Good Karma — Lessen for Life

  I received the following “Good Karma” from a friend by email, and find some truth or “Dao” in it. I would like to share with you. It really does not matter who said it in the first place as … 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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Methods of Better Meditation

The Essential Work of Being One’s Self Jill Gonet, MFA and Guan-Cheng Sun, PhD In the view of Qi-cultivation, at the beginning of the self-development stage, one’s essential self resides deep inside the individual, not outside the individual.  However, in … Continue reading

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Scientific Qi Exploration-9b

Scientific Qi Exploration: Part 9b Qigong and Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) Martin Eisen, Ph.D 1. Introduction Qigong’s effects on the autonomic nervous system (ANS) will be studied. To understand these research studies, the biochemistry of some neurotransmitters will be discussed … Continue reading

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Overview of Best Practices in Taiji

From the Master Overview of Best Practices in Taiji by © Yang Yang 事半功倍: shi ban gong bei If you study something—anything—in an efficient way, you can learn it in a fraction of the time.   (-Chinese Proverb, literally “half the … Continue reading

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From the Doctor–Managing Chemotherapy Side-Effects

[From the Doctor] Managing chemotherapy side-effects with Taiji Quan (TJQ) and related complementary mind-body therapies (MBT): an aperçu. By Claude Fournier, MD. Centre de santé et de services sociaux de Beauce. A diagnosis of cancer is already a source of … 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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Scientific Qi Exploration-9a

Effects of Qigong on the Nervous System (9a) by Martin Eisen, Ph.D. Introduction Qigong produces physiological effects on the nervous system. To appreciate and understand these effects, some background material on the nervous system is required and will be presented … Continue reading

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Qigong for Seniors

Living Better, Living Longer, Living Happier By Cindy A. Borgonzi It’s my belief that all education and exercise needs to be fun and uplifting, because all the good energy stays with us all day and boots our outlook on life. … Continue reading

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The Tai Chi Examiner

A Magical Qigong Moment with Master Zhang Xue Xin by Violet Li Master Zhang Xue Xin currently residing in San Francisco, California is a senior US Disciple of Grandmaster Feng Zhiqiang of Beijing, China and studied both the Lao Jia … Continue reading

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