Year of the Water Dragon – Get into the Flow
At the end of last year, I suggested that people forgive. Forgive others and forgive themselves. And if you know you did wrong or someone else did wrong, forget the blame and emotional energy, let go and just don’t repeat it. For this Chinese New Year we are at a...
Bagua in Beijing
In Beijing last week I awoke super early and had the feeling I should go to the park to meet someone. I knew not who! It is important to follow your hunches in life. After rousing my wife, off we went to Tien Tan (Temple of Heaven) Park, where I used to learn and...Learning Bagua from the Masters
Bruce talks about learning from the Bagua Masters in...
Learning from Bagua Masters
Bruce talks about learning from the Bagua Masters in...
Visiting the Bai Yuan Guan – Taoist White Cloud Temple
Over 25 years ago, from 1985-6, my Taoist master used to send me to White Cloud once or twice a week. He gave me meditation practices, which I did at two spots here. At the time I lived only a 15 minute walk away. The Eight Immortals Upon arriving at the temple with...
Bridging East and West – China Radio Interviews
Please enjoy this interview by China Radio International (CRI) about Bruce’s experiences in China in the mid 1980’s. Born and raised in the USA, Bruce Frantzis spent a total of 11 years in China in the 70s and 80s. He was one of the few foreigners studying...
Notes from Beijing: Pollution, Building and Freedom
One astonishing sight is the pollution. Yesterday the sky was a nasty shade of grey, and you could barely see the sun through the soup. Yet I was told that it wasn’t that bad. Apparently there is “bad”, “very bad” and then there is “crazy bad”. The U.S. Embassy...
Updates from China: Lao Tse and Modern Values
The young man mentioned that it seemed as if foreigners are more interested and knowledgeable about old Chinese culture than most Chinese. He commented that nowadays, many of the youth are driven by money and consumerism, leaving behind culture and human values. The...
Dissolving Meditation vs. Relaxation
Dissolving the physical body and relaxing it is not the same thing. Often to explain this, I use the image of going from ice to water. Relaxation in the West is mostly understood as a mental or an emotional mood change. When we’re going from ice to water in Taoist...
Medical Qigong
Medical qigong uses qigong to reverse or mitigate chronic disease and injury. Because most Chinese physicians are familiar with the acupuncture meridian-line system, the vast majority of China’s medical qigong programs are based on this. The focus is on medical...
The Sixteen Neigong
Neigong (Nei gung) or “internal power” is the original chi cultivation system in China, which was also invented by the Taoists. The 16 neigong develop chi. Within the Energy Arts Qigong Exercise Program you learn these neigong components. You can also...
Qigong for Seniors
Qigong exercises such as Energy Gates Qigong and Dragon & Tiger Medical Qigong are among the most efficient and powerful health maintenance exercises anyone is likely to find. They are gentle, low impact exercises that are easy on the joints and can be done by...
Qigong Breathing
Qigong breathing is based on Taoist breathing methods that focus on returning the way we breathe to what is in harmony with nature. These methods focus on creating a circular breath that starts from the belly and is relaxed. These methods can be practiced sitting or...
Qigong and Martial Arts Training
The Relationship of Qigong to Martial Arts Form Training Within internal martial arts, internal power is taught through two primary methods. In the first, you learn internal power by first studying neigong/chi gung as a separate art. This study accomplishes several...
The Difference between Tai Chi & Qigong
Oftentimes, the question arises at retreats and from students : “What is the difference between qigong and tai chi?” So, let us explore this question, understanding that this is a more complex matter than it seems and one that cannot be fully answered in a...View Our Best-Selling Programs
