NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS!!
At the heart of our MIND BODY PRACTICE — there is a portal to the profound.

Quantum Information = QI

These 2012 Nobel Prize winners in physics are unraveling the mystery of what we reference as Wuji (Primordial Qigong) in the realm of Qigong and Tai Chi.

You really must have a look at this article.

http://nyti.ms/T1ezCh

FROM THE ARTICLE IN THE NY TIMES:

“at the heart of quantum physics …. our everyday assumptions about reality are no more than illusions….. things at the subatomic level can be literally two places at once….they can be two things at once.” This is known as “superposition”.

OK, fasten your safety belts. Check out the implications. How is it that we actualize this realm which is apparently only apparent?
Teleportation - Possible w/o Technology?

Teleportation - Possible w/o Technology?

One disappointment in the NY Times article – the writer believes that this all leads only to a technological revolution. According to the ancients, however,  and in the experience of those who cultivate personal Quantum identity through Qigong and other forms of neo-shamanism, the capacity to move about in the timeless, boundless realm is within reach with no technology and for no cost. It is linked to Daoist Alchemy and what is traditionally referred to as Immortality.

From the article: “Quantum teleportation — Based on experiments going on today with simple quantum systems, it is at least a theoretical possibility that one day objects could be reconstituted — beamed — across a space without ever crossing the distance.”
Think of it this way – if we are going to destroy our planet, we will want this capacity to “beam” to distant locations. However, if we cultivate personal Quantum identity, we will likely develop the capacity to use QI (Quantum information) to accomplish the key requirements of salvaging our planet (idealist speaking here).
In all cases, the use of deep the states of present moment focus cultivated in Qigong, may be associated with Quantum information, the development of Quantum identity and the penetration of the mysteries of our lives.

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http://Qigong-London.com

http://Qigong-London.com

I have heard from many now that London and the UK need accessible Mind-Body Practice, easy to understand Qigong and an easily understood experience of Tai Chi.

Stress persists, however, Stress Mastery prevails!

I look forward to meeting some of the UK and London Teachers and assisting with building interest for their classes. Everyone benefits! Bring friends!

QIGONG & TAI CHI Ahhhh! Relax!

QIGONG & TAI CHI Ahhhh! Relax!

With invitations and encouragement to do so, I am going to be in London on two projects — 1. several fun  yet profound workshops July 7th and 8th, 2. a video project to help introduce the public in the UK to the powers and benefits of Mind-Body Practice and Qigong. THEN, I will travel to Scotland, BraveHeart Scotland, to connect with the gracious energy of an international conference on Qigong and Tai Chi — Tai Chi Caledonia!

We will focus on easy stress mastery and accessing the experience of healing and disease prevention, with a fascinating and light hearted exploration of Chinese medicine and philosophy as applied to contemporary needs and aspirations.

Connect With Nature Anywhere!

Connect With Nature Anywhere!

Please see:                                                         http://Qigong-London.com/index.html

Please LIKE – https://www.facebook.com/QigongLondon

You Tube:                                 http://YouTube.com/IIQTC

Sincerely looking forward to meeting UK Friends!!

Following London I will be in Scorland at Tai Chi Caledonia – see:     http://www.taichicaledonia.com/

Also see:                                                                                                                                                               http://IIQTC.org                                                                                                                                       http://FeelTheQi.com

 

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HAPPY SPRING EQUINOX!

Tai Chi Tu, 4 Seasons, 8 Primordial Forces, 8 Directions, Ba Gua

Tai Chi Tu 4 Seasons, 8 Primordial Forces, 8 Directions, Ba Gua

Do seasons link us to the Celestial more than we know? Is the Spring Equinox the beginning of the spring? OR, is it the middle of the season?

Is there some sort of “portal” to the beyond – beyond the known world – that can be accessed through cultivating a more attentive relationship with the seasons?

I feel, and this is a personal view, the answer is a definitive “YES!” It is now over 40 years since my first Tai Chi Class.

I would add, not only is attention to the seasons a way to open a portal to a more significant relationship with the Cosmos or Celestial Domain, that the very same cultivation opens a further portal to an association with the timeless and boundless Primordial ONE — The Dao.

Compelling — isn’t it?

In Qigong, Tai Chi, Alchemy and meditation there is the profound potential to attend to and celebrate the seasons and their natural powers, AND, a natural access point/portal to both the Cosmos and the ineffable Dao.

Ba Gua - Eight Primordial Forces

BA GUA Eight Primordial Forces

Primordial Forces - Cosmic Coin - Round = Whole Universe, Square Center Hole = 4 Directions of Earth, 8 Trigrams = 8 Primordial Forces

8 PRIMORDIAL FORCES Cosmic Coin - Round = Whole Universe, Square Center Hole = 4 Directions of Earth, 8 Trigrams = 8 Primordial Forces

The “secret code”, which is no secret, is contained in the Tai Chi Diagram (Tai Chi Tu) and it even appears on the money of the ancient Asian marketplace. The first image above (Tai Chi Tu PLUS 8 Primordial Forces) reveals the seasons, the directions and the powers of the eight segments of the year — and the world. This is referenced as the Ba Gua or 8 Primordial Forces. Every version of the Tai Chi Tu, is a “secret code” that is not so secret. So, it is a reminder of the portal to our cosmic connection and beyond, to our connection with Dao.

The Equinoxes and Solstices remind us of the amazing promise of our deeper nature. The equinoxes and solstices are associated with the middle of the season (dead of winter-December 21st-22nd, blossoming of spring – March 21st-22nd, heat of summer – June 21st-22nd, harvest of fall – September 21st-22nd).

QUIZ:                                                                                                                                                                                                      In the first diagram above, can you guess why there are nine numbers and where the #5 is hidden? Share a comment/response below – just for fun.

Below is another diagram which is a very comprehensive “key” to the portal to the essence of nature — to our personal cosmic connection. There are 24 solar segments or solar terms.

For those who are supremely devoted to cultivation of the essence within and opening the cosmic portal continuously, every event in everyday is a portal – moment to moment. For those who are a little less consumed in cultivation, there are 24 days (24 Solar Terms) to focus on opening the portal as noted in this diagram – this Tai Chi Tu (Taijitu). For those who are busy with other things, it is reasonable to set aside one day of each of the 12 months to open the portal.

PRIMORDIAL FORCES INFUSE EARTH 4 Seasons, 24 Solar Periods, 8 Segments of Ba Gua

PRIMORDIAL FORCES INFUSE EARTH 4 Seasons, 24 Solar Periods, 8 Segments of Ba Gua

For those who love the 8 Primordial Forces and the 8 Segments of the Solar Cycle, it is common to enhance attention and intention on the 8 Seasonal segments associated with the Ba Gu (Bagua) including the cross quarter days (Ground Hogs Day; May Day; Early Harvest Day and Labor Day; Feast of All Saints, Halloween and Day of the Dead). For those who love to cultivate but are limited in their time or capacity to focus, it is the most popular and common to raise intent and celebrate nature on the 4 days of the mid seasons – Equinoxes and Solstices.

For this Spring Equinox, when the the length of the day and the night are equal (equi-), will you turn your attention to that portal? Might you be considering increasing your cultivation to the 8 key seasonal days — the Ba Gua – or even to the 24 days that mark the Solar Terms? OR — are you possibly considering the potential that might emerge with moment to moment cultivation that, according to the ancient wizards and sages, holds the cosmic portal open permanently?

The great sage Lao Zi (Lao Tze) suggests:

To merge directly with your cosmic origin,
trace back through the manifestations – the 10,000 things.
When you recognize the children – the current events
and then find the mother – the source,
you will be free from sorrow and judgment.

Should you overwhelm and complicate your heart-mind
with complexity and consideration,
you may be troubled, restless.

When you rest in understanding the true nature of nature,
allowing for that which naturally arises,
you will find peace.

Surrendering to the darkness
that complements light
creates clarity and harmony – Tai Chi.
Knowing the power of yielding – relaxing – is strength.

Cultivate your own inner light,
return to the source of all light.
This is called practicing Eternity – cultivating Primordial.

 

 

 

 

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FREE WEBINAR! Tai Chi and Qigong Teachers Needed!

by DrJahnke on February 26, 2012

IIQTC

IIQTC

Two Blog Posts on the Opportunities and the Benefits are just below.

We are doing a FREE WEBINAR — Monday Morning!  https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/283279246

Join us — bring friends! It is an exciting time. Empowerment driven Culture Transformation is happening now!

 

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The Qigong and Tai Chi “evidence base” is evolving very positively.

In a very impressive and thorough article on the current state of exercise science, Qigong and Tai Ji (Tai Chi) are listed among exercises that the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) suggests in new guidelines for professionals who recommend exercise and physical activity for wellness and disease prevention as well as for chronic disease and disability management.

Exercise-Science

Exercise-Science

The article states: “Neuromotor exercise training, sometimes called functional fitness training, incorporates motor skills such as balance, coordination, gait, and agility, and proprioceptive training. Multifaceted physical activities such as tai ji (tai chi), qigong, and yoga involve varying combinations of neuromotor exercise, resistance exercise, and flexibility exercise. Neuromotor exercise training is beneficial as part of a comprehensive exercise program…….” See link below.

The article does not, sadly, point to the benefits of coordination of body, breath and mind and the emerging research on Meditative Movement or Mindful Movement. Still, this article in the journal of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise (MSSE) is another profound landmark in the evolution of the appreciation of Qigong and Tai Chi by the conventional medical and scientific community. This means, of course, that future policy and funding may trend toward greater access to Qigong and Tai Chi by greater populations. And, the trend towards wider use and wider prescription of Tai Chi and Qigong by health care and medical providers.

The article written by myself and IIQTC graduate, Dr Linda Larkey, and published in the Am Journal of Health Promotion (AJHP) is referenced in the ACSM/MSSE article and it appears it is the only reference that was cited to evidence that Qigong was worthy of endorsement.
http://www.preparedpatientforum.org/research/support_063010.pdf
It and several other articles were referenced for Tai Chi (Tai Ji).

Very exciting news indeed!

THE LINK for THE ACSM ARTICLE:

http://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/Fulltext/2011/07000/Quantity_and_Quality_of_Exercise_for_Developing.26.aspx

AN EASIER URL: http://tinyurl.com/3w2ey3a

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise:
July 2011 – Volume 43 – Issue 7 – pp 1334-1359
SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS: Position Stand

Quantity and Quality of Exercise for Developing and Maintaining Cardiorespiratory, Musculoskeletal, and Neuromotor Fitness in Apparently Healthy Adults: Guidance for Prescribing Exercise

Garber, Carol Ewing Ph.D., FACSM, (Chair); Blissmer, Bryan Ph.D.; Deschenes, Michael R. PhD, FACSM; Franklin, Barry A. Ph.D., FACSM; Lamonte, Michael J. Ph.D., FACSM; Lee, I-Min M.D., Sc.D., FACSM; Nieman, David C. Ph.D., FACSM; Swain, David P. Ph.D., FACSM

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Auspicious Dragon New Year – Best Images

by DrJahnke on January 22, 2012

Dragon in the Tai Chi

Dragon in the Tai Chi

 

WOW! The energy around this Water Dragon New Year has been incredible!

 

 

 

Bright Fantasy Dragon

Bright Fantasy Dragon

 

I have gotten many hits on the most recent blog, please take a look at the previous couple of posts.

The images of the dragon are flying on FaceBook.

 

 

Yin/Yang Dragons in Tai Chi

Yin/Yang Dragons in Tai Chi

 

A few are posted here!

Can you see two dragons in this one?

May all find Peace!

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Happy Chinese New Year!
Gong Xi Fa Cai (Mandarin)
Gong Hey Fat Choy (Cantonese)

It is the Year of the Water Dragon Year!
For more insights read blogs 1/4/12 and 1/14/12.
If you are just interested in the I Ching reflection for the Water Dragon Year, please  scroll down below.

All humans love a celebration, all humans love the mystique of the transcendental and the mysterious.

The Asian societies that gave birth to Qigong and Tai Chi, especially love to celebrate cosmic/celestial events. New Year is based on the Moon and the Lunar Phases.

Is it more or less enlightened to celebrate the beginning of a new moon cycle than to celebrate the beginning of the tax year? Personally, I think it is more, but then I am a lover of nature. Nearly 20% of the earths inhabitants celebrate the Asian Festival of Spring. Any native or indigenous community is biased to the Lunar New Year. Keep in mind that March 22, the Spring Equinox, is not the beginning of spring. It is the middle of spring. Interesting!

Cloud Dragon

Cloud Dragon

The new moon of the Chinese Lunar New Year marks New Years day – in 2012, Monday January 23. The New Year Spring Festival celebration lasts until the full moon on February 7. This Dragon Year goes from 1/23/2012 – 2/9/2013.

Given the Dragon is a mythological creature, its implications are extraordinary, fantastic, other worldly.

The Chinese Lunar calendar year — 4710th year of the Yellow Emperor, inexactly parallels the Roman calendar year 2012. It is the Year of the Water Dragon. 2000 was the last Dragon year, associated with the element metal — Golden Dragon. It was the founding date of the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi (IIQTC). Now, in 2012, the element is water – the Year of the Water Dragon — and the IIQTC is completing the ride of its first Dragon cycle of 12 years. Much amazing and incredible progress has been made, many have been empowered.

Our new Water Dragon symbolizes extraordinary power, creativity, action, energy, leadership, vitality. Think of 2012 as occurring in the realm of Dragons where boundlessness, timelessness, power and extra normal possibilities are common. 

Two Dragons with the Pearl Elixir

Two Dragons with the Pearl Elixir

A Dragon Year is a power year for you personally and for humanity. This is especially true now, due to the radical social, political, conscious, scientific and spiritual transformations that have been occurring. We are deep enough into the 21st century of the Common Era that new, huge, trans-national shifts are in process. It is likely that the Dragon and the element of Water will bring good fortune to most of the planet’s inhabitants.

In general, though we cannot expect total peace in 2012. We can, however, expect less violence and struggle than over the previous years. May this be so! May it be the year of world wide acknowledgement of the power of self-determination. Remember that riding a Water Dragon means gaining the capacity to breathe in water, meaning to remain comfortable in unfamiliar territory.

So, here is my personal bias:
This is going to be a very positive year. I do have a natural personal positive feeling about the Dragon, and the Dragon aspect of the 12 year cycle of the Chinese worldview. So to be sure I am not just expressing my personal preference, I took the time to consult the I Ching (Yi Jing) for another view, with this inquiry: “What might we expect from this Water Dragon Year?”

The result was very inspiring!

 

Hexagram # 1 - Creative Pow

Creative Power

#1 Creative Power which evolves to become (or has the influence of generating) #37 The Family. You could not ask for a more positive reflection of the coming year. I asked this for all humanity as well as for the professional community of our IIQTC graduates. My interpretation is also somewhat biased of course. Getting from where we are today to the results of this I Ching reading could easily require some discipline or new habits or surrendering of inappropriate assumptions or some really hard work.


Hexagram #37 - The Family

The Family

Creative Power is the pure Yang power of the natural creativity of the cosmos. So, we are tapping that energy. That is immense blessing. That blessing energy influences energies and things to create the atmosphere of The Family. This, in the I Ching, is not the typical dysfunctional family, but instead the archetypal rural Chinese tribal family and community of collaboration and honoring of the cycles of the seasons. The implications of these I Ching impressions, match inspiringly with the energy of the Water Dragon.

This all rests on the fact that we will cultivate the Dragon within. The Water Dragon is not out there. In fact, in the most highly regarded views of the ancients, there is nothing out there. Cultivate the Dragon within — trust, focused work, empathic communication, courage, creativity.

Blessings!

 

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Water Dragon New Year – #2 Reflection

by DrJahnke on January 14, 2012

Think of it, the Chinese Dragon is the only mythical animal in the Chinese animal symbology associated with the cosmology of months and years. The Dragon is not mundane, the Dragon is profound. While the Phoenix is also mythological power animal in Asia, it is not included among the calendar signs.

Water Dragon

Water Dragon

This exclusive position suggests that the Dragon month of each year and the Dragon year of each 12 year cycle is represented by a powerful mythological force (animal) that is not an earthly, actual animal – but a force (Qi) that transcends the earthly realm. The Dragon – dragon animal, dragon month and dragon year — is suggestive of invisible power and mystery. To the ancients, invisible power and mystery were exciting and inspiring yet difficult to understand through common logic. Many in contemporary culture find invisible power and mystery scary rather than inspiring. This year could be scary for some. It depends on how prepared we are to Ride the Dragon. And, it is a Water Year and in Chinese medicine and philosophy water is associated both with wisdom (the positive trait) and with fear (the negative trait).

It is a perfect year to cultivate (Qigong) a sense of wisdom to replace habitual trepidation – anxiety. The courage to be wise about the nature of things is always useful. A Water Dragon Year, is a perfect time to cultivate fearlessness – if you are inclined. You already know that some discipline is required. Haven’t you noticed that worrying about things doesn’t change them? Haven’t you also noticed that relaxing no matter what is happening is preferable to not relaxing? That is a nice easy view of the difference between wisdom and fear that we can all understand petty well. The question is, do we have the courage to sustain the discipline and take on a new way of living? No better time than this year!

In the experience of our eternal lives, the time between death and birth is the BIG mystery. In the animal symbology, the Dragon represents the universal power beyond that which is known – the mystery. In a way the Year of the Dragon is like a year when the cosmic influences are exceptionally high. The highest aspect of what we know is the spiritual. The year represented by the Dragon, among the 12 animals of the 12 year cycle, is easily associated with increased spiritual energy.  In a way, the Year of the Dragon, is the one year in every 12 where the earthly realm stops. We have an opportunity to experience a portal to the trans-earthly realm of the Dragon – the mystery.

 

Chinese Calligraphy for Peace

Chinese Calligraphy for Peace

It could be the year that peace breaks out or the year that marks even greater movement toward the liberation of humans from false assumptions. After all the absence of peace, health or food is not due to a lack of them, it is a tragic lack of human understanding that creates the apparent lack. A natural presence of peace and health and food already exists, we just aren’t evolved enough to understand. OR, this could be simply a good and wonderful year. In general a Dragon Year might easily be a year of sudden change and could even be a year of unusual, unlikely, mysterious events. This can all occur personally or, alternatively, have implications for the whole of the human race.

It is a time of miracles — events that we can not understand using common perception. It is interesting that the Mayan calendar “ends” in 2012 and that the Chinese calendar has this year of other-worldliness, where the known world is in the aura of pure msytery. It is fairly obvious, in energetic terms, that the Dragon Year — 2012 — will be a very powerful time.

Think on this. What do you sense or know about the Water Dragon?

We will post again on the our amazing coming Water Dragon Year!

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