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Daily Mindfulness of Tai Chi & Qigong
How practicing tai chi and qigong make every day more meaningful leading to a more meaningful life.

Lea Williamson, ShiFu
Sep 104 min read


Brain Health & Remodeling through QiGong & Tai Chi Practice
By focusing the mind on feeling into the field of chi, the brain shifts into more coherence. Tai Chi & qigong literally re-shape the brain.

Lea Williamson, ShiFu
Aug 21, 202411 min read


Qigong Knee Healing — No Total Knee Replacement
My qigong prescription for healing my surgeon-injured knee: matcha, miso and DaMo 18 qigong.

Lea Williamson, ShiFu
Mar 20, 20248 min read


How Qualified is Your Tai Chi Instructor? Certified Instructor vs ShiFu: What’s that even mean?
What’s the difference between a certified and tai chi instructor and a ShiFu and why these things matter.

Lea Williamson, ShiFu
Aug 26, 20236 min read


Nose versus Mouth Breathing: Nasal Breathing is Air Conditioning
Summer is reaching its height and the heat is on! It’s more crucial now than ever to understand why MOUTH BREATHING IS BAD! Using the...

Lea Williamson, ShiFu
Jul 10, 20237 min read


Lessons Learned from Breath Retreat - Costa Rica March 2023
While not everyone will have the opportunity to attend author James Nestor’s week long Breath retreat in Costa Rica, his book is a...

Lea Williamson, ShiFu
Mar 23, 20234 min read


The Wind Blew My Chi Away!
How the wind blew my chi away. We rarely notice things we can’t see like the wind, until they impact us.

Lea Williamson, ShiFu
May 26, 20226 min read


Qigong or Tai Chi: What’s the difference?
What’s the difference between qigong and tai chi?

Lea Williamson, ShiFu
Oct 12, 20214 min read


The Alchemy of Medical Qigong
The alchemy of medical qigong. What is medical qigong and how does it work?

Lea Williamson, ShiFu
May 3, 20212 min read


The Four Tools of Qigong & Tai Chi
Since tai chi can be considered a complex form of qigong, the four tools that we use in qigong are also the tools utilized in tai chi. ...
ShiFu Lea Williamson
May 31, 20196 min read
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