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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...

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’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...

Well, it may only be February, but that white stuff will be gone soon enough, which means it’s almost spring, and our Level One Shaolin...

Access Part One Here After a while down the line, your empty cup will have greatly served you. Perhaps you will have overcome some...

As we head into a new decade, bright with promise, a blank sheet of paper yet unwritten, my mind turns back to this phrase again and...

I hope everyone had a joyous, safe, and wonderful holiday season. Here we now find ourselves at the beginning of a shiny new year, in a...

My sifu, Grandmaster Wong, is highly quotable. If you’re signed up to receive these blog posts, then you’re receiving them in a neat...

The title of this blog post represents a favorite phrase of Grandmaster Wong’s. In fact, this is a subject so dear to him that he has...

I was tempted to title this post after the old Beach Boys song, "Hang on to Your Ego" until I came across a post of a similar title in an...

By my count, this is my 53rd blog post, which means the Shaolin Wahnam Twin Cities blog is officially one year old! I started this blog...

As I sit here writing this, I can’t help but think about the famous Johnny Carson character Carnac the Magnificent. I’d watch him hold...

In modern culture, we are taught to value the intellect. In the workplace, multi-tasking is king. Particularly in the West, productivity...

What I'm about to say might upset some people, but when we are working with energy to overcome an ailment, this is an extremely important...

I love training Shaolin Kungfu for a myriad of reasons: the strength and poise it gives me, the way that has increased my confidence over...