Dear Friends, Once again, we find ourselves at the turning of the world – at the pause between decrease and increase, between exhalation and inhalation. Beginning this week, the spark at the heart of the earth will start to grow again, as the heat of the sun also grows. In…
In the practice of Taiji and Qigong we seek the elusive, the “zone”: that mystical place where the body flows, completely soft, in perfect harmony and balance; there is no time or space; there is no thought; there is only flow, relaxation, and presence. The mystical zone is the place…
Many of you have asked about books to augment your learning process. Listed below is a small selection of books that I've found useful in my journey. It is by no means complete. The Taoists are great believers in documenting their alchemical journeys for future generations of practitioners and there…
Published in Qi: The Journal of Traditional Eastern Health & Fitness, in the article: The Body is the Temple for the Spirit, Autumn 2021, pg. 46-53 (Part 2 of 2) One of the Qigong forms that I have found to be both simple and powerful for bringing the body into…
Part 1 of 2: Published in Qi: The Journal of Traditional Eastern Health & Fitness, Autumn 2021, pg. 46-53 When we parachute into this life, we are given the vehicle of a body as our host for experiencing and acting in the world. You could say that we are Spirits…