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    How do I strengthen my chi?
    James Brown
    Meditation Coach
    James Brown is a San Francisco Bay Area-based teacher of Vedic Meditation, an easy and accessible form of meditation with ancient roots. James completed a rigorous 2-year study program with Vedic masters, including a 4-month immersion in the Himalayas. James has taught thousands of people, individually, and in companies such as Slack, Salesforce, and VMWare.
    Meditation Coach
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    Practice meditation to strengthen your chi. Stress can have many negative impacts on your state of mind. Meditating even for just a small amount of time every day can help put your mind at ease. Try closing your eyes and breathing deeply for a minute or two every few hours, or use another meditation technique that you like.
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    How do I increase my chi?
    Frank Blaney
    Certified Tai Chi & Qigong Instructor
    Frank Blaney is a Certified Qigong and Tai Chi Instructor with over 15 years of teaching experience. Passionate about making Qigong more accessible to people, Frank is the author of "Qigong: The Quick & Easy Start-Up Guide." He also holds a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Jujitsu and trains executives and staff of corporations, NGOs, and communities in self-care, personal performance and conflict resolution. He holds an MA in Negotiation, Conflict Resolution, and Peacebuilding from California State University Dominguez Hills.
    Certified Tai Chi & Qigong Instructor
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    People often become stressed by worrying about doing everything perfectly. You have to let go of this way of thinking so you can focus on being calm. Give yourself room to make errors and learn from them.
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    How do you develop chi energy?
    Frank Blaney
    Certified Tai Chi & Qigong Instructor
    Frank Blaney is a Certified Qigong and Tai Chi Instructor with over 15 years of teaching experience. Passionate about making Qigong more accessible to people, Frank is the author of "Qigong: The Quick & Easy Start-Up Guide." He also holds a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Jujitsu and trains executives and staff of corporations, NGOs, and communities in self-care, personal performance and conflict resolution. He holds an MA in Negotiation, Conflict Resolution, and Peacebuilding from California State University Dominguez Hills.
    Certified Tai Chi & Qigong Instructor
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    Focus on the current moment—what you're doing, how you're feeling, and how you're interacting with others around you. This will help you build a better foundation for mindfulness.
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    How do I practice Tai Chi correctly?
    Frank Blaney
    Certified Tai Chi & Qigong Instructor
    Frank Blaney is a Certified Qigong and Tai Chi Instructor with over 15 years of teaching experience. Passionate about making Qigong more accessible to people, Frank is the author of "Qigong: The Quick & Easy Start-Up Guide." He also holds a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Jujitsu and trains executives and staff of corporations, NGOs, and communities in self-care, personal performance and conflict resolution. He holds an MA in Negotiation, Conflict Resolution, and Peacebuilding from California State University Dominguez Hills.
    Certified Tai Chi & Qigong Instructor
    Expert Answer
    The 3 most important things to focus on are your posture, your breath, and your mental focus. When you practice, stand or sit up straight, breathe deeply from your diaphragm (so your belly rises instead of your shoulders), and focus on the flow of energy through your body. All these things will help you have a more effective Tai Chi session.
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    Can we channel our chi outside our body like firing a chi blast on an object and causing it move?
    Community Answer
    Yes, but only to a minor extent. It takes great mastery of chi manipulation to perform feats like this. Even then, they only usually work at point-blank range.
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    Is it possible to move or manipulate physical objects with Chi?
    Community Answer
    Yes, it is possible to move or manipulate some physical objects with it.
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    How long will it take to master chi?
    Community Answer
    For some it may take 10 months, and for other it may take several years. You should practice constantly for mastering chi and believe you can do it.
  • Question
    How do I combine physical and spiritual strength?
    Community Answer
    Combine the physical methods of martial arts with the spiritual methods of Tai Chi.
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    Can I charge my chi and make a Kamehameha?
    Community Answer
    It is possible to focus your chi into a single point, but the Kamehameha wave is fake. Masters of chi manipulation are, however, able to perform impressive feats, like setting paper on fire with their bare hands.
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    What can I do with chi?
    Community Answer
    Chi is your life force, so if you learn how to develop your chi, it can be a way to heal your body – both physically and mentally – as well as a path to reaching your full potential.
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    What if when I meditate it feels as if I am the Earth spinning?
    Community Answer
    This is actually common in most meditators, but it might be if you have a headache and try to meditate at the same time. Try not to think about the spinning and concentrate on something else.
  • Question
    Can I become goku?
    Community Answer
    No. The depictions of chi manipulation in Dragon Ball and similar sources are greatly exaggerated. More realistic depictions of chi include the "iron shirt" technique, as demonstrated by Shaolin monks.
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    Is it possible to levitate or fly using chi?
    Community Answer
    No, that is not possible.
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    Can I make things stronger than metal with my chi?
    Community Answer
    No, unfortunately that is not possible.
  • Question
    How do I feel my chi?
    Knight-Sergeant Kelly18
    Community Answer
    Relax in a tranquil area and unwind your stresses in life while letting your mind wander, this will allow you to become in sync with your chi.
  • Question
    Is cosmic energy the same thing as Chi?
    Cddpoke
    Community Answer
    No, cosmic energy comes from the space around you, while chi comes from within you. If you can learn to combine them, then you can reach a point of enlightenment.
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    Is it possible to focus your chi to make a chi ball?
    Community Answer
    You may be thinking of that cartoon from some time ago. So more specifically, in real life, no. No you can't.
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    How do I discharge my chi?
    Community Answer
    Before being able to manipulate qi, it is a requirement to flow the energy within the channels in one's body. This is another practice and considered the essence of the practice of qi cultivation. Bear in mind: the first is to make/cultivate, then store, and emit. Thereafter, keep improving the qi every day.
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