Ah, teaching. You teach me so much. They say that to teach is to learn twice. I like that phrase a lot. The more I teach, the more it rings true. Recently, a prospective student asked a question in our Facebook group. This happens all the time, almost daily. But sometimes, a question catches me off […]
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The Real Secret to Planning the Ultimate Qigong Routine
“This isn’t the 18th century,” I said. Jason looked puzzled by my statement, as if it had nothing to do with our conversation. He had asked me about picking the best qigong exercises for his situation. “I feel like I have so many exercises to choose from,” he had said. “I want to plan the […]
How I Respond When People Say Qigong Cannot Be Learned Online
“QIGONG CANNOT POSSIBLY BE LEARNED ONLINE!!!” he wrote. As I’m sure you already know, writing in all caps on the internet is the equivalent of screaming. But this person added 3 exclamation points, just in case I didn’t get his point. This comment came from a qigong teacher — one who doesn’t teach online, of […]
The Real Reason We All Struggle to Focus
I’m writing this from a beach town in Costa Rica where I’m decompressing after a wonderful week at our retreat center in the mountains. All week, I’ve been teaching my heart out to the next generation of qigong instructors. It was an incredible week. For those who are curious, I created this video redux, which gives […]
Build Willpower like a Kung Fu Master with This Incense Stick Trick
“Do you sell Chinese incense?” I asked. The year was 1995, and the young man behind the counter seemed to be a caricature of a NYC smoke shop employee. He had thick dreadlocks, a Bob Marley t-shirt, and he looked stoned out of his mind. I was not his usual customer, however. I was there […]