Outdoor Training: R U Crazy?

What do you mean you practice outdoors in the winter? Are you insane? Maybe. But thats besides the point. Winter is actually one of the most important times of year for training. Why? Cause, most of us get lazy and like to hibernate. This promotes unhealthy habits. Winter training is essential for keeping the body strong …
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Paul Lara with a black jacket and beard in a meditation stance; Eyes closed.

100 Day Meditation

Zhu Ji Gong aka DeYao – Achieving the Medicine Conditions for Zhu Ji Gong: • Retain possession of sexual essence for entire time of practice. • Being able to control anger and deal with it effectively is very important. Too much fire/heat within the body at this time can be dangerous. • Spicy food and alcohol are …
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Into Mountains, Over Streams

Into Mountains, Over Streams is an International Journal for Qigong & Taiji Culture, online. Packed with valuable information, it is definitely worth a read for anyone interested in Tai Chi or QiGong. A few weeks back, I was fortunate enough to be contacted by the editor of this online journal. I was asked if I was …
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Beijing 2008 – Back in the Day

I started teaching Reiki in Beijing. Fresh from Japan, I arrived in China and began teaching Reiki, meditation, and QiGong. Making contacts was fairly easy at the time and we were fortunate enough to get in with a great group of people. Beijing was a crazy place. My wife and I lived there from 2007-2009. …
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What is QiBelly Kung Fu?

Well, let’s start off by saying that QiBelly Kung Fu is based on a few different styles of Internal Martial Arts. Xing Yi Quan, Xin Yi Liu He Quan, and Tai Ji Quan. Without having to wax philosophical jargon, (because if you tempt me, I will) I would like to explain my style of Kung …
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