Monthly Archives: June 2011

Breathing in This Life-Avoiding Burnout

Avoiding Burnout: What Women Need to Know About ABS (Adrenal Burnout Syndrome) by Ginger Garner, MPT, ATC   Sometimes there comes a time in our lives, as women and men, mothers and fathers, and corporate ladder climbers and exhausted parents … Continue reading

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Chinese Shamanic Cosmic Orbit Qigong

From the Master Chinese Shamanic Cosmic Orbit Qigong Master Zhongxian Wu 1. The Shamanic Root of Qigong 气功 When I was a child in China, I was curious about the way that the local Wu 巫 (Chinese shaman) would give … Continue reading

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Experience Exchange – The Gift of Taiji

The Gift of Taiji by David Foulk and Theresa Marolda Words alone cannot explain the way I feel about the practice of Taiji.  I call it a gift because Taiji changed my life at a time when I truly needed … Continue reading

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What are the Powers of the Universe?

What are the Powers of the Universe How does this relate to Qigong? © Timothy Booth What are the Powers of the Universe according to the latest research and how do they relate to our practice of Qigong? This is … Continue reading

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Featured Article

The Basic Concepts of Yao Shan for Yang Sheng and Its Functions © Helen H. Hu. MD, OMD, L.Ac Yao Shan (Yao – medicinal spices and herbs; Shan – food cooked or prepared as a meal) has a long history … Continue reading

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Scientific Qi Exploration (11)- Qigong and the Respiratory System

Scientific Qi Exploration, Part 11 Qigong and the Respiratory System Marty Eisen Ph. D. 1. Introduction An outline of respiration will be given to help understand some of the presented topics. The muscles used for breathing are the diaphragm, which … Continue reading

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Cultivating the Mind and Practicing the Forms

Kevin W Chen, Ph.D. MPH In the traditional Chinese Qigong, Taiji and other Buddhist/Daoist communities, many practitioners like to call themselves “Xiu Lian Ren” (修炼人), and call the forms or techniques they practice “Xiu Lian Shu” (修炼术),  “Xiu Lian” can … Continue reading

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Scientific Qi Exploration 8- Internal & External Fields and Qigong

Scientific Qi Exploration. Part 8. Internal and External Fields and Qigong Martin Eisen, Ph.D. 1. Introduction In physics, a field is defined by a scalar (or number) or vector or tensor associated with each point of 3–dimensional space, specified by … Continue reading

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Scientific Qi Exploration – Part 7

Electromagnetic Effects of Qigong Practice on the Body Martin Eisen, Ph.D. [This series of “scientific Qi exploration” by Dr. Eisen was originally published in Qi Dao e-journal since 2008.  Click HERE to see a list of other articles posted or … Continue reading

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Fun With Cultivating Shen

From the Master Fun With Cultivating Shen By Chun Man Sit Before we start to cultivate the shen, or spirit, we ought to find out what shen means. Shen is an abstractive word in Chinese language. It has many meanings … Continue reading

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