The following is a practitioner’s account of experiences from the winter retreat for the new practitioners.  As Told By Park, Changgyo(51,M)
(Translated by Son, Gyeonghee and Patrocinio D. Rivera)

It wasn’t until 11 p.m. on the first day that I could concentrate on meditation. Not long after my arms and legs started to move slightly, I stepped into a more intensive dynamic meditation and kept on doing six or seven different motions, practicing dynamic meditation.

I chanted the Taeeulju Mantra in a deep resonant voice, possible due to the dense and thick qi accumulated in the bottom of my abdomen. Furthermore, I didn’t even feel the cold at all thanks to the strength that I got from the invigorating qi circulating through my whole body.

On the second day, the longer I meditated, the more I became confident, saying to myself, “I can do anything”. Around 9 p.m., while chanting the Taeeulju Mantra, I felt warmth around my eyebrows and my vision became bright. Now, I feel I’ve become more confident. This intensive Taeeulju meditation allowed me to strengthen my abdomen, clear my head and raise my voice.