i try meditating but i cant channel my energy into one place?

Question

how do you do this and how many times do you practice at home and what do you do when you practice

how many times do you practice martial arts in your homes or after training and what do you do

Answer 1

I meditate whenever I feel really stressed/overworked. As a matter of fact, I've even levitated a little bit (not that much because as soon as I did I was too excited to carry on and my butt just hit the floor), but let me give you some tips.

You need the following things:
-A room without a TV, phone, computer, etc. (basically anything that may interrupt you). If there isn't a room like this in your home, disconnect the phone, unplug the TV and computer, and switch off everything else. However, you will need a CD/mp3 player (as for the mp3 player, make sure you can connect it to speakers, because if you have earplugs, it'll prevent you from meditating properly).
-incense
-Buddhist background music (but put the volume low)
-a comfortable mat to sit on
-very little lighting
-absolute quiet (apart from the music of course)

Now, sit in the meditative position, close your eyes, and say 'Ommmmmmmmmmmmmmmm' continuously. Whilst you do that, let the background music create peaceful images of yourself in paradise in your head, like a story. Nothing sexual, though! Slowly breathe in and breathe out whilst meditating (but don't focus on it too hard), and all your troubles will flow away. This will definitely help you gain/restore inner peace. It always works for me.

Answer 2

Methods and approaches differ, but my short answer is: don't worry about it. The more you try to control it, the more elusive it will become. Let go and simply observe.

Energy is everywhere. You just have to become aware of it and adapt your body in a way to best work with it. This means relaxing and letting go. The whip as it flies through the air is not trying to control anything. It is letting itself go. All that kinetic energy building up freely explodes as the whip suddenly snaps and changes direction. This is the idea. It is no more mystical than high school physics class.

By punching and kicking, you are already channeling energy. Meditation is one method by which you can teach yourself to do it more efficiently. The other is forms practice. You need to combine the two along with conditioning to ensure your body is supple.

Once you learn not to hinder your own power (i.e.- once you can act as an efficient conduit for the potential and kinetic energy that is all around you), you will be incredibly fast and your strikes destructive. And I really mean incredibly so. This is why meditation has traditionally been a part of martial arts.

But be forewarned: letting go is very, very difficult. It will take many years of training.

Oh, to answer your other question, my current routine is one hour of standing meditation (zhan zhuang) in the morning and one hour of sitting meditation at night, every day. I also do forms practice (switching among karate kata and chen and yang tai chi). I also do exercises from yi quan and I stretch. It's quite a change from the days I would be speding a smiliar amount of time running, doing push-ups and crunches, kumite, randori, etc.

Answer 3

I started meditating because I found I had a hundred and one things going round in my head all at the same time. I sat down in a comfortable position in a silent room and tried to visualise the thoughts as a swirling pool. I would then pick out one thought and deal with it then put it aside. By the time I was through my thoughts were clear and in some sort of order and this made it easy for me to deal with everything else. Meditating is about your own preferences. We are all different and therefore the way we channel ourselves is different. It will take time but persevere and it will start working. Find your own space switch the phone off along with any other electrical products in the room and just start by thinking and concentrating on something simple like a tree. Then let your thoughts flow and find your own way to channel them.

Answer 4

Don't bother with any special equipment or gimmicks - I am at the moment trying to master a roundhouse kick and guess what I keep falling over/ not getting any height above my own knee/ spin all the way round and get dizzy. But I am gonna keep trying, so your mind will wander and distractions a plenty will always be there - practise, practise and yes practise some more. Simple breathing exercises to begin with just looking at the breath with out trying to change it in anyway, minimum of 5 minutes to maximum of 20 minutes a day, then twice a day after 2-3 weeks.

Answer 5

While meditating it wont channel to one place, your talking about your ki energy yeah? It travels around your whole body through your meridians but it wont pass through tension, you must be really relaxed. You get better at it with time. I have practiced this for a very long time, 10 mins per day is really good for you but even 2 mins is sufficient. All the different positions you lie or sit in are designed to put tension somewhere so your energy flows through a different meridian, thus learning your body to send ki energy to where is needed, ie to your legs when kicking or hands when striking. If you want to know more about it email me but if thats enough info for you, i hope it helps.

Answer 6

Remove all sources of distraction. This means find a dark room. (No light). Close all doors and windows - no sound. Sit cross legged in a comfortable position. Now close your eyes and try and focus on a mid point between your eyes. Breath in and out slowly. Now - imagine you are in paradise. Just keep thinking about paradise. Do this for as long as possible. After about a minute your mind will start to wander, but drag it back. Five minutes later you will feel totally fresh and ecstatic

Answer 7

Do you have a mantra? I always found BU-DO helpful to clear my mind after training. A little 'waving hands like clouds' first to unblock the channels. Then a little Reiki self heal on the 7 chakras. Followed by 20min seated zen meditation.

Other than that I cannot describe how I manage to focus my energy. It normally ends up in my feet and I can put out my josh sticks without on them without pain.

Answer 8

Your energy lies in your gut. You small amounts of this release this energy threw out every part of your body. Many call this your "Chi". You must focus and learn how to control your chi from your gut and pinpoint it to your hand or any where else you what it in your body( many do in in the hand or feet). then with an attack you release this energy out of that point in your body and it becomes a explosive amount of power. You'll be punching threw 20 bricks if done right. I train in Taekwondo, Kung Fu, Muay Thai, Judoist, and some weapons.

Answer 9

When you meditate do not search for some mystical energy.
You will not find it.
Instead when you meditate, try to clear your mind, focus on breathing in deep, holding it for a breath and then deeply release your breath. Your breathing should come from the diaphragm not the lungs.
Picture yourself in a pleasing place. If I am hot I think of snow. If I am cold I think of fire. Try to find mental balance.

Answer 10

sounds such as you already be attentive to the thank you to meditate. attempt doing it on a usual foundation, on a daily basis on a similar time. those issues will become commonplace to you very just about extra genuine than the fabric international. do no longer attempt or assume something to happen, purely breath, purely be, enable all questioning bypass away. loosen up and revel in!