What is Qi?
In traditional Chinese culture, qì or ch'i (About this sound qì, also known as ki in Japanese culture) is an active principle forming part of any living thing. Qi literally translates as "breath", "air", or "gas", and figuratively [...]
Bad Mood? One Simple Thing Will Shift It
You’re stuck in traffic. You’re in serious debt. You always feel like there’s too little time and too much to do. Your home life is chaotic and your work life is overwhelming. Your family is overbearing. And your best friend [...]
The Hundred Dollar Sleep Solution
My 9-year-old stepson, Quin, was having a few difficult nights of sleeping. I asked him if maybe a crystal or something might help him sleep better. "No," he replied. "How about a dream catcher? I could help you make your [...]
Turning Point: Twin Cities breathing coaches promise you’ll feel better
"I was having one of those bad days," says Troy Stende, who teaches a breathing workshop called Qi Breathing, designed to expand energy levels (Qi) and breath. "I had a headache, I was irritable, I was hungry and tired and [...]
The Top 8 Breathing Myths
Breathing is one of the most fundamental things we do in a day. We take it for granted that we do it right, yet something so obviously simple has many myths on what is right and wrong. The following are [...]
Breathe Better and Feel Great in Just 3 Minutes a Day
Everybody breathes. It’s a fundamental activity that we do all day every day. Even though it’s necessary, it’s something that we ignore. The reality is that over 90 percent of us are using less than 50 percent of our breathing [...]