Tai Chi a type of energy exercise? I do yoga in the morning and evening; it has helped treat my tendonitis pretty well. ###### From: xwoodvine@netidea.com (Joel) Newsgroups: alt.healing.reiki Subject: Re: Reiki vs Ki Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 22:49:35 GMT Organization: http://extra.newsguy.com Lines: 22 Message-ID: <3e2735f6.48824733@news.netidea.com> References: <3e26e6d1_3@mk-nntp-1.news.uk.worldonline.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: p-229.newsdawg.com X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.21/32.243 Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!irazu.switch.ch!luth.se!feed2.news.rcn.net!rcn!logbridge.uoregon.edu!pln-w!spln!dex!extra.newsguy.com!newsp.newsguy.com!enews2 Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch alt.healing.reiki:2508 On Thu, 16 Jan 2003 20:16:30 GMT, Chris Petit wrote: > >I was wondering why some of the topics mentioned in Reiki sounded somewhat >familiar. > The "ki" in Rei-ki is lifeforce, also rendered as qi, ch'i, etc when transliterating from Asian languages (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc). "Rei" is translated differently by different people -- some say it means "universal," while some say it means "spirit" or even "God." A lot of people who are involved with Reiki also study things like qi-gong, or traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), and related disciplines. Blessings, Joel ###### From: nobody@nowhere.org.net (Nadie Niemand) Newsgroups: alt.healing.reiki Subject: Re: Reiki vs Ki Reply-To: nobody@nowhere.org.net Message-ID: <3e2759b8.1126957@news.earthlink.net> References: <3e26e6d1_3@mk-nntp-1.news.uk.worldonline.com> X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.11/32.235 Lines: 17 Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 01:10:37 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 165.247.147.251 X-Complaints-To: abuse@earthlink.net X-Trace: newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net 1042765837 165.247.147.251 (Thu, 16 Jan 2003 17:10:37 PST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 17:10:37 PST Organization: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!irazu.switch.ch!syros.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!proxad.net!proxad.net!news-hub.cableinet.net!blueyonder!nntp2.aus1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!newsfeed1.earthlink.net!newsfeed.earthlink.net!stamper.news.pas.earthlink.net!newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch alt.healing.reiki:2516 On Thu, 16 Jan 2003 20:16:30 GMT, Chris Petit wrote: >Thanks. :-) Is Tai Chi a type of energy exercise? I do yoga in the >morning and evening; it has helped treat my tendonitis pretty well. In a word, yes. It is also a martial art. It is also a healing exercise. Probably all things to all people. :-) You might want to ask that question again in alt.meditation.gigong and see what kind of answer you get. Love and Light, Garry ###### Newsgroups: alt.healing.reiki Subject: Re: Reiki vs Ki From: Chris Petit References: <3e26e6d1_3@mk-nntp-1.news.uk.worldonline.com> <3e2735f6.48824733@news.netidea.com> Organization: Your Company Message-ID: User-Agent: Xnews/4.06.22 Lines: 28 Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 15:15:19 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 68.9.185.233 X-Complaints-To: abuse@cox.net X-Trace: news1.east.cox.net 1042816519 68.9.185.233 (Fri, 17 Jan 2003 10:15:19 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 10:15:19 EST Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news.imp.ch!news.imp.ch!fu-berlin.de!cox.net!p01!news1.east.cox.net.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch alt.healing.reiki:2545 xwoodvine@netidea.com (Joel) wrote in news:3e2735f6.48824733@news.netidea.com: > On Thu, 16 Jan 2003 20:16:30 GMT, Chris Petit > wrote: > >> >>I was wondering why some of the topics mentioned in Reiki sounded >>somewhat familiar. >> > > The "ki" in Rei-ki is lifeforce, also rendered as qi, ch'i, etc when > transliterating from Asian languages (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc). > > "Rei" is translated differently by different people -- some say it > means "universal," while some say it means "spirit" or even "God." I heard the "universal" translation in the book I read about Reiki healing. Aren't "universal" "spirit" and "God" just different ways of saying the same thing though? (At least spiritually) > A lot of people who are involved with Reiki also study things like > qi-gong, or traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), and related > disciplines. I'm also taking acupuncture treatments for high blood pressure and doing dietary changes to minimize the odds of my developing diabetes. Both run in my family, unfortunately. ###### From: suzee Newsgroups: alt.healing.reiki Subject: Re: Reiki vs Ki Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 21:35:41 -0800 Lines: 11 Message-ID: <3E2A392C.4ACD@nidlink.com> References: <3e26e6d1_3@mk-nntp-1.news.uk.worldonline.com> Reply-To: qiuser@yahoo.com NNTP-Posting-Host: sandpoint-119.imbris.com (216.18.141.119) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: fu-berlin.de 1042954552 24944425 216.18.141.119 (16 [130985]) X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.04 (Win95; I) Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news.imp.ch!news.imp.ch!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!sandpoint-119.imbris.COM!not-for-mail Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch alt.healing.reiki:2582 Chris Petit wrote: > Thanks. :-) Is Tai Chi a type of energy exercise? I do yoga in the > morning and evening; it has helped treat my tendonitis pretty well. Tai chi can be an energy exercise. When I was learning the short form, I could feel the chi building up. I run through a form when I need an extra boost, or am feeling headachey and it helps. When I remember to practice it every day I feel more... balanced. namaste, sue ###### Reply-To: "Steven Buck, CMT" From: "Steven Buck, CMT" Newsgroups: alt.healing.reiki References: Subject: Re: Reiki vs Ki Lines: 64 Organization: http://www.metareiki.org X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 64.160.45.27 X-Complaints-To: abuse@prodigy.net X-Trace: newssvr16.news.prodigy.com 1042958322 ST000 64.160.45.27 (Sun, 19 Jan 2003 01:38:42 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 01:38:42 EST X-UserInfo1: O@YCR^_EFRWSP_@YMZJ\_Q\@TJ_ZTB\MV@BD]\YIJYWZUYICD^RAQBKZQTZTX\_I[^G_KGFNON[ZOE_AZNVO^\XGGNTCIRPIJH[@RQKBXLRZ@CD^HKANYVW@RLGEZEJN@\_WZJBNZYYKVIOR]T]MNMG_Z[YVWSCH_Q[GPC_A@CARQVXDSDA^M]@DRVUM@RBM Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 06:38:42 GMT Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news.imp.ch!news.imp.ch!zen.net.uk!newspeer.lavaseals.co.uk!diablo.theplanet.net!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!newsfeed.cwix.com!prodigy.com!newsmst01.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.com!postmaster.news.prodigy.com!newssvr16.news.prodigy.com.POSTED!9eb22389!not-for-mail Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch alt.healing.reiki:2594 To the best of my knowledge "qi" and "ki" differ only in spelling translation. Text taken from: http://www.vermontkungfu.com/qi.htm "Ancient Theory The theory of qi comes from an ancient Chinese naturalist philosophy called Daoism. The word qi is very difficult to translate since we have no similar word or concept in the western world. Qi has been translated as "energy", "ether", "vital force", "life force", "material force, or "moving power". These definitions are partly correct; but since there is no similar concept in our culture, it is important not to fall into the habit of using a narrow definition for qi. The definition of qi actually changes according to different situations. Daoist philosophy postulates that the substructure of the entire universe is qi. This substructure, while providing the impetus for change/transformation, simultaneously is responsible for maintaining continuous transformations throughout the universe. In the ancient text Yi Ching (Classic of Changes) Daoist philosophy postulates that the only constant in this universe is change. When qi condenses, matter is formed and when qi is more disperse, space is formed. So according to this theory, qi is simultaneously energy and matter. When qi is dense it is called yin and when qi is light it is call yang. Qi of the body Qi is a real substance that can be felt and worked. When we talk about the qi of the body, we are referring to the non-material part of the body. In this sense we're talking about energy, however, it is preferable to refer to this as qi. Qi is the finer, less dense portion of the body. The ancient text Nei Ching (The Inner Classic) defines the qi of the body as a type of matter; less dense than the flesh, but denser than the substructure of the universe which is called da (great) qi. Qi is that part of the body that is non-material but on the verge of becoming matter. Qi is one of the components of the body along with organs, tissues, bones and fluid. Qi has many functions, but its primary function is initiating and maintaining transformations. For example, this includes the transformation of food to flesh and blood, the absorption of oxygen and the elimination of carbon dioxide, and the maintenance of even body temperature. Even appropriate emotional responses, including decision making, are the result of qi. Qi also maintains the relationship between your body and the environment. Qi is present in all body cells and also flows in larger concentrations within specific pathways called channels or meridians. The largest storehouse of qi in the body is in the area called the lower dan tien (field of elixir). This is the entire lower abdominal cavity, between the navel and the top of the pubic bone, which the ancient text Nan Ching (The Classic of Difficulties) refers to as the space between the kidneys." ###### From: stuv@cix.co.uk (Stuart Vernon) Newsgroups: alt.healing.reiki Subject: Re: Reiki vs Ki Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 10:22 +0000 (GMT Standard Time) Lines: 9 Message-ID: References: Reply-To: stuv@cix.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Host: public2-bolt3-3-cust49.oldh.broadband.ntl.com (80.2.124.49) X-Trace: fu-berlin.de 1042971770 25254347 80.2.124.49 (16 [41161]) X-News-Software: Ameol2 X-URL: http://www.ameol.com Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news.imp.ch!news.imp.ch!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!public2-bolt3-3-cust49.oldh.broadband.ntl.COM!not-for-mail Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch alt.healing.reiki:2588 Thanks for the link, Steven ... In return .. http://www.ramsjb.com/talamasca/avatar/reiki.html Stuart ###### From: nobody@nowhere.org.net (Nadie Niemand) Newsgroups: alt.healing.reiki Subject: Re: Reiki vs Ki Reply-To: nobody@nowhere.org.net Message-ID: <3e2ad4ed.1203959@news.earthlink.net> References: X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.11/32.235 Lines: 17 Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 16:30:39 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 165.247.147.230 X-Complaints-To: abuse@earthlink.net X-Trace: newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net 1042993839 165.247.147.230 (Sun, 19 Jan 2003 08:30:39 PST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 08:30:39 PST Organization: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news2.ip-plus.net,newsfeed2-zh.ip-plus.net!newsfeed-zh.ip-plus.net!news.ip-plus.net!news.tesion.net!news.belwue.de!feed.news.nacamar.de!uio.no!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!news.he.net!cyclone-sf.pbi.net!151.164.30.35!cyclone.swbell.net!newsfeed1.easynews.com!easynews.com!easynews!newsfeed1.earthlink.net!newsfeed.earthlink.net!stamper.news.pas.earthlink.net!newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch alt.healing.reiki:2585 On Sun, 19 Jan 2003 10:22 +0000 (GMT Standard Time), stuv@cix.co.uk (Stuart Vernon) wrote: > >Thanks for the link, Steven ... > >In return .. > >http://www.ramsjb.com/talamasca/avatar/reiki.html Interesting how the timeline is off by 100 years. What's up with that, I wonder? Love and Light, Garry ###### From: stuv@cix.co.uk (Stuart Vernon) Newsgroups: alt.healing.reiki Subject: Re: Reiki vs Ki Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 16:36 +0000 (GMT Standard Time) Lines: 8 Message-ID: References: <3e2ad4ed.1203959@news.earthlink.net> Reply-To: stuv@cix.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Host: public2-bolt3-3-cust49.oldh.broadband.ntl.com (80.2.124.49) X-Trace: fu-berlin.de 1042994203 25903891 80.2.124.49 (16 [41161]) X-News-Software: Ameol2 X-URL: http://www.ameol.com Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news2.ip-plus.net,newsfeed2-zh.ip-plus.net!newsfeed-zh.ip-plus.net!news.ip-plus.net!news.tesion.net!news.belwue.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!public2-bolt3-3-cust49.oldh.broadband.ntl.COM!not-for-mail Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch alt.healing.reiki:2591 (Nadie Niemand) wrote: > Interesting how the timeline is off by 100 years. So it is ... typo, maybe? Stuart ###### Newsgroups: alt.healing.reiki Subject: Re: Reiki vs Ki From: Chris Petit References: <3e26e6d1_3@mk-nntp-1.news.uk.worldonline.com> <3E2A392C.4ACD@nidlink.com> Organization: Your Company Message-ID: User-Agent: Xnews/4.06.22 Lines: 10 Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 19:45:51 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 68.9.185.233 X-Complaints-To: abuse@cox.net X-Trace: news1.east.cox.net 1043005551 68.9.185.233 (Sun, 19 Jan 2003 14:45:51 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 14:45:51 EST Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!irazu.switch.ch!syros.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!colt.net!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!feed.news.nacamar.de!news.belwue.de!news.uni-stuttgart.de!npeer.de.kpn-eurorings.net!news-xfer.cox.net!p01!news1.east.cox.net.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch alt.healing.reiki:2592 suzee wrote in news:3E2A392C.4ACD@nidlink.com: > Tai chi can be an energy exercise. When I was learning the short form, I > could feel the chi building up. I run through a form when I need an > extra boost, or am feeling headachey and it helps. When I remember to > practice it every day I feel more... balanced. How difficult is Tai Chi to perform? I bought some DVDs on Tai Chi awhile ago and am wondering if I should look into them more closely. ###### Reply-To: "Steven Buck, CMT" From: "Steven Buck, CMT" Newsgroups: alt.healing.reiki References: Subject: Re: Reiki vs Ki Lines: 19 Organization: http://www.metareiki.org X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 66.126.169.88 X-Complaints-To: abuse@prodigy.net X-Trace: newssvr21.news.prodigy.com 1043012103 ST000 66.126.169.88 (Sun, 19 Jan 2003 16:35:03 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 16:35:03 EST X-UserInfo1: O@YCR^_EFRWSP_@YMZJ\_Q\@TJ_ZTB\MV@BJ]Q]KEYUNDQUCCNSUAACY@L[ZX__HGFD]JBJNSFXTOOGA_VWY^_HG@FW_HUTHOH]TBPGCO\P^PLP^@[GLHUK@WLECKFVL^TYG[@RMWQXIWM[SDDYWNLG_G[_BWUCHFY_Y@AS@Q[B\APPF@DCZM_PG_VSCPQZM Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 21:35:03 GMT Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news.imp.ch!news.imp.ch!newsfeed.hostname.nl!news.astraweb.com!news-small.astraweb.com!prodigy.com!newsmst01.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.com!postmaster.news.prodigy.com!newssvr21.news.prodigy.com.POSTED!9eb22389!not-for-mail Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch alt.healing.reiki:2608 I should have known the Talamasca knew about us... no doubt they've been watching us for centuries! As it is, I have been thinking about starting a Gothic Rock Band..... -- Steven Buck, CMT "Stuart Vernon" wrote in message news:memo.20030119102252.2040J@stuv.compulink.co.uk... > > Thanks for the link, Steven ... > > In return .. > > http://www.ramsjb.com/talamasca/avatar/reiki.html > > Stuart ###### From: stuv@cix.co.uk (Stuart Vernon) Newsgroups: alt.healing.reiki Subject: Re: Reiki vs Ki Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 22:41 +0000 (GMT Standard Time) Lines: 10 Message-ID: References: Reply-To: stuv@cix.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Host: public2-bolt3-3-cust49.oldh.broadband.ntl.com (80.2.124.49) X-Trace: fu-berlin.de 1043016104 26319326 80.2.124.49 (16 [41161]) X-News-Software: Ameol2 X-URL: http://www.ameol.com Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news.imp.ch!news.imp.ch!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!public2-bolt3-3-cust49.oldh.broadband.ntl.COM!not-for-mail Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch alt.healing.reiki:2604 (Steven Buck, CMT) wrote: > As it is, I have been thinking about starting a > Gothic Rock Band..... Hey ... can I play rhythm and lead? I can also borrow the wife's black eyeshadow .. whadda say? Stuart ###### From: sue Newsgroups: alt.healing.reiki Subject: Re: Reiki vs Ki Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 20:11:45 -0800 Lines: 19 Message-ID: <3E2B7701.B212DE4B@nidlink.com> References: <3e26e6d1_3@mk-nntp-1.news.uk.worldonline.com> <3E2A392C.4ACD@nidlink.com> Reply-To: qiuser@yahoo.com NNTP-Posting-Host: sandpoint-107.imbris.com (216.18.141.107) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: fu-berlin.de 1043035919 26049670 216.18.141.107 (16 [130985]) X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.75 [en] (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news.imp.ch!news.imp.ch!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!sandpoint-107.imbris.COM!not-for-mail Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch alt.healing.reiki:2600 Chris Petit wrote: > > suzee wrote in news:3E2A392C.4ACD@nidlink.com: > > > Tai chi can be an energy exercise. When I was learning the short form, I > > could feel the chi building up. I run through a form when I need an > > extra boost, or am feeling headachey and it helps. When I remember to > > practice it every day I feel more... balanced. > > How difficult is Tai Chi to perform? I bought some DVDs on Tai Chi awhile > ago and am wondering if I should look into them more closely. It's best if you can take lessons from a real teacher. You can try to follow the movements, but there are subtleties to them that only another person can correct. After you have the basic steps down, a vid or DVD can be used as a way to refresh your memory (the steps can get complicated to remember) and to serve as a guide in timing. namaste, sue