JIAOSHI ANDREA'S BLOG 

When asked "What is Qi or Vital Energy?" I will not be able to give a direct answer. For sure I can say that it is an aspect of existence, something that we can explore and grow within ourselves using particular ancient systems that are able to help us do this. These Qi Gong exercises have the goal in the beginning to help us become sensitive to this level of reality, by opening the meridians in our body, and thus starting the process of cultivation of Qi and strengthening th

We are living a difficult moment in society which is creating even more pressure on our minds, filling it up with uncertainty. If the human condition is already quite chaotic, we have to understand that during this Covid-19 times, it is even more difficult to find stability. People are deadly scared of the situation, which is leading them to act in a quite erratic way. Their minds are under pressure, and their actions sometimes are out of control. When we are affected by fear

When we practice Qi Gong, we are working with our minds as well. While executing certain instructions that we might have learned, it is important to keep ourselves free from any expectation. In fact, practicing an exercise with the idea of developing certain energetic sensations might lead to a wrong territory, especially at the beginning of our path. We could end up imagining things that do not exist.Our intention plays a very important role in the Qi Gong practice, especial

The biggest problem that we all have is that we do not think and see according to our own perspective. We see gurus, experts, teachers, as the ones who hold the truth. And we underestimate ourselves and our own possibility to experience and see things clearly for ourselves. We create images of people and things around us. Without taking into consideration that maybe what we see is actually a distorted perception of what things truly are. Instead of approaching any human being

Life takes us through ups and downs constantly, and we cannot control it. However, we can optimize our system (body, mind, emotion, vital energy) to work for us, rather than against us. Putting us in the condition of dealing with anything we experience in life in a better way. The stronger we become, the more we are able to deal with what life throws at us. I understand that discipline might sound like a terrible word that creates a certain degree of pressure and lack of free

It takes courage to change. To leave what we think we know, and face the actual fact that life is uncertain. We can try to build structures, friendships, relationships, jobs, but none of them stay forever. And there is no such thing as safety in the external world. Everything is destined to change. We live in a tremendous society. And we can all agree on this, I believe. Just go for a walk and look around, or turn on your TV. One might ask what is the point of all this? To pr

New exotic beliefs, spiritual systems, medicinal plants, drugs seem to be preferred ways to address the need of evolving from our own human condition. Whether we do that because we want to be happier or explore other human possibilities, sometimes we turn the human evolution process into a spiritual circus. Some of the people who explore psychedelic drugs get so much attached to those experiences, that they look for them over and over. Certain experiences, similar to those on