Springtime is the season of the Wood Element. Learning to live in harmony with the element of a season sets you up for health all year long.

Learning to be mentally flexible is one of the most important ways in which Qigong can enhance our lives.

Can Qigong practice really make you luckier? It sounds crazy but yes. Read on to find out how.

A few months ago, I wrote a post on the Metal element and its predominance during the fall season. I love writing posts like this because...

If you’ve ever taken my classes, you know that beyond just teaching Qigong patterns, I explain a lot of concepts from Chinese medicine...

Fall is in full swing, complete with falling leaves, pumpkins, and too much talk of politics. Everywhere you look around you, you can...

Real, meaningful change takes time and effort. There’s not a pill you can take, not a performance-enhancing outfit you can buy, not a...

What is the horary clock and how does it help us understand how to manage our health?

The latest updates from Shaolin Wahnam Twin Cities!

Another common question I get a lot from students just beginning their Qigong journey is whether or not their eyes should be open or...

What should I practice? Yes! Okay, that’s easily the worst answer I’ve ever given to a student’s question, but alas, this is such a...

I had a completely different blog post all queued up and ready to post, but much like so many happenings of the previous 12 months, the...

A special thanks goes out to the student who requested that I write this blog post. It allowed me to delve deeper into this special skill...

Last year I wrote a post about discussing Shaolin training with family members over a holiday meal and how to be okay with them not...

Forgive me for stepping away for a bit. I was, like most of you, outside enjoying the summer. The shifting season allows me a little more...

All healing starts from the heart. Almost a decade ago, in what seems like another world now, I had the privilege of attending a Qigong...

There’s a song I really like by the band Cold War Kids with a chorus that expresses how great the singer is doing in an extremely...

I screen, you screen, we all screen for…screen time? As our world has become increasingly connected in the past decade, I’ve always...

Time, time, time. A precious commodity which was once in such short supply for me, is suddenly now in abundance. As human beings, we’re...

I’m now over a week late with this blog post and so much has changed profoundly. The whole world is reeling with the ramifications of the...