Author Archives: Michelle Wood

From the Editor

From the Editor  by Michelle Wood  Welcome to the Longevity issue of Yang Sheng! It seems appropriate to close out 2013 on this topic since we tend to have more time for quiet activities like qigong and meditation, as well … Continue reading

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[From the Editor]

[From the Editor] Harmony With Nature by Michelle Wood, Editor in Chief Welcome to the August/September issue of Yang Sheng Magazine! As always, our columnists have provided many excellent articles with very diverse perspectives on the theme. This month our theme … Continue reading

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From the Editor

[From the Editor] by Michelle Wood Welcome to the June/July issue of Yang Sheng Magazine! Our theme this month is Food As Medicine, a  topic which has a broader range than might appear at first glance. When most people think … Continue reading

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From The Editor

[From The Editor] Welcome to the March-April issue of Yang-Sheng Magazine! This issue’s theme is Meditation vs Exercises, and as many of our fine and informative articles point out, this is an area of life where balance between passive and … Continue reading

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Yang and Yin of the Mind-Body Creation Style

Yin and Yang of Mind-Body Creation Style by Michelle Wood   I’d like to share with you this great quote I discovered recently. I love it so much I’ve even started adding it on the back of my business cards: … Continue reading

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The Key To Long Life: Live Well!

Illuminating the Dao The Key To Long Life: Live Well! by Michelle Wood That seems a little simplistic, doesn’t it? If you want a long life, you have to live well. It actually is just that simple, but here’s the … Continue reading

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Illuminating the Dao

Spirit-Mind Unity, Harmony and Wellness By Michelle Wood I met up with an acupuncturist friend at an Asian festival recently where a few of us were offering demonstrations in qigong and taiji. As often happens when qigong and taiji instructors … Continue reading

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Illuminating the Dao – Miracle of Doing Nothing

Illuminating the Dao – The Miracle of Doing Nothing Michelle Wood Before you read today’s Illuminating the Dao column, you may want to take a couple of minutes and enjoy this YouTube video. It’s a slide show of George Harrison, … Continue reading

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Illuminating the Dao – Happiness Creates Health

Happiness Creates Health By Michelle Wood If you follow the field of alternative wellness – and if you are reading Yang Sheng I’m sure you do! -you know that strong, scientific evidence is building in favor of fostering emotional well-being … Continue reading

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Illuminate the Dao — Be What You Want to See

Be What You Want To See by Michelle Wood This video link in today’s article is an integral part of the theme. I hope you will take about five minutes to watch it before reading the rest of the column. … Continue reading

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