A Lunar Month of Self‑Observation: A Suggested Schema for Tracking Complex, Multi‑Layered Body Patterns Subtitle (or preamble) Based on 28 days of daily Qigong practice (WuJi/MaBu), self‑logging, and iterative refinement. Not a prescription – an invitation to explore. Sections 1. Rationale – Why a lunar month? Why daily logging? Why this specific set of metrics? (You can summarise
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Tuesday, 19 May 2026 · Eryri, North Wales Preamble This is not a fitness post. It is a record. For the past month I have been standing in Wuji — the foundational posture of Qigong practice, feet shoulder-width apart, weight even, spine long, held in stillness long enough for the body to begin to tell the truth about itself. The question I
The research exists. Let me be clear about that from the start. There is a substantial and growing body of peer-reviewed evidence demonstrating that Qigong and Taiji are genuinely beneficial for people who have survived strokes. Balance improves. Cardiovascular function improves. Proprioception — the body’s ability to know where it is in space — improves. Cognitive recovery is supported. The Harvard
I believe that TaiJi Qigong is a legitimate modality for recovery from infirmities. Particularly those of the Cardio-Vascular system. Stroke survivors can benefit enormously. There is a version of this project that would begin with a literature review and a methodology section. This is not that version. What I have instead is a shelf, a screen, and a teacher. What