Jordan's Lessons to Matthew on How to ChiBound: Lesson # 1

Please see http://enlightenmentdotcom.zaadz.com/blog/2007/10/jordans_lessons_to_matthew_on_how_to_chibound_lesson_1 for the actual video lesson, but then please come back here to post any comments or questions. Thanks! – Jordan (and Matthew)

Re: Jordan's Lessons to Matthew on How to ChiBound: Lesson # 1

Hehehe… Nice!  It's like having my own personal chibounding trainer :)  Thanks, Jordan!

I'm noticing that I'm already doing a lot of the exercises you showed, much to my delight.  And I'm excited to “make stuff up” too!  But I am running into one annoying setback that I wonder if you experienced at the beginning.  Whenever I finish bouncing, I have a fluid build-up in my ears and when I talk it sounds like I'm in a glass bubble.  Do you think I should see an ears-nose-throat doctor or just keep bouncing and see if my body works it out eventually?

Thanks again!
~M

Re: Jordan's Lessons to Matthew on How to ChiBound: Lesson # 1

Yes, Matthew, I *am* like your own personal chibounding trainer. You are getting services worth $100 an hour for free! LOL!!!

So, buildup of fluid in your ears. I can ask around about that. I would say that unless it is really bothersome, assume that it is something that will work through over time. Chibounding, as part of strengthening your entire system, will find the weak points and literally put pressure on them.

Have you previously had ear/nose/throat sutff? I would hate to have you see a doctor who would say, “Well, then, you can't do this activity.” It also may be pointing to dietary factors that you haven't known about, e.g., wheat, dairy, that for some people lead to increased mucous generally. Also, maybe your system is too acidic? (I love making millet for breakfast. I eat it with cottage cheese, fruit, and a bit of maple syrup, as a porridge. Millet is the only alkalizing grain, or so I've been told.)

How are you doing time-wise and soreness wise?

best,

Jordan

Re: Jordan's Lessons to Matthew on How to ChiBound: Lesson # 1

I'm at 15 minutes per day right now, no noticeable soreness, except for a little in the abs.  Oh, and I've got blisters on my big toes, which I hope will turn to callouses soon. 

If you don't hear more about the ear thing and it doesn't work itself out in a couple of weeks, I'll probably see a doctor about it.  If s/he tells me not to bounce, I'll get a second opinion.  I have had this ear weirdness in the past, which started about 3 years ago and came with no recognizable pattern.  So, perhaps it's a part of my body that needs strengthening, or perhaps chibounding is emphasizing a part of my body that really needs to be checked out.  Either way, don't think stopping the bounce would be the appropriate course of action.

Re: Jordan's Lessons to Matthew on How to ChiBound: Lesson # 1

Somewhat oddly – or is it ironically – I too have had a long history of weird ear stuff going back to being in college. Actually, right before college I had it checked out by a doctor, and he said I had “clogged eustacion (sp.?) tubes.”

In any case, I think your course of action is a wise one. Proceed with caution, and then get an opinon, and if necessary, a second opinion.

Good going, Matthew.

– Jordan

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That was a great video! I really like the part about using other equipment while bouncing. I’ll have to try a little of that tomorrow. That rebounder also looks amazing…looks like I’ll have to start saving for one too!

As to the fluid in the ears I would second Jordan’s observation that it could be allergies/acidity. Most likely the boucing is shifting the fluid around but is being caused by something else. I have had a lot of ear issues since I was a kid and they do seem to be very allergy related.

Re: Jordan's Lessons to Matthew on How to ChiBound: Lesson # 1

Glad you liked it, Erika. And yes, give some equipment a go. I think there are lots and lots of possible ways to rebound and/or chibound (the latter emphasizes posture, breath, energy flow, and healing). Basically, the more the merrier!

And the Bellicon rebounders are, in fact, really really sweet. The bungy-bands, which are specially developed for this, give a gentler bounce, probably because of the way they work in comparison with springs, which build up a whole lot of energy very quickly and then let it go very quickly.

In any case, thanks for checking in here.

best,

Jordan

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I can see in the video how much smoother the bounce is. Its amazing! I knew when I bought mine it was not the best (nor the worst) but I was not sure if I would stick with it so was loathe to spend more money on it….now that I’m hooked though it’s time to start saving!

I hope you and Matthew keep up these lessons, it’s a great idea!

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And that's not to say that high-grade spring-based reboundes aren't a good idea. I bounced on one – Bellicon's, in fact – for three years, pretty much every day. But as soon as I got on the bungy-based one, I knew that one of those form-and-function leaps in a product had been made that there's be no turning back from.

OK, it's time for me to … bounce! Have a good evening, Erika. And I love you in those mud flats. We were up in the Bay of Funday last summer and it was outrageous when the tide went out.