A Qigong Story…

November 10, 2008

Some readers will know that I’m in the midst of writing a book. It’s about a specific qigong set from the Qing Yi Pai (School of Pure Intent) tradition. This set of movements draws it’s effectiveness from the Chinese 5 Phases, also called the 5 Elements. If you’re unfamiliar with the 5 Elements, it is [...]

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Focus

November 8, 2008

Ever find yourself being overwhelmed? Living in modern times it would be more unusual to not feel that way sometimes. And when we’re overwhelmed we often become unfocused. And yet focus is important for quality of life. The trick is figuring out how to focus, and what to focus on.

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Energy Equals Qi…

November 5, 2008

Consider this equation:

Energy = Qi = Vitality = Breath = Life

In a sense, this summarizes what qigong is about.

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What is Balance?

November 3, 2008

The promise of this web site, “Helping you increase your balance, energy and focus…” reminds me that not everyone thinks about these ideas the same way. And since I want you to have the best possible experience here, I’d like to go over the practical implications of the concepts promised in this statement.

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The Wellspring of Joy…

November 1, 2008

The Wellspring of Joy is a video meditation from an upcoming book called, “The Spiritual Basis of Good Fortune,” written by my good friend William Horden. Although it’s not qigong in the strictest sense, this meditation goes to the heart of the subtle energy response qigong brings to those who practice often.

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Did You Figure It Out?

October 29, 2008

In the last post I described my experience with a student who didn’t respond to the usual muscle testing procedure. I also asked you to see if you can figure out why he didn’t and what I did to change the test so he did respond. Here’s the answer to that question:

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The Fifth Secret In Action…

October 27, 2008

The class was studying all the various ways people have described human energy systems through the millenia. We addressed Chinese, Auryvedic and Native American healing traditions among others. As part of the class I introduced them to the idea of applied kinesiology (AK), also known as muscle testing.

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“If 10 Men Attack Me, I Win…”

October 24, 2008

Master Lew, who is a very accomplished martial artist, once made the following statement:

“If ten men attack me, I win. If a baby attacks me, the baby wins.”

On the surface this sounds like a silly statement. Aside from in some horror movie screenwriter’s imagination, no baby would ever attack someone. (Queue reel from “Attack of the Killer Babies”) But there’s a deeper secret contained here…

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The Fifth Secret…

October 22, 2008

As I mentioned last time, my original teacher, Master Share K. Lew, always gave the secrets of qigong very early on in teaching. The four he talked with us about were eyes, mind, movement and breath… There’s another secret, one that isn’t talked about as commonly. I don’t know why this is, but in the tradition of Master Lew, I’d like to offer it here.

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The Fourth Secret of Qigong… Breath

October 20, 2008

In qigong, the most important part of breathing is remembering to use you diaphragm. In case you’re unfamiliar with it, your diaphragm is a large, somewhat bell-shaped muscle inside your abdomen. When it contracts, it moves downward, increasing the oxygen coming into your lungs.

For reference, here’s an illustration showing where your diaphragm is located:

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