Like most of you, I didn’t have “Global Once-In-a-Century Pandemic” on my bingo card for 2020. Now, 20 months later, 290 million people have gotten covid, 50 million have gotten long-covid, and 5 million have died. On January 3rd, the U.S. reported 1 million new cases in a single day, shattering all previous records. As […]
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How to Make Big Changes in 2022: Be Kind to Yourself
I like to watch transformational videos of people losing a ton of weight or getting in crazy good shape. I find it inspiring to watch these 60-second montages of someone’s year-long transformation. You get all of the motivation with none of the effort! But how do these people do it? How does someone lose 100 pounds? How does someone relearn how to walk after a bad car accident? […]
Should You Practice Qigong 2 Hours Every Day?
Some qigong teachers demand that you practice 2 hours every day. I have never been one of those teachers. That’s because I didn’t do it that way, and I always try to practice what I teach. I also know from my own experience that this kind of advice doesn’t work. The success rate for this […]
Qigong in a Bathroom? Yay or Nay?
You’ve fallen in love with the art of qigong and you want to squeeze in some more practice. Good for you! I love it! Maybe you’ve got some downtime at work (assuming you still commute to work). With the best of intentions you decide to practice in the one place where you have a modicum […]
Challenge Accepted! 30 Days Without Booze
It’s 2020. Bottoms up! If you’re like me, then you’ve been drinking more heavily in 2020 because of all the stress. The world is on fire (literally and metaphorically), so we desperately crave stress relief. And alcohol serves this purpose perfectly — until it doesn’t. In this post, I’m going to encourage you to join […]