Change Your Energy, Change Your Attitude
"Attitude is everything." So goes the old cliche. There's just enough truth in that pillow quote to vex me. But how about we cut this hoary...
Rick Interview on UK Health Radio, “The Natural Healing Show”
I was interviewed last week by the amazing Catherine Carrigan for her show on the UK Health Network: The Natural Healing Show" Catherine is a...
The Three Pillars, Revised
The Three Pillars is my name for the foundational actions that I have found to be most important to establish the body-mind-spirit integration...
Unlocking the Elbow Gate, Part 3
"Unlocking the Elbow Gate," Part 1 and Part 2, were written to bring attention to the most underrated of the Eight Bamen (gates, or energies) of...
Protection of Joints and Connective Tissue in Taijiquan (Reissued from 2001)
I came across this article buried deep in my blog archives and was excited to visit an old friend. It originally appeared in Tai Chi Magazine in...
Unlocking the Elbow Gate, Part 2
I hope you had a chance to check out Unlocking the Elbow Gate, Part 1. If not, please read that now. This post will build on what we covered there....
Unlocking the Elbow Gate Part 1
There is a secret source of taiji power that is buried in plain sight. You actually have two of them, standard issue for most humans, and you have...
Three Steps to Diaphragmatic Breathing
My last post made the case for awareness of your blood oxygen level. A healthy oxygen saturation (94-100%) is important for optimum health. Even a...
Your Blood Oxygen Level May Not be Optimum
There are countless ways to breathe, and some ways are more beneficial than others. And sometimes we think we are doing it better than we actually...