There is one often told story about that credits one man named Bodhidharma, with developing one of the earliest forms of QiGong. It is believed that Bodhidharma, a yoga adept, came from India into China around the year 525 … Continued
All of us can benefit from spending time outdoors. Natural settings seem best, but even walking outside in a city will expose you to sunlight and fresher air than indoors. One of my masters once told me that the easiest … Continued
Our first action when born is an inhalation. This provides us with oxygen, the component that every living thing needs to live and thrive. Plants take in oxygen through their pores, fish take it in using their gills, and we … Continued
In Traditional Chinese Medicine there are three energy centers. They are the Lower, Middle, and Upper Dantien. (the Chinese word for Energy Reservoir) The Lower Dantian is where we connect with the Earth. This is the vitality and action area. … Continued
Dao Yin – the ancient name for QiGong Dao – Guiding Yin – Leading First Objective – FEEL Qi Life Force energy is tangible and real, and can be used at will. – A major theory of Chinese Medicine … Continued
I learned this meditation when I was a thirty year old Yoga teacher in East Hampton New York. East Hampton is at the far tip of Eastern Long Island which juts East into the Atlantic Ocean over 100 miles from … Continued
Allen Horowitz of Asheville Qigong is having another workshop at the Asheville Community Yoga on October 28 & 29th. The workshop will focus on The Primordial State. To sign up click here Qigong is part of Chinese medicine and has … Continued