Earth Palms Hold on…before we get to Earth Palms…let’s feel Earthy Soles. As always, it’s better if you can go barefoot and find some good, grip-worthy soil. Sand will do; maybe you can find a garden or a good lawn. If that’s not the case, because your...

Sky Palms Try this… See the Sky: notice its colors; see the sun or stars or moon.Hold your palms up. Notice the weight (even in your room) of Sky.Soften your focus and imagine: holding it. It—pressing down. Feel it.Resist the weight of the Sky. Hold...

I stopped publishing for a bit. You may have read the last article, published in February, right after the great Dreaming Workshop. I continued to teach, but moving was inevitable. I sought to provide my son, who’s 2 now, with fresh air. So my family...

As we develop in our martial training, we may wonder “could I handle myself in a real combat situation?” Good question… One that’s difficult to answer. And self-doubt will be your most formidable opponent unless it’s conquered through...

Baguazhang, solemn sister of Tai Chi Chuan, is well known among internal artists. While she’s whispered about by Tai Chi practitioners and envied by Xingyi-ists, the diversity of her changing palms wraps a serious face around practitioners. We take...