Confucius compared our original human nature to an uncarved block (of wood or stone), waiting...
The carved block and the uncarved block
‘YI’ (Intention) in qigong
The third level is the practice itself. There is a saying ‘yi dao, qi dao’...
New book out now! Qigong: Cultivating body, breath & mind
Find out about my new book Qigong: Cultivating Body, Breath & Mind. Long in the cooking...
Keep an eye on your luggage
I keep a copy of the Daodejing (Gia-fu Feng translation) by my bed to dip...
The turning of the year
It is traditionally a time to rest, sleep more, protect ourselves from the cold, to...
Yinyang in qigong 4: coiling and uncoiling
One of the key characteristics of the Chinese ‘internal’ mind-breath-bodywork tradition, is the practice of...
Yinyang in qigong 3: internal and external
Chinese martial arts are commonly differentiated into two styles: external-yang (waijia) and internal-yin (neijia). Of...