Lifechange

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Lifechange

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Life-Changing Meditation Program Experiment Tutorial

See also: qigong.garden • qigong.connectordocs.com • lifechangingthings.jacobcole.net

My hypothesis

this program of 10 min meditation 3x / day can be easily complied with and change people’s lives, and, most often, enable people to save at least those 10 minutes even within the next hour.

Goal: “keep your qi up all day”

Practically for me, this means keeping my ability feel energized, open, present, and make good decisions, including the decision to take a rest, or meditate longer, up all day.

Program:

Phase 1

5min standing holding a wheel at eyebrow level
5min standing holding a wheel below your navel
Suggested app: i-Qi clock & meditation timer by alphadock technologies GmbH
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/i-qi-clock-meditation-timer/id413369004 #meditation #app

Then just don’t worry about meditation the rest of the day.

This exercise is called embrace the tree and has many variants, but is perhaps the most iconic qigong exercise.
I wrote a rough tutorial on it years ago if your want more info https://sites.google.com/view/whyisitawesome/meditation-yoga-tai-chi-qigong?authuser=0

Phase 2 (after seven days of phase 1)

Extend meditation to 20 minutes 2x/day (with more exercises, contact me), 10  minutes 1x/day
 One hour meditation as one of these once a week

More resources

Yoga philosophy http://yoga.jacobcole.net
Curated list of master body workers, yoga teachers, physical therapists, etc. http://bodymasters.jacobcole.net
Qigong  and tai chi classes in the Bay Area/Santa Cruz http://bayqigong.jacobcole.net

See also:
WIP Neopets-Style life tracker project / Engrain