The Back of the Heart Is energy flowing up your spine, at the back of your heart? Or, is energy…
Knee Raises It may seem too easy. Holding onto the back of a chair, or a table, or nothing all…
Sacrum Spiraling Hip circles are a chi kung practice discussed here. They are a great practice for strengthening and stretching…
Squatting Squatting opens the spaces between lower lumbar vertebrae and reduces extra pressure on the discs of the spine. Squatting…
Spinal Cord Breathing Embryo breathing, or spinal cord breathing, is a standing movement to stretch the front and back of…
As above, so below Taoists believe that the way we see the universe is the way we approach life. If…
Warming the Lower Abdomen Warming the lower abdomen can be achieved through an exercise called Warming the Stove. It is…
Fire in Nature and the Body The fire element is abundant in the body. In organs, the heart, the small…
Qigong Reduces Fatigue by 39% In the randomized trial, 154 patients aged 18-55 years who met the Centers for Disease…
Sealing of the Senses Another way Taoists can tune into nature is known as Star Alchemy. This practice is a…