by Rick Barrett | Mar 19, 2021 | Elbow, Healing
My old friend David suffered a near-fatal stroke a year ago. His right side was paralyzed and the prognosis from his doctor was not good. It’s been a year, he was told to expect a decline. But that’s not how David and his wife Susan roll. Both are...
by Rick Barrett | Oct 29, 2020 | Healing, Taiji
Reclaiming Lost Territory is a set of exercises I have been developing over the past 25 years to get the qi moving, repair deteriorating joints, and train efficient movement. I came up with the idea as a way of healing my own body from various injuries, and then it...
by Rick Barrett | Sep 8, 2020 | Healing, Taiji
What is Energetic Coherence? What is meant by coherence? Generally, it means things are functioning together in a clear and efficient way. It can mean an ordered patterning within one system, or synchronization between multiple systems. In physics it means energy has...
by Rick Barrett | Sep 8, 2020 | Healing, Taiji
I have been reviewing Taijiquan: Through the Western Gate lately. That book was written fifteen years ago, and it’s time for a sequel to record some of the discoveries made since then. (Many have appeared in blog posts.) So I’ve been going over TTWG to get...
by Rick Barrett | Apr 23, 2020 | Healing, Taiji
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 1% improvement is significant. But in the time of COVID-19, “hidden hypoxia” may trigger pneumonia and you...
by Rick Barrett | Apr 21, 2020 | Healing, Taiji
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 are. Your blood oxygen level is an important indicator of how efficient your breathing is. And it may be an early warning...
