How to use mindfulness when you don't know what else to do.

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

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...

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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...