Definition This is a very common question. Let’s start by breaking down the name Qi Gong into its two component parts. First, we have “Qi”, which can best be translated as energy, particularly life force energy, that which animates our bodies. Second, we have “Gong” which means “the skill of…
The Wood Element Spring is the season of the Wood element, this is the energy of new growth and expansion that bursts forth as seedlings emerge from the soil, as buds swell on tree branches and open up into fresh green leaves. In the human body, we associate each element…
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Origin Story I was originally introduced to Chinese medicine through my Tai Chi instructor who had a school in Vancouver’s Chinatown. Grand Master Tchoung Ta-tchen helped me recover from a broken ankle with tui na massage and Chinese herbs. This worked so well that I can no longer remember which…
Spring 2023 Online Qi Gong Classes We all need to connect to higher guidance, to the spirit of nature, to our own higher selves and to our community. Practicing Qi Gong is an excellent way to achieve this while balancing the flow of Qi within our bodies and preparing ourselves…
Immune system of the planet What we are witnessing in these days of quarantine is nature’s immune system at work. Human civilization has become a problem for Life. Uncontrolled growth is damaging the ecosystem. The Covid-19 virus is an immune response. A few tricks Nature’s body is much like the…
What do I love about Christmas? And why do I love Christmas anyway, being raised as a good atheist/jewish boy in the grand old left wing tradition? I love it because the way that we celebrate Christmas is so deeply pagan. Let’s start with the Christmas tree, that ritual of…
Qi Day, 2016. For a long time, I’ve been fascinated by the ability of humans working together to have a synergistic effect in this world (1 + 1 = > 2). In this world of ours today, the most effective organizations are the corporations, top down hierarchies organized around the…
This is the third year in a row that I have been giving Qigong treatments to performers at the Vancouver Folk Festival. I love listening to the performances of the musicians that I have treated; I feel a much stronger connection to them. One thing that I got over and…