How to Overcome Fatigue and Live Vibrantly
By Dr. Mark Wiley You know what it’s like to feel tired, even exhausted. These are normal states your body reaches that are indicators that it…
A Biological Interpretation of Qi
Qi is the basis of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), and acupuncture is one of TCM’s tools for stimulating qi. Whereas some research has been conducted on qi, scientists have not yet satisfactorily identified, measured, or explained it. Therefore, it is misleading to try to describe qi using words like energy or force. Such words are often used but have precise scientific meanings that may not apply. However, qi may have a biological basis.
Dr. Luke Jih | Multiverse, Daoist Hermit, Spirit Energy, Sacred Writing, Divine Convergence | Ep.10
Dr. Luke Jih is a Daoist priest, philosopher, master of tai chi and qigong, meditation teacher, and professor of Chinese culture and inter-religious dialogue. Ini this…
Dr. Betty J. Kovacs | Consciousness, Miracle of Death, Merchants of Light | Ep.14
Betty J. Kovacs, Ph.D., earned her doctorate at University of California, Irvine, in Comparative Literature and Theory of Symbolic/Mythic Language. She served many years as Chair…
GM Dan Medina | FMA Escrima Training, Masters, Teaching, Disarming | Ep.18 Transformations
Dan Medina was first introduced to martial arts with a combination of Judo and the Navy Seal Quick-Kill method. He joined the Black Masters Sphinx Karate Clan…
Kai Shanti | From Deadhead to Kundalini Awakening to God’s Grace | Ep.11
Our discussion focused broadly on her life from early trauma and following the Grateful Dead to becoming an exotic dancer, marrying a rock star, and having an out of body experience before meeting her Kundalini Guru, and the unfolding energy and life that followed.
Ngo Cho’s Close Body Strikes
Ngo Cho Kun or Fujian Fiver Ancestor Boxing is known for its short power. In addition to short-range striking, it is also proficient at close body…
Longhushan Idyll (a poem)
Written and read by Rene J. Navarro From the author’s collection, Ascension and Return: Poems of a Village Daoist Longhushan Idyll Doing Tai Chi Chuan outside…
Forms of Fukien Five Ancestor Fist
The forms of ngo cho kun are classified into two main groups: chien (“conflicts,” used for training) and kun (“fist,” used for fighting). While all forms begin with the eight-movement qi kun opening fist set, the chien forms close with the movement known as hi li po pai (child holding the tablet), while the kun forms close with the movement known as chiao yung chiu (enticing hand).
In West Lake, After Bai Juyi (A Poem)
Written and read by Rene J. Navarro From the author’s collection, Ascension and Return: Poems of a Village Daoist In West Lake, After Bai Juyi I…