About half of it is both physical and energetic. The base of the nose would initially loosen, but it wouldn't completely loosen, and after a while, it would become hard again, hindering the flow of energy, so I've been repeating the process of loosening it again.

As a result of repeating this process of loosening the area from a hardened state several times, I've discovered the following:

- If I try too hard to focus my awareness and energy on the front of my face, I end up straining and tensing in strange places. Especially when strange tension builds up in the center of the head or the back of the head, the energy flow along the central axis of the head is blocked, making it difficult for the fundamental energy to flow, leading to a sudden decline in energy and awareness, and a strange feeling. Therefore, when focusing on the front of the face, I make sure not to block the energy flow along the central axis of the head, and instead, I intentionally focus my awareness only on the front of the head and move energy only on the front of the face. At that time, I keep the energy flow along the central axis of the head open. Initially, I was trying to forcefully loosen the area, and as a result, tension often built up in other areas. However, recently, I've become more accustomed to it, and it seems that the area has loosened to some extent, so I feel that I experience those strange states less often. Nevertheless, I still need to be careful.

- When the base of the nose is too stiff, the energy cannot flow vertically, so I first try to make it flow from the sides. I bring my attention to the areas near both eyes, slightly below each eye, and try to direct energy towards the base of the nose. As energy flows, the base of the nose gradually loosens. Also, the area from the base of the nose towards the center of the head also loosens accordingly. As the base of the nose loosens to some extent in both directions (left and right) and towards the center, the vertical energy flow through the base of the nose gradually becomes possible.

The other day, the central part of the nose, the dorsum nasi, loosened, and the Manipura chakra seemed to activate accordingly, but the base of the nose does not appear to have activated to the extent that it corresponds to that chakra. It feels like it might be connected to the Anahata chakra, but there are no definitive changes yet.

- I direct energy from the base of the nose to both ears on the sides.

This creates a cross within the head. The symbol of the cross has begun to appear naturally. It's not yet a clear shape, but there are slight signs of it.