[Qigong] Major and Minor Circulation One Month Communication

Autor: Jeffi Chao Hui Wu

Fecha: 22-6-2025 Domingo, 6:15 PM

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[Qigong] The Connection of the Microcosmic and Macrocosmic Circuits in One Month
I officially began my systematic practice of standing in horse stance in June 2024, during the early winter in Sydney. This moment marked a watershed in my journey of practice. Although I had maintained a supine sleeping position for many years, keeping my spine naturally aligned and my neck relaxed, and had practiced martial arts and body conditioning for many years, it was only from that year that I truly began the strictly defined "systematic standing." At that time, I had no deliberate pursuit of the smooth flow of the microcosmic and macrocosmic circuits; I simply practiced my forms, stood, and cultivated my body every day with a steady rhythm, maintaining a calm mindset. However, changes quietly began to occur without my notice.
In the first few days of standing, I had no special sensations; I only felt my legs gradually becoming sore, my muscles being deeply stretched, while my body was surprisingly relaxed. After more than ten days, changes began to manifest. Every morning, the temperature by the Australian seaside was often only six or seven degrees, sometimes even lower. I wore only summer clothes, yet I stood and practiced for a full hour, or even longer, without feeling the slightest chill. On the contrary, my body felt as if it were slowly filled with a gentle warmth, surging evenly from the soles of my feet, ankles, legs, hips, to my spine, back, arms, and finally to the crown of my head, sometimes even causing me to sweat evenly all over. The cold wind hitting my body felt like a slight coolness, yet it could not penetrate the stable warmth rising from within.
All of this was completely devoid of the "deliberate guidance" I had read about in books. I had never practiced any guiding techniques, had no master beside me to instruct, nor did I engage in any intentional focus. I simply maintained a naturally aligned structure in the horse stance, grounded with a steady center of gravity, breathing slowly and deeply, without haste or impatience, moving naturally into position, as if my body were adjusting itself in the most instinctive way. My mind remained still, and the energy flowed on its own. I was simply quietly "being," leaving everything else to my body to operate.
Initially, I did not deliberately verify whether I had opened the microcosmic and macrocosmic circuits. I only noticed that my sweat was becoming more evenly distributed day by day, and the warmth in my body gradually expanded from localized areas to the whole body. The most obvious change was that I felt invigorated upon waking, my nighttime sleep became deep and stable, and my daily energy levels rose to a new level. In the past winters, my joints, such as my knees and ankles, which had been sensitive to the cold, no longer felt any chill while practicing in the morning cold wind; I could even practice until my whole body felt slightly steamy in the cold wind.
The supine sleeping habit I had maintained for decades unexpectedly became a solid foundation for opening the microcosmic and macrocosmic circuits. With my spine naturally aligned, my neck slightly retracted, the governing and conception vessels remained unobstructed during years of sleep, without bending or compression. This natural state meant that my meridians had never experienced serious blockages; therefore, when I officially began practicing standing, I almost did not go through what is commonly referred to as the "breaking through phase"—there was no tingling, no swelling pain, and certainly none of the intense sensation of energy pathways being forcibly opened. My energy flow was smooth and steady, like water flowing along a cleared riverbed, gradually spreading out.
As I continued to persist in standing practice, the operation of my energy began to undergo a qualitative change. I clearly felt that without any intentional focus, the energy would naturally rise, traveling up along my spine, passing through my back and neck, surging to the crown of my head, then flowing down the front and returning to the dantian. At the same time, my limbs gradually developed a continuous warmth, with my palms and soles feeling filled with warm currents, stable and even in temperature. Sometimes, during practice, I would feel a sense of transparency, as if my entire body formed a complete circuit of energy and blood circulation from the inside out. This feeling was not abrupt; it was not a breakthrough, but rather a natural unfolding, a result of going with the flow.
The moment the microcosmic and macrocosmic circuits connected did not involve any so-called "grand experience," no rocket-like impact, nor uncontrollable agitation. It simply happened quietly, as if everything was meant to be this way. At that moment, I truly realized that the so-called "automatic operation of energy" is not a mysterious metaphysics, but a state of the body built upon structure, breathing, relaxation, and natural accumulation. You do not need to deliberately imagine the pathways of energy, nor do you need to force it to operate in a certain pattern; when the structure is in place, the body will naturally find a smooth way.
Practicing martial arts, standing, and my life became completely integrated. Whether during morning practice by the seaside or in daily routines in the living room, each stance was stable, steady, and natural. Over time, the flow of energy and blood became increasingly efficient and stable, and the microcosmic and macrocosmic circuits became the norm, no longer requiring deliberate searching or pursuit.
In summary, my process of connecting the microcosmic and macrocosmic circuits is the result of natural accumulation. A constitution that is inherently unobstructed, combined with decades of naturally supine sleeping habits, has kept my body in a state close to balanced alignment. Beginning systematic standing practice in 2024 added a solid framework on this stable foundation. In less than a month, the microcosmic and macrocosmic circuits naturally connected—not a breakthrough, but a result of the body following its natural laws.
This experience has further solidified my understanding: to practice martial arts, one must first cultivate the body; to cultivate the body, one must first practice structure. Without the support of structure, no amount of guidance or focus is in vain. With structure in place, energy and blood will naturally circulate; the microcosmic and macrocosmic circuits are not the end point, but merely the starting point of the unity of body and mind, and the stable operation of energy.

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