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The Complete List of Blog Posts (newest to oldest)

  • Should You Practice Qigong 2 Hours Every Day?
  • Qigong in a Bathroom? Yay or Nay?
  • Challenge Accepted! 30 Days Without Booze
  • The Magical Healing Powers of Expressive Writing
  • How Qigong Can Help with the Coming Mental Health Crisis
  • Why Now is the Perfect Time to Practice Zen Death Meditation
  • My Tips for Practicing Qigong in a Chair (plus a video)
  • The Kung Fu Salute: An Alternative to Shaking Hands
  • Ask Sifu Anthony – Coronavirus Edition
  • 11 Tips for Doing Qigong at Home With Your Kids
  • How to Beat Anxiety During this Pandemic
  • [COVID-19 Support] Learn Qigong Online from Me for Free During the Crisis
  • 11 Practical Tips For Dealing with the Coronavirus
  • Sorting Out the Truth: Does Jewelry Block the Flow of Energy?
  • Qigong Deviation vs. Qigong Cleansing: What Students Need to Know
  • Help Us Save Qigong in Massachusetts (and Beyond)
  • [Podcast] Overcoming Depression and Cultivating Healing Energy
  • Does Alignment Really Matter in Qigong and Tai Chi?
  • Am I a Qigong Master? Are You?
  • Do You Need to Be Buddhist or Taoist to Practice Qigong?
  • Fascia, Pain, and Qigong: My Conversations with Elisha
  • Is Qigong All You Need?
  • Qigong Students: What Direction Should You Face?
  • Are the Qigong Meridians Even Real?
  • Do You Need Specific Qigong Exercises for Specific Problems?
  • How to Practice Qigong All Day Long with One Finger Zen
  • Should You Keep Your Eyes Open or Closed in Qigong and Tai Chi?
  • [Update] Life, Instagram, and the Path Ahead
  • The Messy Truth about Qigong Legislation in Oklahoma
  • [Video] 5 Tips for Transforming Yourself in 2019
  • Is Qigong Just a Placebo?
  • Qigong and Tai Chi Students: Should You Exhale Through Your Nose or Mouth?
  • Does Qigong Count as Exercise?
  • How Much Qi Were You Born With?
  • How Qigong Helps You Heal: What You Really Need to Know
  • The Real Secret to Planning the Ultimate Qigong Routine
  • How I Respond When People Say Qigong Cannot Be Learned Online
  • The Real Reason We All Struggle to Focus
  • Build Willpower like a Kung Fu Master with This Incense Stick Trick
  • Qigong Students: Here’s How to Make Sense of the Meridians
  • Fix Your Posture, Fix Your Qi, Fix Your Biochemistry
  • Acupuncture Meridians: What Qigong Students Need to Know
  • Is it Wise to Practice Qigong While Sick?
  • Why Sitting is Killing You (and How Qigong Can Help)
  • Should Your Mind Be Totally Empty While Meditating?
  • Why Qigong and Calisthenics are NOT the Same
  • Which Qigong Exercise Should You Practice For [Insert Problem]?
  • [Video] Is Tai Chi a Form of Qigong?
  • 5 Lessons Hurricane Irma Taught Me about My Qigong & Tai Chi Practice
  • [Video] Tai Chi Flow Class – Beginners Welcome
  • [Video] 7 Ways to Get More Mileage From Your Qigong
  • Should You Learn Qigong, Tai Chi, or Both?
  • Troubleshooting Your Qigong Practice: 9 Things to Check
  • How to Do 4000 Consecutive Days of Qigong (No Willpower Required)
  • 22 Frequently Asked Questions About Our Costa Rica Retreat
  • [Video] Ask Me Anything with Sifu Anthony and Dr. Akemi (May 2017)
  • [Audio] Qigong for a More Balanced Life
  • Why Tai Chi Is As Good For You As CrossFit
  • Protect Yourself from Energy Vampires with These 8 Mindfulness Tools
  • How Qigong Can Create a Path to World Peace
  • Why Ancient Chinese Masters Saved Their Resolutions for Springtime
  • 16 Guidelines for Practicing Qigong While Pregnant
  • 9 Reasons You Should Stop Spelling Qigong Incorrectly
  • History of Qigong: The 5 Categories of Qi Cultivation
  • Why Qigong Students Should Stop Lifting The Tongue
  • 9 Life Changing Habits That Require Zero Willpower
  • Here’s a Method That Is Helping Depressives Get through the Winter
  • My Top 10 Blog Posts of 2016
  • 9 Reasons Qigong Can Totally Be Learned Online
  • How To Explain Qigong to People in 97 Seconds
  • 17 Zen Tips for Practicing Gratitude All Day Long
  • Kung Fu vs. Qigong: A Quick Visual Explanation
  • The History of Qigong and Tai Chi: Facts And Myths
  • 7 Reasons Why the Qigong Revolution Will Fail
  • 10 Reasons to Try Qigong If You Need More Willpower
  • 6 Zen Tips to Get You through This Crazy Election Season
  • What If You Could Meditate without All That Sitting Around?
  • How to Get Angry Like the Dalai Lama
  • 17 Surprising Things That Are Screwing with Your Qi (Energy)
  • How My Depression Led to a Zen Awakening about Self Love
  • 8 Ways I Will Change the World with Qigong
  • 16 Reasons Qigong Will Be Bigger Than Yoga in 16 Years
  • How to Invent Your Own Style of Qigong
  • How to Feel Qi (Energy) Without Waiting Years
  • Revealed: The 12 Ways of Cultivating Qi
  • The Art of Learning (aka The Art of Making Mistakes)
  • [Video] What Qi Really Feels Like
  • The Skeptic’s Guide to Feeling the Qi
  • Do You Know All 12 Skills of Qi Cultivation?
  • What I Learned About Yin and Yang After My Grandmother Died
  • Can Qigong Help With [Insert Rare Disorder Here]?
  • Why I Closed My Studio Doors for Good
  • How I Discovered (And Also Tamed) My Anxiety
  • Why I Will No Longer Hide My Depression
  • The Big Secret To Sensing Your Qi Energy
  • 7 Ways a Mindfulness Retreat Might Save Your Life
  • Fix Your Eyesight With These 8 Qigong Techniques
  • [Audio] Instantly Increase Your Happiness With This Easy Zen Technique
  • Why You Need Qigong If You Struggle with Chronic Pain
  • Why Your Chronic Pain Is All In Your Head
  • What Big Pharma Doesn’t Want You to Know About Pain
  • 5 Crazy Qigong Rules (and 21 Good Ones)
  • Why I Changed My Mind About Barefoot Qigong and Tai Chi
  • 10 Zen Lessons I Learned From 10 Years Without Cigarettes
  • Tips From a Kung Fu Master: Willpower Isn’t What You Think
  • Ask Me Anything [February 2016]
  • The 19 Most Frequently Asked Questions About Qigong
  • What Everyone Ought to Know About Jedi Mastery
  • Why I Stopped Wearing Pajamas To Work
  • 5 Reasons You Should Stop Making New Year’s Resolutions
  • Revealed: What Trump Can Teach Us About Zen
  • I’m Back, I Missed You, and Here Are 9 Things I’ve Been Up To
  • How I’m Taking A Stand Against Abuse (And Building a Safer Future Too)
  • Breaking: Kung Fu Master Spotted in Suburban Park at Dawn
  • My Name is Inigo Montoya and I am a Tai Chi Master
  • The 12 Phases of Qi Mastery
  • Why I Left Sifu Wong After 17 Years
  • Why You Shouldn’t Take Ginseng (or Any Chinese Herbs)
  • How To Build Discipline Like A Zen Sword Master
  • Ask Sifu Anthony – June 2014
  • Real Experiences of Internal Strength (Neijin)
  • The Difference Between Kung Fu, Gung Fu, and Gung Ho.
  • Ask Sifu Anthony – May 2014
  • Old Man Beats Up Father Time Using Kung Fu
  • 17 Ways To Unblock Your Sexual Energy
  • Tai Chi Students — Don’t Make These 10 Mistakes
  • Just A Typical Morning in China: Qigong, Tai Chi, and Dancing [Video]
  • Help! I Can’t Decide What Qigong Exercises To Practice!
  • Internal Strength: What It Is (and Isn’t)
  • Ask Sifu Anthony – March 2014
  • How Many Qigong Exercises Do You Know?
  • 5 Things You Should Know About The Mindfulness Craze
  • Zen In The Art of Getting Angry About Venezuela
  • Avoid This Qigong Mistake to Supercharge Your Results
  • Let’s (Try To) Talk About Sex
  • Why You Should Quit Your Job, Move To Florida, And Open A Tai Chi Studio
  • How Tai Chi Lost Its Mojo
  • How Kung Fu Can Help You Avoid Surgery
  • Stressed Out? Then Pick Up A Sword!
  • How Kung Fu Masters Build Discipline (You May Be Surprised)
  • 3 Easy Tips for Mastering Gratitude
  • 12 Things Blocking You From Healing with Qigong
  • What We Can (and Can’t) Heal with Qigong
  • 14 Things I Learned on 9/11 [Updated]
  • Real Stories of External Qi Transmission, Part Deux
  • I Don’t Believe in Energy!
  • Real Stories of External Qi Transmission
  • Why I Practice Qigong (and Tai Chi) at Dawn
  • A Day in the Life of Sifu Anthony (or any Small Business Owner)
  • Is Blind Faith Important in Qigong and Tai Chi?
  • How (and Why) You Should Love Yourself More
  • The Difference Between Tai Chi, Qi Gong, and Chai Tea
  • Why You Shouldn’t Quit Smoking
  • How to Spot Bad Qigong and Tai Chi Teachers
  • The Proper Dosage of Qigong
  • 7 Secrets of the Small Universe Qigong
  • 5 Ways to Stay Zen During the Holidays [Updated]
  • The 3 Golden Rules for Qigong and Tai Chi
  • 7 Reasons Why Sitting Meditation Isn’t For You
  • Why Your Back REALLY Hurts
  • The Real Truth About the Small Universe Qigong
  • Where in the World is Dantian?
  • History of Qigong: Bone Marrow Cleansing
  • The 5-Phase Flowing Zen Routine
  • History of Qigong: The 18 Luohan Hands
  • Lifting The Sky: Best Qigong Exercise Ever?
  • Who Else Wants a Stress Free Life?
  • 12 Ways to Get Healthier on a Budget
  • The Secret of Energy Flow
  • History of Qigong: Sinew Metamorphosis
  • It’s All Chinese To Me!
  • How To Supercharge Your Practice
  • The World’s Most Popular Tai Chi Form
  • The Simple Truth About Qigong Visualization
  • 12 Tips for Affording Qigong or Tai Chi Classes
  • At Last! Sinus Relief that Works.
  • [Video] The Closing Sequence
  • 22 Ways Qigong Pays for Itself
  • I’m Not Aging, I’m Evolving
  • 7 Reasons to Avoid Over Practicing
  • The Man Who Made Shaolin
  • Are you a Black Belt in Tai Chi and Qigong?
  • Reflections on 20 Years in the Martial Arts
  • 8 Reasons to Track Your Progress with Qigong
  • 7 Tips for Getting Back On Track With Your Qigong
  • The Zen of Goal Setting
  • 8 Easy Ways to Not Get Sick
  • Depression Kills, Qigong Saves
  • 8 Tips for Building Discipline with Qigong
  • 30-Day Trials
  • The Heart Sutra: Buddhism in a Nutshell
  • The 2-Minute Drill
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