Methods of Better Meditation

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Guan-Cheng

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

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Martin Eisen

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

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Yang Yang

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

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Mary Liao

[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

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Michelle Wood

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

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Martin Eisen

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

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Cindy

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

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Violet Li

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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Chinese Proverb of Yang Sheng

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Tina

Nurturing Life and Cultivating Mind by Tina Zhang 养生以养心为主 心不病则神不病 神不病则人不病.    (清·梁文科《集验良方》 An old Chinese proverb say: To nurture one’s life and health, is mainly accomplished by cultivating one’s mind. If the mind is calm and clear, the spirit is … Continue reading →

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Qi-Cultivation and Dao

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Guan-Cheng

Jing, Qi, Shen in The Journey to the West Jill Gonet, MFA and Guan-Cheng Sun, PhD One of the greatest works in Chinese literature, and in world literature, for that matter, is Wu Cheng-En’s The Journey to the West.  Spanning … Continue reading →

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