Everything has a front and back, so what might be the possible downsides of self-cultivation...
The dangers of a path without heart
The Transformative Power of Slow, Deep Breathing
One common feature of traditional practices such as yoga, tai chi, qigong etc. is their...
Yinyang in qigong 4: coiling and uncoiling
One of the key characteristics of the Chinese ‘internal’ mind-breath-bodywork tradition, is the practice of...
The Mysterious Magic of Mushrooms
Mushrooms are a mysterious and magical food and medicine – prized in most traditional cultures...
Keep on moving: The vital importance of free flow
A million words can be written about many different ways it benefits the body-mind, but...
Yinyang in qigong 03 - internal and external
Chinese martial arts are commonly differentiated into two styles: external-yang (waijia) and internal-yin (neijia). Of...
Yinyang in qigong 02 - Strength and Softness
In this second blog discussing the application of yinyang theory to qigong, I want to...
Yinyang in qigong 01 - Nourishing and moving
This is the first in a series of blogs about yinyang in the practice of...