Aura Clearing Exercise from the Ancients
I first heard how shamans went into intense healing sessions that left them exhausted afterward, filled with the turmoil and negative energies of the people they healed. There needed to […]
The Slow Life: How Slowing Down Can Lead to a More Fulfilling Life
From Improved Health to Deeper Relationships Slow living, also known as the slow movement, is a cultural shift towards slowing down and savoring the simple pleasures in life. It’s a […]
What’s Your Chinese Animal Year? Here’s all 12 Animals in Order
What Animal Year Were Your Born In? The ancient Chinese created a 12-Zodiac chart with a animals for each year, containing distinct personality traint some believe will become manifest during the […]
What to Expect in 2023, “Year of the Rabbit”
Finally, Some Good News… The same lands that brought us Qigong brought a 12-animal chart that predicts the “energy” of each year. In the Bible, the “Three Kings of the Orient” […]
Are Qigong and Tai Chi the Same?
And Which Is Better for Beginners? ? Definition: Qigong (“chee-gong”) is the cultivation of life-force energy. Qigong uses movement, breathwork and meditation to purify your organs and soothe your thoughts, […]
6 Healing Sounds of Qigong Explained
Sound can heal us, scientists confirm. This was already widely known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), where doctors developed certain sounds to target specific organs. A practice called the 6 […]
Eccentric Exercises Build Muscle Twice as Fast: with examples
New Study Shows How to Get Fit with Half the Effort Most think that lifting weights is the best way to get “ripped,” but it turns out lowering weights builds […]
Fascinating History of Yue Lie and the 8 Pieces of Brocade in Qigong
A young boy was growing up in southern China when his town was invaded by an army from the north. The boy, Yue Fei, wanted to fight the invaders, but […]
Better Sleep with Qigong
How to Balance Your Chi for Deeper Rest During an episode of insomnia, someone said, “God gives you the sleep you need.” It seemed blunt at the time, but I got […]
Elements of Fire, Water, Earth, Wood and Metal, as Relating to the Organs in Qigong and TCM
In traditional Chinese medicine, various emotions are related to the organs. So an organ getting out of balance could simply mean there’s too much of one emotion. Here is a […]