Author: DrJahnke

Dr. Roger Jahnke, OMD, is a doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) with 35 years of clinical practice. He has dedicated his professional life to sharing the ancient holistic empowerment and healing traditions of Asia - distilled for complex and unpredictable contemporary times. Dr Jahnke is the director of the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi (IIQTC), in Santa Barbara, California where he and his colleagues have trained nearly 5000 Teachers and Practice Leaders - internationally. He has traveled to the temples, universities and sacred mountain sites in Asia -- 10 times -- to research Medicine, Qigong / Tai Chi, Yang Sheng and Ayurveda (the ancient Chinese and Indian wellness systems), Daoism, Buddhism and the Golden Elixir of Longevity and Immortality. Roger is the author of two widely revered books - The Healer Within and The Healing Promise of Qi. He is a frequent presenter for conferences, retreat centers, podcasts and summits.

Yang-Sheng Honors The Healer Within

The most recent issue of Yang-Sheng, one of several excellent web based journals, has honored The Healer Within. The Healer Within is, foremost, the natural self-healing capacity of the human system and its inherent ability to produce the most profound medicine for no cost = FREE! This is one of the most under reported miracles […]

Here Comes Water Dragon

The Chinese New Year, a week of celebration, commences on January 23rd. It is not too soon to turn your attention to this. It is the Year of the Dragon — Water Dragon. As with our western world association with the sun and moon, the Chinese revere the system of 12 months, though differently that […]

Teacher Zhong from Wu Dang Mountain Expresses Essential Taiji (Tai Chi) Principles

INTEGRAL INSIGHTS: Every approach to Taiji (Tai Chi) is worthy of note – for those who practice with the intent of tapping the essence of Taiji. The deepest principles appear, when practiced by a cultivated, attentive and consistent practitioner, in all the forms, families, schools, lineages and approaches. Integral Tai Chi or Essence Tai Chi (Taiji) is focused […]

New Years – 1 Year Anniversary of this Blog – Calendars

Happy all kinds of New Year!   Happy New Year – Solar Year – 12/22/11 – Winter Solstice on Shamanic Natural Rhythms Calendar – Innumereable Years – probably 100.000+ years Happy New Year – Tax Year – 1/1/2012 – Christo-Roman Calendar – 2012 years Happy New Year – Lunar Year – 1/23/2012 – Calendar of […]

The Qi and Tai Chi (Taiji) of Christmas – A Personal View

We celebrate Christmas for two practical reasons: — every culture, everywhere celebrates the Winter Solstice around this time as the hopeful sign of the end of the cooling seasons (Full Yin) and the beginning of the warming seasons ( Commencing Yang). This season reveals the Tai Chi of our Solar experience. — Jesus, Son of […]

Special Qigong Occurrence

As a preliminary thrill in the Solstice Energetics – the December Full Moon. It is auspicious to experience the sun setting and moon rising at almost the same time – Friday evening. Even better and more coordinated Saturday morning – moonset, sunrise. Yin Yang Convergence! These times are for Santa Barbara CA, check you own […]