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East-West Perspective: Mindfulness in a Twittering World

[East-West Perspective] Mindfulness In A Twittering World Debi Dunn, MBA and Andrea M. Delligati, Ph.D.   I admit that I am the last person who should be writing anything about technology.  Many of us “seasoned” psychologists have been catapulted into … Continue reading

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Comedy Moment

Comedy Moment How to Stay Young By Satchel Paige Leroy Robert “Satchel” Paige was an American baseball player who pitched in the Negro leagues and in Major League Baseball 1. Avoid fried meats which angry up the blood. 2. If … Continue reading

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Cultivating The Mind – The Heart of Healing

Cultivating The Mind The Heart Of Healing: Naikan As Applied Benevolence By Henry McCann, DAOM *First published on the online ToDo Institute Library of Japanese Psychology* Introduction In the Huang Di Nei Jing, the core text of Chinese medicine that … Continue reading

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Daoist Internal Alchemy – Interpreting The Ancient Codes

Daoism Interpreting The Ancient Codes: An Example from the Zhou Yi Can Tong Qi, a Taoist Alchemy Class by Shawn Cartwright The language of alchemy is a language that attempts to say the contradictory Isabelle Robinet, The World Upside Down, … Continue reading

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Being Between Heaven And Earth

Being Between Heaven and Earth Debi Dunn Just the other day, a 95 year old qigong student of mine, Maria, approached me after class apologizing for having arrived late.  “You see,” she said, “2pm is my naptime. I have difficulty … Continue reading

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The Science of Qi Healing A Survey of the Research and Benefits of Tai Chi and Qigong Practices – (Part 1 of 2)

[Scientific Qi Exploration] The Science of Qi Healing A Survey of the Research and Benefits of Tai Chi and Qigong Practices (Part 1 of 2) Ted Nawalknski, Sc. D. (Edited By Sean Cartwright)   The Science of Qi Healing, is … Continue reading

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Xing Shen Zhuang Fa A Daoyin To Liberate The Spine

[The Daily Daoist] Xing  Shen Zhuang Fa A Daoyin To Liberate The Spine By Jessica Sommar, MSc. 夏 洁 希 This paper gives a brief overview of xing shen zhuang fa形神庄法, a rare Daoyin form seldom presented in public that … Continue reading

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Cranky Old Man

[Daoist Stories] Cranky Old Man Submitted by Scott Sonnon When an old man died in the geriatric ward of a nursing home in an Australian country town, it was believed that he had nothing left of any value. Later, when … Continue reading

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Cycle of Harmony – 7 Principles To Creating Harmony

[Cycle of Harmony] 7 Principles To Creating Harmony In Your Life by Jing Jin My friend Alec, a talented musician, told me recently that there’s a lot of similarity between music and math, and that when he played music he … Continue reading

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Daoist Stories

[Daoist Stories] Daoist Stories – Exchanging Hearts   There were two friends who went to the doctor on the same day. They were both suffering very much but the doctor was very skilled and was able to cure them both … Continue reading

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