As the Year of the Yin Fire Rooster summons us to wake up, it is a good time to review how qigong can help us do that. This article is from our April 2014 newsletter, it seems even more timely now: I was recently asked what role consciousness plays in Zhineng Qigong. Our practices usually…
The second New Moon after the Winter Solstice marks the beginning of the Lunar New Year. This year it starts on January 28. Looking back, the Year of the Yang Fire Monkey was a year filled with drama, big surprises and plenty of monkey business. Now comes the Year of the Yin Fire Rooster, a…
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Part of learning qigong is exploring the nature of change. Everything is constantly in the process of becoming something else. We know this, however there are times when we may suddenly realize that we are experiencing intense resistance to the way things are changing. Despite our knowledge and wisdom, we may even feel we must…
We recognize the Five Element or Five Phase theory as part of the wisdom that informs our qigong view of life and nature. The Five Phase theory posits that everything in the universe, including our health, is governed by five elements, which incorporate their corresponding organs and seasons: wood/liver/spring, fire/heart/summer, earth/spleen-pancreas/Indian summer, metal/lungs/autumn and water/kidneys/winter.…
There is a subtle movement of qi that is constantly occurring between and within humans and every other thing in the universe. This qi movement is the fundamental force of all changes and variations in everything. From the universal void, subtle movements of Primordial Qi (Hunyuan Qi) continually transmute into and produce everything between heaven…
Many of you are immersed in summer travels, enjoying life with friends and family. These idyllic long days are prized for deepening connections with loved ones, this vibrant earth and ourselves. Our vacation travels need not interrupt our qigong practice as we can include time for qigong while on the road. Before I address ways…
Martha asked me to write about my experiences of a 100-Day Gong that I recently completed. I had a lot of opportunities during the gong to notice how much I had changed through all that occurred. I‘m happy to share my experiences. 100-day gongs have always brought me new inspiration and appreciation for how qi…
Many wisdom traditions offer us step-by-step formulas to attain higher levels of health, inner peace or enlightenment. I often shy away from formulas as they seem to trivialize the effort required to truly create a change within. That said, when I came across some of my notes from a retreat I attended with Jane Jin…
The following article was featured in our November 2014 newsletter. It introduced the Yi Yuan Ti theory. Recently, we revisited the subject of Yi Yuan Ti in our April Explorers Class. We had a lively discussion that left most of us wanting to delve deeper. Therefore we are sharing this article again as a way…