Mindfulness is always mindfulness of something… We can cook our breakfast mindfully and continue to produce the energy of mindfulness, concentration and insight. We do not have to go to a temple, to a meditation center in order to generate these three kinds of energies. You don’t have to set aside time to practice mindfulness—youContinue reading “Mindfulness of… Cleaning?”
Category Archives: Spiritual Wealth
Breaking Bad Habits by Strengthen Good Ones
The road to vitality and self-attainment is paved with a lot of surrender. Very often, it takes the form of bad habits. And though this post is part of series on identifying and following your higher purpose, these strategies can be useful for anyone interested in ridding themselves of bad habits or adopting beneficial ones.Continue reading “Breaking Bad Habits by Strengthen Good Ones”
Identity, the Self and Finding Your Higher Purpose
Too many things nowadays are outsourced—you are outsourcing maybe your happiness to outside circumstances. Once you spend time with yourself, investigating, the inside (Self) comes. Shi Heng Yi Some people go their entire lives without satisfying their fulfilling, true purpose. While they may reach contentment, it may be they have become complacent, and settled forContinue reading “Identity, the Self and Finding Your Higher Purpose”
Mindful Intent, Vitality and Improvement
It doesn’t matter how many hours you lay in bed—what matters is how many hours of this laying part you are regenerating. The more vital you feel, the better you ability to actively create something, create a life you enjoy living. But you can’t do that without the proper methods and character traits. Shi HengContinue reading “Mindful Intent, Vitality and Improvement”
Emphasizing the Extremities in Practice, Breathing
Most times, the Dantian, (the body’s energy/gravity center) is the predominent area of breathing emphasis in most Tai Chi and Qigong exercises, including silk-reeling, the principle movement in Chen-style Tai Chi, among many others. Though heavily-centered on the Dantian (forgive the pun), my staple practices (Hun Yuan and Wudang Qigong and Tai Chi) all containContinue reading “Emphasizing the Extremities in Practice, Breathing”
Eating as a Tool for Self-Cultivation
“Lately, I’ve been rethinking my relationship with food.” A Friend Over the last several years, I’d devoted a good deal of consideration to food. As I lost balance in my life, more and more of the thoughts and impulses occupying my mind space would revolve around eating. I’m extremely fortunate that these concerns are entirelyContinue reading “Eating as a Tool for Self-Cultivation”
Rediscovering Happiness: Back to Your Roots
“Seeking sometime missing. Missing something left behind… …Maybe with good luck, we’ll find what eluded us in the places we once called home.” The French Dispatch Today marks three years to the day since I first left home and set out for greener pastures. I surrendered my two-bedroom apartment in Pilsen, Chicago, and hauled twoContinue reading “Rediscovering Happiness: Back to Your Roots”
Releasing Tension and Improving Flexibility through Mind in Body and Self-Applied Massage
For the longest time, I always viewed Qigong instructors saying to “relax the hips” as referring to the exterior lateral area. You know, like the top of the pelvis, or the ‘hip joint,’ where the femur and pelvis intersect. I had been practicing qigong regularly for over two years, with little improvement to show inContinue reading “Releasing Tension and Improving Flexibility through Mind in Body and Self-Applied Massage”
Stillness: The Key to Success
For the sake of examining both sides of the coin, this post is meant to be complimentary to one I published previously, advocating for action-taking. Here I am championing non-action and introspection. Both have their place in the life of a balanced, centered individual. The key is to be a go-getter, but also pick andContinue reading “Stillness: The Key to Success”
Inaction: The Crux of Insecurity and Wellbeing (A Plea To Do)
I’ve talked in the past about the two-minute rule, and it’s benefits on motivation and freeing up your mental hard drive. But I want to go into more detail on action taking, and the advantages I’ve found that being proactive can have on our confidence, self-concept/esteem and wellbeing—specifically proneness to depression. Proactivity and achievement canContinue reading “Inaction: The Crux of Insecurity and Wellbeing (A Plea To Do)”
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