new podcast coming soon

It's been a while since the last podcast, it's been busy for me. Now all moved in to my new home I am ready to get back to filming. Look for the next yet to be named episode by monday, possibly later this week. Also look for new video on the website.

Episode 6 Internal Movement

This episode titled "Internal Movement" introduces you to what it means to move internally. This is the next step in the podcast taking what we have already done together with structure, breath, intention, awareness and synergy in "static posture" and bringing it into movement.

As always you can subscribe to the podcast via itunes or rss and the newest episode is always available on the internal connection home page.

Episode 6 Update

I shot episode 6 today, went to the park and it was a beautiful crisp fall day. I shot a 25 min episode on movement and found out while reviewing the footage that the battery for an important piece of audio equipment ran out of juice though I did charge the battery it must have not had a solid contact to the charger. About 12 min in to the video I lost audio.

I will hopefully have a chance to shoot again on Sunday, hopefully in the morning. I still see this episode to be about an introduction internal movement i.e. moving qigong exercises, tuishou and tongbei.

I hope to have the podcast published Sunday evening or Monday morning.

Episode 5 beyond QiGong

QiGong is only one type of internal practice. At the same time all internal practices are the same.

We have gone from internal structure, breathing, synergy into the world of internal practice with intention and awareness and onto QiGong. Today I am introducing push hands and the internal martial art of heyitongbei... growing the internal connection.

This episode is available on itunes and via rss and as always the newest episode is available on www.theinternalconnection.com

Episode 4 Tree Qigong

As we move into the realm of internal practice we begin our first QiGong.

This podcast is available on itunes and via rss:) and as always the newest episode is available at www.theinternalconnection.com

Episode 3- Crossing the Threshold with Awareness and Intention

So far we have worked with Breath and Structure. Then in the second episode we combined Breath and Structure creating a synergy. This synergy is the basis for internal practice but it is not itself an internal practice. To get into internal practices such as QiGong, TongBei also called HeYiTongBei or TuiShou also called push hands we must cross a threshold.

We cross this threshold by adding two important elements to the synergy we have already worked on. These elements are Awareness and Intention.

In this podcast we add these elements and cross the threshold into internal practice.

*video note - during the course of filming the video the sun crept into the shot, covering my face and shirt with some strong white light. In the spirit of these internal practices and for continuity in this video I kept filming. I hope you don't find the light distracting and I hope you can also take this as an example of being able to deal with things that can pop up during your own practice, sun, rain, people talking etc.


You can subscribe to this podcast vis rss or itunes and as always the latest episode is available at www.theinternalconnection.com

the internal connection on twitter

The internal connection is now on twitter. Keep up to date with where I am and what I am doing. If you see I am headed to Carkeek for some filming or teaching you can stop by, you can also send me quick questions or podcast ideas!

You can find the internal connection twitter page here , on twitter we are called internalarts you can subscribe to internalarts via rss by clicking here.

Next epidode

The next episode will be about stepping over the threshold from
synergy to QiGong. We will cross this threshold together by doing our first QiGong.

Look for the next episode to be released on Thursday or Friday.

Until then if you have any questions post them here or send them to me
at Michael@theinternalconnection.com. Remember when the next
episode is released it will be available on the www.theinternalconnection.com
home page and on iTunes.

The Internal Connection on YouTube

There is now an internal connection youtube Channel. At this time it has podcast episodes but not the most recent episodes and perhaps some other interesting things in the future. The episodes are in HD so they will be of higher video quality than the podcast.

The next podcast will be up soon... see you then!

Michael

Follow up on Synergy

This synergy I talk about and share with you is in many ways a higher level of the practice, meaning it may take you time to realize it in your QiQong or other internal practices. But it is so very important to getting there that I want to tell you about it now. Even if you do nothing else but breath and find structure/alignment and the synergy that they create you will be benefiting as much or more in the long run than you would using a series of postures or movements.

Tips for you:

Take it easy and do not push it... if you need to work on breathing and structure separately so not to confuse yourself (we can only pay attention to so many things at a time) or create tension then do it separately.

Ask questions, I tried to provide a fairly complete although basic idea of what is going on with breathing and structure but to make that information more valuable to you ask questions about it.

If you want more info on this subject the guest section of http://www.theinternalconnection.com/ has it and it is free to sign up. You can also join the student section, it is not free but if you want to get into this in depth that is where you want to be.

I look forward to your questions and the next episode!

be well!

Episode 2- Synergy of Breath and Structure

When Breath and Structure come together a synergy takes place. It is in the synergy that internal arts begin and the internal artist finds mastery.

The newest podcast is always available to watch at the internal connection home page.
You can as always subscribe to this podcast via theinternalconnection.libsyn.com/rss and itunes.

First episode first post

The Internal Connection Podcast and website have launched today! The first podcast sets the stage for learning about and practicing the internal with the two most foundational elements of the internal arts... Breathing and Structure. The podcast is 28 minutes and gives an overview of the importance and place of structure and breath in internal arts and our lives. This episode teaches you how to breath internally from the lower abdomen and create structure that is the foundation of internal practice and less back pain.

Check out this blog over the next week for follow up on this first episode and a preview of next weeks episode. You can subscribe to the podcast via rss feed by clicking on this link subscription via itunes is also available. You can watch the most current episode at the internal connection homepage here.

Post any questions you have as comments here or for future episode ideas send me an email at michael@theinternalconnection.com