I've bold-italicized what I consider to be the pertinent part of
this post, and have included the entire message purely out of faithfulness to
its original form.James McConnell is a Healing Tao Instructor,
and is the teacher at Tao Atlantic in Canada.
The fact that James' post exists here does not imply his agreement with anything else on this website.]
Discussion Participants
Everyone interested in a really authoritative answer to this important question about practice should read carefully Jampa Mackenzie Stewart's message. Everyone who has studied with Master Chia knows that the packing practices in Iron Shirt have not been actively taught for quite a few years. The reason is that these practices were originally developed to be used by experienced martial artists with highly developed energy systems. If the energy channels are not already open, there will be problems. This is not the fault of the practice, but of the practitioner. All the instructions are in the books. Read the whole thing, not just the two pages describing the practice. That is why Master Chia spent years working out how to teach the practices and then writing it down. All these practices should be undertaken under the instruction and guidance of an experienced practitioner.
What Eric Yudelove is teaching on Tao Magic is
his own system, not the Healing Tao (Mantak Chia's) system. He has said so
himself in not uncertain terms. Very important not to confuse them. Certainly
anyone who is having a problem with their practice is welcome to post and
discuss the issue here [at the HT-USA Discussion site]. Everyone, anytime.
Webmaster's notes:
I've bold-italicized what I consider to be the pertinent part of
this post, and have included the entire message purely out of faithfulness to
its original form.
One of the critical and
often-overlooked ways to open the energy channels is through frequent self-acupressure.