When I first went to school, one of my first classes was Qi Gong, an ancient Chinese energy class. My teacher was this very big caucasion man-compared to all of my Asian teachers, he didn't posses the allure of the Chinese medical arts for me. He told us in our first class that our test at the end of the semester would be sitting in a quiet room with him, our hands parallell and each student would have to tell him if he was pulling their energy or pushing it. I remember turning to my now husband and telling him, "oh God, I am failing for sure!".

Well, the semester went by, and I became increasingly clear that you definitely cannot read a book by it's cover. When it came time that I found myself sitting in a dark quiet room siiting accross from my teacher hands parallell, I was very clear--"pushing, I said". And, I passed the class. It was stunning to me how I could feel his energy as if he had taken his whole 250 lb. body and slung it against my hand.

Energy can be very powerful--all forms of it. So, this goes for thinking, acupuncture, homeopathy, herbal medicine, etc....

The reason I bring this up is because a patient asked me about mediation. She felt worse after it and we were not sure if it could be that. And, honestly, I am not sure, there are, like many times, a few too many factors involved. But, I will figure it out. However, when faced with that question, I did say, "yes!" While meditation is outstanding, it produces a lot of energy in your body, especially if you are focusing on one area of your body. So, yes, it could make you feel worse.

So, if you meditate, start with small amounts of time, don't overdo it. Just because it is a small time, it wont be less effective. Its like exercising, you need to get stronger before you can do as much as you can later in the game. Also, don't focus on your bladders. Dont draw all of your energy there. Focus on clearing your mind first. And, then as you get stronger, focus on filling it with happiness and love.

Hope this helps a little.

Dr.M