Thanks ... After some more thought, I've realized that I need to give myself some time to absorb and put into practice what I've learned, and see what happens then. Building up to more strenuous physical activity is certainly one goal of mine! David --- In BardonPraxis@yahoogroups.com, william cranstoun <tumoessence@y...> wrote: > Hello David, > > Qigong is a good practice to take up although the > exercises in the first step of IIH are often a missing > ingredient in qigong training. I would say keep them > up and dive deeply into the question of wanting to be > in the body. In the meantime... > Do you get enough aerobic type exercise? Do you do > any physical work or tiring workouts? That can make > your sleep deeper so that you are more rested in your > sleep. If not I suggest something that is more > physically demanding to complement qigong. Not that > qigong can't be physically demanding. Try Matt Furey's > basic workout. Its called combat conditioning. > Try looking into whether through some sort of movement > exercises if you can get beginning experiences of > awareness as something that is from the whole body not > just predominently in the head. There is a wonderful > sense of well being in that. > William