When Cullen McManus first encountered Tai Chi, it was not through a lifelong plan or a neatly defined path. Like many meaningful things, it entered his life quietly—through curiosity, timing, and need. Cullen, Daoist Gate Beverly’s Scholar for 2025–2026, was introduced to Tai Chi and Qigong through an elective course at Salem State University taught…
Becoming a Taiji Master or kung fu master is something one is born to do, and also comes from one’s ceaseless training and one’s grasp of what one has studied and practiced of Taiji and kung fu. Here I will share one of my student’s personal stories. In March of 2021 I received a letter:…
Easter will soon be here, and in Europe and the West believers will all pray to God, hoping that the world will be peaceful, their families safe and healthy. A few incompetent national leaders, like Trump, also encourage everyone to pray to God. If we truly examine ourselves, and the actions we take, are we…
