Welcome to “The Emergent Human where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living.

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Dr. Roger Jahnke , OMD, is one of the most respected luminaries in the fields of evidence-based mind-body practice, wellness, integrative medicine, and Chinese medicine for self-transformation. He has dedicated his professional life to sharing the ancient holistic empowerment and healing traditions of China, distilled for contemporary times. As the director and chief instructor of the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi (IIQTC) in Santa Barbara, California, Dr. Jahnke and his IIQTC colleagues have trained over 3000 Tai Chi and Qigong Teachers and Practice Leaders internationally. With 35 years of clinical practice as a physician of acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine, and 10 research tours to China’s temples and sacred mountain sites, Dr. Jahnke has emerged as a key spokesperson for and master teacher of Tai Chi, Qigong, and mind-body practice. His first book, The Healer Within: Using Traditional Chinese Techniques to Release Your Body’s Own Medicine, delivered a revolutionary guide to self-care with simple medical Qigong practices, adaptable for every lifestyle. His second book, the groundbreaking The Healing Promise of Qi: Creating Extraordinary Wellness Through Qigong and Tai Chi, distills the best practices drawn from 25 traditional and modern forms of Tai Chi and Qigong, and offers guidelines to tailor a personal wellness and empowerment regimen to each individual's unique needs.

INTERVIEW CONTENT:

00:00 Intro

01:50 Life history/Background

08:30 Subjectivity/Objectivity and Science

10:55 Childhood/Upbringing

14:00 Influence of Alan Watts, Yin/Yang, Duality, Integration, Acceptance

20:43 History & Corruption of Chinese Medicine; The Three Treasures (Physical Self, Mental/Emotional Self, Transcendental Presence); Mind & Heart are One

32:35 Channels and Organs; Mapping organs and associations; Consciousness; Choices, Cultivation and Trauma; Integrating Body/Mind/Spirit

37:55 Easiest first thing is Breath Practice; Breath as Biohacking

41:00 Where to follow Roger and find more info

LIST OF RESOURCES FOR DR. JAHNKE AND THE INSTITUTE OF INTEGRAL QIGONG AND TAI CHI (IIQTC) – Both free and fee….

Free Resources

Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi - http://instituteofintegralqigongandtaichi.org/

Facebook Community - https://www.facebook.com/TaiChiAndQiGongWay/

Facebook Interactive Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/taichiqigongway

Qigong Library (videos, keynotes, articles) online - https://healthaction.infusionsoft.app/app/page/the-tai-chi-and-qigong-way

YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/TaiChiAndQigongWay/videos

For Fee

Discounted for Podcast Audience - Healer Within Medical Qigong Video Library - https://healthaction.infusionsoft.app/app/page/medical-qigong-video

Discounted for Podcast Audience - Breath Medicine Video Library - https://9mm4bsz2.pages.infusionsoft.net/

Amazon.com The Healer Within Kindle & Paperback - https://www.amazon.com/Healer-Within-Traditional-Techniques-Meditation/dp/0062514776

Amazon.com The Healing Promise of Qi Hardcover - https://www.amazon.com/Healing-Promise-Qi-Creating-Extraordinary/dp/0809295288

We close out today’s show with one of my favorite singer/song writers Stuart Davis and his song “Nothing in Between”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdRqCc3LfDI