How to increase ones Lifeforce through meditation?

[Serrao]

Hi there ,

Is it possible to increase ones Lifeforce with the aid of meditation? If it is, what could be the method or technique?
And does an increase of Lifeforce also makes ones immune system stronger?

Any thoughts or views?
Thanks.

I don't know what you are calling life force. However, any form of meditation improves the immune system as you are relaxing. If you incorporate into a holistic healthy lifestyle by eating the right foods, keeping hydrated and exercising too, then your immune system should improve. Chi gong (tai chi) is a moving meditation that uses chi for general health and well being, however, you've dismissed this on another thread, so it may not be right for you for whatever reason.

Theres a technique where you visualise a fire at core of your body around your navel being bellowed to a large flame as you breathe in, and feel it compress and concentrate as you breathe out. Over many breaths the flame should grow larger and larger until it fill and expands around the body.

There is also another one where sitting in a japanese kneeling position (as it is easier), you would inhale deeply and fill your lungs over five seconds, hold the breath for 5 seconds, exhale completely over 5 seconds, and hold the breath for another 5 seconds.

I dont consistently practise either one so I wouldnt be able to tell you what the results are, but I hope that helps :) I think the second one is more of a training to increase lung capacity/efficiency

[Gem]

Originally Posted by Serrao

Hi there ,

Is it possible to increase ones Lifeforce with the aid of meditation? If it is, what could be the method or technique?
And does an increase of Lifeforce also makes ones immune system stronger?

Any thoughts or views?
Thanks.

I think body awareness is pretty much it... but a more hoistic approach to mind/body/spirit is best, so yoga or tai chi might incorporate all of it if you can find a good instructor, then its diet and housing and positive environment, and in the end, a balanced life is the ticket.

[Serrao]

Thanks for all the replies.
With Lifeforce I mean the quantity of energy one can feel inside their being.
I used to shower with warm water only, but lately I found out that finishing showering with cold water is also beneficial to the immune sytem.

Originally Posted by Serrao

I used to shower with warm water only, but lately I found out that finishing showering with cold water is also beneficial to the immune sytem.

I learnt from Frank Yang, hes a bodybuilder philosopher and he said when he was working on developing his nervous system, after very heavy workouts he would turn the water to maximum heat and let it run down his spine from the base of his skull, then after a short while turn it to the coldest possible and let it continue flowing, alternating every 30 seconds or so.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm--RQ9M_Vo

Please forgive his eccentric personality though :)

[ajay00]

Originally Posted by Serrao

Hi there ,

Is it possible to increase ones Lifeforce with the aid of meditation? If it is, what could be the method or technique?
And does an increase of Lifeforce also makes ones immune system stronger?

Any thoughts or views?
Thanks.

By lifeforce I suppose you mean prana or chi.

If so, the very practice of meditation or mindfulness increases prana or lifeforce in itself.

Many meditators had experienced a surge in energy, which resulted in removal of diseases and better health.

The increased lifeforce or prana also creates a stronger immune system as well.

Most diseases are psychosomatic in origin, due to unnecessary thinking and worrying and resultant mental disorders. The proper practice of meditation helps to eliminate this .

Originally Posted by Serrao

Hi there ,

Is it possible to increase ones Lifeforce with the aid of meditation? If it is, what could be the method or technique?
And does an increase of Lifeforce also makes ones immune system stronger?

Any thoughts or views?
Thanks.

Serrao,

From my experience: meditate as if there is no such thing as "lifeforce". That way, sensations of "lifeforce" will not fool you into imbalancing your actual lifeforce.

-TaoSandwich

[TheTruth]

Breathing exercises known as pranayama will help with this, yes it will make your immune system stronger however this is just one of the many benefits.

[Serrao]

Originally Posted by Ivy

However, any form of meditation improves the immune system as you are relaxing.

We all have busy lifes nowadays, so one cannot meditate all day. Also, the most of the day has a certain degree of stress. Is approximately 1 hour of daily sitting meditation enough to maintain a sufficient immune system?

Originally Posted by Ivy

If you incorporate into a holistic healthy lifestyle by eating the right foods, keeping hydrated and exercising too, then your immune system should improve.

I know that right food and physical exercise is beneficial to the immune system but I'm looking for meditation techniques focused solely on increasing Lifeforce and the immune system.

Originally Posted by Ivy

Chi gong (tai chi) is a moving meditation that uses chi for general health and well being,

Is this because of a better flow of energy in ones being, caused by these practices?

Originally Posted by Ivy

However, you've dismissed this on another thread, so it may not be right for you for whatever reason.

Maybe I should take some classes.