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		<title>Breathe, Even if the World Is Ending</title>
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<div dir="auto">A month ago, we lost the great Vietnamese Zen master and peace activist, Thich Nhat Hanh, or Thay as he was known to students around the world.</div>
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<div dir="auto">What would Thay (master teacher, pronounced &#8220;tay&#8221;) say about Ukraine, Putin, and the threat of nuclear annihilation?</div>
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<div dir="auto">I imagine that he would tell us, first and foremost, to breathe. Much of Thay&#8217;s teachings can be summed up in 2 sentences:</div>
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<li dir="auto">As you breathe in, know that you are breathing in.</li>
<li dir="auto">As you breathe out, know that you are breathing out.</li>
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<div dir="auto">Note: Read his book &#8220;Breathe, You Are Alive&#8221; for more in-depth instruction on breathing and mindfulness.</div>
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<div dir="auto">Mindful breathing might seem woefully inadequate right now, but it&#8217;s a necessary first step if we want peace. This goes for both internal peace and world peace.</div>
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<div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">Thay understood this deep connection between internal peace and world peace. He absolutely radiated peace in his lectures, retreats, and even his audiobooks. Check out this old interview with Oprah and tell me that he doesn&#8217;t embody the essence of peace!</span></div>
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<div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">On top of this internal peace, Thay was also an activist. </span><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">In fact, Martin Luther King Jr. nominated Thich Nhat Hanh for a Nobel Peace Prize in 1967. That&#8217;s quite the endorsement!</span></div>
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<div dir="auto">In his seminal work, <a href="https://amzn.to/36icoqY">Peace is Every Step</a>, Thay wrote:</div>
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<div dir="auto">Can the peace movement talk in loving speech, showing the way for peace? I think that will depend on whether the people in the peace movement can &#8216;be peace&#8217;. Because without being peace, we cannot do anything for peace. If we cannot smile, we cannot help other people smile. If we are not peaceful, then we cannot contribute to the peace movement.&#8221;</div>
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<div dir="auto">If this sounds like a Buddhist version of the anemic &#8220;thoughts and prayers&#8221; trope, it&#8217;s not. Thay believed in action. After seeing the horrors of the Vietnam War, he recognized that it&#8217;s not enough to just meditate; we must also take action. That&#8217;s why he founded a movement called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engaged_Buddhism">Engaged Buddhism</a>. Thay said:</div>
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<div dir="auto"><strong>We breathe in order to cultivate seeds of peace within us. Once we see things from a more peaceful perspective, then we can take action.</strong></div>
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<p dir="auto">It&#8217;s tempting to fall into inaction right now. The war in Ukraine, right on the heels of a global, once-in-a-century pandemic, feels overwhelming. If you&#8217;ve wanted to just hide in bed in the fetal position, you&#8217;re not alone. These are challenging times for sure.</p>
<div dir="auto">It&#8217;s worth remembering that humans have always lived in trying times. 2500 years ago, the Buddha taught that life is suffering. (He also taught a method for overcoming suffering.)</div>
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<div dir="auto">Suffering is the single most commonly shared experience among humans. Today and throughout history, humans have experienced suffering of one kind or another. In <a href="https://medium.com/@YotamMarom/what-to-do-when-the-world-is-ending-99eea2e1e2e7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a powerful article</a> on Medium, Yotam Marom writes:</div>
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<p id="10de" class="pw-post-body-paragraph hy hz hb ia b ib ic id ie if ig ih ii ij ik il im in io ip iq ir is it iu iv gu fd" data-selectable-paragraph="">But while there are some things about this moment that feel unique, I remind myself that <strong><em class="kn">the experience of the world ending is not new. </em></strong>Whether due to a prophecy or a very real looming threat, many of our ancestors also likely felt that the world was ending. And in many cases their worlds <em class="kn">did</em> end. The devastation on Easter Island, the fall of Carthage, the arrival of Columbus, the centuries of chattel slavery, the destruction of Hiroshima, the Cold War, even the Cuban missile crisis — these all must have felt like the end of the world. Facing loss, despair, uncertainty, and death is as much a part of the human experience as anything else.&#8221;</p>
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<div dir="auto"><strong>I was there in NYC on 9/11 and I can tell you that it felt like the end of the world.</strong> When the 2nd tower fell, I and millions of other New Yorkers watched not just in horror, but with real fear for our safety. Was this the beginning of a larger attack? What do we do? Is it safe here? If not, then where do we go and how?</div>
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<div dir="auto">A few weeks ago, they demolished an old building in downtown Jacksonville near where I live. It happened exactly on schedule, but I totally forgot about it. The rumble, which sounded like sudden thunder INSIDE my apartment, startled me.</div>
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<div dir="auto">I looked out the window and saw sunshine, still not remembering the demolition. &#8220;A thunderstorm on a sunny morning?&#8221; I thought. When I stepped out onto my porch, I saw a cloud of smoke less than a mile across the river. Immediately, I felt tension rush through my body. Then came the flashbacks. A collapsed building. Smoke. Danger. End of the world.</div>
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<div dir="auto">When suffering is poorly managed and it becomes overwhelming, it turns into trauma. Once it turns into trauma, it can get lodged in the body for years or even decades. Read the bestselling book <a href="https://amzn.to/3D8kpex" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Body Keeps the Score</a> for more on this topic:</div>
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<div dir="auto">It wasn&#8217;t until recently that I recognized 9/11 as a traumatic event in my life. For years, decades even, I just shrugged it off. It was way worse for so many people, so who am I to talk about trauma?</div>
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<div dir="auto">This is a sign of trauma, by the way, especially in men. They tend to shrug it off, trivialize their own experience, and defer to others who suffered worse. Watch for this sign in yourself and others.</div>
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<div dir="auto"><strong>If you had asked me 3 years ago if there was unresolved trauma in my body from 9/11, I would have said no.</strong> But then I would have had no explanation for why my body visibly flinched at the sight of the demolition across the river in Jacksonville. Probably, I would have cracked a self-deprecating joke and changed the subject.</div>
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<div dir="auto">Now I know better. I know that trauma is stored in the body, the tissues, and the nervous system. Once there, it tends to stay there unless you heal it deliberately. You can&#8217;t just think your way out of trauma. You definitely can&#8217;t just suck it up and move on.</div>
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<div dir="auto">Years of qigong helped me with the stuck trauma in my body. Without qigong, I would probably be a total mess. The road to healing is long, and now that I understand trauma, it&#8217;s much easier for me to heal. The same is true for my students.</div>
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<div dir="auto">Billions of humans have been traumatized by the pandemic. The war in Ukraine will traumatize millions more. We&#8217;re all going to have to heal this trauma if we&#8217;re going to cultivate peace. <strong>And to cultivate peace, we&#8217;re going to have to learn how to breathe.</strong></div>
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<div dir="auto">You may have heard the phrase that <em>hurt people hurt people</em>. For example, most abusers were themselves abused. This doesn&#8217;t absolve them of their behavior, but it points to a cycle of violence. This is how trauma turns into violence, and it explains why we need to heal trauma if we want peace.</div>
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<div dir="auto">Thay&#8217;s teachings can help us break the cycle. So can yoga, qigong, tai chi, zazen, and other forms of mindfulness. By breathing mindfully, we can begin to unravel our trauma and begin to BE the peace that we desperately crave.</div>
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<div dir="auto">I am not offering solutions to the war in Ukraine or the threat of nuclear annihilation. I am simply offering a path that we can all begin to follow right now. That path can be summed up as follows:</div>
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<li dir="auto">To foster peace, we must <em>be</em> peace.</li>
<li dir="auto">To be peace, we must <em>practice</em> mindfulness.</li>
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<p>Now, more than ever, we need to practice mindfulness. My preferred method for daily mindfulness is qigong, but use whatever art resonates with you. If you don&#8217;t have any experience with mindfulness, then <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09SJW9JRS/">my book</a> is a good place to start.</p>
<p>But first, just take a moment to breathe. Can you take 3 conscious breaths right now? Just three.</p>
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<li>As you breathe in gently through your nose, think, &#8220;I know that I&#8217;m breathing in.&#8221;</li>
<li>As you breathe out gently through your nose or mouth, think, &#8220;I know that I&#8217;m breathing out.&#8221;</li>
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<p>Repeat 3 times. It&#8217;s incredibly simple. Peace is simple. It&#8217;s not easy, but it&#8217;s simple.</p>
<p>If you fail, if you cannot even take 3 mindful breaths &#8212; then try again. Try later today, or tomorrow morning, but please try again.</p>
<p>What if the world truly is ending? Breathe anyway. In 1948, C.S. Lewis said:</p>
<blockquote><p>If we are all going to be destroyed by an atomic bomb, let that bomb when it comes find us doing sensible and human things—praying, working, teaching, reading, listening to music, bathing the children, playing tennis, chatting to our friends over a pint and a game of darts—not huddled together like frightened sheep and thinking about bombs. They may break our bodies (a microbe can do that) but they need not dominate our minds.</p></blockquote>
<p>Lewis didn&#8217;t mention breathing specifically, but I think it is the ultimate example of a &#8220;sensible and human&#8221; thing. Mindful breathing is what helps us calm our fears, find our courage, and continue with the strange and wonderful business of being talking monkeys on a floating rock spiraling through infinite space. </br></br>From the heart,</br> Sifu Anthony </br></br>
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		<title>My Tips for Practicing Qigong in a Chair (plus a video)</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>One of the things I love most about qigong is that it&#8217;s accessible to everyone. And I mean EVERYONE. I&#8217;ve taught qigong to all kinds of amazing humans. Here are a few examples: an army veteran with one arm a young attorney with one leg a 94-year-old wheelchair-bound grandmother a visually impaired teenager a 60-something [&#8230;]</p>
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<p>One of the things I love most about qigong is that it&#8217;s accessible to everyone.</p>
<p>And I mean EVERYONE. I&#8217;ve taught qigong to all kinds of amazing humans. Here are a few examples:</p>
<ul>
<li>an army veteran with one arm</li>
<li>a young attorney with one leg</li>
<li>a 94-year-old wheelchair-bound grandmother</li>
<li>a visually impaired teenager</li>
<li>a 60-something professor with one-sided paralysis after a stroke</li>
<li>a 40-something mother confined to a bed while battling COVID-19</li>
</ul>
<p>Teaching them qigong is one thing; what&#8217;s more important is the RESULTS.</p>
<p>A lot of exercises, like yoga and pilates, can be adapted to a seated or prone posture. And that&#8217;s a good thing that will benefit a lot of people.</p>
<p>But a lot of people get confused with qigong. They think that if they mess up the physical form, they won&#8217;t get results.</p>
<p>Nothing could be further from the truth. The physical form is the least important aspect of this amazing healing art.</p>
<h1>Can I Practice in a Chair?</h1>
<p>For example, students often ask me if they can practice qigong in a chair. What they&#8217;re really asking me is if they can get RESULTS while practicing in a chair.</p>
<p>Duh. Of course you can.</p>
<p>You should be adapting the various postures to your own body ANYWAY, chair or no. If you want to get the healing benefits of qigong, then it&#8217;s critical to be comfortable.</p>
<p>This approach is the opposite of the typical &#8220;no pain, no gain&#8221; approach in Western exercise.</p>
<p><strong>With qigong, the motto is: &#8220;No pain, no pain!&#8221;</strong></p>
<p>I tell my students that they are free to butcher the physical form of the exercises that I teach them. Students need this reminder because we come from a culture that views physicality as paramount.</p>
<p><strong>In qigong, physicality is NOT paramount. </strong></p>
<p>Your breathing, your mindfulness, your ability to relax, your enjoyment of the experience &#8212; these things are FAR more important than making your form look picture perfect.</p>
<p>If you have chronic back pain and you force yourself to stand up to do your qigong, and if as a result you&#8217;re wincing in pain every 30 seconds &#8212; then you won&#8217;t be able to relax your body or your mind.</p>
<p>And if you can&#8217;t relax your body-mind, then you can&#8217;t do qigong. Not REAL qigong at least.</p>
<h1>Are You Doing Real Qigong?</h1>
<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-21394" src="https://i0.wp.com/flowingzen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_0276-scaled-e1589402799491-1024x768.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1" alt="" width="1024" height="768" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/flowingzen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_0276-scaled-e1589402799491.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/flowingzen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_0276-scaled-e1589402799491.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/flowingzen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_0276-scaled-e1589402799491.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/flowingzen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_0276-scaled-e1589402799491.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/flowingzen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_0276-scaled-e1589402799491.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></p>
<p>By &#8220;real&#8221; qigong I mean qigong that is practiced as an internal art.</p>
<p>What is an internal art?</p>
<p>With an internal art, the important stuff happens on the inside, not the outside. It&#8217;s similar to sitting meditation in the sense that the physical posture is less important than what you do with your mind.</p>
<p>With qigong, we harmonize the mind, the breathing, and the body. If you are in pain, then you won&#8217;t be able to harmonize any of these things.</p>
<p>If your mind is always on the form of the exercise, then chances are you&#8217;re not going deep enough with qigong. And that means you&#8217;re not getting the results that you deserve.</p>
<h1>When to Sit</h1>
<p>If you cannot stand to do your qigong, then there&#8217;s no dilemma. You can and should be doing your qigong from a seated posture. Watch the video below for some tips on how to do that.</p>
<p>But some of you will need to <em>temporarily</em> practice qigong in a chair for other reasons. For example:</p>
<ul>
<li>You sprained your ankle</li>
<li>You are recovering from a serious illness</li>
<li>You just had surgery</li>
<li>You are on an airplane</li>
<li>You are too fatigued to stand</li>
<li>You have acute back pain</li>
</ul>
<p>In the above examples, doing your qigong in a chair or a seated posture will speed up the healing process.</p>
<h1>But I Want to Stand!</h1>
<p>Unfortunately, I often see another problem with my students: Intractable stubbornness.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re determined to stand as soon as possible after your injury or surgery or whatever is blocking you &#8212; great! Now take that enthusiasm, bottle it, and save it for the coming weeks!</p>
<p><strong>Re-injury is the enemy.</strong></p>
<p>If you stand too soon, if you use a &#8220;no pain, no gain&#8221; approach, then you&#8217;re likely to hurt yourself and delay the healing. In some cases, I&#8217;ve seen students who had to go back in for surgery because they ripped their stitches or staples.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a better alternative: Stand for some of the session.</p>
<p>If you know the 5-Phase Routine, then try standing for Phase 3. Sit for all of the other phases.</p>
<p>Or if you are ambitious, stand for both Phase 2 and Phase 3.</p>
[Note: If you want to learn the 5-Phase Routine, then grab <a href="https://flowingzen.com/21150/learn-qigong-online-from-me-for-free-during-the-covid-19-crisis/">my free COVID Support program</a> while it&#8217;s still available. I&#8217;ve never offered anything like this for free and probably won&#8217;t ever again.]
<h1>My Tips:</h1>
<p>Watch the video below for some tips and instruction on using a chair.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/h3Rl_puB_n8" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p>
<p>Here are the tips that I mention in the video:</p>
<ul>
<li>Experiment with different chairs</li>
<li>Try chairs with different heights or try a cushion</li>
<li>Use chairs without armrests if possible</li>
<li>Try a stool</li>
<li>Don&#8217;t lean back in the chair</li>
<li>Keep your feet flat on the ground if possible.</li>
<li>If you know the 5-Phase Routine, and if you are able to, stand up for Phase 3.</li>
</ul>
<p>Got questions? Post them in the comments below. </br></br>From the heart,</br> Sifu Anthony </br></br>


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					<description><![CDATA[<p>One of my kung fu teachers refused to shake hands with anyone. He was a bit of a germophobe, but this was primarily a cultural thing. Shaking hands is a Western custom that, although widespread in Asia, still hasn&#8217;t been completely adopted. One time, I saw him meet with a high-level CEO (who was learning [&#8230;]</p>
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<p>One of my kung fu teachers refused to shake hands with anyone.</p>
<p>He was a bit of a germophobe, but this was primarily a cultural thing. Shaking hands is a Western custom that, although widespread in Asia, still hasn&#8217;t been completely adopted.</p>
<p>One time, I saw him meet with a high-level CEO (who was learning kung fu and qigong) for a private session. The CEO offered his hand with a big smile and&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230;my teacher left him hanging. Ouch!</p>
<p>Confused, the CEO looked to me in puzzlement. (I was there as liaison between him and my teacher.)</p>
<p>I just smiled and motioned to my teacher, who was now offering a Kung Fu hand-salute.</p>
<p>Clumsily, the CEO returned the salute.</p>
<p>This happened years ago &#8212; long before the pandemic taught us to rethink the custom of shaking hands.</p>
<p>Today, it&#8217;s the opposite. It&#8217;s the norm to be left hanging if you offer your hand. I mean, what are you thinking?!? Put that thing away!</p>
<p>I once asked my teacher why he didn&#8217;t shake hands.</p>
<p>&#8220;Strange custom,&#8221; he said. &#8220;People shouldn&#8217;t do it.&#8221;</p>
<p>Recently, Dr. Anthony Fauci said something similar: &#8220;I don&#8217;t think we should shake hands ever again, to be honest with you.&#8221;</p>
<p>I agree with him. I think it&#8217;s time to retire the habit of shaking hands.</p>
<h1>The Typical Alternatives</h1>
<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-21357 size-large" title="Prayer Palms" src="https://i0.wp.com/flowingzen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Depositphotos_31760593_l-2015.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1" alt="" width="1024" height="682" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/flowingzen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Depositphotos_31760593_l-2015.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/flowingzen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Depositphotos_31760593_l-2015.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/flowingzen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Depositphotos_31760593_l-2015.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/flowingzen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Depositphotos_31760593_l-2015.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/flowingzen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Depositphotos_31760593_l-2015.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></p>
<p>There are several alternatives to shaking hands:</p>
<ul>
<li>bowing</li>
<li>prayer palms</li>
<li>the fist bump</li>
<li>the elbow bump</li>
<li>the <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/05/the-coronavirus-is-seeing-the-footshake-replace-the-handshake.html">footshake</a> (yep!)</li>
</ul>
<p>But there are some problems with all of these options.</p>
<p>The bumps &#8212; whether with a fist, elbow, or foot &#8212; are risky. If you get that close, you&#8217;re breaking the 6-foot social distancing rule and you run the risk of spreading or contracting the coronavirus.</p>
<p>That leaves us with prayer palms and bowing if we want to keep our distance</p>
<p>But bowing feels weird to me &#8212; and I say that as someone who spent many years bowing in karate classes. I&#8217;ve even been complimented by a native Japanese person on my bowing etiquette. No easy feat!</p>
<p>Still, I can&#8217;t see bowing catching on in the Western world, and especially not in the US.</p>
<p>Prayer palms also feel a bit weird to me. If a Zen teacher showed me prayer palms, I would of course return the gesture! But if my nephew did it, I would just give him a strange look.</p>
<h1>Enter the Shaolin Salute!</h1>
<p>I&#8217;m going to offer you an alternative that gives you a good layer of protection.  As a bonus, it will make you feel like you&#8217;re in a kung fu movie, which is always a good thing.</p>
<p>The Kung Fu Salute, also called the Shaolin Salute or the Martial Salute, is an ancient custom that probably dates back to the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BCE). In Chinese, it&#8217;s usually called:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span title="Wǔ Shù Bào Quán Lǐ / Mou5 Seut6 Bou5 Kyun4 Lai5">武 术 抱 拳 礼<br />
wu shu bao quan li<br />
The Martial Fist-Covering Ritual<br />
</span></p>
<p>Often, this is shortened to <span title="Wǔ Shù Bào Quán Lǐ / Mou5 Seut6 Bou5 Kyun4 Lai5">bào quán</span> (抱拳), which means Covering Fist.</p>
<p>In ancient China, it was used to show that you had peaceful intentions and that you were not carrying a weapon. Or if you were carrying a weapon in your hand, like the Chinese straight sword (jian), then you were covering it with your palm to show that the sword would remain sheathed.</p>
<h1>How to do the Salute Correctly</h1>
<p><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">In the image at the top of this article, Jet Li is showing the correct salute (taken from one of his movies).<br />
</span></p>
<ol>
<li>Make a fist with your right hand</li>
<li>Cover the fist slightly with your left hand (watch the video)</li>
<li>Gently extend the salute from the heart area</li>
<li>Smile!</li>
</ol>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">Watch this short video to learn how to do the the salute properly.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nLMV9aaaFT0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p>
<h1>The Common Salute</h1>
<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-21358" src="https://i0.wp.com/flowingzen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Depositphotos_319037680_l-2015.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&#038;ssl=1" alt="The Common Salute" width="1024" height="684" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/flowingzen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Depositphotos_319037680_l-2015.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/flowingzen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Depositphotos_319037680_l-2015.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/flowingzen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Depositphotos_319037680_l-2015.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/flowingzen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Depositphotos_319037680_l-2015.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/flowingzen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Depositphotos_319037680_l-2015.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></p>
<p>Don&#8217;t confuse the Shaolin Salute with the Common Salute (<em><span title="Zuō Yī / Jok3 Yap3">作 揖 </span></em><em>zuo yi). </em>Notice the floppy arms and the relaxed palm. Sometimes, a bow is combined with the salute and sometimes people will &#8220;shake&#8221; the salute up and down gently.</p>
<p>You&#8217;ll see the Common Salute used as a greeting among Chinese people, especially during festivities like weddings and Chinese New Year. But you will never see this salute used by martial artists.</p>
<p>Traditionally, men make a fist with the right hand and women make a fist with the left. It&#8217;s interesting to note that this distinction was never made with the Shaolin Salute. Despite the history of sexism in China, female kung fu masters were respected as highly as male ones.</p>
<h1>Yin and Yang, Dragon and Tiger</h1>
<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-21359" src="https://i0.wp.com/flowingzen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Depositphotos_66823023_l-2015.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&#038;ssl=1" alt="" width="1024" height="1024" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/flowingzen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Depositphotos_66823023_l-2015.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/flowingzen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Depositphotos_66823023_l-2015.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/flowingzen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Depositphotos_66823023_l-2015.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/flowingzen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Depositphotos_66823023_l-2015.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/flowingzen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Depositphotos_66823023_l-2015.jpg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/flowingzen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Depositphotos_66823023_l-2015.jpg?resize=80%2C80&amp;ssl=1 80w, https://i0.wp.com/flowingzen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Depositphotos_66823023_l-2015.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" />There are many interpretations of the Shaolin Salute.</p>
<p>My favorite is as follows:</p>
<p><strong>The right fist symbolizes the Tiger, and the left fist symbolizes the Chinese Dragon. Together, the Dragon and Tiger symbolize the forces of yin and yang. In other words, the Shaolin Salute is a symbol of balance and harmony in all things.</strong></p>
<p>I also like that it expresses the Shaolin attitude of non-violence &#8212; but with an edge. The Shaolin Monks were peaceful Buddhists, but they were also formidable fighters capable of defending themselves from bandits and gangs when necessary.</p>
<p>I like to sum up this philosophy as follows:</p>
<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-21351" src="https://i0.wp.com/flowingzen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Screen-Shot-2020-05-05-at-10.46.54-AM.png?resize=1024%2C925&#038;ssl=1" alt="" width="1024" height="925" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/flowingzen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Screen-Shot-2020-05-05-at-10.46.54-AM.png?resize=1024%2C925&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/flowingzen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Screen-Shot-2020-05-05-at-10.46.54-AM.png?resize=300%2C271&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/flowingzen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Screen-Shot-2020-05-05-at-10.46.54-AM.png?resize=768%2C693&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/flowingzen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Screen-Shot-2020-05-05-at-10.46.54-AM.png?w=1174&amp;ssl=1 1174w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></p>
<h1>Using the Shaolin Salute</h1>
<p>For years, I taught martial arts classes, specifically Shaolin Kung Fu and Tai Chi Chuan. In these classes, we always began and ended the class with the Shaolin Salute.</p>
<p>But I never used the salute in my qigong classes. I was (and still am) determined to make qigong accessible to everyone, so I did away with traditions that I felt were unnecessary, like the salute, the Chinese suit, and the teacher/student hierarchy.</p>
<p>Nevertheless, the Shaolin Salute is part of the qigong lineage that I teach. So if you have been practicing our qigong for a while, then you can feel good about adopting this custom.</p>
<p>Like with the CEO I mentioned above, I think you&#8217;ll find that many people instinctively return the Shaolin Salute.</p>
<p>Often, it becomes a conversation piece. This can be a good thing, especially with people who are not yet on board with social distancing. Rather than talk about distancing, you end up talking about the Shaolin Salute.</p>
<p>And who knows. In the end, maybe you&#8217;ll encourage a few people to take up qigong! [They can even <a href="https://flowingzen.com/21150/learn-qigong-online-from-me-for-free-during-the-covid-19-crisis/">learn qigong for free from me in my COVID-19 support program</a>.]
<p>What do you think? Will you use the Shaolin Salute when greeting people?</br></br>From the heart,</br> Sifu Anthony </br></br>


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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sifu Anthony Korahais]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2019 15:33:33 +0000</pubDate>
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<div>A few months ago I did an interview with my friend Aditya, who runs a super-popular wellness podcast on iTunes.</div>
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<div>But of course I&#8217;m a dummy and I forgot to share the link with you. Oops!</div>
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<div>Let&#8217;s change that right now!</div>
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<div>3:00- Intro: Sifu Anthony Korahais</div>
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<div>4:10- What is your favorite inspirational quote and how do you apply it to your day-to-day life?</div>
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<div>5:45- Starting from the beginning of your story&#8211; how did Qigong save your life?</div>
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<div>8:15- What are the factors that created your state of depression?</div>
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<div>10:00- How did you discover Qigong?</div>
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<div>13:50- What is Qigong and why is it so effective?</div>
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<div>15:20- How did you find a teacher? Where did you go first to find a teacher?</div>
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<div>18:30- Where did your quest to find a teacher take you?</div>
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<div>19:59- Speaking more about depression and the yin and yang of it.</div>
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<div>22:00- Discuss Chinese Medicine and how qigong fits into it.</div>
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<div>27:00- Is Qigong practiced the same way in China as it is in the West?</div>
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<div>29:15- What are meridians and what is their significance?</div>
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<div>30:50- How exactly does Qigong help reduce stress?</div>
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<div>39:30- Can Qigong cure chronic immune disorders or challenges?</div>
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<div>41:30- Can it help someone who has seizures-psychogenic? Will it help an underactive thyroid?</div>
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<div>42:12- Talk to us about your new RV journey.</div>
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<div>46:15- What is the most difficult part of your current lifestyle? What&#8217;s the best part?</div>
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<div>49:00- What does Qigong tell us about running a business? Does Qigong help?</div>
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<div>52:07- Is there a quick technique you could teach us today?</div>
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<div>1:00:23- Talk to us about a time of a major life challenge or difficulty: how did you go through it and what steps did you take to come out of it?</div>
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<div>1:03:54- In one sentence, what is one major life lesson that you&#8217;d like to share?</div>
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<div>1:05:40- How much do you listen to your inner voice? Do you act in accordance with your intuition?</div>
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<div>1:07:00- What is the best piece of advice you&#8217;ve ever received?</div>
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<div>1:07:30- If you could turn back time and spend one hour with someone who is currently living or maybe dead, who would that be?</div>
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<div>1:08:00- What is one thing you do in the morning or maybe even in the evening before sleeping that has improved the quality of your life?</div>
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<div>1:08:30- If you could recommend one book what would it be?</div>
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<div>1:11:00- Tell us one thing that you&#8217;re grateful for and how we can find you on-line.  </br></br>From the heart,</br> Sifu Anthony </br></br></div>
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		<title>Are the Qigong Meridians Even Real?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2019 00:19:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Meridian theory is at the heart of qigong, acupuncture, and other forms of Chinese Medicine. It is the common thread between all Chinese healing arts. This ancient theory is robust, sophisticated, and deep. But are the meridians even real? If so, where are they? Naturally, I get questions like this all the time. I&#8217;ve already [&#8230;]</p>
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<p>Meridian theory is at the heart of qigong, acupuncture, and other forms of Chinese Medicine. It is the common thread between all Chinese healing arts. This ancient theory is robust, sophisticated, and deep.</p>
<p>But are the meridians even real? If so, where are they?</p>
<p>Naturally, I get questions like this all the time. I&#8217;ve already written two articles about the meridians, which you can read below. These articles will answer many of the questions that you might have.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://flowingzen.com/19897/making-sense-of-the-meridians/">Qigong Students: Here’s How to Make Sense of the Meridians</a></li>
<li><a href="https://flowingzen.com/19883/acupuncture-meridians-what-qigong-students-need-to-know/">Acupuncture Meridians: What Qigong Students Need to Know</a></li>
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<p>In today&#8217;s video blog, I give my thoughts about the meridians and whether or not they are real.</p>
<p>In the video, I mention the discovery of a &#8220;new organ&#8221; in 2018. Here are just a few of the articles published on that topic:</p>
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<li><a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/interstitium-fluid-cells-organ-found-cancer-spd">National Geographic: New Human &#8216;Organ&#8217; Was Hiding in Plain Sight</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/meet-your-interstitium-a-newfound-organ/">Scientific American: Meet Your Interstitium, a Newfound &#8220;Organ&#8221;</a></li>
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<p>I also mention the fascia, which is a topic of great interest to me. Modern research on the fascia is hugely important for qigong practitioners. In particular, the parallels between the fascia and the Chinese concept of the Triple Burner (sanjiao, 三膲) should be of interest to every qigong practitioner, as well as every acupuncture physician.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re new to the idea of the fascia then this quote will be of interest:</p>
<p>&#8220;Our biomechanical regulatory system is highly complex and under-studied — though new research is filling in the gap. Understanding fascia is essential to the dance between stability and movement — crucial in high performance, central in recovery from injury and disability, and ever-present in our daily life from our embryological beginnings to the last breath we take.&#8221; [Taken from the <a href="https://www.anatomytrains.com/fascia/">Anatomy Trains website</a>.)</p>
<p>Watch the video blog here:</p>
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<p class="p1"></br></br>From the heart,</br> Sifu Anthony </br></br>


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		<title>Is Qigong Just a Placebo?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2018 21:49:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Is qigong just a placebo? What about tai chi? What is a placebo anyway? And how does self-healing really work? These are questions that I addressed in a live broadcast on Facebook. You can watch the replay below, or you can click the little &#8220;f&#8221; button below and watch it on Facebook. (Note: if you want [&#8230;]</p>
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<p>Is qigong just a placebo? What about tai chi? What is a placebo anyway? And how does self-healing really work?</p>
<p>These are questions that I addressed in a live broadcast on Facebook.</p>
<p>You can watch the replay below, or you can click the little &#8220;f&#8221; button below and watch it on Facebook. (Note: if you want to read the comments, you&#8217;ll have to watch it on Facebook.)</p>
<p>If you have any questions, feel free to post them below this blog post.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"></br></br>From the heart,</br> Sifu Anthony </br></br>
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		<title>[Video] Is Tai Chi a Form of Qigong?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2017 11:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Is tai chi a form of qigong? What is tai chi? What is qigong? What is Medical Qigong? I'll address these questions, and more, in this video blog.</p>
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<p><em>Note: I won&#8217;t take it personally if you turn the speed up to 1.25x or 1.50x. Life is busy, and if you want to save some time, go for it! Click the gear wheel on the YouTube bar to adjust the speed.</em></p>
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<p><span class="">Lately, I seem to be getting a lot of questions about tai chi: </span></p>
<ul>
<li><span class="">Is tai chi a form of qigong? </span></li>
<li><span class="">What is tai chi really? </span></li>
<li><span class="">What is Medical Qigong and how does it relate to tai chi?</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span class="">I decided to answer these questions in another video blog. </span></p>
<p>Here&#8217;s an index of the topics covered:</p>
<h1>Index</h1>
<p><strong>00:31 &#8211; </strong>What is qigong?</p>
<p><strong>00:53</strong> &#8211; What is tai chi?</p>
<p><strong>01:44</strong> &#8211; Overlap between qigong and tai chi</p>
<p><strong>01:57</strong> &#8211; Shaking the Tree, a popular qigong exercise used in many tai chi classes. (I teach this exercise <a href="http://flowingzen.com/19423/video-tai-chi-flow-class-beginners-welcome/">in this free class here</a> if you&#8217;re interested.)</p>
<p><strong>02:42</strong> &#8211; Is tai chi a martial art?</p>
<p><strong>02:56</strong> &#8211; qi vs. chi</p>
<p><strong>03:13</strong> &#8211; The correct way to pronounce &#8220;tai chi&#8221;.</p>
<p><strong>03:48</strong> &#8211; The 8 Brocades in tai chi class</p>
<p><strong>04:16</strong> &#8211; Learning complex tai chi forms</p>
<p><strong>04:41</strong> &#8211; What is Medical Qigong?</p>
<p><strong>05:36</strong> &#8211; A faster path to healing</p>
<p><strong>05:47</strong> &#8211; The historical origins of the word &#8220;qigong&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>06:01</strong> &#8211; Some historical terms for qigong (<span class="s1">nei gong, </span><span class="s1">nei dan, </span><span class="s1">wai dan, </span><span class="s1">dao yin, </span><span class="s1">yang sheng, etc.)</span></p>
<p><strong>07:35</strong> &#8211; Medical qigong or kung fu pose?</p>
<p><strong>09:22</strong> &#8211; The spiritual dimension of tai chi</p>
<p><strong>10:58</strong> &#8211; It&#8217;s like a finger pointing to the moon&#8230;</p>
<p>As always, if you have questions just post them below. Or you can post them in our awesome community group on Facebook. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/flowingzen/">Click here to join for free</a>. </br></br>From the heart,</br> Sifu Anthony </br></br>




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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sifu Anthony Korahais]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2017 21:54:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In this video, I'll give you 5 good reasons to learn qigong, and 5 good reasons to learn tai chi.</p>
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<p><strong>Qigong</strong> is the ancient Chinese art of energy cultivation. It is especially beneficial for boosting health, vitality, internal power, and mental clarity.</p>
<p><strong>Tai Chi</strong> is a form of Chinese Kung Fu. It&#8217;s a martial art that emphasizes softness, internal energy development, and spiritual cultivation. It also happens to be good for the health.</p>
<p>Which one should you learn?</p>
<p>Or should you learn both?</p>
<p>In this video, I&#8217;ll give you 5 good reasons to learn qigong, and 5 good reasons to learn tai chi.</p>
<p>If you don&#8217;t yet know either art, then I recommend that you <a href="/free">click here to get started for free</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Here&#8217;s the video:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ko9I7-bx6oA?rel=0" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p>
<p>In the video, I mentioned this article: <a href="http://flowingzen.com/7966/tai-chi-qi-gong-and-chai-tea/">The Difference Between Tai Chi, Qi Gong, and Chai Tea</a></p>
<p>This article may also be helpful: <a href="http://flowingzen.com/15937/the-15-most-frequently-asked-questions-about-qigong/">The 15 Most Frequently Asked Questions About Qigong</a></p>
<p>If you have questions or comments, please post them here in the blog (scroll down), not on YouTube.</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t get notifications for YouTube questions, so I prefer to answer all of the questions here in the blog. Thanks! </br></br>From the heart,</br> Sifu Anthony </br></br>
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		<title>How To Explain Qigong to People in 97 Seconds</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sifu Anthony Korahais]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2016 13:23:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>It's not easy to explain qigong to people. This 97-second video explains it better than most of my previous efforts...</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure id="attachment_18111" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18111" style="width: 1280px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-18111" src="https://i0.wp.com/flowingzen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_8730-1.png?resize=1280%2C720" alt="A qigong exercise called &quot;Bowing to the Buddha&quot;" width="1280" height="720" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/flowingzen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_8730-1.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/flowingzen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_8730-1.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/flowingzen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_8730-1.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/flowingzen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_8730-1.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18111" class="wp-caption-text">A qigong exercise called &#8220;Bowing to the Buddha&#8221;</figcaption></figure>
<p>It&#8217;s not easy to explain qigong to people.</p>
<p>I should know. I&#8217;ve been trying to do it for over 20 years.</p>
<p>When I came back from my first trip to Asia, I was practically screaming from my New York rooftop.</p>
<p><strong>&#8220;People, this stuff is uh-MAZE-ing!!!&#8221;</strong></p>
<p>But when I tried to explain what it was, I struggled.</p>
<p>And honestly, I still struggle! Qigong is hard to explain using words.</p>
<p>I think I&#8217;m done with just words.</p>
<p>This 97-second video explains qigong better than most of my previous efforts. (Turn on the volume to hear the music.)</p>
<p><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NCd27VlWsYI?rel=0" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p>
<p>How did I do? Did I do a good job explaining qigong?</p>
<p>Let me know in the comments below, and please feel free to share the video if you need help explaining qigong to people!</p>
<p>Edit: Here are some of my previous attempts to explain qigong:</p>
<p><a href="http://flowingzen.com/15937/the-15-most-frequently-asked-questions-about-qigong/">The 15 Most Frequently Asked Questions About Qigong</a></p>
<p><a href="http://flowingzen.com/7966/tai-chi-qi-gong-and-chai-tea/">The Difference Between Tai Chi, Qi Gong, and Chai Tea</a></p>
<p><a href="http://flowingzen.com/18030/kung-fu-vs-qigong-a-quick-visual-explanation/">Kung Fu vs. Qigong: A Quick Visual Explanation</a> </br></br>From the heart,</br> Sifu Anthony </br></br>
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