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  1. Letting Go of Good and Bad

    "There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so" - Hamlet, William Shakespeare
  2. Covid, Nitric Oxide and Humming

    I have done mouth taping and still do (it's a bit of a disincentive having my seasonal beard in place as tearing off some micropore first thing isn't the relaxing start to the day I prefer). Its worth remembering that sleeping with your mouth closed is a totally normal thing to do. The taping just keeps your jaw in that position. It does feel a bit odd and takes some time to get used to but once you've got your head around the sensation it's fine. A short vertical tape across the centre of the mouth is sufficient.
  3. Also worth considering that there are different categories of channels (sinew, primary, extraordinary, etc) Tom Bisio has written a series of posts on YJJ which talks about fascia. Article text
  4. 2024 - Year of the Green Dragon

    Another assessment
  5. Interesting talk focused on Ma Gui Bagua
  6. Does it matter? If you're a physical therapist working with fascia then work with fascia. If you are working with meridians work with meridians. I spend some time looking at this years ago when I was studying shiatsu for a while. In the end I think I did myself, and the discipline, some disservice by trying to explain and understand one world view in terms of the other. It certainly didn't help me be better at shiatsu.
  7. 2023 Winter Solstice

    Yes, indeed - from the darkness into the light!
  8. Ask an acupuncturist

    Would that typically be the Ren Mai and Du Mai in regular use or do you find yourself often using the others? My impression is that, since your working at the Jing level (if I understand correctly), you can be dealing with some pretty heavy-duty stuff.
  9. Ask an acupuncturist

    Hi Maddie, I've just started learning some acupuncture. As well as the 12 primary channels, my teacher has also spoken a bit about using the Luo channels, Divergents and the 8 extraordinary vessels. He's made it clear that we won't study them in depth in this foundation course but I wondered whether these were part of your practice?
  10. Good exercises for the back?

    Agreed with @thelerner about squats. These are great for back health. I'd also put in a vote for kettlebell swings for strengthening the whole posterior chain.
  11. What do you train

    I am messing around a bit. Karate has deep roots in earlier arts but Karate as the West (mostly) understands it was formulated and codified in the early 20th century. The juxtaposition with BJJ can be eye-opening for those who buy into the 'mysterious ancient art' thing. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karate
  12. What do you train

    Finding out that BJJ was forming in Brazil (1917-1925) at the same time as Karate was developing in Japan (1912-1926) blows people's minds!
  13. Damo Mitchell

    Let me Google that for you: https://lotusneigong.com/damo-mitchell-6/ Any chance we can keep threads about specific teachers to the https://www.thedaobums.com/forum/413-systems-and-teachers-of/ section? Endlessly entertaining though these threads are, they do make the place look rather untidy.
  14. How do you personally meditate?

    Currently, for my sitting practice: I look to identify and stay with stillness. This can turn up in different ways in body and mind. Whatever turns up I try and stick with until it inevitably all goes pear-shaped and I need to regroup. Bagua: twist
  15. Ha - tried a few of these at the weekend. "then toe move toward the hand" mad leg strength required!