Transmute Health

21/11/2025

On Mastery

I recently met with my Qigong Master to work on our ongoing book project (watch this space!). Towards the end of the session, he casually stated that I had now become a Master. No big celebration or ritual, just a "you are here" moment.

I had stopped thinking about levels of achievement, and was happy being a student and teacher, but it turns out that, along with my 20-year history of training, the process of working on the book, and thus processing all the in-depth information directly from such a knowledgeable and experienced practitioner (what would have been called "Transmission" in the past) had transmuted and refined my Qi, and he had noticed some changes, especially related to my recent experience teaching Self Healing Qigong at .

My Xing (subtler, intangible, Spirit-level Qi) has reached a certain level of development. Now it's necessary to work on my Ming (more solid, substantial earth/body-level Qi) with specific Qigong techniques to create a stable base for future development.

I drove home feeling happy, grateful, and just a little proud. The journey continues!

01/11/2025

Self Healing Qigong workshop at Over 2 immersive days, participants learnt 3 versions of this deceptively powerful form, along with mental techniques, safety, history, and philosophy. It was a real joy to be a conduit for this beautiful Qigong.

09/10/2025

A nice little acupuncture treatment for digestion, Liver issues and energy. Most chronic issues have multiple causes, so it's nice to be able to tie it all together like this

25/11/2022

Analysis shows significant benefits with no major side-effects for mother or baby but more trials needed ‘to confirm results’

25/11/2022

‘One size fits all’ guidance could lead to 20m litres of drinking water being wasted each day in UK, scientists say

09/10/2022

5 years old now, but fascinating research into the mechanisms at work in acupuncture

Placebo acupuncture can ease short-term pain but the real thing might help to reverse the underlying pathology of a disease

31/07/2022

TCM would say it's not necessarily the sugar that's bad, but the sweetness (and the volume of it). This article, by some prominent researchers, seems to vindicate that position

Today we consume too much sugar in foods and drinks – the kind that is linked to higher rates of obesity, type 2 diabetes and tooth decay.

14/05/2022

Premenstrual Dysphoria Dysphoria Disorder - I've had some success treating this with certain Tung-style acupuncture points. It's really nice to witness the change

She couldn’t make sense of it until she was diagnosed with a premenstrual condition that’s more rare than PMS, but still affects one in 50 women.

31/03/2022

Celebrate your mucous!

An MD's ode to a sticky and ooze-y substance.

07/03/2022

Tea was (is?) not always a drink!

Caffeinated soups and chewing the leaves were once the norm.

22/02/2022

Sometimes, it's that simple!

There is accumulating evidence that walnuts might help protect brain cells from the inflammation that leads to brain-cell death, and slow dementia symptoms.

23/01/2022

Thanks for catching up, science!

Eating dried goji berries increases the density of 'sunblock' pigments in the eyes. Researchers say this helps to prevent age-related macular degeneration.