Study online with Sifu Mark Rasmus. ► Elastic Force Chi Kung: bit.ly/3tfVfrd ► Initiation into Hermetics: bit.ly/3nfYrzr ► Tai Chi Chuan: bit.ly/3GeKIAr
@@Dan53196 it’s still available on our platform, however, we have renamed the course to “Intrinsic Energies of Internal Martial Arts” as the course material applies to all internal arts not only Tai Chi.
Thanks for posting this Kieren! I LOVE Mark's approach- he mirrors everything Damo and Adam (who I know was his student for some time) teach- but after going through this just one time- I can definitely FEEL the sensations he's talking about- this is really good stuff- not "10 years of effort" but 90 minutes- now my other practices (Damo's and Adams) should really benefit- I started with Adam- Damo refined it further along for me- now Mark gets me to the goal line in no time (relatively)! Sweet!
this video is a gem.. i feel like this video was uploaded for me 😄 i have successfully felt the balloon inflating and deflating from the dantien with just breath.... i think people with great will power and dedication can practice and master internal arts to a great degree by himself... not to mention if you have guys like sifu Mark as your master...things would be sweet thanks Martial Man ❤️
Again, Sir, starting with gatehering, handling CHi !outside of our body, then moving it by extending and compressing after that flowing or swinng in the sea of Chi !!Turning attention to the inside of our body reselasing and rejoining our body structure /joints) enjoying the positive effects of this almost purely physical exercise, form outside to inward. Many thanks after 8month, best regards and May God help you on! Paul, 68
Very helpful and educational video. It would be great to have a video on this method of qigong compared to other methods. Its origin, its impact on physiology and the different aspects (astral, spiritual, etc.) In short, a sequel to this video. Because to be honest, this video is the most comprehensive on this subject that I have seen.
Very Inspiring Internal Work!... Condensing 10 years of "INTERNAL" training into 90 minutes?... I wanna believe that... and, intuitively, I feel Sifu Mark Rasmus is telling the factual truth - IF we can TRULY drop our "ego" and FULLY EMBRACE THE PRACTICE DILIGENTLY with every ounce of our being (perhaps it's not about practicing "harder", but practicing "softer" - with MORE PURE QUALITY?). If I remember correctly, I think the Bible said: "If you have faith only the size of a mustard seed you can move a mountain."
Yes. Faith of the size of a mustard seed. Our mind is unlimited. I really like the fact that Mark is presenting this achievable in 90 minutes. I like your comment!
While not experienced with this art specifically I'm familiar with "high" level meditation and this exercise seems to be an exercises how to consciously shift your brain into the alpha state with a combination of breath, body and mental concentration. The reason why taijiquan is called moving meditation makes complete sense now. This is very good information!
From my experience, the Alpha state, is just the very shallow beginning of meditation. The higher levels are achieved when the body is in the sleep state... where if you tried to move your arms, the body would not respond for at least 45 seconds... while it boots back up into the waking state. Most people fall asleep within that state... losing all conscious control, and are within the realm of the dream state. The main development in Tai Chi, and similar practices.. is related to many physical developments: The special deep and constant breaths.. increased your oxygen levels, and overall capacity. Both in your lungs, and down to the Cellular levels (each cell being able to hold more O2, and be more efficient with it). Certain deep breathing uses the Abdomen.. or "Dan-Tian" (Abdomen muscles, tissues, and surrounding area tissues / muscles). This develops certain areas "physically", that no other standard exercises can achieve. In addition, the Dantian / Diaphragm has much greater level of control... so you can both control your breath 1000x better... but also, to be able to use it "Explosively", for use in Fajing (explosive short range power strikes). When using the deep breathing with impacts to the body... you are achieving "Iron Body" conditioning. The skin, muscles, and other internal tissues + bones... will get Stronger and Denser. Not only that... but the tissues will have much greater circulation + able to hold more Oxygen, and will mildly increase in size... swelling up like a balloon (sort of like an Erection). This increased blood + oxygen, creates a sort of Hydraulic Fluidic Shielding... better protecting the internals from impact damages (fluids do not compress). That said... Tai Chi's slow moving forms... do a similar thing... but at a much slower pace (when down properly... for long enough periods of time). For example... simply standing in deep horse stances long enough... causes enough stress to strengthen and "balloon" the legs, similar to the described Iron Body training. It also strengthens the tendons greatly... while creating them to be very elastic as well. When doing these exercises / forms for long enough... you build new connections within your brain. You become hyper aware of every little part of your body.. both internally and externally. You also develop a much higher level of 3d Spatial awareness. As such... you are much better an gauging how far an OP is away from you... If you can reach them.. and or of they can reach you...etc. And if you have done enough daily, consecutive, 1hr meditation sessions (about 100 days in a row), you can develop a state of the mind.. that I call "Quiet Mind". Its at that point, where you have disciplined your subconscious mind... so that it is quiet and obedient.. and can serve you Much better in life. This quiet state... greatly increases your quality of life... as you can live fully in the Present (the Gift).. without any distractions. It also means you can learn 2 to 5x faster. And, its critically important for Combat... where you cant afford even a millisecond of distraction / loss of focus. In my experience, the Quiet Mind state is much faster to develop, when you are doing lay-down, silent, meditation sessions (which is how I achieved it). You simply do long, slow, deep, breaths... and silently count each inhale and exhale in Seconds. Always count Upwards, starting at One IE: "One One-Thousand... Two One-Thousand... Thee One-Thousand..." (The "One-Thousand", is a way to keep the same exact Timing, between each second). Each session should be a minimum of 1hr... and you need to do a session every day/night... for at least 100 consecutive days. If you miss some days... the mind could potentially reject your attempt to tame it.. and it could greatly lengthen the development time. In my case, Im a bit of an extremists... So I was doing a 1hr session right after getting home from work... and one more session, right before bed. I did the Yogic type of breathing exercises (outside of meditation), and daily meditation sessions... years before I started doing martial arts. Eventually I studied Wing Chun, which in the first form.. there is a Slow-Motion set... that is supposed to be trained very similar to how Tai Chi forms work (though, too many WC teachers and practitioners do not know + practice it that way). That part of the form takes about 16 minutes.. with the rest of the form being only like 2 more minutes. So the form would be repeated 4 times in a row.. to reach a little over 1hr of non-stop work. I would do this every other day, for several months. I can tell you, that my internal and external awareness... was on a Whole other level, compared to any other typical martial artists. And since I already had the breathing from my previous practices... I was able to add them to the art as was intended and designed... but is also often done wrong, and or not focuses on at all. Additionally, I also did Iron Body training. For demos... I chop my own neck about 7 times in a row.. as hard and fast as possible. There is no choking, redness, nor bruising. I also hit my own inner forearm several times in a row. A small red circle is all you see.. but that vanishes in less than 5min. That same amount of force on someone else, would leave a serious bruise, that would last for like a week or so. I will say that Im not all that satisfied with this mans descriptions.. and I question his development and levels achieved. That said... I cant fully discard anything without having tested those methods for myself. There is some similar roots... and there is a saying.. that "All roads lead to Rome". Basically meaning, that there are many different ways to achieve the same, or similar, goals.
Part 2: Im also going to add one more thing: When many people do Tai Chi... they are simply moving their arms through the air (muscle only) ... and not really getting the true Benefits, as a result... The best way to describe the difference... is to relax to the point where your entire body is Unified like a single blob of water, in a trash-bag. You are not moving your arm... your moving your body and arm as One... which is why that arm will have 100x more power behind it, when utilized properly. I tell people, to try to feel like your body is wet and Heavy. Like you just came out of the ocean.. and your clothing is sopping wet, and heavy. You want your entire body to feel as if its heavier and weighted... which is how you know your body is at its most Relaxed and unified state. (working more with tendons, mass, and structure... instead of muscle power) Once you are at that state.. you can develop quickly.. and to a much greater depth of capabilities. An example of the reason why: If you are using more muscular force to hold and drive your arms... then your tendons are not really going to be challenged much. Yet when you eliminate most of the muscle power... then gravity and your arms mass... will strain the tendons much more... especially over the course of a 1hr session, of long extended arms (extended arms, creating leverage, which greatly amplifies the mass effect). There are other reasons, for not using muscle force... such as it breaking from the unified mass... as well as it making you stiffer... and thus easier for the OP to move and manipulate you. Your body should be fluid, adaptive, and springy.. like a Bow (compression and expansion).
@@johndough8115the higher levels of meditation are reached in the state of samadhi and the breath is only a beginner type of meditation just as 100 days is.
Feel like this way of training can one start to feel more energy extending from his body and act as gauging distance. One time I saw a video of a person eyes are blinded by objects yet he drove a car slowly avoiding obstacles in course.
Sounds very interesting your approach which is definitely different to the conventional approach of concentrating internally. May I ask what does one expect to feel from this 'magnettic energy'? N how high or apart should one's arm be? I would love to take your course if I could only taste a little of the inner workings. I fear I don't process the elemetary quality (xian tian) n it would be wasting both our time. I have yet to get past the first 15 min exercise n feel the sensation.
Would I be correct in thinking if I breath an intention of healing between my hands I can send that energy where ever I intend? Is that the basic concept or am I missing the point? Thank you.
Is this gathering Qi from internally N sending it to the middle of hands or is it from just the area we are in a sending it to the area between our hands or does it not matter?
De kracht uit je buik buiten lichaam brengen en weer terug op louter Aandacht is een serieuze empowerment ademhaling Overal te oefenen zonder dat iemand het ziet Hoewel een helderziende het zeker zou Zien Met een dikke ‘lucht’ om je heen is het makkelijker Zien
One more idea, Dear Sir, the so called ignition is still missing, would you be so kind as to explain when it is to be introduced into thr sequence as established by you. Paul, 67, retired instructor of Karate and fan of Tai-chi
в юности,во сне ко мне пришли два монаха,после этого я стал спонтанно делать эти упражнения,но у меня из пальцев только сильно лился пот))n my youth, two monks came to me in a dream, after that I began to spontaneously do these exercises, but my fingers just sweated profusely))
YCF's 10 principles refer to correct pra toce of large frame Yang style Tai Ji Quan. Mark is talking about qi gong as a stand alone practice. Although Tai ji quan is qi gong it's a specific kind and while there are overlaps with other methods of qi gong the ten principles are for tai ji quan. Every teacher sees it differently.
While I understand what your saying and I agree with tai chi being one type of chi kung, he specifically states that this is for tai chi at the end of the video. He also mentions a famous tai chi master and comments on him. (Wu style is a yang style)
You told ''respirate through pores ...is very important ..and boudhism'' but this is an exercice of bardonism and Bardon was tcheck and east german, not asian. Does pores respiration also exist in asian qi qong or yoga?
I need help. what to do if you feel qi with every little movement of the body.I start moving or walking and the chi stat puoring in every part of the body then eventually sink in the center and then it circulates again.One thing that somehow felt strange to me is that yesterdy everything popped (a pop sound) ears,bones,face and a pressure release in eyes and head Any suggestions?
Every high level practioner I met says this isn't true. Celibacy help one tune into energy but if you already have it you don't need to hold back. Expanding alot attention or energy into anything beside cultivation can "drain" you and even cultivating with the wrong intention can drain you or limit your process. The secret as I have learned is how you approach your training and your mindset , focus and underlying intention at all times even when not actively practicing, though one should get to a point where they are always "tuned in" so just being awake or even asleep is training
Study online with Sifu Mark Rasmus.
► Elastic Force Chi Kung: bit.ly/3tfVfrd
► Initiation into Hermetics: bit.ly/3nfYrzr
► Tai Chi Chuan: bit.ly/3GeKIAr
Awesomeness
What happened to the Tai Chi Chuan course Kieren?
@@Dan53196 it’s still available on our platform, however, we have renamed the course to “Intrinsic Energies of Internal Martial Arts” as the course material applies to all internal arts not only Tai Chi.
@@THEMARTIALMAN ok buddy thank you 🙏
dude my right ear blocked when i did this most likely some spirit possession exercise
Meeting Mark was one of the highlights of my trip to Thailand . He's great
Thanks for posting this Kieren! I LOVE Mark's approach- he mirrors everything Damo and Adam (who I know was his student for some time) teach- but after going through this just one time- I can definitely FEEL the sensations he's talking about- this is really good stuff- not "10 years of effort" but 90 minutes- now my other practices (Damo's and Adams) should really benefit- I started with Adam- Damo refined it further along for me- now Mark gets me to the goal line in no time (relatively)! Sweet!
this video is a gem.. i feel like this video was uploaded for me 😄
i have successfully felt the balloon inflating and deflating from the dantien with just breath.... i think people with great will power and dedication can practice and master internal arts to a great degree by himself... not to mention if you have guys like sifu Mark as your master...things would be sweet
thanks Martial Man ❤️
Many thanks Sir for the comprehensive way of how to prepared for doing Tai Ci Chuan not a slow Kung Fu or Karate.Paul,67, retired instructor Karate
Very well condensed in to one video! Theres alot here that encompasses what "internal" arts are trying to achieve.
What great times we live in. Thank you for this instruction 🙏
Sifu Mark Rasmus explains the principles of tai chi very well. I would really like to train with him in person.
It's amazing this knowledge originated from yoga and were passed down by the yogis
Again thank you Sifu Mark Rasmus, itś a bit easier to feel movements and makes more sense to self healing. Good health and best regards. Paul, 67
Powerful Info. Step by step
Thank you!
Thank you so much for sharing this invaluable knowledge. You are so generous.
Again, Sir, starting with gatehering, handling CHi
!outside of our body,
then moving it by extending and compressing
after that flowing or swinng in the sea of Chi
!!Turning attention to the inside of our body
reselasing and rejoining our body structure /joints)
enjoying the positive effects of this almost purely physical exercise, form outside to inward.
Many thanks after 8month, best regards and May God help you on! Paul, 68
Very helpful and educational video. It would be great to have a video on this method of qigong compared to other methods. Its origin, its impact on physiology and the different aspects (astral, spiritual, etc.) In short, a sequel to this video. Because to be honest, this video is the most comprehensive on this subject that I have seen.
I love this channel. Great content always learning more. Thankyou!
Very Inspiring Internal Work!... Condensing 10 years of "INTERNAL" training into 90 minutes?... I wanna believe that... and, intuitively, I feel Sifu Mark Rasmus is telling the factual truth - IF we can TRULY drop our "ego" and FULLY EMBRACE THE PRACTICE DILIGENTLY with every ounce of our being (perhaps it's not about practicing "harder", but practicing "softer" - with MORE PURE QUALITY?). If I remember correctly, I think the Bible said: "If you have faith only the size of a mustard seed you can move a mountain."
Yes. Faith of the size of a mustard seed. Our mind is unlimited. I really like the fact that Mark is presenting this achievable in 90 minutes. I like your comment!
You can if you think you can - give him enough money and it will be so
Brilliant! Thank you so much!
Glad you found it helpful!
Hi how do you shake or disturb ones base or foot. Can you pls make a video on that's in detail ?
best video so far to practice the real tai ji
Thank you!
While not experienced with this art specifically I'm familiar with "high" level meditation and this exercise seems to be an exercises how to consciously shift your brain into the alpha state with a combination of breath, body and mental concentration. The reason why taijiquan is called moving meditation makes complete sense now. This is very good information!
From my experience, the Alpha state, is just the very shallow beginning of meditation. The higher levels are achieved when the body is in the sleep state... where if you tried to move your arms, the body would not respond for at least 45 seconds... while it boots back up into the waking state. Most people fall asleep within that state... losing all conscious control, and are within the realm of the dream state.
The main development in Tai Chi, and similar practices.. is related to many physical developments:
The special deep and constant breaths.. increased your oxygen levels, and overall capacity. Both in your lungs, and down to the Cellular levels (each cell being able to hold more O2, and be more efficient with it).
Certain deep breathing uses the Abdomen.. or "Dan-Tian" (Abdomen muscles, tissues, and surrounding area tissues / muscles). This develops certain areas "physically", that no other standard exercises can achieve. In addition, the Dantian / Diaphragm has much greater level of control... so you can both control your breath 1000x better... but also, to be able to use it "Explosively", for use in Fajing (explosive short range power strikes).
When using the deep breathing with impacts to the body... you are achieving "Iron Body" conditioning. The skin, muscles, and other internal tissues + bones... will get Stronger and Denser. Not only that... but the tissues will have much greater circulation + able to hold more Oxygen, and will mildly increase in size... swelling up like a balloon (sort of like an Erection). This increased blood + oxygen, creates a sort of Hydraulic Fluidic Shielding... better protecting the internals from impact damages (fluids do not compress).
That said... Tai Chi's slow moving forms... do a similar thing... but at a much slower pace (when down properly... for long enough periods of time). For example... simply standing in deep horse stances long enough... causes enough stress to strengthen and "balloon" the legs, similar to the described Iron Body training. It also strengthens the tendons greatly... while creating them to be very elastic as well.
When doing these exercises / forms for long enough... you build new connections within your brain. You become hyper aware of every little part of your body.. both internally and externally. You also develop a much higher level of 3d Spatial awareness. As such... you are much better an gauging how far an OP is away from you... If you can reach them.. and or of they can reach you...etc.
And if you have done enough daily, consecutive, 1hr meditation sessions (about 100 days in a row), you can develop a state of the mind.. that I call "Quiet Mind". Its at that point, where you have disciplined your subconscious mind... so that it is quiet and obedient.. and can serve you Much better in life. This quiet state... greatly increases your quality of life... as you can live fully in the Present (the Gift).. without any distractions. It also means you can learn 2 to 5x faster. And, its critically important for Combat... where you cant afford even a millisecond of distraction / loss of focus.
In my experience, the Quiet Mind state is much faster to develop, when you are doing lay-down, silent, meditation sessions (which is how I achieved it). You simply do long, slow, deep, breaths... and silently count each inhale and exhale in Seconds. Always count Upwards, starting at One IE: "One One-Thousand... Two One-Thousand... Thee One-Thousand..." (The "One-Thousand", is a way to keep the same exact Timing, between each second). Each session should be a minimum of 1hr... and you need to do a session every day/night... for at least 100 consecutive days. If you miss some days... the mind could potentially reject your attempt to tame it.. and it could greatly lengthen the development time. In my case, Im a bit of an extremists... So I was doing a 1hr session right after getting home from work... and one more session, right before bed.
I did the Yogic type of breathing exercises (outside of meditation), and daily meditation sessions... years before I started doing martial arts. Eventually I studied Wing Chun, which in the first form.. there is a Slow-Motion set... that is supposed to be trained very similar to how Tai Chi forms work (though, too many WC teachers and practitioners do not know + practice it that way). That part of the form takes about 16 minutes.. with the rest of the form being only like 2 more minutes. So the form would be repeated 4 times in a row.. to reach a little over 1hr of non-stop work. I would do this every other day, for several months. I can tell you, that my internal and external awareness... was on a Whole other level, compared to any other typical martial artists. And since I already had the breathing from my previous practices... I was able to add them to the art as was intended and designed... but is also often done wrong, and or not focuses on at all.
Additionally, I also did Iron Body training. For demos... I chop my own neck about 7 times in a row.. as hard and fast as possible. There is no choking, redness, nor bruising. I also hit my own inner forearm several times in a row. A small red circle is all you see.. but that vanishes in less than 5min. That same amount of force on someone else, would leave a serious bruise, that would last for like a week or so.
I will say that Im not all that satisfied with this mans descriptions.. and I question his development and levels achieved. That said... I cant fully discard anything without having tested those methods for myself. There is some similar roots... and there is a saying.. that "All roads lead to Rome". Basically meaning, that there are many different ways to achieve the same, or similar, goals.
Part 2: Im also going to add one more thing: When many people do Tai Chi... they are simply moving their arms through the air (muscle only) ... and not really getting the true Benefits, as a result...
The best way to describe the difference... is to relax to the point where your entire body is Unified like a single blob of water, in a trash-bag. You are not moving your arm... your moving your body and arm as One... which is why that arm will have 100x more power behind it, when utilized properly.
I tell people, to try to feel like your body is wet and Heavy. Like you just came out of the ocean.. and your clothing is sopping wet, and heavy. You want your entire body to feel as if its heavier and weighted... which is how you know your body is at its most Relaxed and unified state. (working more with tendons, mass, and structure... instead of muscle power)
Once you are at that state.. you can develop quickly.. and to a much greater depth of capabilities.
An example of the reason why:
If you are using more muscular force to hold and drive your arms... then your tendons are not really going to be challenged much. Yet when you eliminate most of the muscle power... then gravity and your arms mass... will strain the tendons much more... especially over the course of a 1hr session, of long extended arms (extended arms, creating leverage, which greatly amplifies the mass effect).
There are other reasons, for not using muscle force... such as it breaking from the unified mass... as well as it making you stiffer... and thus easier for the OP to move and manipulate you. Your body should be fluid, adaptive, and springy.. like a Bow (compression and expansion).
@@johndough8115the higher levels of meditation are reached in the state of samadhi and the breath is only a beginner type of meditation just as 100 days is.
@@riptiz You clearly didnt read what Ive written.
Feel like this way of training can one start to feel more energy extending from his body and act as gauging distance.
One time I saw a video of a person eyes are blinded by objects yet he drove a car slowly avoiding obstacles in course.
Merci beaucoup sifu Rasmus de partager votre savoir 🙏🏼
Sounds very interesting your approach which is definitely different to the conventional approach of concentrating internally. May I ask what does one expect to feel from this 'magnettic energy'? N how high or apart should one's arm be? I would love to take your course if I could only taste a little of the inner workings. I fear I don't process the elemetary quality (xian tian) n it would be wasting both our time. I have yet to get past the first 15 min exercise n feel the sensation.
Would I be correct in thinking if I breath an intention of healing between my hands I can send that energy where ever I intend?
Is that the basic concept or am I missing the point?
Thank you.
Is this gathering Qi from internally N sending it to the middle of hands or is it from just the area we are in a sending it to the area between our hands or does it not matter?
Very good and clear explanaition :D All the best to you :D
Thank you sir for sharing this precious information !
Our pleasure!
De kracht uit je buik buiten lichaam brengen en weer terug op louter Aandacht is een serieuze empowerment ademhaling
Overal te oefenen zonder dat iemand het ziet
Hoewel een helderziende het zeker zou Zien
Met een dikke ‘lucht’ om je heen is het makkelijker Zien
Thank you, very much appreciated.🙏🙏☯️
One more idea, Dear Sir, the so called ignition is still missing, would you be so kind as to explain when it is to be introduced into thr sequence as established by you. Paul, 67, retired instructor of Karate and fan of Tai-chi
Very well explained
в юности,во сне ко мне пришли два монаха,после этого я стал спонтанно делать эти упражнения,но у меня из пальцев только сильно лился пот))n my youth, two monks came to me in a dream, after that I began to spontaneously do these exercises, but my fingers just sweated profusely))
you are the best sifu
Great information. Thank you 🙏🙏🙏
Thanks alot Master Mark ❤
And for sure Thanks to the Martial Man ❤
Great stuff. I'd love to get out to Thailand to train with this gentleman. Perhaps one for the next Martial Man summer (or Winter) camp?
how does this apply to Yang Chan Fu's 10 principals? And What about the classics stating that it "Is rooted in the foot...?"
YCF's 10 principles refer to correct pra toce of large frame Yang style Tai Ji Quan. Mark is talking about qi gong as a stand alone practice. Although Tai ji quan is qi gong it's a specific kind and while there are overlaps with other methods of qi gong the ten principles are for tai ji quan. Every teacher sees it differently.
While I understand what your saying and I agree with tai chi being one type of chi kung, he specifically states that this is for tai chi at the end of the video. He also mentions a famous tai chi master and comments on him. (Wu style is a yang style)
This is how easy I’ve always believe it to be. I can sense it. I’m so close. Just gotta slap the $@&? Outta my ego so I can go deeper. Minutes away!
You told ''respirate through pores ...is very important ..and boudhism'' but this is an exercice of bardonism and Bardon was tcheck and east german, not asian. Does pores respiration also exist in asian qi qong or yoga?
Tough Work in Well god Targets For hounourable craftwork thankx
I need help. what to do if you feel qi with every little movement of the body.I start moving or walking and the chi stat puoring in every part of the body then eventually sink in the center and then it circulates again.One thing that somehow felt strange to me is that yesterdy everything popped (a pop sound) ears,bones,face and a pressure release in eyes and head
Any suggestions?
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Thanks✌
Love this!
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Does anybody feel they can move objects with their CHI energy ? like Telekinesis ?
Yess
how can i punch a hole throw a tank with chi?
You have to learn Kamehameha
Thank you ta
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The most important "secret".. Total celibaty required.
Every high level practioner I met says this isn't true. Celibacy help one tune into energy but if you already have it you don't need to hold back. Expanding alot attention or energy into anything beside cultivation can "drain" you and even cultivating with the wrong intention can drain you or limit your process. The secret as I have learned is how you approach your training and your mindset , focus and underlying intention at all times even when not actively practicing, though one should get to a point where they are always "tuned in" so just being awake or even asleep is training
Really?!