Qiful Life will be teaching in-person meditation classes at the Northeast Tea House in Minneapolis, MN. This course will cover the basics of mindfulness meditation, including posture, breathing, and thought observation. You will learn how to observe thoughts, reverse engineer their origins, and ultimately learn how to let them go through non-attachment. The goal of […]
Author: Alex Wolfgram
Alex Wolfgram is the creator of Qiful Life. After spending nearly a decade in Asia learning Qigong, Meditation, Chinese Medicine concepts and Buddhism, he decided to move back to the U.S. and begin sharing what he absorbed. Alex currently teaches Qigong and meditation by private appointments, and runs Qiful Life’s podcast covering subjects related to Chinese health concepts, spirituality and the Dao De Jing.
Health Benefits of Black Tea
Black tea, green tea, oolong tea and white tea are four of the most famous teas in China. Though black tea uses the same leaves as green tea, they taste tremendously different because of the different processing methods. Black tea is well fermented, during which tea polyphenols react with the enzymes, giving black tea its […]
Health Benefits of Oolong Tea
Oolong tea is made from the leaves and buds of the same trees that are also used to make black and green tea. The difference exists in the processing. Oolong is partially fermented, while black tea is fully fermented, and green tea is unfermented. According to Chinese medicine, because of different processing methods, Oolong tea has a higher […]
Health Benefits of White Tea
White tea is used to treat measles White tea can be used as the antipyretic for kids with measles, and is said to have a better effect than antibiotics, according to Chinese medical studies. It is commonly regarded as a great medicine to treat and maintain patients with measles in North China and Fujian Province […]
Health Benefits of Green Tea
Many people are awakening to the fact that the green tea has the function of detoxification, but few of us know why or how it detoxifies our bodies in addition to helping us burn fat. Detoxification Detoxification refers to the action of expelling accumulated toxic metabolites. Those metabolites are generated due to the bad eating […]
Can Pu’er Tea Help with Weight Loss?
It’s well known that tea is one of the healthiest beverages on the plant. Many studies have shown that tea can increase fat burning and help lose weight. Before Puer was known for its magic in weight loss, green tea has shined in its massive beneficial substances, such as tea polyphenols, chlorophyll, catechin, and caffeine. […]
Five Element Theory – Conditions & Relationships in Chinese Medicine
Five Element Theory in Chinese Traditional Medicine (TCM) is regarded as one of the most complex, yet comprehensive systems of understanding health and well being in human beings. It is the core teaching of TCM and teaches root causality and connection to illnesses. In this article, we outline various concepts of Five Element Theory, examples […]
Don’t Eat These Foods After Drinking Tea
There is certain food taboo. If you eat random food while drink tea, it will have some phenomenon of food conflicts emerge, which will cause toxic substances and affect human health. The 6 foods below should not eat with tea. Tea and sugar Tea is bitter and cold in nature. The purpose of drinking tea […]
What’s Wrong When Tea Has A Lot Of Bubbles?
Recently, my colleague has participated tea technique training, who is very “crazy” with tea. Every day during lunch, she will bring the tea and various tea wares to the tea room and start testing. However, she told me recently, she found there are a layer of bubbles floating on the surface of the water. It […]
Chinese Tea History Over Various Dynasties
China is the hometown of the tea. After long traveling in the history, now tea has spread all over the world and become one of the top 3 non-alcoholic beverages in the world. As the original place of tea, every Chinese feels proud. Today, editor will share with you the brief history of the Chinese […]