Comments on: The Simple Truth About Qigong Visualization https://flowingzen.com/the-truth-about-visualization/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-truth-about-visualization Qigong and Tai Chi with Sifu Anthony Mon, 25 Mar 2024 16:14:35 +0000 hourly 1 By: Sifu Anthony Korahais https://flowingzen.com/the-truth-about-visualization/#comment-93744 Mon, 25 Mar 2024 16:14:35 +0000 http://flowingzen.com/?p=4802#comment-93744 In reply to Ian.

Kudos to you for figuring this out on your own! I like the phrase “bring to mind”. I will remember that in the future for aphantasic students! Thank you!

]]> By: Ian https://flowingzen.com/the-truth-about-visualization/#comment-93743 Mon, 25 Mar 2024 15:56:39 +0000 http://flowingzen.com/?p=4802#comment-93743 Sifu

I’m aphantasic. At 71 I’ve never seen a visual image in my head in my life. Growing up I was always felt broken because I couldn’t visualise the things teachers wanted me to. Some kind souls suggested I just needed to try harder!

These days, when asked to visualise in the western sense, I substitute bring to mind. I can evoke the sense of my wife of 47 years even though I can’t conjure a mental image of her.

When practicing qigong or tai chi I just rest my awareness on the relevant place and then tell myself to do less. It’s like I’m there to witness something rather than to do anything.

Ian

]]> By: Sifu Anthony Korahais https://flowingzen.com/the-truth-about-visualization/#comment-80685 Sat, 25 Sep 2021 12:37:04 +0000 http://flowingzen.com/?p=4802#comment-80685 In reply to Pauline Irving.

That’s more in line with Western visualization the way Olympians do it. In qigong, a visualization is meant to lead the qi, sometimes by tricking it. For example, visualizing a pearl at dantian tricks the qi into consolidating there. Obviously, there’s no actual pearl.

On the other hand, visualizing qigong patterns can also get the qi flowing if you’re already skillful with that pattern. It’s an interesting phenomenon really.

]]> By: Pauline Irving https://flowingzen.com/the-truth-about-visualization/#comment-80684 Sat, 25 Sep 2021 12:16:26 +0000 http://flowingzen.com/?p=4802#comment-80684 Thanks for this article. In yoga, we used to see the asana in our mind’s eye before approaching it. I observe what is going on internally and I guess that might be a form of visualisation.

]]> By: Veronika https://flowingzen.com/the-truth-about-visualization/#comment-69143 Mon, 18 Nov 2019 20:30:27 +0000 http://flowingzen.com/?p=4802#comment-69143 In reply to Sifu Anthony Korahais.

Thank you for your answer. Well, never compared LTS with no visualization and LTS with visualization. I guess I should.

]]> By: Pedro https://flowingzen.com/the-truth-about-visualization/#comment-69091 Tue, 12 Nov 2019 02:26:48 +0000 http://flowingzen.com/?p=4802#comment-69091 Thank you for this article! I figured just the intention of moving your qi along with knowing where the meridians are and having some knowledge of how they tend to flow would be sufficient, but I was wondering if good visualization could enhance things like the way psychics talk about white light bubbles and stuff. Your site has been a godsend to me. My intentions are primarily to bolster my health and maybe to use qi to make my metabolism faster at times for fat burning or energy. Your site has helped me to understand how I might have some success at those things (also, learning about this is fun) so I am very grateful!

]]> By: Sifu Anthony Korahais https://flowingzen.com/the-truth-about-visualization/#comment-68970 Sat, 26 Oct 2019 16:18:36 +0000 http://flowingzen.com/?p=4802#comment-68970 In reply to Veronika.

What kind of results are you getting with this practice?

]]> By: Veronika https://flowingzen.com/the-truth-about-visualization/#comment-68969 Sat, 26 Oct 2019 12:09:49 +0000 http://flowingzen.com/?p=4802#comment-68969 Dear Anthony,
I would like to have a question.
I have done “visualization” by practising Lifting the sky. When I stretch with my hands towards the sky, usually I have the thought that I am strecthing towards the sky, and in my mind the picture of the night sky with stars appears for a brief moment (I am quite a visual type, so for me thoughts are usually followed by visual pictures).
Is this a bad or problematic way of practice?
Thank you in advance for your help.
Kind regards,
Veronika

]]> By: Sifu Anthony Korahais https://flowingzen.com/the-truth-about-visualization/#comment-68649 Mon, 23 Sep 2019 12:37:41 +0000 http://flowingzen.com/?p=4802#comment-68649 In reply to Keith.

Hi Keith. Glad you enjoyed the article.

As I said in our email exchange, it’s important to understand that I’m no longer associated with Wong Kiew Kit. I broke with him because of a sexual abuse scandal perpetrated by one of his instructors and tacitly condoned by the organization. I wrote about it here: https://flowingzen.com/14351/why-i-left-sifu-wong-after-17-years

I look forward to working with you and/or meeting you at one of my workshops or retreats.

]]> By: Keith https://flowingzen.com/the-truth-about-visualization/#comment-68618 Mon, 16 Sep 2019 22:28:44 +0000 http://flowingzen.com/?p=4802#comment-68618 Hey Anthony! I got into Kung Fu because of a Wong Kiew Kit book I bought over 20 years ago. So you can imagine Why I run into your blogs quite often. Well, I think it’s quite a calling and that it’s time we meet. It’s amazing that visualization is reason. I am pretty good with it but I disagree with what others keep saying about it. Your article seemed to say EVERYTHING that I was thinking. So here I am. Ready to empty my cup.
PS I’ve always loved lifting the sky!

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