Eating for Spring: Gentle Food Changes to Wake Up Your Energy After Winter
Winter food tends to be heavy and warming: stews, roasted roots, porridge with butter, soup that simmers all afternoon. It suits the cold months.
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Eating Slowly the Taiji Way: A Meal as Moving Meditation
Most people eat while doing something else: reading, scrolling, driving, answering a message. The meal gets finished, but hardly anyone is present for it.
Why Water Matters for Stiff Joints, and What Qigong Means by Moving Fluid
Stiffness on waking has many causes, and water is only one of them.
Warming Foods for Stiff Winter Joints, and a Morning Routine to Pair Them With
Cold mornings make many people with stiff joints reach for something hot to eat and drink.
Eating With the Seasons When You Practice Qigong: A Gentle Starting Point
Many people come to Qigong for the movement and only later notice that the tradition has opinions about food too.
How to Choose a Qigong Teacher When You’re New and a Little Stiff
Choosing a first Qigong teacher is harder than choosing a first gym class, because the movements look gentle and nearly identical from the outside.
What to Wear for Taiji Practice When Your Joints Are Stiff
If you are wondering what to wear for tai chi, the short answer is clothes that let your body move the way the form asks.
How to Breathe in Taiji Quan: Abdominal Breathing for Beginners
Most beginners notice the breathing question within the first few lessons.
A Ten-Minute Taiji Quan Practice for the Stress You Carry All Day
Stress tends to sit in the body as much as in the mind.
How Taiji Looks After Your Knees, Hips and Shoulders as You Age
Joints are built to move, and most of them get less movement as the years go on.