I've been dealing with a slew of health issues over the past few years - major anxiety, heart palpitations, low energy, lethargy, struggling to get through the basics of my day... but all my tests were coming back fine.

It was actually my mum who started learning from our Shifu first, and I began seeing the literal, physical changes she was going through. THAT'S when I knew that this Shifu was the real deal, and started studying too. Since then, my health has changed for the better by a LOT.

I began practicing on and off around August 2025, and started taking it more seriously a year later. My changes have been steady, and they've happened without having to force my body or restrict myself in any strict type of way. (This is what true Daoism is all about - aligning our bodies with the natural forces of the Universe and living in that alignment and ease)

I used to sit at the upper end of what was considered healthy for my BMI - now my weight sits right in a healthy middle and doesn't fluctuate beyond 2-3kg regardless of what I eat (again, I don't restrict my food). I have to stress here that this is not about losing weight - this is about letting our bodies naturally adjust to the weight it's meant to carry (some of our fellow students actually put ON weight to get to a healthy balance).

Mornings used to be extremely difficult for me - I'd wake up still feeling exhausted and it could take me hours to get out of bed, and I'd feel physically heavy throughout the entire day. Now my energy is a hundred times better, my body feels physically lighter, my mood is steadier, my sleep is better, and I feel more grounded and centred.

I'm not sharing this to make promises about what will happen for you - everyone's body is different. But I want you to know that these are the very real results I personally have experienced, and why I believe in this enough to share what I'm learning.

I've also included the feedback from the classes I've held below, so you can see the results others are experiencing too!

There's a lot of aspects of Daoism that's been diluted, misrepresented, or mistranslated - not just in terms of what's been passed to the Western world, but even within China itself! Its history is incredibly long, after all.

What I share here isn't pieced together randomly from the internet. It's practices I've directly learned from my Shifu and also only shared after I've integrated the practices long enough to personally see results in my own life. If you follow me on social media, you'll see me consistently documenting this (especially on Threads!)