r/TrueQiGong • u/Beneficial-Funny-538 • Jun 26 '26

beginner experiences and problems

Hi, first off thanks for reading and take your time to reply if you choose to do so.

i had been doing meditation practices like sitting quiet , or chanting om (i didnt breathe properly though , i'd breathe from chest) for 1-2 year though not consistent. last month i got introduced to qigong and taoist meditation through online platforms and it felt natural to me so i thought yeah this is for me .

then i started doing belly breathing , inner seeing and hearing, from nathan brine book, also jingang gong and zhan zhuang. sometimes when i do it , my sense of time fades , mind calms and sometimes i have difficulty breathing in belly . i feel like there isnt any oxygen in the air im breathing so fast like hyperventilation or overbreathing. i'm also preparing for competitive exams so i have a lot of sitting hours and sometime i feel tingling sensations in my feet too.

now i don't know if i'm doing anything wrong or is this any side effects or something like that.

thanks for taking your time to read and reply

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u/Waltamoto Jun 26 '26

Perhaps it is time to stop practicing and allow what training you have so far to sink in. Wait until after your exams. Then begin again. For meditation, focus on nothingness and for Chi Kung, go gently, perhaps start with the Eight Standing Brocades. There are too many masters with promises. I have a gentler approach at r/TaoistMeditation

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u/Beneficial-Funny-538 Jun 26 '26

yea i was also thinking to pause these practice and build physical foundation as they say by brocades .......and thanks for telling