Unlike our compartmentalized view—which certainly has a power of its own, along with a danger—the Chinese view embraced a more “holographic” approach. Chinese medicine was coupled with Feng Shui and Zi Wei, or some other form, of astrology. Everything was…
Author: Will Regan
Don’t Expect Roses
If you are of the persuasion, as I am, that there is something out there as yet unconsummated in our range of knowledge, it can be a little disheartening to be seen this way…
The Trembles
You stood there a few minutes and then something new and slightly alarming happened: you began to shake all over like a juicer…
Natural, Ordinary, Extraordinary
Do you know what the Chinese often call meditation? …
Immortality, Easy
It doesn’t see a good life as a triumphant movie script with cheering crowds…
The Joy of Yin
There’s a saying in Chinese medicine that “Women are blood and men are qi.”
Tao: No Recovery
Certain words are meant to signify some positive goal or event but often accomplish the opposite. Take the word “empowerment”…
Intention not Tension
Here’s a great little exercise. What’s so effective about it is that all you need is a little imagination. This exercise is about “intent”, that is bringing your attention to a specific task and then continuing to focus your mind…
The Inner Frontier
Star Trek always started with a little introduction about the “final frontier”. Of course space is not the final frontier at all, and it never will be. The final frontier will always be the human soul and the human experience.
Can You Become Smaller?
We do it in some circumstances and then forget that we do it at all. My wife thinks I am like a dog because…
Qi and Simplicity
Most of us consider ourselves to be expert at: namely pulling things together…
October Warning: Don’t Sweat the Negative
There’s an expression making the rounds lately among beginning Qigong practitioners. Some times you will hear, “Wow, he just like dumped his negative qi all over me.” …
Sensations
You may be one of the lucky ones. Or you may just be crazy.
Self Correction for Moi?
Ancient writings say “Nature is self correcting.” At first blush this sounds poetic but hard to comprehend.
Interview: Narrye Caldwell L.Ac.
Our whole site is built around the ancient Qigong method known as Blossoms in the Spring. We asked the co-author of the new book on Blossoms to share her experiences as an acupuncturist, her insights into Qigong and her view…