The Qigong Wayby James Lin
Stories · practices · old ideas for ordinary days

Slow movement, quiet breath, a still mind.

Short essays on qigong, breathing and Daoist thought, written for people with busy lives and curious minds.

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People practising qigong together in the morning mist

“Not instruction, not mystery, not a spiritual sales pitch. Just enough honest context to make the first step possible.”

James Lin

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A new piece every week or so.

A scholar bent over paper at a low table beside a bamboo window
Daoist idea3 min read

The Painter Who Threw Down His Brush

A Daoist idea for the moments when you’re trying too hard to get it right.

The books

Everything here grows out of these. Each article links to the one it comes from.

Cover of The Qigong Way: A Guide to the Philosophy Behind the PracticeA Guide to the Philosophy Behind the Practice Cover of The Qigong Way: Twenty Stories of Slow Movement, Quiet Breath, and a Still MindTwenty Stories of Slow Movement, Quiet Breath, and a Still Mind Cover of The Qigong Way: Legends Behind the PracticeLegends Behind the Practice Cover of The Qigong Way: Heal YourselfHeal Yourself Cover of Xuanxue: The Lost Daoist Philosophy of Effortless ActionXuanxue Cover of Breathe and Heal: The Science of BreathworkBreathe and Heal