Outer Dissolving and the Role of the Mind in Standing Qigong
Next month, we'll be starting a new Energy Gates course at Brookline Tai Chi, focused on Outer Dissolving and working through the Gates of t...
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Qigong Radio with Dan Kleiman
At Qigong Radio, we believe that cultivating a movement practice that builds your natural life energy, like Tai Chi or qigong, is an ever-unfolding, rewarding process of inner exploration. W...
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Episode 21: Training Xingyi's Five Element with Isaac Kamins
As you know from other episodes of Qigong Radio and other interviews, I always try to track down authoritative sources when I want to learn...
Episode 20: Chasing Secrets and Shortcuts in Taoist Energy Arts
When you set out to learn Taoist Energy Arts like Tai Chi, qigong, or meditation, you come across the lore of masters with supernatural abil...
Episode 19: The Essential Elements of Tai Chi Balance Training
In this episode of Qigong Radio, Don Miller and I explore the essential elements of Tai Chi Balance Training. As you probably know, Tai Chi...
Episode 18: The 8 Active Ingredients of Tai Chi with Dr. Peter Wayne
In his new book, the Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi, Dr. Peter Wayne lays out the "8 Active Ingredients of Tai Chi" to help us unde...
Episode 17: Discovering Intrinsic Practice Motivation
For the last couple of years, I've been teaching regular workshops in Farmington, Maine. When I went up again last week, I had a fascinating...
Episode 16: 3 Layers of Neigong Practice and Taoist Meditation with Paul Cavel
In this episode of Qigong Radio, Energy Arts Senior Instructor Paul Cavel explains the 3 different layers of neigong practice: Beginner or F...
Episode 15: Common Sensations That Arise When You Are Developing Chi
In this episode of Qigong Radio, I answer some questions about different sensations readers have been experiencing when they practice. In th...
Episode 14: Bend the Bow Spinal Qigong with Eric Peters
In this episode of Qigong Radio, Energy Arts Senior Instructor Eric Peters describes what it's like to work with the energy of the spine, us...
Transforming Conflict with Tai Chi
At the center of Tai Chi practice, you cultivate your ability to listen — to your own internal state, to the energy of other people, and to...
Episode 12: Tai Chi Equipment Training with Don Ethan Miller
As you cultivate the mind-body benefits of Tai Chi, you will likely focus on solo training and interactive two-person practices like Pushing...
Episode 11: What is Your Relationship to Your Qigong Practice
I'm posting this episode on my annual summer retreat/vacation/recharge, where I assess my practice and teaching from the past year and plan...
Episode 10: Moving Your Energy to Soothe Your Mind
In this episode of Qigong Radio, I thought I was going to get a report about the Dragon and Tiger instructor training. Yes, the six instruct...
Episode 9: On Expectations and Progress
We just started summer classes at Brookline Tai Chi this week, which means new students are coming in for the first time and experienced stu...
Episode 8: Putting the Mind inside the Body with Cathy Kerr
What do we mean when we say we "put our mind inside our body" when we meditate, do qigong, or Tai Chi? Dr. Cathy Kerr helps us understand th...
Episode 7: Spiraling Energy Body Qigong with Isaac Kamins
The Spiraling Energy Body Qigong set is one of the toughest in the Energy Arts system, so I asked Energy Arts Instructor Isaac Kamins to tel...
Episode 6: What Should I Practice Today?
If you've learned many different meditation, qigong, breathing, and movement practices over the years, you may be faced with the problem of...
Episode 5: Energy Sensitivity with Bill Ryan
When learning qigong or Tai Chi, people are often either more tuned into to energy or to their physical bodies. I asked my first qigong and...
Episode 4: Following Instructions
One thing that's been on my mind since Bruce was here teaching a Push Hands Intensive is what it means to follow instructions in your traini...
Episode 3: Tai Chi Learning Intensives
When you spend a month training Tai Chi 10-12 hours a day, what happens when you go home? What does it feel like several months later when y...