All About Dantian

Or Chakra Meditation
In chakra meditation we visualize generating and pooling chi energy in one of three major chakras in
the head and torso for a number of different purposes.
If you are new to qigong (a.k.a. chi kung), you should first read up on the concepts of vital chi energy
or prana and dantian before continuing on with this lesson on meditation.
here are the three main chakras on which we focus in meditation!
". he third eye located between your two eyebrows, also known as the spiritual or psychic eye#
$. he midsection, located in the solar ple%us just below and between the rib cage, otherwise
known as the &eart 'hakra#
(. )nd the dantian called the 'innabar *ield or *ield of +li%ir, located appro%imately one to three
inches below your belly button.
,efore attempting any qigong e%ercise, please read the -isclaimer.
Steps to Chakra Meditation
Step #1:
'hoose a meditation posture you wish to assume for this e%ercise. (.ee .tanding, .itting and
/ecumbent or 0ying -own 1ositions).
Step #2:
2e%t, select the chakra on which you wish to focus your concentration. +ach of the three has a different
purpose and result.
3enerating chi energy in the third eye is for the purpose of spiritual development, developing psychic
ability, and attaining enlightenment.
It is perhaps the more difficult of the three to work on, and therefore, should be left as one of the final
steps in qigong training for more advanced practitioners. If you practice it too early, you will
accomplish nothing.
o focus on this point, keep your eyes closed and your eyeballs rolled up in the direction of the third
eye. 4ver time, you should feel intense pressure there, as the +ye begins to open. 4nce the +ye is open,
you will begin to develop certain psychic abilities and awareness.
&owever, be aware, if you are not ready for this, (i.e. you do not have the e%perience or abilities for this
advance level of meditation), one of two things can happen!
+ither the +ye will not open and you will be disappointed with the results of seeing nothing, or the
worse scenario, the psychic abilities or chi energy becomes too overwhelming and you turn insane.
.ome practitioners argue that the latter never happens, that it is a myth generated by masters who do
not want the public to know their secrets. I cannot say for certain that this is true or not, since I have
never e%perienced it, nor personally know of anyone who has.
&owever, my master has always been there to supervise my progress whenever he felt I was ready to
proceed onto the ne%t step of my training, especially when it involved a potentially hazardous side
effect.
I would suggest that if you are not certain of your level of e%perience, to practice this form of
meditation only with the guidance of someone more e%perienced than you.
'oncentrating on the &eart 'hakra helps to control the emotions. )s you generate chi in this area, you
should feel intense, but not painful, heat or pressure. .ome practitioners report intense emotions and
e%periences. It can vary with each individual.
*or most practitioners, especially beginners and intermediates, it is best to concentrate on the Dantian
for your most basic chakra meditation.
his is also where we store our 1rimordial +nergy, the yuan chi which we are born with. 5e are
endowed with a limited amount of this energy when we are born, and when this energy becomes
depleted with age, we die.
hat is why many chi kung6qigong practitioners focus their meditative efforts on the Dantian to
generate more internal chi energy in this area to slow down the depletion and promote health, youth
and longevity.
+ven if you are not interested in longevity, the Dantian should be your major focus for a large part of
your qigong training. It is the foundation of qigong meditation training and the reservoir of strength,
chi energy, and resilience.
4verall, collecting internal chi in the Dantian also helps to promote health. 5e call this generation and
amassing of energy the 'auldron of +li%ir.
Step #3:
his step is optional. If this is your first time practicing chakra meditation and you are not yet sensitive
to the movement of neidan chi or internal chi, you can press firmly or massage on any of the three focal
points to get a feel for where you should visualize when doing chakra meditation.
7assaging on these areas will also generate heat and waidan chi or e%ternal chi, which will also help in
your chakra meditation when generating internal neidan chi.
Step #4:
)fter that, it is simply a matter of using yogic breathing (see ,asic )bdominal ,reathing echnique,
)lternate 2ostril ,reathing and 4ther 8ogic ,reathing echniques).
)t the same time visualize generating large amounts of neidan chi in the dantian.
5hen you can feel intense burning heat deep within you that is not uncomfortable to generate, you
know you have achieved your goal.
'hakra meditation is probably the most common practice in qigong for jinggong or quiescent
meditation and a somewhat less common one in donggong or meditations that involve movement.
1racticed regularly, it can be a powerful tool for generating immense concentrations of neidan chi
energy in the dantian or the other two focal points.