Master Lee practices a breathing exercise that is very similar to the reduced breathing exercise we will explore further on. It is no coincidence that Master Lee’s breathing was textbook perfect. It was abdominal, effortless, and almost invisible to the eye. I have watched many people breathe—thousands, in fact—and without doubt, Master Lee displayed the most perfect breathing I have ever seen. Well-known qigong and tai chi Master Chris Pei explains how breathing is at the very core of the Chinese concept of chi (qi): “Generally speaking, there are three levels of breathing. The first one is
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