Tag Archives: Taoist internal alchemy

Kung Fu for Writers Workshop – Galiano 2013

Posted on February 18, 2013 by

WORKSHOP When: Saturday, February 23, 2013. Time: 2:00-3:00 pm. Where: Galiano Oceanfront Inn & Spa  Host: Galiano Literary Festival  Cost: $20  ~ I will be returning to beautiful Galiano Island this weekend where I have once again been invited to … Continue reading →

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Kung Fu For Writers – Galiano Workshop

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

WORKSHOP When: Sunday, February 26, 2012. Time: 11:00 am – Noon. Where: Galiano Oceanfront Inn & Spa  Host: Galiano Literary Festival  Cost: $20 Join me on beautiful Galiano Island for this special workshop combining martial arts movements from Liuhebafa with … Continue reading →

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Kung Fu for Writers – Class Photo

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

What a GREAT bunch of students in my first Kung Fu for Writers course at Victoria College of Art’s School of Writing! I couldn’t ask for a better or more enthusiastic group. I will be starting a new Kung Fu … Continue reading →

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Kung Fu for Writers – Victoria

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

I will be offering a new Kung Fu for Writers course starting November 10 in Victoria, BC. Please join me if you live near Victoria and are interested in tapping into your body’s energies using Qigong and Liuhebafa to expand … Continue reading →

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#17. Push Boat with Flow of Water

Posted on May 25, 2011 by

#17. Push boat with flow of water if you want to mend a cloth to preserve it, you must send a thread through a tiny hole in a needle called an eye if you want to replicate the world to … Continue reading →

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#53. Yellow Dragon Turns Body

Posted on May 6, 2011 by

This poem is #53. Yellow Dragon Turns Body in my book Ride Backwards on Dragon: a poet’s journey through Liuhebafa. According to Five Element Theory (see move #14), this penultimate dragon of Liuhebafa represents the spleen by virtue of its … Continue reading →

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#20. Water Running in High Mountains

Posted on April 22, 2011 by

Happy Earth Day, everyone! And especially you, Earth! Thanks for putting up with us all these years. I hope we can do better by you in the future than we have in recent months. As usual, I spent the morning … Continue reading →

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#14. Green Dragon Stretches Claws

Posted on March 8, 2011 by

In honour of International Women’s Day today, we have the 14th move of Liuhebafa – Green Dragon Stretches Claws. This move references and stimulates the liver (green dragon), but also the spring-like awakening of female generative energy. The Green Dragon … Continue reading →

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#39. Phoenix Faces Sun

Posted on March 7, 2011 by

Okay – to you and me it may just look like a “lowly” and somewhat homely American Coot (Fulica americana). But I suspect in its own universe, it is a Phoenix. We each create our own reality, afterall. Across cultures, … Continue reading →

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