André Duqum

I think what is so attractive initially to what people see online with Shaolin monks is these incredible physical feats, breaking bricks and woods and metals.

And it's very inspiring to see how far this body can be pushed with the level of mastery.

I've also seen some crazy things online, whether or not they're real with people doing stuff with their chi.

You can also feel it.

There's obviously a real dense physicality to the movements when you exert yourself in a certain way.

But there's an energetic component that from maybe more of a scientific lens...

it feels a bit woo.

But I think in the real practice, you feel so immediately.

And I'm just curious for you to share your thoughts on that component, the chi and the energy.

It's fun for sure.

Super fun.

I would love to come next time in Europe if you're at the temple.

I would love to come.

Yeah.

I love just being a student and there's so much to absorb there.

For everybody that's listening right now, what's one thing you would teach them about the breath in a very practical sense that they can carry with them?

I wonder how much of the imbalances and illnesses and sickness and disease could be really regulated and supported by simple understanding of our breath.

It seems like so much of the advice, the conversation, the inspiration, the ideas that we're sharing are all aiming towards alignment in some context, in some way, in some fashion.

The Eightfold Path is very much so referring to the various different aspects to find that level of alignment for right speech and thought and action.

What does right in that context mean?