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Walking is Great Exercise, and it’s Free!
June 25, 2024 - Having difficulty getting started on a fitness routine? No local gyms? No money in the budget for managing your health,...
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“Wisdom in Holistic Wellness: Exploring the Intersection of Fitness, Well-being and Behavior”
June 21, 2024 - This video discussion covers many topics, such as:
whole vs holistic health
fitness vs. health vs. wellness
the tense...
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Journey Through Utah’s Mighty Five: A Transformative Experience
June 17, 2024 - Motivation: The Key to Transformation Motivation played a critical role in my recent journey to hike Utah’s “Mighty Five...
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Navigating Holistic Health
May 30, 2024 - 51-minute discussion on holistic health Subscribe
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Complimentary, Alternative, or Integrative Health?
May 21, 2024 - I think a root component of science is to define, label, and categorize all things that may or may not exist. Hence, the...
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Tai Chi – Basic Background Information
May 05, 2024 - The origin and roots of Tai Chi, are based on written information, oral interpretations, and word of mouth. Also, many o...
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If Only I Could Read Your Mind
April 12, 2024 - I think we have all thought at some point that it would be nice to be able to read someone else’s mind or know what some...
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Social Media Addiction
April 08, 2024 - American people seem to finally be waking up to the fact that over-usage of smartphones and more specifically constant e...
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The DOSE, Feel Good Chemicals
March 19, 2024 - The human body is an incredible pharmacy within all individuals, where our thoughts and relative emotions can manifest v...
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Normalcy Bias or “that will never happen”
March 12, 2024 - Normalcy bias is a cognitive behavior where a person has a propensity to underestimate the likelihood of a significant n...
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Do you think “the higher power” has a gender?
March 08, 2024 - I do not believe that God, Allah, Yahweh, the Divine, or whatever term we use for the higher power has a gender, nor rac...
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What is Qi, Chi or Ki?
March 06, 2024 - What is Qi, Chi or Ki?
Chi or Qi (pronounced as “chee”) translates to mean “breath” in Chinese. Chi is the life energy...
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Come join me at the 2024 Yoga Festival!
February 28, 2024 - Come join me at the 2024 Yoga Festival!
I have a tent space rented from 10am-4pm at Lake Eola, near the bandshell. I wi...
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Can someone die more than once in a lifetime?
February 23, 2024 - I think yes, definitely. Severe trauma mentally or physically can trigger a “hard reset” where an individual is so affec...
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Can good exist without evil?
February 20, 2024 - I fear not. We may hope to see everything as good, positive, beautiful or whatever the “good” is in anything, there must...
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A Blueprint for Inner Happiness, and its You!
February 16, 2024 - Happiness comes from finding the “master” within!
Do You Know What Your Potential Is? Physical health, mental well-...
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Do We Die and Go to Heaven, or Die and Bring Heaven With Us?
February 13, 2024 - Many say they know of the afterlife either being a good place (heaven) or a bad place (hell). Others believe that life h...
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Is Mindfulness the Same as Paying Attention?
February 09, 2024 - I used to think that mindfulness was just the latest buzzword for the health and wellness industry. A few years ago, I w...
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Difficult Times Sometimes Bring About Good Changes
February 06, 2024 - “Sometimes bad things have to happen before good things can.”
– Becca Fitzpatrick
https://psychologycompass.com/blog/p...
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We Actually Need Some Stress in Our Lives
February 02, 2024 - I don’t believe that it is possible to not have any stressors, whether from mental circumstances or acute/chronic pain,...
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Sculpting Wellness: The Transformative Power of Mindful Physical Activities
January 30, 2024 - I have found the phrase “heal the body with the mind, heal the mind with the body” to be a root concept of learning how...
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Philosophy or Religion? Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism – a brief comparison of the 3 systems
January 26, 2024 - There is often debate as to what is a philosophy, versus that which is a religion. I have come to understand that there...
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Why do insurance companies cover pharmaceuticals and surgeries, but seldom cover non-invasive n
January 23, 2024 - Oh please, come on now… we all know there is no profit in treating healthy individuals. No business by definition will o...
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The Overview Effect, a Cosmic Perspective of Just How Minute Humanity is
January 19, 2024 - Author Frank White first introduced the “overview effect” in his 1987 book “ The Overview Effect: Space Exploration and...
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Post-traumatic Growth (PTG), General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS), and Learned Helplessness
January 16, 2024 - Post-traumatic growth (PTG) is the term for what happens when someone who struggles psychologically from past trauma and...
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Holistic Health Illustrated Study Booklets
January 12, 2024 - Remember the Indiana Jones movies, where Indy (Harrison Ford) found his father’s diary, which had very important sketche...
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The Teacher/Student Relationship
January 09, 2024 - Seek the right teacher for you, because in time a student (you) can become similar to your teacher, sometimes absorbing...
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Fracture Cascade – a domino effect of ailments
January 05, 2024 - A “fracture cascade” refers to bones and ailments such as osteoporosis, where a person experiences multiple fractures in...
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Walking Aids in Venous Return – or walk more, your life might depend upon it!
January 02, 2024 - Walking and other weight-bearing activities that engage the muscles in the feet, calves and thighs illicit a pumping eff...
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Seek Out the “Wounded Healers”
December 31, 2023 - Would you seek dental help from a dentist with rotten teeth?
Ask for relationship advice from someone that has a record...
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Rough Initiations – Rites of Passage
December 29, 2023 - Rough initiations is another term for rites of passage, which can be ceremonial events that mark important transitions i...
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The 12 Steps of the Hero’s Journey – Why is this relative to us?
December 26, 2023 - The concept of the “Hero’s Journey” comes from Joseph Campbell who was a writer, mythologist, and lecturer. Campbell int...
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Purpose and Meaning – From Chaos to Calling, Discovering Your Reason for Being
December 22, 2023 - Ikigai is the Japanese term for striving to achieve a balance of differing concepts of purpose, meaning, self-awareness...
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What Are The Key Elements to Happiness? A Harvard Study Adds Insights
December 19, 2023 - Having a loving family, supportive friends, good health, and having a sense of purpose, are these not what are truly at...
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Gratitude Attitude
December 15, 2023 - The holidays often provide us a reminder for us to be grateful for we have within our lives, as well as what we don’t ha...
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Ayahuasca, literally means “the vine of death”
December 12, 2023 - Ayahuasca usage in Amazonian cultures as a method of healing, has been more widely documented in more recent years. Ayah...
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Managing Our Inner Dialogue
December 08, 2023 - Ancient philosophies and belief systems of Buddhism and Taoism have long understood a state of consciousness of mind wan...
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Whole Health Wisdom: Navigating Holistic Wellness (my new book)
December 05, 2023 - What we think, what we eat and how we move our bodies are the basic components that determine our health and happiness....
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Physically close, mentally far; physically far, mentally close.
December 01, 2023 - The quality of a relationship can be determined by the overall strength of the mental connection.
“Physically close,...
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Suicide Rates Spike…. Again in the US
November 28, 2023 - Here I am again, discussing mental health care in the US. The Wall Street Journal just dropped an article reporting that...
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Why is the US Younger Population in Crisis?
November 24, 2023 - Well, this did not just happen overnight and for no apparent reason. There are many factors that are leading the US youn...
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What is the PERMA-V Model for Flourishing?
November 21, 2023 - Dr. Martin Seligman, a psychologist and one of the founders of positive psychology, introduced the concept of PERMA as a...
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Flu Season is Really Vitamin D Deficiency Season
November 17, 2023 - Yes, it is that time of year again. Become educated, become healthy and be in control of your health and well-being. Nob...
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An Ultra-Processed Diet – we truly “are what we eat”
November 14, 2023 - https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/ultra-processed-foods-dietary-guidelines-de00ccaa?st=vz6iq81le7e0ew4&reflink=desktop...
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Whole Heath Wisdom: Navigating Holistic Wellness
October 30, 2023 - Be well, become healthy, become wiser. You are the architect of your health and happiness!
Holistic wellness encompas...
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Meditation Practices – (the non-pharmaceutical pill you can take today, to ward off your illnes
October 28, 2023 - I have some observations from practicing and teaching meditation methods from over my last 40 years. There has been much...
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Try to Avoid Being “Triggered” by the Overused Word “Trigger”
October 23, 2023 - “Triggered” has become a more recent buzzword, relative to emotional interoception and self-regulation and use of coping...
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Self-regulation or “you are the boss of you”
October 10, 2023 - So many people complain about national health issues that face our country today. Stress, PTSD, anxiety, depression, dia...
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Symbolism’s Relationship to Music
October 05, 2023 - Symbols can have strong meanings, and for that reason have been used for thousands of years to help convey messages, pas...
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We are the Architects of our own Health, Happiness, Well-being, Destiny or Fate
October 02, 2023 - When we start to realize that we are indeed the architects of our own health, happiness, well-being, destiny or fate, we...
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Which “Care” do You Invest Upon?
September 17, 2023 - – Healthcare (rely upon others to keep you healthy)
– Self-care (assume control & responsibility for your well-being)...
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Mind and Body Exercises – It really is that simple!
July 28, 2023 - Subscribe
I write often about topics that affect our health and well-being. Additionally, I teach and offer lec...
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Migraines – Triggered by Bright Light
July 18, 2023 - Bright light can be a triggering factor for migraine headaches in some individuals. The underlying physiological mechani...
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Become the Diamond, Leave the Coal Behind
July 09, 2023 - Humans are like a lump of coal (or carbon), where if put under enough pressure, we may transform into a diamond. I under...
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Thoughts Can Affect the Immune System
June 30, 2023 - Depression, anxiety, PTSD, OCD, ADHD, suicide, and many other mental ailments are all serious health concerns. And also...
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Unhealthy Healthcare Providers – An Irony That Needs to Change
June 27, 2023 - It is way past the time to take off the blinders and see US healthcare for what it is – SICKCARE
There has been a s...
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Various Theories of Reflexology
June 23, 2023 - Reflexology is based on similar principles to acupuncture as well as some types of massage. Our bodies are mapped by mer...
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Exercise Affects: Anti-inflammatory Response, Growth Hormone Production & Cerebral Circulation
June 21, 2023 - Physical exercise can help to produce anti-inflammatory responses from the central nervous system.
Physical exercise ca...
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Book 24 – Health & Wellness Graphic Reference Book
June 13, 2023 - My new reference book is now available on Amazon!
Book 24 – Health & Wellness Graphic Reference Book (Health and Wellne...
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Profit vs. Ethics in the Big Pharma View of Business
June 09, 2023 - From a strictly financial perspective, it may be considered a good business strategy for a pharmaceutical company to gen...
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The Weakest Hand & Wrist Positions
June 06, 2023 - These graphic below images show the various hand and wrist positioning that aside form self-defense applications, are co...
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Head, Stomach, Feet (learn – process – implement)
June 02, 2023 - Many years ago, I was introduced to this concept of “ Head, Stomach, Feet,” a Taoist philosophy taught to me by my marti...
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How to Increase Hand Grip Strength – No Gym Required
May 30, 2023 - Most people do not exercise, only about 25% of the US population. Of those that do, very few exercise for specific outco...
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Assuming Responsibility for your Healthcare (sickcare) Decisions
May 26, 2023 - The predominant medical system in the US is the allopathic model. I have found from personal experience that this system...
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Box Breathing: A Method to Manage Stress
May 23, 2023 - So much inner conflict, anxiety, depression, PTSD. We have tools to combat this that don’t include pharmaceuticals, ther...
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Grip Strength Affects Overall Health & Wellness
May 19, 2023 - “ Weight-bearing exercises can help prevent osteoporosis by stimulating bone growth and increasing bone density. This is...
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Mind and Body Exercises – Heal the Body With the Mind, Heal the Mind by Engaging the Body
May 16, 2023 - Remember the Indiana Jones movies, where he found his father’s diary which had clues to his search for the Holy Grail?...
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Mindful Breathing Practices as an Option for Coping with Trauma
April 28, 2023 - This is yet another of my posts on my scholarly research into the benefits of exercise, and more specifically methods of...
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Yoga as a Treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
April 25, 2023 - This post continues my scholarly research into the benefits of exercise, and more specifically yoga, its sibling of qigo...
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Qigong – Heal the Mind With the Body – Detailed Description
April 21, 2023 - This is another post in my series of explaining qigong practices. Qi, Chi or Gi means air, energy or breath in Chinese a...
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Qigong – A Way to Heal the Mind, By Engaging the Body
April 18, 2023 - This is a continuation of my previous post of how we can use the knowledge within our thoughts to help to heal the ill,...
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Heal the Mind With the Body, Heal the Body With the Mind
April 15, 2023 - Often the hands will solve a mystery that the intellect has struggled with in vain.
– Carl Jung
Our culture is bro...
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US Infant Mortality Rate Explodes in Recent Years
April 02, 2023 - Anthropologists have studied and concluded that there are many varying perspectives and beliefs in defining what good he...
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The Gears of Life – Our Journey Around the Sun
March 28, 2023 - A universal truth cannot be easily disputed, as everyone can agree on some level with the facts in question. Other unive...
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Energy Vampire or Energy Sun -Which Are You?
March 26, 2023 - We have probably all meet people who when walking into a room, drain the energy of all in their company. Or conversely,...
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Luxury Taxing of Medical Procedures
March 21, 2023 - Tax US citizens for medical procedures due to relative lifestyle choices? This type of reasoning could also be used then...
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Performance Enhancing Drug Usage
March 17, 2023 - I have found that when athletes use PEDs (performance enhancing drugs) there is the possibility of side-effects from usi...
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Food Label Ambiguity
March 14, 2023 - Labeling on foods can often be misleading, vague, or complicated for the uninformed. I feel that this is a way that food...
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Underage Drinking and Smoking
March 10, 2023 - Underage drinking on US college campuses has skyrocketed over the last few years, as our youth and seemingly everyone, s...
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High Cholesterol Levels and Risk of Heart Disease
March 07, 2023 - People in Japan or southern European countries have one-half to one-third the risk of dying from heart disease in compar...
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We Wonder Why Our Population Is So Unhealthy
March 03, 2023 - – Depression (10%) and anxiety (63%) at all time highs (especially for teenage girls 60%)
– Being overweight (30%), obe...
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All Working Together – The FDA, Big Pharma and US Academia – It’s All About the Money Baby!
February 28, 2023 - Dr. Jon Jureidini is a child psychiatrist in Australia. He is part of the Critical and Ethical Mental Health (CEMH), whi...
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Natural immunity to COVID ‘at least as high, if not higher’ than that from mRNA vaccine, study
February 24, 2023 - Not that long ago, even suggesting that natural immunity from previous COVID-19 infection would label someone as anti-va...
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Weight Loss Through Medication – A Magic Pill to Fix All Our Health Issues?
February 21, 2023 - It is quite possible that in the near future, drugs that are moderately effective in producing weight (fat) loss will be...
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Organic Foods – Know the Labels
February 17, 2023 - Just because food labels say the product is healthy, is it so?
A concise glossary of food-label terminology:
Natural:...
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Nutrients in Fruits and Vegetables Have Greatly Diminished
February 14, 2023 - Depletion of vitamins and minerals in the soil have lead to lower nutritional quality in fruits and vegetables.
It take...
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Gratitude Practices to Cultivate Inner Peace and Happiness
February 08, 2023 - Our personal happiness has very much to do with having good health, adequate nutrition, positive social interactions, an...
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Fentanyl Overdose Spikes During Pandemic
February 03, 2023 - During the Covid-19 pandemic, more people were coping with its consequences by staying inside more, contributing to depr...
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Serious as a Heart Attack
January 31, 2023 - If you follow the news these days, it seems like people are dropping dead left and right. Violence, shootings, suicides,...
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Chakras, Dan Tiens & The Hierarchy of Needs
January 24, 2023 - Various theories exist as to how energy and thought manifest in physical form within and around the human body. These co...
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Salmon – Is it as Healthy as Experts Say?
January 20, 2023 - I try to pursue a healthy and nutritional diet, with salmon as a source of protein, fats and other vitamins. I do eat sa...
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Body-Based Health Practices & Cultural Challenges
January 17, 2023 - Depending upon which cultures are involved, specific different issues can be discussed. I will comment on Asian body-bas...
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Seasons Change, People Get Sick – Connect the Dots
January 13, 2023 - More people have been staying inside for much of the last 3 years, to avoid Covid19. As a consequence, people may now be...
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Herbs vs. Pharmaceuticals – Treatments for Covid-19
January 10, 2023 - I think one of the most relative and current issue facing the American “sickcare” system, is the use of herbs and/or pha...
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We Have More Than 5 Senses
January 06, 2023 - The more we understand how our mind and body function physiologically, the better we can manage our own health, fitness...
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Healthcare – Who Receives vs. Who Deserves
January 03, 2023 - When discussing public healthcare, the same issue seems to come about how much money is needed versus how much money is...
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A Neglected Mind And Body Recognizes No Amount of Wealth Nor Fame
January 01, 2023 - Happy New Year!
Here we are again, making it through a full year of ups and downs – we call this life. Hopefully, we al...
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The Kinetic Chain – How Referred Pain Comes About
December 30, 2022 - If not having disease nor illness is our goal, we need to focus on being fit, well & healthy. Good health usually comes...
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Breathe Through Your Nose
December 27, 2022 - The Importance of Nose Breathing
There is evidence that breathing through the nose, creates air oscillations which can...
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What is this Frankincense Stuff Anyway?
December 23, 2022 - The 3 Wise Men or Maji were said to have brought Jesus three gifts with spiritual meaning, being gold, frankincense and...
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Arnica – A Potentially Toxic Herb?
December 20, 2022 - Arnica flowers, Arnica montana, or wolf’s bane, is typically used in a tincture as an analgesic, antiseptic, anti-inflam...
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Challenges that are Currently Facing Complementary and Alternative Medicine
December 16, 2022 - I have commented on this topic in former discussions, specifically big pharmaceutical companies hindering expansion of t...
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Legalization of Marijuana – When Can I Start my own Business?
December 13, 2022 - Let’s explore some perspectives on where legalization of marijuana and how it is transforming the nation’s viewpoint on...
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Back Pain Management – Book 22
December 09, 2022 - Most people in the United States will experience back pain at some time in their lives. Causes of back pain are many, ra...
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Nitric Oxide – a Vital Key Messenger Molecule
December 06, 2022 - Nitric oxide (NO) is a vital key messenger molecule produced in the endothelium found inside our blood vessels. As a vas...
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Herbs & Pharmaceuticals – Risk vs. Benefits
December 02, 2022 - I find it very interesting how there are so many herbs, that we as humans push the limits of their benefits versus their...
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Fat in Our Diet – Friend or Foe?
November 29, 2022 - Nutritional information has been evolving and accessible for decades, but we need to look to many diverse sources to fin...
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Data Shows That Obese Individuals More Likely to Get COVID-19
November 25, 2022 - Many months have gone by with the world and the United States dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Much has been learned...
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Learn How Stress Affects Our Bodies, to Better Manage Our Well-being
November 22, 2022 - How do you deal with stress?
take a few deep breaths
drink a few alcoholic beverages
take pharmaceuticals
consume so...
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Methods Used Within Traditional Chinese Medicine
November 18, 2022 - One of the various methods often prescribed in TCM is exercise/movement. Meditation, Tai chi and qigong are methods that...
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Relieve Stress, Tension and Headaches – Acupressure Methods
November 15, 2022 - Acupressure (no needles) and its parent of acupuncture (needles) from Traditional Chinese medicine, has been around for...
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How to Build Strong Bones
November 11, 2022 - Often people seek Western medicine (also known as allopathic or biomedicine) and its strong usage of pharmaceuticals to...
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What is Health?
November 08, 2022 - “Health is more than the absence of disease symptoms. The true goal is sustainable balance, as recognized by chiropracto...
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Not Your Basic Wrist Roller Exercise (Shim Yuk)
November 04, 2022 - Shim Yuk – A practice to engage the mind and body
Health and fitness enthusiasts often are on the search for the next b...
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The 3 Healthcare Systems in the US
November 01, 2022 - The 3 Healthcare Systems in the US:
1 – “Health-care” which is truly “sick-care”
2 – “Self-care”
3 – “I Don’t Care”...
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Convalescence
October 28, 2022 - Excerpt from: Principles and Practice of Phytotherapy, by Kerry Bone
Convalescence
It is ironic that at the very tim...
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Witch Hazel – a brief review of this herb and its uses
October 25, 2022 - Witch Hazel:
Common names for Witch Hazel are common witch hazel, Southern witch hazel, and witch-hazel. Having the sci...
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Mind & Body Exercises – the Original CrossFit Training
October 21, 2022 - Before there was Crossfit, there was isometric, aerobic and anaerobic training. Before there was functional training, ma...
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Cultural and Ethical Considerations in Mind-Body Medicine
October 18, 2022 - I have previously discussed herbs and some of the ways that people self-prescribe with no real education in herbs, or th...
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The Circadian Rhythm Affects Physiological Functions
October 14, 2022 - It is easy to see how the time of the day affects us. If you pay attention to it you will see the pattern. During a 24-h...
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Herbology – an Alternative to Allopathic Pharmaceutical Dependence
October 11, 2022 - There were seemingly various other healthcare modalities in existence in the US in the late 1800’s, such as homeopathy,...
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10-90% of the Efficacy of Prescriptions Comes Down to the Placebo Effect
October 07, 2022 - Our society seems to rely heavily upon interpretation of scientific data, when it comes to healthcare and guidance, rela...
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Address the Root Causes of Pain and Illness
October 03, 2022 - Allopathic, biomedicine or Western medicine are based upon treating illness through pharmaceuticals, surgery, and other...
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Seek the Right Teacher
September 11, 2022 - If you need to improve your balance, seek someone who can demonstrate balance.
If you need to improve your bone strengt...
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The Rules for Being Human
August 31, 2022 - These ‘Life-Rules’ by Cherie Carter-Scott, from her book, “ If Life is a Game, These are the Rules”. When you were born,...
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Methods to Relieve Sciatica & Lower Back Pain
August 29, 2022 - A key concept in relieving pain is to increase flexibility (range of motion) while building strength,
to provide stabil...
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Cause and Effect – Person Responsibility for Health & Well-being
August 21, 2022 - “Follow the science”…..maybe also “follow the data”.
Move beyond thinking that your health and well-being are someone e...
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How Did Allopathic Medicine’s Monopoly Come to Exist in the US?
August 16, 2022 - Iatrogenesis – 3rd Leading Cause of Death in US Meriam-Webster defines iatrrogenesis as “inadvertent and preventable ind...
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True, Right, and Correct
August 05, 2022 - I have engaged in quite a few discussions regarding “truth” with others over my years. I have learned from my observatio...
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Wellness & Fitness Graphic Booklets Available on Amazon
July 31, 2022 - I am finally self-published on Amazon! I call this my legacy project. I am trying to document with text and graphics, mu...
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Shad Darshans – Philosophies From Ayurveda
July 25, 2022 - Sankhya is one of the six Shad Darshans in Indian philosophy which seeks to understand the Truth of life. Sankhya, comes...
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Tummo, ‘inner fire’ meditation
July 22, 2022 - Many of the posts here have discussed some of the mental or spiritual benefits of Tibetan Meditations. If appears as the...
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Basic Concepts of Ayurveda
July 18, 2022 - Ayurveda, meaning the “knowledge of life”, has been practiced for over 3000 years. Perhaps modern society and culture ca...
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Ritual Postures
July 11, 2022 - I saw many similarities with the ritual body postures from Felicitas Goodman and my own practices of qigong and daoyin (...
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Strengthen Your Mental Tolerance by Understanding the Energetic Structure of the 8 Extraordinar
July 08, 2022 - The 8 Extraordinary Energy Meridians or Vessels
By strengthening the physical body through exercise – specific exerci...
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Iron Palm / Iron Body Conditioning
July 04, 2022 - Iron Palm Conditioning started with Shaolin Monks practicing methods to make the hands. legs, and feet, feel as strong a...
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Singing Bowls Meditation
June 24, 2022 - A singing bowl or standing bell, are mostly crystal or metal alloy bowls where, by rubbing a mallet around the bowl’s ou...
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Herbal Tinctures for Pain Management
June 20, 2022 - Why Conventional Methods Don’t Fix Chronic Pain Issues
When in pain, receptors become oversensitive requiring ever incr...
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Creative Meditation
June 17, 2022 - There needs to be a mental intention behind whatever practice one chooses to pursue. Sometimes people get so hung up wit...
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Chart of Various Herbal Preparations
June 13, 2022 - Traditional herbal extracts consisting of various liniments, tinctures, teas, etc. are known for their unique properties...
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Vicious Cycle of Poor Posture
June 10, 2022 - Poor posture and relative lifestyle habits are a topic I write about often, as these are such integral components in avo...
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Moxibustion – Basic Theory
June 03, 2022 - Traditional Chinese Medicine Method of Moxibustion
Moxibustion is the method of burning Mugwort (Ai Ye) or other herbs...
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We are the Architects of our own Health or Illness, Destiny or Fate
May 27, 2022 - Perception & Physiology
All of our senses are a pathway into our inner pharmacy where tonic thoughts produce tonic chem...
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Excessive Sitting Often Leading to Metabolic Syndrome
May 23, 2022 - Sitting for prolonged amounts of time is as, or more detrimental than tobacco smoking.
Most people are beginning to rea...
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WSJ Article Highlights That Cardiovascular Disease Cause More Deaths Every Year, Than Covid-19
May 22, 2022 - “Stopping a Pandemic Deadlier Than Covid”
“Cardiovascular disease kills more people each year than Covid at its worst....
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Silk Reeling Exercises
May 20, 2022 - Silk Reeling refers to internal (neigong) movement principles practiced in traditional styles of Tai Chi, especially emp...
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The Fascia Trains (connective tissue)
May 13, 2022 - The human body consists of trillions of cells, all surrounded by a somewhat fluid network of connective tissue called fa...
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The 3 Healthcare Systems in the US
May 09, 2022 - The 3 Healthcare Systems in the US
“Healthcare” which is truly “Sick-care”
“Self-care”
“I Don’t Care “
“Healthca...
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Meditation for Kids – Plant Good Seeds
May 03, 2022 - I especially like the idea of getting children involved in meditating at a young age. Teaching kids how to manage their...
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Science, Where to Follow What Fits Your Viewpoints
April 29, 2022 - Coffee is bad for you, but studies show that it might be good for you.
Cow’s milk is good for humans, unless you read t...
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Regular Exercise Improves Many Common Ailments
April 26, 2022 - consistent activity is a key factor in reducing disease
If we are led to believe that the US has the most wealth, the b...
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Stress Response Leads to Obesity, Depression and Even More Stress
April 22, 2022 - We all know what stress is, but how does it manifest and what can we do to manage it?
If we are to grow a garden, do...
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Insight Meditation (Vipassana)
April 14, 2022 - Insight Meditation (Vipassana)
You should sit in meditation for twenty minutes every day unless you’re too busy. Then y...
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The Seven Energy Centers (Chakras)
April 10, 2022 - The Seven Energy Centers (Chakras)
Chakra is a Sanskrit word that means “wheel.” Chakras and Dimensions are the same th...
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Why Practice Meditation?
April 06, 2022 - Why Practice Meditation?
My definition of meditation is practices where an individual train their mind to achieve a mod...
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We Know What Needs to be Done
April 04, 2022 - Choices – we almost always have choices. However, we usually don’t like the options.
– junk & fast food vs. healthy u...
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Our Breath is the Link to the Mind-Body Connection
March 29, 2022 - Our Breath is the Link to the Mind-Body Connection
Our mental, physical and spiritual health – all comes down to the qu...
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Chiropractic and Naturopathic Medicine – a basic summary
March 25, 2022 - Chiropractic and Naturopathic Medicine – a basic summary
In 1895 Daniel David Palmer founded chiropractic healthcare ba...
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Trust is Earned, and Often Lost
March 22, 2022 - Trust or Faith?
The American people have lost their trust (based on what can be seen from actions) in our leaders and e...
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Ayurvedic and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) – Brief summary
March 19, 2022 - Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) are probably the two oldest systems of healthcare practiced throughout t...
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Where the Rubber Hits the Road – Personal Responsibility
March 15, 2022 - Personal Responsibility
We are here…right here where the rubber hits the road.
When the action really begi...
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Intro to Transcendental Meditation
March 12, 2022 - The Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1917-2008) is known to have founded Transcendental Meditation or simply TM, inspired from his...
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Short Podcast Interview on Tai Chi & Qigong
March 09, 2022 - Listen to my short podcast interview regarding mind & body exercises such as tai chi and its parents of qigong and ultim...
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Music & Sound Can Affect Health
March 06, 2022 - Mantras when practiced with transcendental meditation are repeated in our inner dialogue, but can be practiced with or w...
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Conspiracy Mentality – huh, what is this?
March 01, 2022 - Conspiracy mentality is a generalized belief that secret and powerful forces aspire to control or rule the world. A lack...
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Good Health and Well-being Doesn’t Just Happen
February 25, 2022 - Good health and well-being doesn’t just happen. Rather being mindful of your lifestyle choices of diet, exercise/activit...
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Practice a Body Scan Meditation
February 22, 2022 - Top 10 Benefits of Meditation:
Reduced Stress.
Emotional Balance.
Increased Focus.
Reduced Pain.
Reduced Anxiety....
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Herbs as Botanical Medicine
February 20, 2022 - Herbs have been used for thousands of years worldwide, as the main source of primary medicine. While it is easy to debat...
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History of Modern Medicine’s Monopoly in US Healthcare
February 16, 2022 - Modern medicine, also referred to as Western, allopathic or biomedicine, has roots in the US starting in the late 1800’s...
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Tobacco, Cigarettes & Vaping Use – Yes, this still is deadly!
February 07, 2022 - It boggles my mind that the FDA recently authorized e-cigarettes for US consumption, as they see vaping products as a be...
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Humans Have Become Disconnected From Nature
February 02, 2022 - Humans having gradually been losing their connection with nature. It did not happen overnight, but maybe most apparently...
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Physical Activity Effects on COVID-19
January 30, 2022 - A root concept of healthcare for literally thousands of years, but apparently dismissed for the last 2 years:
PHYSICAL...
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Therapeutic Benefits of Singing Bowls
January 24, 2022 - Therapeutic Benefits of Singing Bowls
Illness and diseases such as addiction, mental health issues, heart disease, diab...
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Thai Yoga Massage
January 22, 2022 - Thai massage seems to work heavily with the physical concept of myofascial release, that can be seen in Rolfing and othe...
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Stand Here, No Here, Over There, Not Here…
January 19, 2022 - Stand Here, No Here, Over There, Not Here…
The quest continues to pursue a return to “normal” in spite of the ever-chan...
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Acupressure for Common Ailments (online lecture)
January 16, 2022 - Watch my lecture on acupressure, where I discuss the theories and concepts behind TCM, the placebo/nocebo effect, self-c...
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A New Year’s Commitment to Improve Your Life (Using The 8-Step Path)
January 12, 2022 - A Method to Pursue Mind, Body & Spirit Harmony – The 8-Step Path
Quite often I hear people talking about wanting to pur...
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Acupressure for Common Ailments
January 10, 2022 - Acupressure (no needles) and its parent of acupuncture (needles) from Traditional Chinese medicine, has been around for...
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Who Does the FDA Really Work For?
January 09, 2022 - Why do food companies seem to have more rights than consumers, when it comes to disclosing what ingredients are in parti...
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How Our Body Responds to Stress – The General Adaptation Syndrome
December 23, 2021 - Feeling stressed out?
We are living in what some people feel, is the most stressful time in their lifetimes. I find it...
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Ginger and its Many Benefits
December 20, 2021 - No time like right now, to invest in taking better care of your immune system. Ginger has been my “go to” herb for decad...
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Why is There Resistance to Alternative Healthcare Methods?
December 14, 2021 - American society and culture are very much dependent upon Western allopathic medicine which relies on scientific proof o...
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Strive to have a “relationship with your physical body”
December 09, 2021 - Strive to have a “relationship with your physical body”. I think often times people hear about the mind, body and spirit...
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Qigong, Martial Arts & Yoga – the original CrossFit & functional training methods
December 05, 2021 - Qigong, Martial Arts & Yoga – the original CrossFit & functional training methods, dating back thousands of years.
US h...
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The Cost of Treating Cystic Fibrosis
November 30, 2021 - “Each year in the United States about 30,000 babies are born with cystic fibrosis, a disease that causes severe lung and...
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FDA/EPA – guardians of the consumer or a shill for Big Pharma & Medical?
November 28, 2021 - Should these products have been approved in the 1st place? I realize not everyone has health issues from these items, bu...
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“Killing Us Sweetly: How to Take Industry out of the FDA”
November 27, 2021 - “Killing Us Sweetly: How to Take Industry out of the FDA”
“For more than a century, the Food and Drug Administration ha...
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Vitamin D – 6 Things You Didn’t Know
November 26, 2021 - More people have been staying inside for months now, to avoid Covid19. As a consequence, people may now be suffering mor...
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FDA, Food & Drug Companies – Overuse of Antibiotics in the Food Chain
November 24, 2021 - Good information regarding the FDA, drug and food companies who are all contributing to chemicals allowed into the Ameri...
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Tai Chi, Qigong & Martial Arts for Better Health & Wellness
July 06, 2021 - If you have 10-minutes to spare, watch my video showing and explaining why tai chi, gigong and martial arts exercises fo...
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Mindfullness Used to be called “Paying Attention” (1-hour lecture on Tai Chi)
June 15, 2021 - Years back, mindfulness was called paying attention.
Some smart marketers decided that “paying attention” could be re-b...
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Self-defense Skills – Becoming a Thing of the Past
June 06, 2021 - Most people cannot defend themselves in a physical confrontation.
Few people exercise or stay active (only about 23%...
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News Flash – Our health is ultimately our own individual responsibility!
June 02, 2021 - For at least the last few decades, we have known that in order to maintain wellness we need a healthy mind, body and spi...
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A Healthy Spine Makes a Happy Person
May 25, 2021 - Why do most people not take care of their spine, until they have back issues?
Not having back pain, does not necessar...
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Is Returning to “Normal” Really a Good Thing?
May 17, 2021 - Is Returning to “Normal” Really a Good Thing?
If not being sick is the goal, we need to focus on being fit, well &...
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Root Causes of Illness
May 10, 2021 - Pain is inevitable. Suffering is an option.
It is often very difficult to live a comfortable life, when someone has s...
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Heal the Body With the Mind – Heal the Mind With the Body
May 03, 2021 - Heal the Body With the Mind (knowledge of how the body works)
Heal the Mind With the Body (skillful practices that enga...
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Root Causes of Chronic Pain
April 27, 2021 - Be well!
I teach and encourage people how to live a healthy lifestyle. Learn how this works and relates to your health...
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Get your jab, and if you behave you get a FREE cookie!
April 26, 2021 - WOW, free goodies from Budweiser, Junior’s Cheesecake, Krispy Kreme, Nathan’s Hot Dogs, White Castle and others for gett...
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Viscious Cycle of Healthcare Mentality
April 19, 2021 - Allopathic medicine or allopathy is a health care system in which medical doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and other health...
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Qigong for Stress Management and Effects on the Autonomic Nervous System
April 13, 2021 - Stress has become known as one of the main factors contributing to the top causes of human death. Heart disease, cancer,...
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The 5 Element Theory – Various Manifestations
April 13, 2021 - The 5 Phases Theory (Wu Xing)
Ancient Chinese scholars from thousands of years ago, recognized continuous patterns of c...
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What is Qi?
April 12, 2021 - Qi is pronounced as “chee” and means “breath” in Chinese. Other definitions are vitality, energy, force, air, vapor. Qi...
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Excessive Sitting Can Cause Chronic Pain
March 15, 2021 - Many people have been sitting much more this last year while working at home, online classes and in general less physica...
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What Type of House Have We Built?
March 01, 2021 - It is almost always easier to maintain something than to fix it once it has broken. The same is true for maintaining hea...
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Self-awareness Can be Developed
January 19, 2021 - Self-awareness Can be Developed!
How aware are you, of seeing yourself for who your truly are? Can you see every line,...
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Learning Before Earning
January 15, 2021 - Learning Before Earning
Seems like a fairly simple concept, right?
For example, in the US an individual needs to go th...
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Can You Easily Stand on One Leg?
January 13, 2021 - Can you easily stand on one leg? Why would you even care to do this?
If you can easily stand and balance on one leg for...
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Poor Diet – A Root Cause of Illness
January 11, 2021 - We really need to move beyond the thought that we can eat whatever the heck we care to, with no consequences. US Obesity...
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The 5 Pillars of Health – Things We Can Manage
January 11, 2021 - We often talk about how important our mind, body, spirit, relationships, etc. are the most important things in our lives...
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Obesity and COVID-19
December 07, 2020 - Science shows that obesity leads to comorbidities (multiple chronic ailments), and those most at risk of contracting COV...
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Health is Wealth
December 01, 2020 - A balanced mind, body & spirit make a person wealthy in being healthy!
Exercising to achieve performance or attractiven...
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Protect Your Bones With Tai Chi
November 29, 2020 - As people continue to stay indoors more, many are becoming less active and also more susceptible to vitamin D3 deficienc...
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Stay Healthy by Living Healthy
November 28, 2020 - Stay Healthy by Living Healthy
Harvard Medical School – recommends taking care of your immune system. Stay healthy by l...
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Happy Thanksgiving!
November 25, 2020 - Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy your holidays, but make good choices!
As most of the country continues to struggle with the c...
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Qigong for the Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of COVID-19 Infection in Older Adults
November 17, 2020 - I have been practicing qigong since I was 16 years old; teaching it since I was 19. I have 1st hand experience that it w...
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Some Covid-19 Measures Might Actually Make You More At Risk
November 16, 2020 - There is a Vicious Cycle of Covid-19 and Lifestyle Consequences
Some of the measures being taken, are actually increasi...
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Discipline the Mind to Discipline the Body
November 10, 2020 - Self-discipline Can be Developed.
Anything of value is always going to require some amount of sacrifice of time, effort...
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Grow Older, But Also Grow Wiser
September 09, 2020 - We all grow older, but do we ever really grow up? Growing up usually refers to being more responsible, more independent,...
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The Meaning of the Yin-Yang Symbol
September 05, 2020 - The Meaning of the Yin-Yang Symbol
The yin and yang symbol or taijitu, relates to the day and night association of yi...
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Preventable Deaths in the US
September 01, 2020 - Preventable Deaths in the US
A perspective of top causes of death in the US and that most are somewhat preventable thro...
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Why Exercise Your Whole Body?
August 29, 2020 - Why Exercise Your Whole Body?
“I run everyday, but my knees and back always ache.”
“Stretching is great for my hamstri...
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Lecture/Seminars/Discussions
August 25, 2020 - All events below are for a 1-hour lecture/seminar consisting of explanations,question & answer time and various amounts...
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Learning Options
August 24, 2020 - Learning Options
Qigong, Tai Chi & Wellness lectures, seminars & discussions. These events are for a 1-hour, consisting...
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How Are You Motivated?
August 20, 2020 - Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Motivation
Self-reflection can lead one to contemplate about how they are motivated to accompli...
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Cause & Effects of Sleep Quality
August 19, 2020 - Here is another post digging deeper into: The Importance of a Good Night’s Rest What we do during the waking hours, ofte...
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Daily Energy Flow in the 12 Main Meridians
August 16, 2020 - The Horary Clock (Circadian Rhythm) – 24 Hour Qi Flow Though the Meridians
Here is another graphic presentati...
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Americans Get Heavier
August 15, 2020 - A root cause of the health issues in the U.S. is the poor quality of food and the amount we consume. This is complicated...
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Crime is Surging in US cities
August 14, 2020 - Use Knowledge, Not Fear Learn Basic Self-defense Skills
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We live in a very different world than when we...
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How Well Do You Sleep?
August 13, 2020 - How Well Do You Sleep?
Are you low on energy? Hard to focus throughout the day? Many chronic illnesses can be attribute...
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The 5 Element Theory – the 5 Seasons of Life
August 12, 2020 - The 5 Element Theory – the 5 Seasons of Life
This post is a continuation of the 5 Element Theory showing another mani...
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How to Breathe Deeper
August 12, 2020 - How to Breathe Deeper
Take a deep breath, relax. Do you? Can you?
Often when someone tells someone else to relax by...
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The 5 Element Theory
August 10, 2020 - The 5 Element Theory (Wu Xing)
Most people are looking for some type of balance and harmony within their lives. Often...
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Consistent Exercise Affects the Body & Mind
August 10, 2020 - “My back is stiff and seems to ache all the time.”
“Stretching with yoga and qigong can help this!”
“My feet and hands...
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The Meaning of the 8 Trigrams and Bagua
August 07, 2020 - The Meaning of the 8 Trigrams and Bagua
The following is a very basic explanation of the The Meaning of the 8 Trigrams...
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The Small or Microcosmic Circulation
August 06, 2020 - The Small or Microcosmic Circulation
The Small Circulation, Small Circle, or the Microcosmic Orbit, is the practice of...
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Basic Shoulder Anatomy & Low Impact Exercises to Increase Strength & Range of Motion
August 06, 2020 - Basic Shoulder Anatomy & Low Impact Exercises to Increase Strength & Range of Motion
Often people experience shoulder i...
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How Deep Breathing Affects Your Health
August 04, 2020 - How Deep Breathing Affects Your Health
Deeper breathing is a key component to having a long and healthy life. Through f...
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Effects of Stress on the Body
August 04, 2020 - Effects of Stress on the Body
Stress effects the emotions.
Emotions effect the sympathetic nervous system which ch...
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Benefits of Consistent Exercise
August 03, 2020 - Stay active, eat quality food and manage emotions and stress – 3 key elements to maintaining good health. And it doesn’t...
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Is Our Health Really a Priority in the US?
August 01, 2020 - Ask any citizen in the US if their health and their family’s is a priority and the response will be something like, “wel...
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Neuroplasticity – Reroute, Rewire, Reorganize Your Brain
July 30, 2020 - The brain has the ability to continuously form, change and relocate new neural connections to different neural networks...
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Another graphic representation of the 24 Hour Qi Flow Though the Meridians
July 30, 2020 - The Horary Clock (Circadian Rhythm)
Another graphic representation of the 24 Hour Qi Flow Though the Meridians...
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The Horary Clock (Circadian Rhythm) – 24 Hour Qi Flow Though the Meridians
July 28, 2020 - The Horary Clock (Circadian Rhythm) – 24 Hour Qi Flow Though the Meridians
Understanding how the human body works a...
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The Back Shu Acuppoints
July 27, 2020 - The Back Shu Acuppoints –
There are 12 Back Shu points on the bladder energy meridian, that correspond to each of t...
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24 Yang Style Tai Chi
July 26, 2020 - What are “forms” or “sets” of Tai Chi Exercises?
Tai Chi is a powerful art of immense depth consisting of exercise, sel...
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The 12 Primary Energy Meridians & The 8 Extraordinary Vessels
July 24, 2020 - The 12 Primary Energy Meridians & The 8 Extraordinary Vessels
Within Chinese Medicine, there exists the theory of the...
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The 36 Noble Stances (moving qigong set)
July 23, 2020 - The 36 Noble Stances
Noble stances are a combination of various stances from different styles of Chinese martial arts....
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Deep Breathing Benefits
July 23, 2020 - Breathing Deeper – more than just more oxygen
Learning how to regulate the breath is truly one of the key components to...
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Moving Qigong (tae guk chung set #1)
July 16, 2020 - How deep you breathe directly affects your health! And it is FREE, doesn’t require a prescription, no special clothes no...
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The Cross Crawl Concept
July 08, 2020 - Opposition or contralateral, in regards to body movement or mechanics, means that opposite sides of the body work togeth...
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Taoist Yoga – Dao Yi – Ship Pal Gye – Noble Stances
July 08, 2020 - So many ways to strengthen the whole body, with low-impact and safe exercises for the mind, body & spirit. No equipment,...
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Ship Pal Gye – A method to increase the capacity of your nervous system!
July 07, 2020 - Ship Pal Gye (Korean name for 18 qi exercises)
A method to increase the capacity of your nervous system!
Watch the vid...
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Low-impact Core Training – using qigong & martial arts exercises
July 06, 2020 - Low-impact Core Training – using qigong & martial arts exercises
The following facets are facets of martial arts an...
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Poor Circulation Starts in the Toes & Fingers
July 02, 2020 - Poor circulation or Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is the restriction of blood flow to the arteries of the arms and l...
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The 8 Expressions of Tai Chi
July 01, 2020 - Next class will be on July 3rd, 11:30am-12:30pm at Winter Park Presbyterian Church. We have been focusing on the The 8 E...
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The 5 Root Powers of Tai Chi
June 30, 2020 - Having self-awareness of where ones center of gravity is located during any activity, is a key component to maintaining...
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pH Balance & Effects
June 29, 2020 - You are what you eat, think and how you move (or don’t) move your body. If your diet is mostly acidic foods, your organs...
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Increase the Capacity of Your Nervous System!
June 27, 2020 - Increase the Capacity of Your Nervous System!
By holding the body in specific alignments, the nervous system is strengt...
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Breathing Deeper – more than just more oxygen!
June 17, 2020 - Breathing Deeper – more than just more oxygen
Learning how to regulate the breath is truly one of the key components...
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Moving Breathing Exercises (qigong) 8 Pieces of Brocade
June 14, 2020 - Moving Breathing Exercises (qigong) 8 Pieces of Brocade
Eight Pieces of Brocade or 8 Sections of Silk, is said to h...
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The 8 Pieces of Brocade
June 12, 2020 - Today’s online FREE class:
Moving Breathing Exercises (qigong) 8 Pieces of Brocade
Eight Pieces of Brocade or 8...
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Nothing is Ever Just Black & White
June 11, 2020 - Yin and Yang – a very old concept that has been studied for thousands of years by many cultures.
Every thing exists i...
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BaguaZhang (basic exercises)
June 08, 2020 - “Workout” is to exercise to stay healthy with no specific goals.
“Training” is what some do, for a specific goal...
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Warrior – Scholar – Sage
June 07, 2020 - Warrior – Scholar – Sage
3 distinct mindsets and/or phases, when it comes to training and self-improvement. However...
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There are Many Ways to Train the Body, Mind & Spirit!
May 29, 2020 - There are Many Ways to Train the Body, Mind & Spirit!
Sword and weapons training is considered somewhat advanced instru...
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The Importance of Exercising Within the 3 Anatomical Planes
May 27, 2020 - Today’s discussion: The Importance of Exercising in 3D
Avoid injury, rehab an existing chronic issue or just feel bette...
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The 3 Treasures – Mind, Body & Spirit
May 27, 2020 - The 3 Treasures – Mind, Body & Spirit
The most valuable things that we all possess. Without these 3, we have no family,...
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Move the Body Within 3 Anatomical Planes
May 19, 2020 - Low-impact mobility of the 9 main joints, in the 3 anatomical planes using time-proven ancient exercise methods –
The...
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The 5 Phases of Life & Methods to Have Strong Joints
May 14, 2020 - Today’s detailed discussion:
The 5 Phases of Life & Methods to Have Strong Joints
Would you wear a winter coat to the...
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Increase Your Mobility & Stability
May 13, 2020 - Many of you who have known me over the years, know me to be a bit passionate and meticulous about my studying, practicin...
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Dynamic Tension – Tai Yu
May 07, 2020 - Dynamic tension – using your own body to create resistance for building strength, flexibility, balance, etc. Watch and f...
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Tao Yin – Swallow Returns to Nest (moving qigong) detailed instruction
May 05, 2020 - Today’s online exercise: Tao Yin – Swallow Returns to Nest
A side effect of the current pandemic crisis – some people h...
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Deep and Deliberate Breathing – video 2
May 04, 2020 - A Key Factor for Well-being – Breathing Deeper and More Deliberately – FREE detailed class on how to practice deep breat...
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Tensegrity Relationship to the Human Body
May 01, 2020 - One part moves, all parts move. It really is that simple. Muscles, bones, fascia and the mind engaged. These parts are a...
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How to Breathe Deeper and More Deliberately
April 24, 2020 - How to Breathe Deeper and More Deliberately – FREE detailed class on how to practice deep breathing in order to relieve...
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Making Time to Exercise
April 21, 2020 - Making Time to Exercise
We don’t find time to exercise or do tasks we don’t thoroughly enjoy doing. Rather we “make tim...
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Time to Avoid Excuses Towards Your Life!
April 20, 2020 - Time to Avoid Excuses Towards Your Life!
Currently, many of us seem to have a lot of extra time on our hands. But we...
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Why I Share, What I Have Learned
April 19, 2020 - Why I Share, What I Have Learned
I made my commitment many years ago to learn, study, practice and teach fitness an...
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A Method to Pursue Mind, Body & Spirit Harmony – The 8-Step Path
April 15, 2020 - A Method to Pursue Mind, Body & Spirit Harmony – The 8-Step Path
A long-understood method of achieving harmony between...
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Relieving Chronic Lower Back Pain
April 14, 2020 - Relieving Chronic Lower Back Pain
Most people in the United States will experience back pain at some time in their live...
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Knee Pain – What’s Your Plan?
April 13, 2020 - Knee Pain (or whatever pain you are dealing with) – What’s Your Plan?
Give it a rest? Elevate or not?
Ice or heat? Whe...
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The Modern Dilution of the Mind, Body & Spirit Connection
April 08, 2020 - The Modern Dilution of the Mind, Body & Spirit Connection
Mind
B ody
Spirit
Often times we hear of the mind, body an...
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People Don’t Ail From Lack of Muscle Tone
April 07, 2020 - Toned arms, a flat stomach, a well sculpted physique – are all very nice to have, at the very least on the cosmetic leve...
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Today’s FREE class: Wrist Exercises for flexibility & strength
April 02, 2020 - Today’s FREE class:
Wrist Exercises for flexibility & strength
Often times people don’t realize how little flexibili...
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Today’s FREE class – Qigong Exercises for the Mind & Body
March 31, 2020 - Today’s FREE class – Qigong Exercises for the Mind & Body
Most people are unaware of what qigong is. “Qi” is Chines...
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Stress & the Benefits of Deep Deliberate Breathing
March 31, 2020 - Most people breathe too shallow and too quickly!
Western medicine has acknowledged in recent years, that stress has an...
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Opening of the Small Circulation Exercises
March 29, 2020 - Stress is known to compromise the immune system. Tai Chi and qigong (yoga) are exercises that have passed the test of ti...
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Yoga – 70 Beginning & Intermediate poses
March 28, 2020 - 70 Yoga Poses (beginner & intermediate)
When I first stated learning these almost 40 years in a martial arts school, th...
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FREE Online Exercise Classes
March 26, 2020 - Now that the coronavirus has the better portion of our country sidelined from exercising or staying active, some people...
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Tai Chi & Qigong – Methods to Stay Healthy
March 26, 2020 - Tai Chi & Qigong – methods to stay healthy
Doesn’t require leaving you home.
Doesn’t require a gym membership.
No nee...
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What You Think Affects Your Health
March 24, 2020 - Many cultures have known this for thousands of years. Western medicine has acknowledged in recent years, how stress has...
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Layers of Energetic Anatomy
March 20, 2020 - Here is a graphical presentation of how the various layers of human anatomy, and the energetic anatomy of Traditional Ch...
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Do you know how you will react, if facing danger?
March 12, 2020 - If you have never driven a car, how do you know if you can actually get it moving and then navigate safely?
If you...
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Use Knowledge, Not Fear – Basic Self-defense Skills
March 08, 2020 - Anyone have college-age kids, who could benefit from some basic self-defense skills as well as situational awareness? We...
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Breathing Exercises, Moving Qigong & Tai Chi Fundamentals
February 26, 2020 - Class of 02-24-2020
– Breathing Exercises
– Moving Qigong
– Tai Chi Fundamentals
I post many video clips and other...
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Moving Qigong – opening & filling the 8 extraordinary vessels
February 25, 2020 - Moving Qigong – opening & filling the 8 extraordinary vessels
What if you could perform exercises pretty much anywhere,...
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A Balanced Life – One Perspective
February 18, 2020 - Often I hear or read about the discussion of the mind, body & spirit connection, or achieving the harmony of all three....
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The new healthcare program is actually the old program – self care.
February 13, 2020 - The new healthcare program is actually the old program – self care. Get your body moving, breathe deep and engage your m...
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Posture & Symmetry Affect the Body & Mind
February 12, 2020 - Which side do you favor?
Do you have a stronger side?
A weaker side you avoid?
A faster side you use for activities?...
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One part moves, all parts move
February 11, 2020 - One part moves, all parts move – is a concept behind tai chi and its forms (exercises).
Movements from the fing...
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Methods to Achieve a Healthier Mind, Body & Spirit
February 07, 2020 - Good health is earned.
Good or poor health always comes at a cost whether in time, effort, resources, sacrifice or some...
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Good health, fitness and wellness are a way of life; a lifestyle choice.
January 27, 2020 - You are YOUR healthcare program. You are YOUR home gym. Good health, fitness and wellness are a way of life; a lifestyle...
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New Year’s Commitments
December 25, 2019 - Start a new New Year’s traditional by stopping the usual New Year’s resolution shenanigans, which usually last a day, a...
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Your Health is Not Someone Else’s Responsibility!
December 11, 2019 - No one should care more about your health and well-being than you, right?
If you need help getting started, contact 407...
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It Really is That Simple
December 09, 2019 - What you spend time thinking out about, directly affects your mental and physical well-being!
It really is that simple:...
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Seasons of Life
December 06, 2019 - Sometimes we forget how much our lives are dependent upon the seasons of the year. Not just what jacket to wear or which...
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Beginning Dao Yin Exercise
December 05, 2019 - Sanskrit, Chinese and Korean terminology:
– Qi, Chi or Gi = air, energy or breath
– Gong or Kung = work or effort
– Q...
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Never Stop Learning
December 04, 2019 - Martial arts has so many facets, that many people are unaware of. Having been around this learning environment for almos...
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