Guide to Daily Activities

马晓山 As practitioners of life cultivation, we observe strict rules in eating and resting so that we will live healthier and happier lives. As we have mentioned before, our body constitution is partly determined by hereditary factors. There is not much we can do about it. On the other hand, our body constitution is alsoContinue reading "Guide to Daily Activities"

Mustang Shenzhan Technique Modalities

马晓山 Mustang Shenzhan Technique is a set of stretching exercises specifically designed for life cultivation practitioners like us. It is mainly for the maintenance and repair of our body. It is highly recommended that it be used in conjunction with other Mustang Cultivation Techniques. What are the best stretching exercises for us to improve dailyContinue reading "Mustang Shenzhan Technique Modalities"

Best Time for Activities

马晓山 As practitioners of life cultivation, we pay more and more attention to our daily routines on doing ordinary chores. We know there are certain times to do certain activities to yield maximum results. Moreover, we deliberately incorporate certain ordinary activities such as house cleaning and dish washing into our life cultivation practice. Do youContinue reading "Best Time for Activities"

What Foods for Whom

马晓山 The human body will age no matter how hard we try to do life cultivation. We just hope that our body will age slowly. We hope that we will feel and look like sixty at age eighty. What kind of nutrition does the human body need? Why does the human body age? Foods toContinue reading "What Foods for Whom"

Classification of Body Constitution

Classification of body constitution helps to return your body to its prime condition. Once upon a time, your body was at its prime condition, a body that is in perfect balance, or in homeostasis. It may be the time you play football in high school. It may be the time you play basketball in college.Continue reading "Classification of Body Constitution"

General Advice on Food

马晓山 The renowned Physician Li Shizhen of Ming Dynasty, mentor of life cultivation, said that foods and drinks are the lifeblood of people. Thus we have to have foods and drinks for our survival. On the other hand, there is a summary report in modern medicine, that 80% of chronic unhealthy conditions (obesity, high bloodContinue reading "General Advice on Food"

The Art of Life Cultivation 04

马晓山 In our practice of life cultivation, we divide the practice into mind cultivation and body cultivation. As practitioners of life cultivation, we regard the practice of mind cultivation as the most important aspect of life cultivation. In fact, mind cultivation comes before body cultivation in our practice. In practice, we try to cultivate aContinue reading "The Art of Life Cultivation 04"

The Art of Life Cultivation 03

马晓山 The basic principles include the concept of human and nature are one, that we should live with nature in harmony. We trust that the human body observes the rules of self-preservation and self-healing. Therefore, we should learn the art of self-checking and self-diagnosis. We should learn how our body parts work as a wholeContinue reading "The Art of Life Cultivation 03"

The Art of Life Cultivation 02

Most people tumble on the art of life cultivation when they are middle-aged, when their body health is declining. Then they start to learn the basic concepts of life cultivation one way or another. Some will go on to practice life cultivation in one form or another, usually not in an organized way. Many peopleContinue reading "The Art of Life Cultivation 02"