THE CHI KUNG BIBLE:  MASTERING PERSONAL POWER by Gary J. Clyman

This book was completed in 1989.  My Chi Kung Video Instruction Program, 
entitled "Flexing the Muscle of Your WILL" was not even an idea until 
1993.  The book is "ABOUT" Chi Kung.  The video program is "HOW TO" Chi 
Kung.  I strongly suggest that you learn Tidal Wave Chi Kung from my 
video.  I hope reading my book helps make your purchase easier.  This 
will be the best investment you will ever make.

This is the "best" Chi Kung system on the planet.  Gary J. Clyman

This on-line version of my book will NOT contain my Chi Kung technique 
and is intended on stearing you, the Reader, toward my video for total 
instruction.  My Chi Kung Video Instruction Program is entitled, "Flexing 
The Muscle of Your WILL" and can be purchased by calling me personally.

Copyright © 1989 by Gary J. Clyman.  All rights reserved.  Printed in 
the United States of America.

No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval 
system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, 
mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior  
written permission of the author.  Illustrations by Alan McLuckie.  
MCO Illustrations by Elaina Kassouf.

Written by Gary J. Clyman over a two year intense period.
Original Printing date:  June 1, 1989, more 4 years before the video 
was even a spark of an idea.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:  I would like to express my appreciation to all my 
clients, students, and friends who have shared themselves with me and 
stimulated me to create this book.  I would also like to thank Elizabeth 
Wirth for all her typing contributions and energy, without which this 
book would have taken forever to complete.  

I would like to acknowledge all my teachers for their "teachings and 
guidance" and for helping me become who I am.  Above all, I would like 
to thank LIFE for giving me the situations and the ENERGY needed to help 
the thousands of people that have and will receive inspiration from my 
work and the words between the covers of this book.   

Thanks to my special friends;  Joseph Laronge, Gary Whitley D.C., Joe 
Kalal D.C., Dan Garvey, Emerson Walls M.D., and to my X-wife, Lisa 
Mandel-Clyman for her constant love and support when I needed it most 
(Yeah, right).

DEDICATION #1

This book is dedicated to the memory of my first teacher, my father, Dr. 
Clyde S. Clyman, who taught me about life and how to live your life to its 
fullest.  May his spirit and positive influence inspire many people to be 
the best they can be, and more...  Thanks Dad for teaching me for the 
first 3 years of my manhood, ages 13-16.  The last lesson I received from 
my father was, "Gar, if you're not doing what you're suppose to do, you're 
not  doing anything."  May my readers adopt the spirit behind his message. 

DEDICATION #2

The purpose of this book is to pass on to any extent possible miracles, 
results, and positive inspiration to my readers.  I hope the vibrations 
attached to my work can be received by my readers, absorbed from my 
writing and applied to your life.  I am the first to combine a physical  
energy cultivation technique with a modern self-improvement approach. 
One of the goals of this work is to make you the best that you can be for 
now and to keep you inspired and excited about being alive.  I hope you 
will continually be referring to this book for many different purposes and 
it will help you get more ENERGY FOR LIFE.

A CONTRIBUTION TO CLYMAN'S BOOK
by Frank Ranz for Austria in January 1989

The fact that you're here doesn't mean you are breathing, and the fact 
that you are living doesn't mean you're alive.  This may  sound strange.  
Learn to live again.

Some people don't have dreams.  Other people dream and think  how fine 
their lives could be. They don't change anything. This sounds strange.

It is not true when adults think that they don't grow anymore.  Some of 
them even shrink.  Growing is an exciting experience.  Step by step there 
is nothing to be afraid of.  The universe is endless. 

The bare thought of the undiscovered things and adventures in my life 
make me so excited that my eyes shine and something restless fulfils my 
body that I can't wait to see tomorrow. 
Frank Ranz

CHAPTER #1 - IN PERSPECTIVE

A BRIEF EXPLANATION PERSONAL POWER TRAINING is a fast-paced 
training program designed to quickly release and eliminate the negative 
belief systems that limit your personal growth.  I teach you to cultivate 
the energy you need to reach your new goals.  I help you stay sharply 
in focus while working towards achieving the personal and professional 
horizons you set. 

These techniques are a concentrated yet concise form of methods found 
at the core of many of the world's most potent mental disciplines.  I will 
present them in a new form to meet the needs of professionals who want 
to change NOW. 

PERSONAL POWER TRAINING will, in an incredibly short time, teach you 
how to release and eliminate negative habits, attitudes, and beliefs that 
place lifelong limitations on your personal, professional, and financial 
growth. 

Once your limitations have been examined and clarified, a two stage 
Eprocess begins.  The achievement of any goal demands an abundance 
of energy:  Mental energy for concise, clear though; physical energy for 
stamina.  Therefore the second stage of PERSONAL POWER TRAINING 
is Energy Cultivation.  You will learn to generate internal physical 
energy on command. 

The final thrust of PERSONAL POWER TRAINING is "Focus."  You will 
learn how to focus energy on any goal in a forceful new way.  Survival 
habits:  eating, sleeping, sexual drive, etc., are the strongest instincts 
we possess.  This Personal Power Focusing technique brings to "non-
survival" characteristics (self-esteem, self-confidence, concentration 
and  discipline) the same level of intensity as your strongest survival 
instinct. 

PERSONAL POWER TRAINING not only inspects your illusions and 
belief systems, but replaces them with more applicable concepts that  
work, and brings immediate and long lasting results.

AN INTRODUCTORY LECTURE

This lecture was given in February, 1988 and is entitled, "Releasing the 
Tiger Within You."

It demonstrates an art called "Chi Kung" as I teach it in PERSONAL POWER 
TRAINING.

There are 2 parts to PERSONAL POWER TRAINING

Part one is the technique called "Chi Kung" -- translated from Chinese, it 
means "Energy Work" and the second part is called "Harnessing Your 
Vehicle."  The system I teach is my own creation.  When I was taught, I 
had to go through the whole system to get the material I now teach first, 
in the beginning.  I have put together a technical system in a simple way, 
so people with no previous experience or background can easily learn the  
practice. 

Until this approach, learning and practicing were both difficult.  Now 
learning is easy and practicing is simple.  I have put the system together 
in a format.  I teach you to suck in energy and then you start moving this 
energy around inside your body.  Then you connect it with your wants 
and needs, affirmations & visualizations.  You then learn to propel or 
project this personal mixture out and into the Universe.  This action I 
have named "Impregnating the Universe."  

The results each of my clients receive are very personal and specific.  No 
two clients gain exactly the same things.  In advance, you will learn the 
physical part because it is all rooted in the physical body.  In other 
seminars, it is mostly or entirely in the mind, but not in my work.  

PERSONAL POWER TRAINING gives you enough immediate internal fuel 
to complete what you want.  The type of clients I accept are independent 
business people, commodity traders, psychotherapists, Chiropractors, 
attorneys, medical doctors;  I pick my clients very carefully.  That's why 
I get such amazing results with nearly all my clients, because I pick them 
right.  The kind of people that are referred to me are almost hand picked.  
They are successful already and need some additional inspiration.  If I 
had to give a one sentence definition of what I do, I would say: 

"I INSPIRE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT INSPIRED."

I take the good things and magnify them and give my clients/students 
new tools for realizing, minimizing, controlling, and eliminating bad 
traits and habits.  The first step is to recognize a bad trait or habit 
that doesn't work for you.  When I work with a new client, I spend a lot 
of time talking back and forth.  In the beginning, many problems are very 
abstract or may even seem totally invisible. 

People that are dissatisfied with the way things are and want to change 
things for the better, come to me.  Many of my clients don't know what 
they are coming to me for.  Sometimes they have done everything they 
can think of; some have been in therapy, using "a passive relationship" 
with their therapist.  Nobody has said:  "Wham -- look at this!"   I am 
about 95% correct and do just that.  This work is not for wimpy people.  
This is not therapy or instead of therapy.  It's more like "Success 
Counseling." 

The reason I like working with commodity traders is that I can give them 
a tool and within a day they can use it many times.  It takes people other 
than traders a much longer time to use their new tools.  Traders use 
time differently.  How much time does it take you to make a decision?  

Commodity traders think in terms of minutes or even seconds to make 
a decision.  I asked one, "what is the longest amount of time you have 
to make a decision?"  He said, "45 seconds."  When was the last time 
you had to make a decision in 10 seconds?  The reason I choose traders 
is because I can give them a tool, and they can make it work.  Because 
of my work with traders, I am able to harness the same relationship with 
time for "normal people."

My clients work with me on issues of self confidence, self-esteem and 
internal discipline.  Self-discipline is different.  Internal discipline is 
thinking on your feet or being the same all the time, developing 
consistency.  It is different and much more specific as to emotional 
balance and control.  Without self-control where would we be?  Or 
better yet, where are we? 

So how do you link meditation to self-control?  I usually don't use 
the word "meditation."  "Meditation" has many preconceived ideas 
attached to it (i.e., giving up, dispersing, leaving your body, or even 
praying).  I use an unconventional meaning for this word.

Just look at my logo;  does it look as if it represents giving up anything 
or dispersing anything?  The energy center we use is Tan Tien (three 
inches below the navel and two inches in), because that is where our 
power comes from and it is also our physical "center of gravity."    

Some people have negative ideas and associations with the word "power."  
When you practice "Chi Kung" the way I teach it, you suck energy in and 
accumulate it.  All your life you have put energy out, and now, by using 
my technique, you can suck energy back in.  There is energy all around 
you and you can learn how to become an energy magnet.  My technique 
teaches you how to attract, cultivate, accumulate, circulate and project 
your energy. 

How long does it take you to practice this?  I have created what I call 
"The Daily Practice Routine."  It ordinarily takes 30-45 minutes to run 
through.  Many of my clients don't do the practice the way I teach it -- 
they do 10-15 minutes, take a break and do more.  They practice 
everywhere they go.  I have a Chiropractor friend/student (Dr. Gary 
Whitely), who practices all day and uses "Chi Kung" combined with his 
Chiropractic technique.

It has made him a better, more proficient doctor.  You can do it any way 
you want, any way that works for you.  I am the survivor of my generation 
and have practiced at least 25,000 hours.  You won't find anyone the 
same as me.

In 1983 I decided to re-organize the material, so "normal people" could 
practice the technique, understand it and use it in their lives.  So when 
you practice "Chi Kung," about 70% is done in a sitting position -- on a 
chair, couch, cushion, etc., and the other 30% is done standing.  Much 
of the sitting is done "sitting still."  When you practice, it is "physical 
practice" but the work is taking place "inside the body," physically. 

This is not exclusively Martial Art -- anyone can practice "Chi Kung" 
regardless of age and physical condition.  You can use this as a curative or 
a preventative measure.  Working with the energy is an exciting and direct 
way of improving your physical, mental, psychological, and spiritual state  
of being.   

My weekend workshops take place once a month.  Many people travel long 
distances to study with me privately utilizing my "Special 2 Day Private 
Format."  On day one, we go through lessons l, 2, 3, and 4.  The first 3 
or 4 hours of the work are spent talking.  I ask 3 things:  1) Who are you? 
2) What do you do and 3) what do you want from today?  When I hear 
people responding to those 3 questions, that is where I do what I do best.  

What happens is my clients find out why they are doing something they do 
and in PERSONAL POWER TRAINING they stop doing something that has 
been bothering them for years.  

You learn the technical practice, first you go through lesson 1, 2, 3, and 
4 --  these lessons are very technical and specific.  Cassette tapes review 
each lesson to make learning easier and less stressful.  Remember, learning 
should be easy and practicing should be simple. 

On lesson 5 there exists a self-correcting lesson, planned into the format.  
You put it all together into what is called "The Daily Practice Routine." You 
will have a self-contained unit after completing PERSONAL POWER TRAINING.

"The Gift" you will receive from me, is a unique relationship with the technique 
and I help you let all kinds of things out when I do my "hands on" stuff -- an 
actual energy transfer takes place.  It's called "Hands on, Transfer of Power."  

Many things change inside you, your emotions, your belief systems, your 
relationship with emotional and physical pain, and even your spirit.  How do 
you relieve "Spiritual Pain?"  It has been described as being "Born Again," 
but not in a religious way.  I am sure you have done other workshops, but 
with PERSONAL POWER TRAINING, you will get a lot more.  What happens, 
because of the changes each person goes through, you will see similarities 
in everybody and the whole group is realizing many important things; (i.e., 
parental deprogramming, changes in your relationship to money, and many 
other things).  The same kind of things always come up.

Back to the "Hands on, Transfer of Power."  What happens there happens 
because we spent 3-4 hours to change and define what we want to happen, 
when the "Hands on, Transfer of Power" takes place, there are emotional 
and/or spiritual releases, and all kinds of things are transformed.  In one 
workshop, death issues came up and in a more recent workshop, a lot of 
abandonment issues came to the surface.  One child was put up for 
adoption 28 years ago and was still carrying around the pain of this experience. 

Our energy communicates many things to us.  Because these things happen 
in the subconscious and unconscious and mind, and you are learning a 
physical energy cultivation practice, every time you practice, you reinforce 
the newly chosen traits or characteristics.  This is very exciting.  

I gave up wanting to be a Chiropractor to do this!  Are you saying you will 
dispel all?  No, but a very large percentage of it.  There are 3 kinds of religious 
deprogramming -- you have Catholic, Protestant and Jewish.  Catholic is 
dealing with "Denial," Protestant stuff deals more with money and deserving 
issues, like "The Protestant Work Ethic."  We are still holding something our 
parents dumped upon us.

Protestant stuff holds you back.  The Jewish stuff however, doesn't hold 
you back, but makes you feel bad.  Jewish stuff uses "Guilt."  Everybody 
usually fits into one of those 3 categories.

The real benefit of participating in PERSONAL POWER TRAINING you get a 
quick fix and then get to support it when you practice "Chi Kung"  
for the rest of your life.

My father raised me in a way that "this seems the only thing for me to do."
Most men come to me because they don't have a real male role model.  My 
father died when I was l6, but for the first 3 years of my manhood, he 
spent much time with me and we spent time talking.  He set me up in a  
positive way. 

Most people don't have a support system that feeds them.  Using 
PERSONAL POWER TRAINING, you create your own support system  
-without needing any backup from other people. 

Question:  You mentioned you have several years training --- l4 years 
training. 
A:  I was one of the few people in my school who learned material.  
The way I teach it, you can learn this system much quicker.  This is the  
streamlined, 1990's version of a Taoist monastery...

Question:  Who was your teacher?
A:  My Tai Chi master was Master Waysun Liao, and my primary Tai Chi  
-instructor was Mike, one of his top students. 
This is a sucking, manifesting, attracting, becoming an energy magnet, 
kind of technique.  My clients are not concerned with stress.  If you are 
doing what you are supposed to do, you should not be concerned with 
stress because it is automatically reduced.  Stress becomes a problem 
when what you're doing is not right for you.

Question:  What has it done for you?
I have taken this material miles ahead and you can take advantage of my 
25,000 hours of practice, when you start.  If I were a Chiropractor, I 
would have post-doctorate degrees in orthopedics, radiology, etc.  So I 
decided to take this material, "Chi Kung," and incorporate affirmation and 
visualization techniques into it.  When you learn it, it is as if you have 
spent years doing it already.  Have you ever been around someone that was 
able to pass this kind of excitement or "Energy for Life" along to you?  
 
In a recent workshop in Portland, Oregon -- to give you two specifics 
examples:  There was a woman who had just had a miscarriage; she wasn't 
in touch with this trauma, so when we did the "Hands on, Transfer of Power," 
she completed the birthing cycle in PERSONAL POWER TRAINING and we let 
her sleep for many hours.  I called her in the morning of the second day and 
she was doing great.  Prior to completing Day One, she was depressed and 
drained; she got re-inspired prior to Day Two. 

The second example is about an American Army captain in Vietnam who lost 
some fellow soldiers in l967, and for the first time in 20 years, he told his story.  
So I did the "Hands on, Transfer of Power" with him and he let out energy that 
had been "blocked up" in his body for 20 years and now he is very happy and 
his life works much better.

One common thing I've found has been that most people are unhappy, and 
when we investigate why, they don't have any real reasons to feel that way.  
They are unhappy because it is convenient -- so understand that have a choice.  

For this I have created "The Task/Reward Ratio."  Here's how it works.  You pick 
something you are already doing, you want to keep it simple.  I use a lot of 
"The KISS Principle" (Keep It Simple Stupid) in PERSONAL POWER TRAINING.  

You associate your task with whatever the reward is for yourself.  One of my 
traders made a lot of money last year, but when we first started working together, 
he was unhappy.  Why was he unhappy?  He had no "real" reason....  so I told 
him to pick a task -- He did, "drinking a cup of decaf coffee the next morning" 
and then he became happy; his happiness lasted a long time.

It is easier for you to get rid of your unuseful traits when you are 
conscious of them, then when you are unconscious.  I had another 
private client.  His thing was, he felt confused.  When someone is 
confused, I call that "The Comfort of Confusion."  Many of us act 
confused because it is easier then doing what we know we are 
supposed to.  What I do in "the work" is work; I let each client know 
what their act is, what they are presenting to the world, and when 
they do, that they are unable to get anything done.   

When you realize that is what you are doing, it is appealing to create 
action and next time the confusion (comes in, you can do something 
about it.  

I have another client who is a trader - "the Reward" was to be revitalized 
- "the Task" was to wash his hands and face.  When he had completed 
his task, he was revitalized.

What happened with him is he had been a trader 5 or 6 years.  When he 
would execute a trade, he suddenly became terrified and would act as if he 
didn't know what he was doing.  Recently, he now trades in the pit - every 
time he walked into "The Merc," he would experience TERROR.  So when I 
did the "Hands on, Transfer of Power" with him, I went in and took that 
terror out.  Remember, this is "Energy Work" and I can encapsulate an 
energy problem and extract it intact.  His was the hardest on me.  His 
wasn't maintained in anger, mental or emotional, - it was in his energy.  

I sucked it out and his eyes became alive again.  So a lot of things happen 
in PERSONAL POWER TRAINING WEEKEND WORKSHOPS and/or private 
lessons .  Depending on your personality and personal needs, the weekend 
format might be good to do, depending on what you want to get out of it, 
or private instruction.

A form called "The Personality Profile II saves us about 45 minutes and 
Mwill give you a clearer idea of how precise our work together is.  I ask the 
Esame questions to each person, because I have found these tools work  
consistently.

What happens when you work with The Personality Profile II is, you find 
out that the things you "LOVE" and "HATE" are related to each other.  You 
can hate anything and some people have strong reactions to the word 
"HATE."  Me?  The "loves" come out in anything - food, sex, feeling whole, 
completing tasks, having self-esteem, doing a great job, feeling fulfilled, 
feeling self-contained, etc.

Some people put down that they "hate" riding on the El or starvation in 
Ethiopia.  There is a right side and a left side.  Right side: world issues; 
left side - feeling complete, etc.  My work is concerned with left side -- 
your personal stuff.  I believe that if you can't help yourself, you can't do 
anything for somebody else, anyway.

Look at my logo... The technique teaches you how to suck in energy.  I am 
concerned with teaching you how to become "An Energy Magnet" and giving 
your body the ability to attract, maintain and store its own energy.  What 
you will learn from me is how to cultivate the energy you have already and 
how to get more.

Charisma:  could be natural or trained.  When you practice this system, it 
will make a big difference.  In other seminars, you usually forget what you 
got or who the trainer was.  In PERSONAL POWER TRAINING, you will 
never forget what you got.  Here, if you practice the technique, you will 
have more energy than you know what to do with.  What you will have are 
tools that help you save a lot of time and wasted energy and feel as if you 
are doing "the right thing."

RELEASING THE TIGER WITHIN YOU!`

Each part of PERSONAL POWER TRAINING is geared toward developing 
Gand upgrading a person's self-esteem, self-confidence, personal power, 
and concentration abilities.  The segment of PERSONAL POWER TRAINING 
that makes it unique and different from every other training in the market 
place is that in PERSONAL POWER TRAINING a person learns internal 
physical energy cultivation exercises that stimulate and increase a person's 
sexual energy.  When referring to the term "SEXUAL ENERGY,"  I am not 
referring to what you are already aware of, I am talking about a new type 
of energy.  This energy is termed "JING" in Chinese, which means cultivated 
sexual energy.  The purpose of PERSONAL POWER TRAINING is not to 
have a better, stronger sex life, although that does happen, it's about 
being more vital and alive.

The "sex drive" has been shown to be one of the strongest motivating 
forces available to us as human beings.  The sex drive ranks with such 
forces as the survival instinct, the fear of loss, and the fear of death.

Rather than concentrate on the negative aspects of motivation, let us 
create a mechanism to use for our own empowerment.  PERSONAL POWER 
TRAINING contains techniques that will enable a person to create a response 
of the survival instinct in non-survival issues.  Then a person can and 
does become much more in control of his or her own internal and external 
environments.

The social implications of PERSONAL POWER TRAINING are far reaching.  
When a person utilizes these concepts on a daily basis, every daily decision 
becomes much less threatening.  Making small decisions in a new and 
refreshing way is how to practice and get in shape for when it is necessary 
to make big decisions.  The application of this basic principle leads to what 
is uniquely referred to in PERSONAL POWER TRAINING as "Releasing the 
Tiger Within You." 

As a rule, daily stress and strain has been responsible for many of the 
negative traits we as humans exhibit on a daily basis.  And due to the 
prominence of many suppressive situations in our modern lifestyle, we 
rarely operate from a position of strength.  We usually find ourselves 
reacting to some external stimulation or some recurring incident from 
our past, which might be a recent incident, but is usually an experience 
from our distant past.

In PERSONAL POWER TRAINING, many of these past incidents are 
discovered, and reactivated.  Then we are capable of a complete release.

This process is known as "retracing" and has been proved to be a valuable 
tool in erasing the harmful effects of many of these stored experiences.  
After a person has retraced, we see a type of cleansing that affects a 
person on all levels: mentally, physically, emotionally,  and spiritually.

This is where "Hands on, Transfer of Power" fits in.  From that point on, 
a person who has completed PERSONAL POWER TRAINING can view life 
from a new perspective, one of confidence with a higher sense of self-
esteem.  When you view yourself as a powerful and secure individual, 
the universe will show you the respect you so rightly deserve.  This 
concept is known as "Commanding Respect vs. Demanding Respect."

The internal energy cultivation exercises taught in PERSONAL POWER 
TRAINING have their roots in "Taoist Meditation" which is still practiced 
in a few monasteries in China.  In ancient times, these techniques were 
of great value in daily living conditions related to a threatened existence.

However, in these modern times, we are not faced with the same forms 
of dangers as in the past.  Our new dangers are disguised.  In this 
modern lifestyle we all live in, our dangers expose themselves as daily 
stress and strain, such as suppressive working conditions, mis-
communicated love relationships, financial risks, risks of public life such 
as street violence, environmental pollutants such as poor quality air and 
water, as well as terrible food.  Expectations from parents, lovers, and 
peers also add to many of our lethargic personality traits and habits.  

When we realize more fully that many of these traits and trigger 
responses can be eliminated by simply exposing and willing them away in 
conjunction with the support techniques available in PERSONAL POWER 
TRAINING, can we take charge of our own fate and destiny.  We can 
make "giant steps" towards mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual 
independence and self-containment by utilizing the techniques available in 
PERSONAL POWER TRAINING.  

What you will get from PERSONAL POWER TRAINING is the ability to 
tap into your "Personal Power" in a way that was unavailable to you 
previously.

PERSONAL POWER TRAINING will prove to be one of the most 
positive (and empowering experiences of your life.  Copyright 1983 
by Gary J. Clyman.  All Rights Reserved.

A PERSPECTIVE BY DOUG CARTER

When I first realized that I had an opportunity to write a forward for Gary 
Clyman's new book, I found myself thinking back on when I first heard 
about him.  I was conducting an instructor training conference for a well-
known international training company.  One of the instructor candidates 
was an assistant Attorney General for the State of Oregon.  One day he and 
I began discussing how people become energized, that is "full of energy, 
excitement and personal power."  After a few minutes, the candidate 
looked at me and said, "Doug, you've just got to meet Gary!," and so I asked 
him, "Gary who?"

He said,  "Gary Clyman," and I replied, "So, who's Gary Clyman?"   
Little did I recognize at the time how difficult it would be for anyone to 
describe who Gary Clyman is, or what he does.  Because as he so succinctly 
put it on numerous occasions, "I'm not who you think I am.  This isn't 
what you think it is, and it's different than anything you've ever seen, so 
don't try to put it in a box."  Based on the trust and respect I had for my 
instructor candidate, I agreed to attend a weekend seminar.

Many of the things that occurred that weekend are in this book.  You'll read 
about Gaye and her miscarriage, and about the ex-Green Beret and his pent 
up guilt about leaving a young soldier along a dike in Viet Nam.  You'll have 
an opportunity to discover a lot about yourself and how you react in the 
world around you.  And if you're open enough, you'll discover techniques, 
and ways for you to begin the process of "breaking out" of some of the 
bonds that are holding you back from really being who you want to be.  All 
I can suggest is, that you realize that what is in this book and what Gary 
does is unlike anything you've probably ever seen or heard, although 
similar to many things, but it's definitely different than anything you've 
ever experienced.  In order to really understand all the implications... 

You've just got to meet Gary!
Doug Carter, San Diego, CA 1/89


A PERSPECTIVE BY ROBERT K. DUBIEL

Gary's system represents a departure from conventional self-improvement 
modalities, in that he focuses on body changes as well as on reforming 
habits of mind.  Through the discipline of Chi Kung, I, for example, have 
been able to consistently center my energy in the here and now, as never 
before.  In addition, I am developing the capacity to collect this focused 
energy so that I have a pronounced effect on my environment, just by 
being.  This occurs whether I find myself in formal positions of leadership  
or not.

An important principle:  Energy which is focused has a stronger 
reverberation than diffused energy.  I am a professional trance channel 
and a teacher of metaphysical principles.  Use of the principles of Chi Kung 
has brought my spirit more firmly into my flesh.  I am no longer hovering 
around the fringes waiting to take off for a better plane.  In my experience, 
Gary's practices are a good antidote for excessive "crown chakra-itis" 
(too much concentration in other realms of consciousness at the expense 
of the physical).

I do not feel that Chi Kung replaces spiritually oriented systems for 
enhancing sensitivity or strengthening channeling ability.  However, I 
do find emphasis on Tan Tien (3 inches below the navel and 2 inches 
in) very helpful in the quest of "knowing thyself."

Focussing on Tan Tien and on energy meridians throughout the body, is 
a good way to become attuned to one's own "body wisdom."  The body 
is very much connected to the Soul's larger purpose, even when the i
ntellect is blocked.  Through the practice of Chi Kung, one learns to listen 
to the body sensations going on inside, and to use them in making 
decisions.  This is a form of listening to the inner self, the most valuable 
meditation tool there is.  Robert K. Dubiel, Chicago, IL

A PERSPECTIVE BY BERNIE MIZOCK M.D.

The purpose of this "Perspective" is to instill inspiration in the future 
reader.  Prior to this attempt, oral teaching has been the only way to 
transmit these gifts of knowledge.  There have been a few moments in my 
life, during which I have become fully awake and alive.  Those few moments 
were connected with some external catastrophe of some sort or another.  

It was out of those few moments of aliveness, that I came to the 
realization that my normal state of being is a "walking sleep."  It has 
been possible to awaken to a sense of heightened aliveness and energy 
by putting myself into a group conference, where intensive processes of 
interaction gradually generated an elevated level of group energy and 
sensitivity.  I have worked with alchemical agents that have produced 
profound shifts in my level of consciousness.  

Participating in the heightened attention of an operating room has also 
provided a source of increased attention levels.  Yet, in all of my searches, 
experiencing these heightened states of energy, have always seemed to me 
to be contingent upon my proximity to a group process, ingestion of an 
alchemical agent, fasting, or alteration of sleep patterns.  It is now clear 
to me, that a technology for transformation of consciousness exists and 
has always existed.  It's existence has been secret, because there are 
specific requirements that must be met for such vehicles of transformation 
to be potent, rather than vapid, abstract ideas and philosophies. 

The 2 basic requirements are 1) the contents of the discipline and 2) a 
capacity for energetic transmission.  That is to say, Gary, has the ability 
to teach the specific technique and has the energetic capabilities to 
induce the student.  Therefore, a clear understanding of the mechanical 
steps in and of itself are not sufficient.  However, in actuality to relation-
ship with Gary, it is indeed possible to achieve a "higher energetic 
state of awareness and physical presence."  

It has been my experience that upon completion of PERSONAL POWER 
TRAINING, the ability to condense energy does not diminish over time; 
and this, even if the daily practice in a formal fashion is not done.  

I feel extremely fortunate and appreciative to have experienced the 
transmission of "The Clyman System" which has been so empowering for 
me.  He is readily accessible and for those of you who are ready to take 
this "Quantum Leap" in your energy levels, you will enjoy this book and 
the subsequent life challenges that await you.  Bernie Mizock M.D.

A PERSPECTIVE BY GARY WHITLEY D.C.

I first became acquainted with Gary Clyman in 1980, when he became a 
distributor of the nutritional formulas that I and Dr. Lamar Rosquist 
formulated.  Gary became interested and then got very excited about 
determining his "own" nutritional needs.  He became fascinated with the 
uniqueness of our formulations and the results that he was getting for 
himself.  He began testing his friends and clients and got them on the 
formulas and they too were getting great results.

Over the next few years, Gary developed quite a following of people who 
were looking for "better health."  But this is not where Gary Clyman's 
greatest talent lies, for Gary Clyman is a very gifted Master in the arts of 
Tai Chi and Chi Kung.  This is where the "true genius" of Gary Clyman  
really lies.

Through his discipline of the past 15 years that he has been studying and 
practicing the ancient arts of Tai Chi Chuan and Chi Kung, he has developed 
an incredible insight into the positive and negative energy flows that people 
express through their behavior patterns.  Gary can talk to you for a few 
minutes and through "listening and observing" how you communicate 
with him, he can determine your negative behavior patterns that you are 
totally unaware of. By helping you to recognize these negative patterns 
that you have adopted, he can help you in all aspects of your life.

He then teaches you the art of Chi Kung or "Energy Cultivation" which 
provides The Power through increased personal energy to make a clear 
break from the negative behavior patterns that may be holding you back 
(from living a total and successful life. 

I went through this experience with Gary when I attended his PERSONAL 
POWER TRAINING which he taught in Portland, Oregon about 2 years ago.

The reason I went to his seminar was to learn to become a better public 
speaker.  I found out that my problem related to public speaking was 
locked up in "self-defeating patterns" of behavior that had become so 
ingrained that I wasn't even aware I had them.  I hope this makes sense to 
you, it certainly did to me.

During the seminar, I was asked to tell the group why I came and what I 
wanted to get out of it.  While I was expressing myself, Gary was able to 
pinpoint behavior patterns that I was using that were negative and self-
defeating and pointed them out to me and the group.  It was a very uneasy 
feeling to be put on the spot at the time, but it was extremely rewarding 
for me.  Since then, I have dropped those "negative patterns" and have 
become a much better communicator with the people I speak to and more  
importantly, with myself. 

Thank you Gary Clyman for your talent in this very important area of "The 
Human Experience," which so many of us don't know how to access by 
ourselves, but so deeply need.

Gary Clyman sent me a copy of his book entitled ENERGY FOR LIFE:  
MASTERING PERSONAL POWER a few weeks ago.  I have been very 
excited about the possibilities that it will open up for thousands of people 
just like me, who can benefit from the "truths" that Gary teaches.  

This book contains some of "The Secrets of the Universe" and I would 
exhort you to read this material with an open heart and mind and to 
practice the principles taught within its covers.  In so doing, you can 
become a "Master of Personal Power" in your own personal life.

I love you Gary, for the person you are and for the great contribution 
that you are making to mankind by providing a book such as this for our 
use.

GOD has and will continue to bless you abundantly for your years of 
dedicated service to humanity and your sincere desire to help others to 
have a more meaningful life experience.  Gary Whitley D.C., S.L.C., UT

A PERSPECTIVE BY JOSEPH LARONGE

If I could talk about Chi Kung I would like to relate to you an incident in 
which I found, in a way that I think was representative of the way Chi 
Kung has helped me in my law practice.  It was the fall of 1987 and I 
found myself sitting at a trial table.  I was in the 4th week of a month 
long trial.  In fact, it was the longest trial of my career.  It had been 
brutal.  

I was up against 3 other lawyers just by myself.  They really had a 
strategy for trying to wear me down, before we got to the trial.  About 
3 weeks before, they just hit me with tons of papers that required 
responses, answers, and a lot of attention so that I would lose some 
footing and some momentum in approaching the trial.  As the things 
moved along, it was really a battle of wits and endurance.  On the last 
day of the 4th week of trial, I had a particularly troublesome "expert" 
witness.

He was a Doctor of Finance from the East coast and was really sharp.  
It was a cross examination of their witness.  It was funny.  I stood up.  
I was about to start this tense cross examination.  I picked up this 
water pitcher from the table I was using.  You could just cut the air 
with a knife.  I mean, it had been that way the whole trial because there 
were 10 million dollars in question.  You could imagine people were pretty 
tense.  So I picked up the water pitcher and I went to pour the water.

The table was just filled with all these detailed notes and all that.  The 
cap fell right off of the pitcher and all the water just poured all over the 
table... you know right in front of me and on my lap.  Well the other 
side started laughing and it was kind of humorous.

What I found very interesting was, it didn't throw me at all.  You know, I 
had spent the whole trial practicing the things I had been training in in Chi 
Kung.  Every night I would be "Condensing," channeling my energy and in 
fact, one of the best things I was doing was taking the assaults that the 
other attorneys were throwing at me and using them.  You know, I could 
absorb what they were doing and channel it for my own purposes.  So 
when this happened and the water fell all over the papers in this tense 
incident, I just laughed like everyone else and was really relaxed.  I just 
took the "add humor" of it that I was getting from the other side and just 
churned it into being even more effective in the cross examination.

I could almost just feel it condensing into my bones and saying "I'm going 
to sink this down into my Tan Tien, put it into the Earth, and send it send 
it back out, the way I want it to be."  Well, it worked just that way.  I was 
very effective against their "expert" witness.  I mean, they were shaking 
their heads.  They could not believe the way things were going.

When the trial was over, I knew that I had done what I needed to do.  I had 
kept my endurance.  I had been sharp and quick and never really lost a step.

I would attribute a lot of that to the mental, physical, and emotional stamina 
that I got from practicing Chi Kung and of course, also to my many years 
of Tai Chi which act as a foundation that gives my Chi Kung a place to 
blossom.  So, it was a really enjoyable experience to see it in action.

GJC:	Please explain a little bit about what does Chi Kung means to you?  
It's not just meditation.

JAL:	I think that's an interesting question.  You know, many years ago, in 
my 20's, I had come across some of the Eastern philosophies, and although 
I had trained in the martial arts for many years, meditation was very new 
to me then.  It was not Chi Kung or the other things that I had practiced 
then.  I had found that while it was restful, it was more "up in my head."

It wasn't something concrete, that I could actually use or do something 
with.  With Chi Kung, when you really feel yourself getting control of 
parts of yourself, first of all, you didn't even know exists and secondly, 
didn't believe you could ever have a handle on, you begin to feel a sense of  
"POWER," and also a sense of connection to things outside of yourself.  
Instead of alienating and separating you from other people and things, I 
think it connects you to "The Source" in a way that you can feel your own 
individuality, at the same time feeling part of the system as a whole.  And 
that's very empowering.

Chi Kung opens you up a lot of options you didn't even know were available 
before you begin to realize that your capacities as a person were really 
limited by your own belief systems.  As those belief systems change 
because you see the growth from your practice, what you can do 
sometimes feels limitless.  I mean your rational mind knows perhaps this 
is not so, but usually when you're practicing and trying to accelerate your 
energy beyond the speed of light, and sense some of the things that are 
happening, and the results that you can produce, you, at least I, get kind of 
an inner smile inside and say here's something that's really worth while.

It allows me to make things happen.  I would say, "that's what Chi Kung is." 
Joseph A. Laronge, Portland, OR

A PERSPECTIVE BY ROBERT FABINO Ph.D.

Learning to generate internal energy that can be available to a person as is 
needed involves the highly complex coordination and relationship of mind, 
breathing, and physical movement.  An individual's ability to accumulate, 
cultivate, circulate, and distribute his or her personal internal energy is 
positive, exciting, and powerful.

Chi Kung is an ancient art that can be found recorded in history over 2,000 
years ago.  It is an art that has many purposes and provides many different 
benefits.  Although it is still considered an art - its techniques and app- 
lications have drawn the attention of the scientific community on an  
international level.

Training in Chi Kung has been simplified and made easier to understand by 
Gary Clyman in PERSONAL POWER TRAINING.  This ancient art is 
effectively and positively presented in a basic program that can be taught 
in 8 private weekly sessions, a weekend intensive format, or 2 days of 
private, one on one instruction.

Benefits of "The Training" for an individual are highly personal and 
developmental.  Success in the training of mental conditions will be 
determined and reflected in an individuals quality of practice, 
commitment, and perseverance.  Outcome of the practice and benefits 
can be seen immediately and or developing over a period of time, with 
the Mutilization of the "Chi" as is needed by the individual for their 
individual program.  Change is an integral part of the practice.

PERSONAL POWER TRAINING is a fun way to participate in an action- 
oriented program.  Learning can be quick, the benefits are numerous and 
on-going.  Dr. Robert Fabino, Psychologist

PERSPECTIVE BY GEORGE KRUEGER

I came to Gary Clyman in September of 1987.  I had been taking some 
acupuncture treatments from Dr. Joseph Kalal and he and I had a pretty 
good relationship.  He told me exactly what I should do.  He said "go talk 
to Gary Clyman and have a conference about the prostate surgery you 
are going to have."  Prior to that, I received some very radical radiation 
treatments done to me out at Fermilab.  I was one of their "guinea pigs."

This was not traditional radiation.  This burned my insides out.  It did a 
real good job of it, but it stopped the cancer that I had growing there.

I had a very "late stage" cancer, "first stage" being the easiest.  I was a 
"third or forth stage" and I was "terminal."  They did a nice job on me on 
that, but it didn't completely take and I had the surgery scheduled in March 
of 1988.  Now I knew that I was going to have a lot of pain because I had 
an extreme amount of pain before.  You don't get away with that with 
cancer, it's a bad thing.  As I said, I was going to Dr. Kalal for another 
thing that wasn't related to my cancer, but he knew what I had coming up. 

He said, "Why don't you go talk to Gary."  He said he had a weekend 
workshop set up where I could learn a little bit more about controlling my 
pain.

It was the best move I ever made in my life.  It was unbelievable.  With 
what I learned, I had complete control going into the operation.  I wasn't 
worried about the operation at all.  The anxiety definitely was decreased, 
but you still have that, but going into the operation, I just knew that I had 
absolute control.  I wasn't worried about it.  God, you have to know that 
mine was a bad thing, 6 hours and 15 minutes on the operating table. 

An interesting thing, I don't know if it had anything to do with it or not. 
They anticipated a "considerable blood loss."  I had no blood loss.  6 hours 
and 15 minutes, they were operating.  They had me absolutely laid open.

I had no blood loss, transfusions, nothing along those lines.  I would think 
that this particular element of Tai Chi (Chi Kung) had me prepared for this.  

I was just "ready."  They were taking me into the prep room before the 
operation and I guess they might have thought I was a little bit nuts.  I 
was doing my thing while they were doing theirs.  I used my Chi Kung 
practice to be aware at the "going out" part of my surgery.  I did my little 
thing and it worked.

Gary had taught me a technique to use after the operation, for gathering 
my pain into my toe.  I probably had the sorest toe that anybody ever had, 
after the operation.  I put all the pain right in that damn toe, and I really 
didn't have a bad time getting out of that.

If you can imagine, "late stage" prostate cancer; which had been burned.  
My insides, my guts are burned, you know there's no question about that.  
Then I had this operation and that was a little bad.  You know all I have 
inside of me is scar tissue.  It hurt and there's no question about the 
aggravation connected with it.  I don't have a normal set of guts.  All I've 
got is scar tissue and it's extremely slow in repairing itself.  I'm not a 
"usual" case, I'm a "bad" case.  My guts just don't exist, they're scar tissue.  

So I had a pretty bad time recuperating.  But again, if they would have left 
me alone after surgery, I wouldn't have really had too many problems.  
After the surgery, they gave me very, very heavy doses of morphine, which 
I really didn't need.  They were just processing me through like a normal 
patient.  The morphine interfered with my own process of eliminating the 
pain.  They didn't understand.  Finally, after a couple of days, I made them 
understand, I didn't need those narcotics.  It wasn't helping me any.  It 
effected me and I didn't like it.  Finally, I didn't know they were going to 
do this to me.  After a couple of days of the narcotics, I asked the nurse 
"What the hell are they jamming into my sides?"  Then she told me and I 
said "I don't want anymore of that, I'll handle this myself."  I did very well 
after that, no problem.  I had a lot of other problems, but that wasn't one  
of them. 

I'm a strong man, but Chi Kung made me much stronger.  Really Gary, your 
technique made me much, much stronger.  My wife laughs at me.  She 
thinks I'm a little bit of a kook, but she understands, I'm able to handle 
things real well.

My advice for other people is "take PERSONAL POWER TRAINING by all 
means."  You know, I'm really scared for other people.  I just feel so sorry 
for people that are not as strong as I am that have to go into something 
like this.  I don't know what they can do.  I feel so sorry for them.  You 
helped me and I'm strong to start with.  I don't know what other people 
would do.  Take it and practice.  Tai Chi (Chi Kung) has just been "super"  
for me.  

You know, the operation put me out of commission for a year's time.  
Mine was very, very bad., But I tell you, I can hardly wait 'till this summer 
when I can practice Chi Kung for my golf game.  I can hardly wait!  You 
know that Azinger practices this for his golf, and I can hardly wait to do 
it for my own.  My game can be great again, or at least passable.  You 
know, I'm not a young man.  When I went to Gary, I was 63.  I'm 64 now 
and I'm looking forward to a lot of great golf.  George Krueger, Chicago, IL

A PERSPECTIVE BY GILBERT C. CARROLL M.D.

I am a physician and a scientist.  Consequently, I concern myself primarily 
with what works and then try to discover how it works.  My wife and I 
first became acquainted with Gary through his Tai Chi class.  After 
9 months of Tai Chi, my wife (also a physician) underwent Gary's 
PERSONAL POWER TRAINING/Chi Kung.  Her increase in vigor, 
effectiveness, and equanimity were remarkable.  Likewise her mood was 
uplifted generally.  The changes were so profound, we refer to it as her 
"transformation."  

Next I began PERSONAL POWER TRAINING.  Within 2 weeks, my work 
seemed less stressful.  I found new freshness and beauty in food, art, and 
music.  People became more amusing to me.  My sexual interest increased.  

As my practice continued everyone - even my opponents - seemed to treat 
me with more respect.  Conflicts were resolved more quickly and amicably.  

These changes have persisted for months now.  I believe they will be  
maintained indefinitely.  The above is a partial account of what happened.  
My own ideas regarding the mechanism of how it happened are not important.  
Suffice it to say, I think the explanation for all of my experiences can be 
translated from Chinese mysticism into Western formulations based upon 
biophysics and neurobiology.  

Gary has begun to develop an American version of an effective technique 
for self-improvement based on Tai Chi/Chi Kung.  His method has many 
elements based not only on experience, but also on guess work and 
intuition.  With time, I think he will discard what is ineffective, 
extraneous, or incorrect, and focus and refine what is effective.  

Hopefully more systematic investigation by him and others will continue to 
develop what he has begun: a new science of coping.  Gilbert Carroll M.D.

A PERSPECTIVE BY LOU BUSCEMI

I had been studying Tai Chi for over 9 years and Chi Kung for about 5 years 
before I met Gary Clyman.  The 5 years before I met Gary was a living hell.  
I was having severe, adverse reactions since beginning Chi Kung work.  As 
I inquired more about Chi Kung, I found many discrepancies in each system 
and between systems.  I never got a straight answer from anyone.  

In theory, all the books and experts had the ultimate system, but in 
practice all were unreliable.  It was not fun being in a state of psychic 
shock.  I had heard of Gary several years before I actually met him, and 
when I saw his ad, I remembered he had come highly recommended several 
years earlier.  Gary Clyman was the first person in all the years I have 
been in living hell to understand what I told him.  This is in itself an 
accomplishment.  

His reworking my knowledge of Chi Kung has changed my life dramatically.  
My questions were completely understood and answered clearly and fully.  
He is the first one to demystify, simplify, and put it into a practical, usable, 
safe, and effective form, Chi Kung.  

During the "living hell era," I had been having severe adverse reactions 
since I began practicing Chi Kung.  I was having headaches, severe itching, 
and I could hardly eat any foods without having these side effects.  Since 
learning Chi Kung with Gary Clyman, I can now eat whatever I want, 
whenever I want to, without any trouble as before.  According to all the 
doctors, acupuncturists, Chiropractors, herbalist, psychic healers, you 
name it, none of whom helped me in the slightest, the symptoms of my 
previous Chi Kung side effects masked themselves in 2 major ways.  The 
first was as having hypoglycemic reactions to nearly everything I ate and 
the second was appearing as if I had a severe case of Candita Albicans 
(Systemic Yeast Infection).  Now I can eat anything I want to; everything I 
was told was bad for me, without worrying about or having any problems.   

I've got no fear of food anymore.  I now have a safe and understandable 
Chi Kung system to work with and my life has dramatically changed for 
the better by it.  This practice makes me feel stronger than I have ever 
felt.  I would say The Clyman System is The Coca Cola of Chi Kung, 
An American Original, The Real Thing.  Lou Buscemi, Natick, MA. 12/88

A PERSPECTIVE BY LARRY MICHALSKI

I've been involved with various martial arts styles and systems over the 
last 12 years.  I came to Gary 20 months ago in search of a quality Tai Chi 
Instructor, which, by the way, is extremely difficult to find.  At the initial 
interview, I was immediately impressed by Gary's excellent communication 
skills, honesty, and patience in understanding the student's needs and 
perspectives.  He's an impeccable Tai Chi Master who sweats the details 
and loves the Art.  

Shortly after I began to build a solid Tai Chi foundation under his 
guidance, I became aware of Gary's other activities and interests, along 
with his workshop, PERSONAL POWER TRAINING.  He takes ancient Taoist, 
Tai Chi, and Chi Kung practices, then strips them of their mystical shrouds 
through clear explanations and practical exercises.  

After 8 months of Tai Chi, I took PERSONAL POWER TRAINING which 
created (and is creating) a new me!  It not only has eliminated past 
negative belief systems and energy blockages, but sensitizes me to 
present ones before they can manifest themselves.  More importantly, I 
replace them with "seed ideas" of a positive and creative nature.  Only the 
"best dressed" thoughts are admitted.  

"The Clyman System" isn't some mystical-etheric bull-jive, but rather is 
rooted in a condensed and unified mind, body, and spirit.  It's taught me to 
focus my energy, increase my self-esteem, seed future realities, recognize 
and develop latent creative abilities, and improve my health and virility.  
It's a tool that becomes geometrically more effective the more  
one develops it.  It's been 11 months since PERSONAL POWER TRAINING
 and I feel it's the perfect intermeshing compliment to my Tai Chi practice. 
 
Gary still proves to be the most perceptive teacher to ones "real" needs 
that I've ever met.  He's a fluid, but structured Master of Practical Life 
that unselfishly shares his knowledge and experience; whose enthusiastic  
attitude is contagious.  Larry Michalski, Des Plaines, IL

CHOOSING A SYSTEM

People are constantly striving to raise the quality of existence at every 
level, whether it be in relationships, occupations, or favorite hobbies.  
People utilize different approaches to realize improvement at these 
different levels.  Choosing the correct approach for you can be a difficult  
task.  

This section is directed at helping you choose the system and teacher that 
best suits your personal needs.  Much confusion is associated with this 
work.  Listed are some warnings and guidelines to help make this part of  
the work easier. 

You must engage in a relatively progressive system, whether it be 
meditation, Yoga, Tai Chi, cooking, music, or any other discipline.  You 
should find a person capable of teaching by example and who is willing to 
work with the student's interest at heart, and not just trying to confuse 
or manipulate the students by taking advantage of their inexperience.  

Nobody will hold your hand through the work, but if you can find an advisor 
who could help reduce stress and give you some encouragement, you will 
stand a better chance of making it through your training.  Beware of 
the mystical approach.  If you fall for it, you will fall into it.   

You could become sidetracked and waste a lot of time wandering in the 
wrong direction.  Looking back at the period could be painfully awakening.  
The system you choose must be well rounded, mentally, physically, and 
spiritually.  Beware of one-sidedness.  Since humans are multi-leveled 
beings, what ever you get involved in or dedicate your time, thought, 
practice, and lifestyle to, it must deal with as many sides of you as 
possible.  If any one side is left out or dealt with more than the others, 
you run the risk of becoming out of balance.  Only by devoting yourself to 
a well-balanced system can you hope to exceed the system itself.  If the 
fundamentals or basic principles of that system are small and limited, 
what do you think the extensions and outgrowth will be?  This is why you 
must look to the basic philosophy that is at the heart of each system.  
Physically speaking, it must be accessible and approachable to a multitude 
of individuals regardless of age, physical condition, or adverse attitudes.  

Fanatics, and one hour a day practitioners must stand a good chance of 
developing.  Don't look too far ahead, it could seem a lot more difficult or 
easier than it really is.  Many people tend to become discouraged early 
because they do not have a good understanding and therefore quit before 
they give themselves a chance.  You must not only look at where your 
teacher is, but how and by what means he got there.  It is reasonable for 
one to wish to be farther along, but don't be disillusioned by the amount of  
work that it takes. 

Enjoy "being," being where you are, moment by moment, only then can your 
training take a positive effect on your total being.  Please remember, 
masters are made at the beginning, not at the end.  Courage, sincerity, and  
"stubbornness are important always.  Mentally, you must be alert and ready 
to receive change at all times.  Look ahead at your seniors (people who 
have been involved longer than you).  Does it appear more palatable to be 
in their shoes, than in your own?  You must take into consideration many 
things such as, their personalities, approach, background, motivation, stage 
in their process, and amount of work which they put in.  You can learn 
something from everybody.  Is your teacher willing to spend the amount of 
time it takes for you to absorb the material?  

Most seekers only see a small portion of what they could.  Ego, frustration, 
refusal to give up the old, negative habits, and hearing but not paying 
attention, are just a few obstacles to be overcome.  Beware of an 
exclusive approach to an end result.  Your practice must be devoted to the 
improvement of the human condition of life without creating any selfish 
attitudes. 

Now the hard part, spirituality and physically.  This is a very touchy 
subject because many people are locked up even though they believe they 
are free.  One must be very careful not to create any friction with one's 
self.  You didn't become the way you are overnight, so don't expect to 
change it overnight.  The process starts out by making small additions.  As 
you get used to the process of change, or acceptance, the other side of you 
will learn to release the unproductive aspects of your spiritual being.  

This work is very closely related to your mental side but has some subtle 
differences.  These changes are usually harder to distinguish, such as 
having more tolerance, having and keeping a quieter mind and taking 
control and responsibility for your own destiny.   

Your spiritual practice must follow a step by step process.  One thing 
must lead to the next.  Don't get excited.  Take it one day at a time and try 
to avoid straying away from your true path.  This requires constant 
monitorization of your actions, attitudes, and efforts.  Please avoid 
excesses.  Remember, too much is just as bad as not enough.  You must be  
responsive to change. 

FINDING A QUALIFIED CHI KUNG TEACHER

Some Chi Kung students have problems associated with learning from 
unqualified teachers.  I use the word "unqualified" not to imply that there 
is some regulatory body that determines who's good and who isn't.  
I look at a Chi Kung teacher's qualifications by the results he produces 
in his students and the people he has taught.  There are a few well- 
known teachers circulating, and every once in a while, one of their 
students comes to me for help, because they are not getting what they 
had hoped for or expected.  Sometimes they have problems directly 
related to learning from these other teachers. 

LEARN WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A CHI KUNG TEACHER

To choose the correct system for you may appear to be a complicated task.  
Unlike Tai Chi, which can be judged or gaged by somebody's martial art 
ability, appearance, physical endurance, rootedness, fighting application 
creativity, and/or other factors, Chi Kung is not so obvious to the  
beginner's eye. 

Chi Kung is easier to fake; lately, in the last few years, a lot of bad Chi 
Kung teachers have surfaced.  I don't mean their characters are bad.  I'm 
referring to the material they teach that is so watered down.  They should 
call what they do something else, completely.  I'm sure some simply 
"translate" without actually personally contributing anything.  Speaking 2 
languages is not enough reason to be called "Master."  Look out for them. 

What I teach is clearly different.  After many thousands of hours of 
personal practice, I have formulated my own Chi Kung system.  I teach a 
system which has been extracted and developed from my extensive Tai Chi 
training.  My system in not some modified or bastardized version of some 
larger system to teach to us "Dumb Americans," but has been designed and 
simplified to give you all the technique you need in the most precise and 
shortest time frame.  

I believe that learning should be easy and practice should be simple, not easy.  
This is not simply a self-improvement book.  Learning my system from my 
book will actually give you a specific procedure to perform on a daily basis. 

Most people that show an interest in learning Tai Chi have certain ideas, 
personal goals, and criteria that can be addressed, answered or fulfilled in 
the initial 2-3 months of their Chi Kung practice.  These are quickly 
satisfied so each new student can go on with his or her work without 
continuing the desperate and long search for the truth. 

WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE ARE ATTRACTED TO THIS SYSTEM?
"Self-starters" who are already somewhat successful but who realize 
there's always room for improvement come to learn from me.  You can 
excel even more at what you do by applying these valuable principles.  
"Losers" are rarely attracted to my system, they usually justify why they 
are not operating at their full capacity.  Winners attract winners.  

MANY MARTIAL ARTISTS COME TO WORK WITH ME
I attract a lot of martial arts students and also "experts" as my students.  
One of the reasons these people come to me is, because of my level of 
expertise and willingness to give them what they both want and need.  To 
develop internal energy (Chi) there are a few methods.  The word "Ki" or 
"Chi" has become quite generic over the last 15 years.  Every art uses 
these same words to some extent, however, in The 4 Major Chinese 
Internal Systems (Tai Chi Chuan, Pa Kua Chang, Hsing I, and Lu Ho Ba Fa), 
each of these arts teaches its own interpretation and utilization of Chi 
and Jing.  

I do something that is different from everybody else.  I take my students 
where they are and give them a well rounded, self-contained, working 
knowledge of how they can convert their internal energy (Chi) into 
internal power (Jing).  As I've mentioned in another section the book, my 
approach to developing internal energy through "The Clyman System" has 
been extracted from my extensive Tai Chi and Chi Kung background and 
improved.  The important thing to understand here is "I take you from 
where you are and help you get to where you want to go."  

An analogy is helpful here to understand the conversion process.  An 
internal combustion engine must have an energy source, gasoline, and a 
method of igniting the energy, the ignition system, into the more usable 
form of energy, horsepower.  For us, "Chi" is the energy source, "Jing" is 
the power, and Chi Kung is the method of transformation. 

AN INTERVIEW WITH A NEW STUDENT 

(This is an interview with Darryl Lyzun who has been practicing Tai Chi 
for 12 years as of 1988, prior to his learning Chi Kung  

DL:  How do people find you? 
GJC:  They find me by looking.  I mean, I advertise, I'm around.  In the Tai 
Chi Community, not just Chicago, but nationally, I am somewhat well 
known now.  I've been doing Tai Chi for a long time.  Plus, because of my 
personality traits, people don't forget me easily.  They try... but they can't.  
DL:  Do you get a lot of referrals from other Tai Chi people or martial 
artists in the community? 
GJC:  No, no I don't.  Because everybody thinks that they know everything.  
So, my primary target of the population is not the martial art community.  
I've even met Karate people who think they already know what I'm 
teaching.  They have no idea what I'm doing.  Most Tai Chi teachers have no 
idea of what I'm even talking about.  So they really have no idea what I'm 
teaching.   But when I run across a guy doing Tae Kwon Do or some other 
external art, who thinks he knows what I'm doing, that's truly ridiculous!  

You've got to be a Tai Chi Master to even get the concept of how I've done 
this, not just somebody who knows how to kick and punch.  What I do has 
(nothing to do with martial arts anymore. 

DL:  So, how can people learn Chi Kung from you in a weekend? 
GJC:  Well they can learn it in one weekend because I worked so hard to 
make it simple enough for people to understand.  It's important to 
understand that when you learn Chi Kung from me, as you learn the 
different phases and parts of the system, you change as you learn it.  

It's not like something you have to practice for years to see a result.  
People see results with me in a very, very short time.  For instance with 
Lou Buscemi, he flew in from Boston and spent 2 days with me.  He did 
the 2 Day Private Format.  He had 5 years of bad Chi Kung in the past 
and all kinds of problems.  His other teacher was very confused.

The first thing I did with him was to make him agree to forget everything 
he learned so I could start with a fresh slate in the training and that's 
exactly what I did.  He only spent 2 days with me, privately.  I have a lot 
of people fly in to do that on a regular basis.  They never come back, but 
they find me, fly in, learn it and that's it.  A large part of my business is  
these traveling students.   

DL:  What other applications does Chi Kung have?  I mean can it be used 
with Tai Chi, from what you've learned from Tai Chi? 
GJC:  Yes, although when I teach my Chi Kung system, it's a separate 
entity.  You can also practice Tai Chi but you don't really mix them.  I've 
combined a few things in a minor way in The Daily Practice Routine but 
that has nothing to do with Tai Chi.  Yes, it's Tai Chi, but you don't need a 
Tai Chi background to be successful in my Chi Kung system.   
DL:  If you have Chi Kung, could you make applications to the Tai Chi 
movements to give your movements more power or to transfer internal  
energy? 
GJC:  That's automatic.  The first thing I teach in my Chi Kung system is 
"Condensing Breathing."  "Condensing Breathing," which I've explained in 
many other sections of the book, "gives you the ability to condense 18 
inches of movement into 1 inch of space."  So expanding on this principal, 
if you're doing a "ward off form" or you're doing some other Tai Chi move, 
you would be doing "Condensing Breathing" and then you practice your Tai 
Chi differently.  I'm not saying you do "Condensing Breathing" when you're 
practicing Tai Chi, but because you already have been practicing 
"Condensing Breathing" prior to this, it affects your Tai Chi in a very 
positive way.  It makes your Tai Chi more dense. 

DL:  How good would your Tai Chi have to be in order to transfer from one 
to the other? 
GJC:  Just fundamental.  You don't have to be advanced in either.  Chi Kung 
can actually help practitioners of other martial arts improve their skills. 
DL:  Is there any relationship between Chi Kung and Kundalini Yoga? 
GJC:  No.  Chi Kung and Kundalini Yoga are not really related except that 
Kundalini was taken from Chi Kung a long time ago, but they, the Indians, 
did not reproduce the whole system.  There are similarities in that we're 
saying about energy but we're really not talking about directing energy in 
Kundalini.  Kundalini Yoga many years ago was taken from Chi Kung.  Most 
people don't know this. 

In Chi Kung you direct the energy with your mind.  That's different.  The 
difference between the circulation is, in Kundalini Yoga they only 
concentrate on "bringing it up" or "letting it flow up," whereas with Chi 
Kung you direct the energy with your mind or intention, "up," and you in 
turn also direct it "down."  So it's clearly different. 
DL:  What do you mean by "circulating the energy up and down."  I know 
how it works "up" but what is the "down" part.  
GJC:  Right, you know something about Kundalini Yoga. 
DL:  Right. 
GJC:  Well, the "down" part in Chi Kung is that you turn the corner at the 
top of the head and direct the energy down again until it's made one 
complete cycle.  
DL:  O.K., what are the benefits of directing it down. 
GJC:  It maintains your stability.  You develop a "constitution" and you 
are in charge or in control of your energy instead of being a victim to it, 
which is a common problem with Kundalini Yoga. 
DL:  Because Kundalini Yoga is not a circular movement, it's just raised up  
only. 
GJC:  Right.  They never pay attention to "down" that I know of. 
DL:  Maybe this is why people have trouble with convulsions and a lot of 
shaking. 
IGJC:  Right.  Convulsions, shaking, and all that stuff that I've already 
explained in the book as "side effects" are supposed to be looked at, 
in my opinion, as a negative, if they're related to people that get their 
technique from me.  Now if people learn Chi Kung from somebody else, 
well then there are problems, but if they ever happen with me, which they 
hardly ever do, it's O.K.  You've been working really hard to get your energy 
to do something, so if you ever have shaking, so what, it's no big deal. 
DL:  I remember you talking about your own experience. 
GJC:  Yeah,  right.  I shook my brains out all the time. 
GJC:  So the question is how much practice a day is required, or do I 
advise, and the answer is, because The Daily Practice Routine only takes 
approximately 45 minutes to run through, that's all you really have to do. 
Q:  Do you have to do it every day? 
A:  No, 3 to 5 times a week would be sufficient. 
DL:  Using compressing breathing or "Condensing Breathing" in doing "the 
short punch," is that the same as Chi Kung? 
GJC:  No.  I do teach "Condensing Breathing" in lesson #1 of the training, 
but the difference between being able to "zap" somebody while barely 
moving using Tai Chi or just learning Chi Kung is, when you learn just Chi 
Kung, you don't have the physical/structural relationship that you'll get 
from developing in Tai Chi.  You don't have it.  It's not supposed to be 
there.  It's not important. 

DL:  So what response do you have for the people that say "you really 
can't  learn anything in two days." 
GJC:  Well if somebody has really got their mind set that they can't learn 
anything in two days, they're right.  I'm not going to argue with them.  If 
they're positive and absolutely sure that they are incapable of learning 
something that is going to change their life from a very serious single 
long two day experience, then they're right.  They don't belong studying 
with me.  I'm not trying to change.  You know, I need people with certain 
tools.  What I'm talking about is, I need somebody who is ready to do 
something.  If somebody is so hesitant that they just can't believe they 
can be helped or they can't believe they are capable of learning, or that it's 
possible to teach them, they're absolutely right.  They don't belong with 
me.  They should stay with somebody else for the rest of their lives.  

But that's not who comes to me.  People that come to me are people 
that are ready, willing, and able, and know that there are possibilities 
when I present my system to them.  They grab it and they run with it.  

And they do it and they change their lives.  Self-starters are who come 
to me.  There are enough of them out there that I can be selective with 
whom I choose. 
DL:  That's interesting because I was reading something the other day from 
the book I was talking about, how change happens and how a big barrier to 
change is people's concept of time. 
GJC:  I agree. 
DL:  And how they get tied to the idea that something important has to 
take a long time.  They are going to change, but it's going to take a long 
time.  And what is that?  That is just a faulty perception. 
GJC:  That's a belief system. 
DL:  What you're saying is "change can and should take place immediately." 
GJC:  Now in the book, I've already explained something called "The 3 
Ingredients to Change."  These are Jing, Chi, and Shen.  That is original 
Chinese, "The 3 Precious Things" (see Chapter #1).  However, I've related 
them to how to get a result, make a difference, or change.  Read that part.  

Basically, if you have an end result in mind, and spirit, then creating it 
and following through is easy.  The problem that most people have is, they 
don't know what they're going to get, what it's going to look like, or what 
it's going to do, so of course, they get nothing but trouble.  I call that 
"banging your head against the wall."  But if someone works with me, 
they're able to program what they want and quickly get it.   
DL:  O.K., but from my understanding the Chinese or the Taoists, weren't  
they great believers in change, gradual change? 
GJC:  Right, but we'll soon be in the 1990's.  We're not talking about the 
1400's where if you wanted to go 200 miles, it was going to take you 3 
days on a horse or 7 days walking.  We're talking about, if I want to go to 
Portland, Oregon, in 4 hours... I'm there.  I've adapted this for the 90's, the 
21st century.  This is different.  Yeah, it's the same technique, but who 
says the applications have to remain the same? 
DL:  I've been running every day for about 6 or 7 years now and what I 
notice is the days that I don't run, I feel bad.  Kind of achy, depressed, just 
don't have any energy.  How could you compare that to the Chi Kung  
system? 
GJC:  O.K., running stimulates the production of endorphins.  Doing Chi 
Kung, even though it's not as physically grueling as long running, also 
produces endorphins.  So you can use Chi Kung as a mood elevator, to 
stabilize your personality, or to get out of certain environmental or 
emotional spaces the same way, except you don't ever have to go 
anywhere.  You don't have to dress up and run in 40 below zero weather. 
DL:  But as far as physical benefits? 
GJC:  It improves your posture, strengthens your legs. 
DL:  You're not saying that it can take the place of some exercise. 
GJC:  Yeah, it can, but you'd have to modify it somewhat.  You see it's not 
really set up as a physical exercise program.  If that's what you want, then 
go into Tai Chi after you learn Chi Kung.  You finish the training which is a 
two day format, eight sessions a week, and then you go into Tai Chi.   
DL:  With Tai Chi, can you achieve an aerobic effect? 
GJC:  When you're good at it, later.  Like after 2 or 3 years. 
DL:  What do you recommend in the meantime? 
GJC:  From a Chiropractic perspective running is not good because it 
stresses the major joints too much and sometimes causes injury.  
Swimming seems to be me to be the most compatible exercise instead of  
Tai Chi or with Tai Chi.  Now for me, swimming is boring.  I can't do boring 
things.  Now for me Tai Chi is not boring.  It is so challenging that it's not 
boring.  Some people think its boring but that is because they don't have 
the spirit of it. 

Why was Chi Kung protected so long? That's the question.  Well, I believe 
that the generation before me, my teachers, used the output, the 
dispersing and controlling of information as power.  As for myself, I use 
the dispersing of information as power.  They used the controlling of 
information as power.  So, my teachers wouldn't teach things until they 
had a very specific time and use and other criteria so, in the fact, their 
"holding back" of information made them more powerful.  Whereas the fact 
that I give out so much information makes me more powerful in the world.  

Now why did I hold onto Chi Kung all that time until I finally started 
teaching it in 1983?  Because I already knew that it made no sense to 
teach it in the format that I learned it, because no one could learn it that 
way.  It would take too long.  I had to have someone who had gone through 
the whole Tai Chi system before I could even teach them Chi Kung.  That 
was 1978 or 79.  I learned Chi Kung in 77, so in 78-82, I practiced Chi 
Kung on my own, many hours a day.  In 82 I had the experiment where I 
tried to teach it for $25 a month and I got shit on, totally taken advantage 
of, totally unrespected.  It was like throwing pearls before swine.  So then 
in 83, I had another idea, let's change the format and teach it so people 
needed NO previous experience and that's what I now do and it worked and 
I haven't changed it since.  I use an old rule... "If it's not broke, don't fix it."   

Make sense? 
DL:  So are you the only one who has this system?   
GJC:  Yes, I made it up.  It's my system.  No one taught me how to teach 
this.  Somebody taught me the ingredients of what I teach, but nobody 
formatted it and said O.K., first do this, then do that, then do... 

First teach some sort of "Condensing," then teach "Standing Meditation" 
because you need some sort of "physical connection" in relationship to 
your energy and your body.  Then I teach "Inside Air" because "Inside Air" 
actually will be a precursor for The Micro Cosmic Orbit, then insert "The 
Sitting Forms with The Mind Training" which are moving forms combining 
Chi circulations while physically moving.  Nobody ever teaches these.  

Other teachers teach movements, but they don't teach "The Mind Training."  
Then after "The Sitting Forms with The Mind Training," then I will teach 
you "The Micro Cosmic Orbit."  Then on top of all that, you put it together 
into what is called "The Daily Practice Routine."  This format is my 
creation.  Last but not least, I included affirmations, visualizations, and 
what I call "Impregnating the Universe" to close with what is called 
"Layered Condensing."  I made up the whole concept of "Layered 
Condensing."  This is mine, I am the originator of this system, and it works. 

The unique thing about my system is, that simply by learning it, you get 
the transformations without having to practice.  Now if you practice, it 
makes it easier and more powerful, but even if you don't practice, you still 
change.  Because as you learn and go through your transformations,  you go 
through different phases with yourself, and by the time you finally do The 
Hands On, Transfer of Power, it is the culmination of all the different 
things that we've worked on and with all this time.  You will be different  
because you are in the driver's seat.  It works that easy and that simple. 
GJC:  Any other questions? 
DL:  Not right now.

WHAT YOU NEED TO WORK WITH ME

I accept new students and clients who already possess certain positive 
qualities.  As I've mentioned elsewhere, you must be a self-starter and 
have the "hunger for more" regardless of your profession or station in life.  

I bring out the best from the people I accept to work with.  I share the 
responsibility of their results when they use the valuable principles I 
teach.  Usually, when I interview new prospective clients, they think they 
are interviewing me, when in reality, I am screening and interviewing 
them.  This again, is how I get such amazing and consistent results with 
almost everybody I choose to work with, by choosing exactly the right 
people to work with.  The saying "Results Talks, B. S. Walks" has never 
been more true. 

CLYMAN'S "4 UNBREAKABLE RULES" FOR SUCCESS AND RESULTS

There are "4 Unbreakable Rules" that must be followed in order to obtain 
your desired results from this system:

Rule #1 - No Drinking alcohol 
Rule #2 - No Using Drugs 
Rule #3 - No Smoking Marijuana
Rule #4 - No Masturbating (this one counts the most)

These rules must be followed.  Not following them leads to dispersement 
and scattering of your spirit and all your energies.

SETBACKS AND SIDE EFFECTS

Setbacks and side effects are minimal to nonexistent in my clients.  When 
you begin to make changes in your life for the better, the people that are 
suppose to love you the most, have tendencies to react many times in 
negative ways.  This is because their balance is being upset or shaken up.  

They don't know where they will stand with you when you're different.  
This is a situation that comes up with some of my clients.  This is 
understandable because they feel threatened.  They must be assured that  
"things will be alright." 

Many times after working with one of my clients, the spouse decides to 
work with me because they realize how they can benefit greatly from the 
training also.  Working with me has actually "energized" or saved many 
troubled marriages and relationships that might not have survived without 
utilizing me.  This happens more often than you might think. 

WHAT ARE "CHI KUNG VETERANS?"

I have met many people who have had "bad side effects" from practicing 
Chi Kung the way other teachers teach it.  I call these people "Chi Kung 
Veterans."  Many have come to me for help after many years, living or 
trying to live, with their Chi Kung problems.  Sometimes the symptoms 
associated with these Chi Kung problems resemble Hypoglycemia or 
Candita Albicans (System Yeast Fungus Infection) or Epstein-Barr Virus.  

In any case, the way I help these people is by teaching them my Chi Kung 
system.  It is as simple as that.  When they learn "The Real Thing," their 
symptoms usually go away immediately.  The problem nowadays is that if 
they went to an alternative health care professional, they would probably 
be diagnosed as having one of the before-mentioned conditions.  Usually 
the wrong diagnosis.  Most western doctors would probably tell you "it's 
all in your head."  This is even worse than making the "The Missing Diagnosis." 

In these special cases, the first thing I do, is have them "discard all their 
previous experience and training."  When I repair "Chi Kung Veterans," first 
I retrain them.  In almost 100% of these cases, all these "Chi Kung 
Veterans" needed was to learn from "a genuine expert."  People fly in to 
work with me from all over the country for my specialty.  It can usually be 
completed in about 2 days. 

My best friend and Tai Chi brother had these same symptoms in 1977 and 
we could not find anyone who could help him.  He lived in "hell" for a long 
time.  I did the best I could for him, but I was not an expert yet.  Today  
everything is different. 

The results these "Chi Kung Veterans" get from this re-training are 
permanent and far-reaching.  Read what Lou Buscemi wrote in his 
perspective in this book.  He had learned from one of these so called 
"masters" and I fixed him in just 2 days.  These problems are simple to 
eliminate permanently when you understand "the true nature" of the  
problem. 

ABOUT OTHER CHI KUNG BOOKS

Many of my readers have read many other Chi Kung books that have already 
been published.  Almost everybody tells me "they really didn't know what 
to do with those books."  A common response is "I looked at it, put it away 
and never touched it again," or "I tried some of the techniques in the other 
books, but found they didn't lead anywhere."  This will not be true with my 
book.  My intention is to give you a self-contained, workable, complete 
system that you can use immediately to help improve your life.  

Some Chi Kung books on the market today, I am sure are mere translations 
of some other Chinese books.  The important point to understand here, is 
that if somebody is translating, they don't have to have a working 
knowledge or have to have mastered Chi Kung.  All they really have to be 
able to do is be able to translate.  This is the condition of the Chi Kung 
books in the United States. 

These "Chi Kung Veterans," the people with previous experience, will find 
great joy and appreciation in working with my system. 

PATIENCE IS VIRTUE...

Everyone has heard this famous saying at one time or another.  What 
most people do not understand is that patience is a virtue when it is 
appropriate.  This means you must be doing the right thing, first, then 
patience is an asset.  If you are doing the wrong thing, then all your 
patience is a liability.  For instance, I recently went to a Chi Kung lecture 
by a very well known author and teacher.  The people in his crowd were 
very lost and confused.  They were all attracted to him, because he is also  
very lost and confused. 

By reading his books, I always had a hunch that he was only a collector or 
translator, but after seeing and hearing him in person, now I am sure he 
does not know what he is doing.  If "patience" is applied to this teachers 
system, absolutely nothing will come from it and "patience" will be a liability.  

Remember, Chi Kung is to help improve your life, not take the place of it.  
This means "YOU" are more important than any system.  This "Holier 
than Tao" attitude is so far in left field, you could not be any more wrong.  

This is the same teacher that Lou Buscemi spent 5 years studying 
with.  What worse crime is there than wasting people's time? 

HOW DOES CHI KUNG RELATE TO ZEN MEDITATION?

The major difference between Chi Kung and Zen Mediation is that when you 
practice Zen, you do not "direct your energy" with your mind.  You simply 
"let the energy flow" on its own.  In 1979-80, my Tai Chi brother and I 
spent a great deal of time with 2 Korean Zen Buddhist monks.  We 
exchanged techniques and information extensively and at the end of our 
relationship, we realized that we had technical skills and practices that 
were not related to Zen.  We were actually at a higher level than our 2 
monk friends.  These monks respected us as "masters of our art," and this 
gave us a new perspective of our own abilities and knowledge. 

These monks were shocked when they began to understand what we were 
practicing.  They had seen similar things done when they were in Korea, in 
the temple, performed only by their "high level" masters.  They said nobody 
was ever taught how to do these techniques.  These monks were in Zen for 
over 20 years each.  We had been practicing Tai Chi and Chi Kung for only 6 
or 7 years at the time.  In Chi Kung, you move and direct your energy with  
your mind, consciously. 

Many people have some experience with Zen meditation.  While practicing 
Zen, if a thought passes your mind, the idea is to let that thought go.  But 
if you're spending 8-12 hours a day looking for "the thought" and while 
you're practicing your Zen meditation, your thought finally appears, it 
makes no sense to "let it go."  I guarantee you, when you finish meditating 
and go back to try and recapture your thought, you will have great 
difficulty recovering it.  I have rarely seen anybody with the ability to 
forget what they saw and remember it again.  This is not like dreaming.  

Here you are purposely wiping it out.  How can you expect to read what you  
purposely erased?  Meditation has a funny problem.  My advice is, 
when you're practicing Chi Kung and a thought, realization, project, or 
some other creative idea comes up, write it down.  Capture it on paper, 
then let it go.  This way, when you're done practicing, you can take 
your clipboard and you've retained what came up instead of just 
"letting it go."  Millions of dollars worth of great ideas can be captured 
by simply writing down these "semi-objective thoughts" as they pass 
through your mind.  In the long run, many great ideas come up in the 
funniest places.  What funnier a place for a great idea to come up then 
while meditating, and while you're not looking for it?  That's why Chi 
Kung the way I teach it, is the meditation system for this modern, 
fast-paced lifestyle we all have. 

PRESSURE FROM YOUR "LOVED ONES"

The reaction of my client's spouses to the client's improved lives and 
changed personality traits is quite remarkable.  The first and initial 
reaction is that they encourage them to improve, until about 2-3 weeks 
after they've started, then all of a sudden, they feel threatened and want 
them to assume their old status and position, again, so they can maintain 
controlling them as before.  At this phase, the spouses sometimes try 
creating many problems in my client's lives.  This phase of the cycle only  
lasts about 2 weeks. 

Finally, their relationships land on a more even keel, with balanced 
communication between the two.  This cycle is very common when you 
start to go for what you want.  You might "catch some flack" from the 
people that are suppose to love and support you.  Be prepared, but don't be 
antagonistic.  "When you stop taking shit is when it always hits the fan."  

The wives of many of my clients begin working with me a few months 
after their husbands do.  This has a great stabilizing effect on their 
relationships. 

PLEASING OTHERS:  THE BIG TRAP

It's a big trap to try to please people, but when you have self-confidence 
you don't care if you please them.  When you don't care if you please them, 
many times you will.  If you try to please them, you can't do it anyway, so 
trying to please everyone is "a double edged sword."  If you're not happy, 
you can't possibly ever make anybody else happy, so you have to first do 
"what's right" for you and not worry about the others. 

HOW WE GIVE OUR POWER AWAY

Most people associate "giving your power away" with women, but actually, 
women do it in a more traditional way, while men do it in a much more 
sneaky and sophisticated way.  In men, these are related to "masculinity 
issues."  Traditionally speaking, women have been trained to give their 
power away.  Depending on their era and background, this problem may be 
more or less serious.  Now a days, with all these emotional dysfunctional 
issues, this is becoming more common.  Being raised in an alcoholic 
environment is the most obvious family situation.  Child abuse in my 
opinion is a close and intermingling second. 

UNDESERVING ISSUES

In rare cases, "an undeserving issue" or self-esteem problem prevents 
people from actually accepting what they know is good for them even 
while working with me.  Under normal circumstances and since I choose 
"stable people" as clients, many problems can be eleviated or won't last as 
long as they could.  Many people have "an undeserving issue" that gets in 
their way their whole lives.  When it comes to accepting what is 
rightfully theirs, it is usually difficult to get around this, especially 
since most people are unconsciously holding on to these "undeserving 
issues." 

MASTURBATING AND DESERVINGNESS

Masturbating reduces your ability to accept more.  It reduces your self- 
esteem levels, your ability to deserve.  That shows up as not getting 
something you truly deserve because you believe you don't deserve it, or 
being easy to please.  For instance, instead of making a lot of money, you 
will settle for less money, less than what you're worth.  The only time I 
really have trouble with interviewing a client, is if he masturbates more 
than 3 or 4 times a week.  I pretty much know that I'm not going to be able 
to accept him as a client.  He will probably say that he doesn't want to 
work with me and will have plenty of excuses such as, he can't afford it, 
it will be better for him to do it in a couple of months (a favorite among 
procrastinators), or his life really isn't as bad as he made it out to be  
when we spoke last.  

Because they have this problem with their ability to deserve already, they 
just don't work with me.  And they don't know that the reason that they 
came to me is to eliminate this exact limitation.  It's as if they're 
surrendering to the problem instead of overcoming it.  What do you do 
if I tell someone "your days for masturbating are over?"  They listen 
to me and say "Ooops, what am I going to do instead?"  They would 
rather continue masturbating than work with me.  But men that mastur- 
bate don't understand this.  It's as if they fall asleep before the sun 
rises each day, and never get to see what a sunrise looks like.

WARNING SIGNS?

Other teachers stress the dangers of Chi Kung, usually more than the 
benefits.  I stress the benefits, not the dangers.  My students rarely ask 
or are concerned about the dangers.  You see, I've found that if you 
keep warning or scaring people, a certain percentage will complete a self- 
fulfilling prophecy.  I don't spew warnings and my students don't worry 
about them.  "Be a warrior or a worrier, the choice is yours." 

HOW I FIX THESE ENERGY PROBLEMS

I help these other teachers' students when I help them balance their 
energy by examining what is going on inside of them.  Sometimes I sit 
back to back with them which enables me to feel and detect what is 
wrong.  Most of these people know how to bring on their undesirable 
symptoms because the symptoms are directly related to their previous 
practice.  I have them practice and describe what they are doing.  I am 
amazed at the "vagueness" of most of the other teachers' details. 

Careful examination and consultation is the first step.  Then, I go inside 
their energy system and reproduce it in myself.  I then experience what 
they are experiencing.  Next, I fix the circuitry in myself and finally, I fix 
theirs in them and teach them a new, more powerful and specific 
technique.  These problems are usually very simple, regardless of how long 
they have endured or how serious the symptoms.  "Retraining" usually 
replaces any apparent problems immediately.  If you have this problem, 
you know exactly what I am explaining.  Contact my office immediately 
or help. 

THE CHIROPRACTIC / CHI KUNG CONNECTION

Quite often many of the sensations or feelings that are interpreted by 
some Chi Kung practitioners are misconceived as energy related problems 
and sensations.  Many of these problems and sensations have been proven 
to have actually been Chiropractic problems.  A simple visit to a 
Chiropractor's office could have alleviated many of these so called energy 
problems.  Many of these problems are not energy problems at all but are 
simple joint or bone-out-of-place problems.  Due to their naivety or 
ignorance in some cases, some people that have these feelings have 
interpreted them to be these huge energy-related problems.  I can recall 
having back pain, literally thousands of times as a Tai Chi student. 

The difficulty I had was I did not understand what and how Chiropractic 
worked.  I put up with all kinds of pain that I probably never had to if I 
would have only gone to see a Chiropractor.  These aches and pains were 
probably simple mechanical dysfunctions and irregularities, but in those 
days, who knew? 

CHI SENSATIONS COULD BE STRUCTURALLY EXPLAINED

The sensations could be tingling in the face, shoulder pain, spinal pain, hip 
discomfort.  Sometimes people that have upper thoracic problems actually 
think it their chi.  It could be and yet, if they were to practice Chi Kung 
and had the availability of Chiropractic treatment, it would make their 
practice of Chi Kung that much easier.  Even when I asked my teachers, 
do you think they had enough insight to refer me to a Chiropractor?  No way.  

This ignorance feeds the mystique associated with Chi Kung and Tai Chi.  I 
am telling you, "if you hurt, don't just put up with it, put a Chinese 
liniment on it and if if it doesn't get better in 1 week, go to a 
Chiropractor."

ENERGY:  THE COMMODITY

The long term goal in Chi Kung is to accumulate, cultivate, circulate and 
direct energy with our mind, in that specific order.  Energy cultivation 
starts scattered, with no particular pattern or apparent origin.  The first 
step in achieving our goal and developing a relationship with our own 
energy is to first distinguish the boundaries of our physical bodies.  This 
is the easiest part. 

Regarding energy and Chi Kung as taught in PERSONAL POWER 
TRAINING, the first step is to organize the energy that is scattered 
within the confines of the physical body.  The next step in this system 
after organizing is collecting and preventing unnecessary energy leakages 
still remaining inside the physical body.  A further step in this system is 
called adding to our energy accumulation. 

WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF TAN TIEN?

The process of what you do to Tan Tien, when you are developing an excess 
amount of sexual energy is to suck it into 3 inches below your navel and 2 
inches inside.  The purpose of Tan Tien is to perform as a boiler.  So 
imagine you are heating or boiling water, and instead of the boiler 
exploding under the pressure build up, what you do is you leak a little out, 
intentionally, and feed it into your Micro Cosmic Orbit. 

So you do Condensing and you boil.  This is why when you practice 
Condensing Breathing, you begin to feel very hot.  Then you use the release 
valve to channel accumulated energy from your condensed energy from Tan 
Tien to your Micro Cosmic Orbit.  So you are developing a system. Suck, 
overload almost to the point of explosion, and drain off to your Micro 
Cosmic Orbit.  You want to develop a self-generating system.  Tan Tien is 
your physical center of gravity, approximately even with your 5th Lumbar 
Vertebrae.  Tan Tien is also related to your animal instincts such as sex,  
survival, and physical urgency. 

Technique #1 - Condensing Breathing

To accomplish our initial goal of organizing the energy in the confines of 
the physical body, "Condensing Breathing" is the major technique and 
principle used.  After some energy has been accumulated, the energy inside 
the confines of the physical body must be directed with the mind, first 
crudely & grossly in upward and downward directions separately and 
systematically, next we learn a more refined procedure for working with 
our energy. 

Technique #2 - Inside Air 

To accomplish our goal and the next step, "Inside Air" is utilized.  The 
next step is connecting our newly accumulated energy to the body 
through repetition of very specific movements.  The importance of this 
step is to connect or link our energy with the identification of our own 
physical body. 

Technique #3 - Sitting Forms with the Mind Training 

So far what we have done is 1), organized and accumulated the energy 
inside the confines of the physical body; 2), projected that energy in gross 
movement directions; 3), we have connected our stored energy to the 
identification of our physical body through various pathways and 
movements and 4), we come to a very important part of the system called 
Torso Circulation.  This particular part of the system can be performed 
only after steps one through three have been performed successfully.  

Torso Circulation has several names -- The Micro Cosmic Orbit, The l0 
Step Cycle, The Lesser Circulation and a few others. 

The names are not important.  What is important however, is the part of 
our practice where the energy we have already accumulated and identified 
is circulated throughout our central nervous system.  As you probably have 
noticed from reading so far, is we have mentioned The 4 Basic Principles 
which are 1) Condensing, 2) Torso Circulation, 3) The Macro Cosmic 
Circulation and 4) Projecting. 

We have dealt so far with our own individual energy, exclusively.  We will 
now expand our practice to include energy outside and beyond our own. 

SITTING FORMS WITH THE MIND TRAINING

This section of your practice has been neglected by everybody I have ever 
seen writing or lecturing.  Most other teachers emphasize the physical 
movements.  My contention is, the physical movements are secondary and 
not important.  Yes, we do exist in our physical bodies; that is not being 
disputed here; however, when practicing "Sitting Forms with the Mind 
Training," the primary concentration and importance should be on the "Chi 
Circulations."  In my system, this is a piece known as "6 Forms and 7 
Circulations."  This name is not to be construed to have some mystical or 
esoteric meaning.  "6 Forms and 7 Circulations" is a primary part of the 
Chi Kung practice and the effects from this will help you to embody and 
link your internal energy to your physical body.  Prior to this, there has 
probably been no true relationship between the two.   

The other segments of your practice have different functions.  Those will 
be dealt with later, individually.  "The Sitting Forms with The Mind Training" 
are done in the sitting position with the body repeating simple movements 
and the emphasis is on "drawing energy in through the open doors and 
expelling energy out through other open doors."  These openings will 
be explained in the technical chapter in more detail with each movement. 

There is no time frame for performing this section of your practice.  They 
can be done for l0 seconds each or 30 minutes each.  When practicing 
"Sitting Forms with the Mind Training," you can use the image of gathering 
on the inhale and expelling on the exhale like a volcano.  On the inhale the 
movement expands, the energy contracts and is sucked into your body, 
while on the exhale, the movement contracts and the energy expands and is 
projected out. 

This part of the training appears to be quite complicated to the novice but 
it is not.  The details are visible and physical.   New students should not 
assume the attitude that they are doing them wrong.  Don't forget move- 
ments don't matter--The Mind Training is more important

THE NATURE OF THE MOVES

The end of one move is the beginning of the next.  There should be no 
visible gaps or "jerky" changes.  The movements should flow in and out of 
each other.  Don't forget, in every technique you practice, your mind should 
remain in Tan Tien unless you are told otherwise. 

YOUR ENERGY IS DIRECTED BY YOUR INTENTION (WILL)

It is important to remember your energy automatically follows the position 
that your body takes.  That's why you have your toes turned in at all 
times, because that draws your energy in, towards the center of your body.

THE DAILY PRACTICE ROUTINE 

I have designed "The Daily Practice Routine" to fulfill certain requirements 
to all students and practitioners.  "The Daily Practice Routine" contains 
Condensing Breathing, Tai Chi Connective Meditations, The Macro Cosmic 
Circulations, Inside Air (prenatal breathing), and The Micro Cosmic Orbit.  

All of these should be important technical concepts in any real, traditional 
Chi Kung system.

DEFINING THE ISSUES:

FOCUS AND APPLICATIONS

This section is called "Drawing the Line" or on which side of the line are  
we working? 

This question comes up in my initial interviews and consultations with 
many of my perspective clients.  When they first come in the door, and 
they sit down and start talking, and I ask them what do they want, they 
don't exactly know what to say or how to respond to this question.  Their 
answer reflects their level of self-deservingness, self-esteem, and  
confidence. 

What happens is, I'll ask the question, What do you want to get from 
working with me?  Many people, not most, are totally confused in knowing 
how to respond because of the undeserving issue that they have, they don't 
know that they can have things and personal improvements.  A lot of my 
prospective clients respond by saying they want to end world hunger, they 
want to get rid of the threat of nuclear destruction, they want to elim- 
inate poverty, and many other global problems. 

As far as I'm concerned, my work does not deal with any of these issues.  
For explanation purposes, we will categorize these previously mentioned 
issues "the left side of the line."  So if world issues are labeled "the 
left side" than I do all my work on "the right side." 

Some of "the right side issues" are developing self-confidence in the 
individual person, self-discipline, and self-esteem.  If you have these 
specific problems or if your levels of these important aspects are low, 
you can't help anybody anyway, including yourself.  So to try and talk in 
global issues or in response to problems on a large scale in reaction to the 
question "what do you want?," makes no sense whatsoever.  The feeling is 
of pure impotence.  So what we do in the initial consultation is we outline, 
it shows up that most people feel that they really don't deserve anything.  

So when I ask them "what do you want?," they don't have anything to say.  
This is more common than you might think.  I have to go through a "mind 
shift" with my prospective clients before we can even have this conversation 
to start with.  

Remember, your levels of self-deservingness and self-esteem will reflect 
your comfort in asking for what you might truly deserve.  It is not un- 
common to be extremely uncomfortable when confronted with this question.  

The amount of your discomfort is reflective and indicative of your self- 
esteem deficiency levels.  Right now, ask yourself the question and make 
a list, "what do I want to get from reading this book?"  Don't forget to 
gauge your discomfort levels.

(End of Document #1)

THE CHI KUNG BIBLE:  MASTERING PERSONAL POWER by Gary J. Clyman

(Beginning of Document #2)

ABOUT THE FORMAT

In 1983 I decided there had to be a more efficient way of teaching Chi 
Kung because only the most determined of my Tai Chi students ever got to 
even hear about it.  The success rate of ratio of my Tai Chi students that 
made it to Chi Kung was near to 1%. 

The major hurdle was making it through "the system" before you could even 
qualify to learn Chi Kung.  That is exactly how I learned Chi Kung, by 
completing the system of Tai Chi Temple Style.  This, needless to say, is 
not a very efficient way to teach the masses.  "The Mother System" was 
set up to not teach the masses, but rather to produce a few extremely 
(proficient Tai Chi career professionals. 

In order to help more people and not make the requirements for accept- 
ance so tremendous, I had to create my own way of teaching what I had 
considered "the most important material in the system."  I decided it was 
more practical to teach these important techniques in the beginning, and 
not at the end, as an afterthought. 

By learning Chi Kung the way I teach it in PERSONAL POWER TRAINING, 
you can learn to utilize these valuable techniques and apply them to your 
daily life. 

I decided to reformat what I was taught in 1983, and create a new system 
that would be the way I would have wanted to retrain myself, if I had had 
the opportunity.  I had spent so much time practicing, that when I finally 
decided to restructure the system and create my new way of teaching, I 
did it right the first time.  I have not changed my original system or 
method of teaching Chi Kung since 1983. 

What I teach is technically what I was taught, but the way I teach it and 
the applications are totally different.  The applications are much larger
in relationship to living.  That's where the name of the book comes from, 
ENERGY FOR LIFE, PERSONAL POWER TRAINING.  Remember, I was taught Chi Kung 
almost as a second thought and an extension of my Tai Chi practice.  My 
Tai Chi teacher tried to "get rid of me" numerous times to avoid teaching 
Chi Kung to me.  I was persistent.  I didn't even know Chi Kung existed 
but knew I wasn't "finished" with him. 

The way I teach Chi Kung, I haven't watered it down.  In fact, I actually 
have refined it.  If you are going to spend a few months learning Chi Kung 
from me, you are going to learn much more in a shorter time then I 
learned.  This is the most "streamlined" version of Chi Kung I know about. 

The most important feature here is I have formatted this material, so you, 
my students or readers, can actually learn it, absorb it, and apply it to 
your lives, easily. 

Chi Kung the way I teach it in PERSONAL POWER TRAINING is actually 
much larger than the actual technique I was taught.  This material has 
saved my life and I am sure that many thousands of people will help save 
themselves through this practice also. 

Repetition is a very important part of learning.  So taking that fact into 
consideration, I have repeated my self frequently in explaining some of 
the more important things and details relating to Chi Kung. 

THE WHOLE IS EQUAL TO MORE THAN THE SUM OF ITS PARTS

It only takes 3 or 4 sessions of working with me before you can actually 
begin seeing this practice as a system or a "interrelated web," where each 
technique is related to the total system.  Don't forget the way to learn the 
system is to go through lessons 1-4 and then learn "The Daily Practice 
Routine" which has a self-correcting function for reviewing and reform-
ating everything you have learned up to that point. 

Learning the system can be compared to learning about a car.  You have 
tires, a steering wheel, and an exhaust system.  When most people teach 
Chi Kung they teach it fragmented with no continuity. 

What I do that no other Chi Kung teachers do is, I give you a whole car.  
First I give you all the parts, then I put the parts together for you in 
what's called "The Daily Practice Routine."  All you do is drive the car.  You 
don't have to be a mechanic, I'm the mechanic.  You don't have to be a 
designer, I'm the designer.  You don't have to be the maintenance man, 
I'm even the maintenance man.  I put the whole thing together so the end 
result of learning my system, is you just drive the car.  In 1983 I decided 
I really wanted to teach people a way of improving their lives without 
requiring them to first complete the Tai Chi system.  Since 1983 I have 
not deviated from my original outline. I got it "right" the first time.  And 
a practical common sense rule is "If it's not broke, don't fix it."   

THE 4 BASIC PRINCIPLES

Many of the details you learn in the beginning of PERSONAL POWER 
TRAINING, you will later be advised to discontinue and discard.  

Remember, the way I teach Chi Kung utilizes a principle called "stacking 
details."  While learning this system, you will learn 30 or 40 different 
tools and techniques.  You will end up grouping all these diverse 
techniques into 4 basic categories. 

These are the 4 basic categories: 
1.	The Condensing principle 
2.	Micro Cosmic circulation 
3.	Macro Cosmic circulation 
4.	Projecting 

Everything I teach in the system boils down into 4 basic principles.  You 
can't learn "The 4 Basic Principles" first.  You must learn the 30 or 40 
individual techniques so you can have a prospective for seeing the 
interrelationships among these various techniques.  I have revolutionized 
Chi Kung because of this presentation. 

All the techniques fall into one primary category.  It might be a member 
of secondary categories.  But primarily one.  This basic principle sheet will 
categorize most of the techniques. 

WARNING:  Do not try to make sense out of this until you have a greater 
overview of the system. 

PERSONALIZATION IS THE KEY

Practicing Chi Kung is in and of itself a system separate from the benefits 
that come from doing it.  For instance, each person's list is important 
usually to that person only and is not important to anyone else.  The 
technical system I teach in PERSONAL POWER TRAINING is exactly the 
same for everyone I teach it to.  I never alter it.  I got it right the first 
time when I organized it and I just keep teaching the same way. 

By learning the system this way, you get to apply each part of the 
technique to yourself in your own unique way.  It's a very personalized 
system. 

You must distinguish where your physical body is in relationship to your 
external environment.  That's why many people invade another person's 
"personal space" without recognizing the other person's boundaries.  

Many people have trouble setting limits for themselves and respecting others.  
I call this invasion by another person.  The antidote for this problem is 
(what I call "Developing Personal Space." 

MEDITATION" IS NOT WHAT YOU THINK

I have stated this previously, when I explain Chi Kung, I don't like using 
the word "meditation" because many people have preconceived ideas about 
what "meditation" is.  What you, the reader, and I think of "meditation" are 
probably not the same.  Most people think of "meditation" as some sort of 
scattering, dispersing, or perhaps even leaving your body, practice.  That 
is not what Chi Kung Meditation is about at all.

YOU ARE THE CENTER OF UNIVERSE

Chi Kung helps you become present in your body by raising your level of 
physical presence and awareness to the point that you're not concerned 
about when you're going to meditate.  Because you have a heightened 
awareness and physical presence, it's as if you are meditating 24 hours 
a day.  This practice is not "scattering" whatsoever.  Just look at my logo.  

All the arrows are pointing and focusing inward, toward the center and the  
center is YOU.  A common complaint that I hear from other people that 
have read other Chi Kung books already on the market, is that they 
don't know what to do with the material.  My book will instruct you in 
what and how to practice exactly.  I always tell my clients that no 
experience is better than bad experience. 

If you only have 15 minutes to practice and you want to use your time 
most efficiently, this is what you should do.  Understand that you are 
going to have to steal some time during your day, 5 minutes here, 5 
minutes there, that's fine, it all adds up and that's what everybody else 
does.  

Start with Condensing Breathing (the Stickman), Upward & Downward 
Meditation, Inward & Outward Meditation, and Tai Chi Stance Meditation, 
then you go to work and start with Inside Air, The Micro Cosmic Orbit, 
you can save The Sitting Forms with The Mind Training for when you get 
home.  Do another 10 minutes of these.  You can break it up.  

That's why I tell people "you can practice my system all day long."  It's 
especially easy to do this if you can close your office door and create 
some personal privacy. 

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