How to Sit

Sit on the edge of a chair using your sittingbones to find that delicate

place of balance which will help hold you erect. Men should

allow the scrotum to hang freely in the air; when the testes are

freely suspended it is easier to draw in energy and awaken the

sleeping giant within. The sitting position for women is the same

except that if women sit in the nude or are scantily clad they should

cover the genitalia to avoid energy loss. The back must be comfortably

erect, the head bowed slightly forward, the feet firmly planted

on the floor. The feet are the ground wire, and have ten channels of

energy flow in each leg. In order to keep the energy flow fully in

each leg, keep your legs in touch with the ground.

Sitting on a chair is the most comfortable way to practice the

chi flow to the whole body. The feet are the root of our body so

keep the energy flow to them and the hands resting on the lap with

the right palm on top, clasping the left palm. This will complete the

hand circle, and the energy will not leak out of the palm. The back should be quite straight at the waist though slightly bowed at the

shoulders and neck. This minor forward curve of the upper back

promotes perfect relaxation of the chest and allows the power to

flow downward. In military posture, with the shoulders thrown back

and the head held high, the power will lodge in the chest and fail to

descend to the lower centers.