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The Gift of Chaotic, Busy Times by Susan Lucas, M.D.
The holiday season tends to be a very busy and stressful one for most of us; extra things added to our to-do lists and a lot of demands on our time. Looking for something that we can put down to make it through the days, it is easy to have our self-care practices get...
Exhale : Dr. Susan Lucas’ Blog
This month I want to explore how bringing our conscious awareness and intention to the breath, specifically to our exhale, can be a pathway to deepening any internal arts practice. One of my Tai Chi teachers was once asked about how to focus on the breath in the Sun...
Late Summer Invitation to Home: An Exploration for your Practices
Suggested Exploration for your Practices this month: In Chinese 5 element philosophy, Late Summer is a season that brings us a pause. It is the space between the yang expressed in Spring and Summer and the yin energy of Fall and Winter. This year it is a season that...
John Passacantando Appointed Executive Director
The Board of Directors is pleased to announce that John Passacantando has been appointed to serve as Executive Director of the Peaceable Dragon Internal Arts Consortium and Chairman of the board effective July 1, 2018. Paul Alan Rischard, who has held that position...
Tai Chi has similar or greater benefits for fibromyalgia than aerobic exercise, study shows.
Tai chi—a mind and body practice of Chinese origin that combines certain postures and gentle movements with mental focus, breathing, and relaxation—results in similar or greater improvement in fibromyalgia symptoms when compared to aerobic exercise, according to a new...
Come to World Tai Chi and Qigong Day – April 28, 2018
The Northern Virginia event will be held at beautiful Meadowlark Botanical Gardens Park in Vienna, VA. Demonstrations, mini-classes and more are available for free from numerous internal arts schools. Download a flier hereWTCQD-Flyer-2018-web