There is an old Chinese saying: 「筋長一寸，壽延十年。筋長一寸，力大一分。」 The first sentence means when your tendons grow an inch longer, you can live 10 years more. Of course, it is not exact science. However, the strength and suppleness of your tendons does strongly influence both your physical health, and your overall sense of somatic and psychological wellbeing. Tendon training, Yi Jin Jing …
Taichi and Qigong Help Heal Diabetics
20 years ago, when I was learning One Finger Zen, I saw firsthand how this form of standing qigong healed diabetics. And the great efficacy of this qigong in treating diabetes, arises from its dramatic enhancement of qi flow in the legs where the meridians of the liver, kidney and spleen all reside. Now 20 years later, beside the …
2022 I Ching, Free Tools to Boost Immunity, Heal Inflammation
2022 I Ching – Ji Ji This New Year is the Year of the Tiger, more specifically the Water Tiger. Some may not realize that every New Year is also associated with a specific hexagram of the I Ching, and that the hexagram for this New Year is #63 Ji Ji. I spoke about this specific hexagram in an earlier newsletter, and …
Neigong for Kidneys, Diabetes, Knees & Lower Back
Awhile ago I created a video about an exercise I call Neigong for kidneys, diabetes, knees and lower back. You may say my kidneys seems healthy but in my estimation, as much as 80% of people over age 40 show some sign of kidney weakness. Even the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 90% adults with chronic kidney disease …
Inner ear exercise for fall prevention
Inner ear exercise can help our balance? Nowadays, most fall prevention exercises focus on training the lower body muscles. However, a new study in Japan found it is just one piece of the whole picture. The way we walk, the posture, strength of the back muscles, whole body coordination and multitasking abilities, activeness of the brain and most importantly the …
Convert the Jing energy into Qi to replenish the brain?
Convert the Jing energy (sexual energy) to replenish the brain? Really? True! We have from birth a certain quantity of Jing energy. As with most young men puberty brought an explosion of hormones. My father warned me time after time not to read porn magazines and masturbate. He said they have a negative effect on me both physically and spiritually. …
Qigong for Health
How Qigong Can Cure Your Illness Qigong for health is a key topic in recent years. Qigong is very effective against many chronic and degenerative diseases. Actually, according to Traditional Chinese Medical (TCM) theory, these are not diseases, these are only symptoms giving you signals that something is out of balance in your body. TCM uses an approach completely different …
Qi Energy: How to Feel and See It
Is the theory of qi energy and energy meridians science or fiction? Some of you have emailed me with excitement proclaiming that you can feel the qi energy in your palms after practicing Tai Chi Qigong Shibashi. Actually, qi energy can be felt, not only in the palms of your hands, but in every part of your body. Furthermore, I …
A Simple and Powerful Visualization Meditation
A Simple and Powerful Visualization Meditation The following visualization meditation (sunlight meditation) is excerpted from the Solar Qigong Home Study Course. This can be a powerful meditation practice to apply before your tai chi, qigong or yoga practice. This meditation exercise not only helps you get into the qigong mode quickly, it also builds up a strong qi field around you if you …