Grief 2 Growth Healing Through Taoism: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Grief with Sifu Boggie | EP 436
In this thought-provoking and heart-centered conversation, Brian D. Smith sits down with Sifu Boggie, a Taoist guide, healer, and lifelong student of energy medicine, to explore how ancient practices like Qigong, Taoist philosophy, and meditation can help us heal from grief, stress, and emotional pain.
With over 40 years of experience — and a fascinating life journey from pastry chef to spiritual mentor — Sifu Boggie brings an accessible, playful approach to deep concepts. Discover how our thoughts affect our biology, how movement restores balance, and how reconnecting with our inner child can open a path to peace.
Whether you're navigating a personal loss or just curious about the mind-body-spirit connection, this episode offers practical insights for living with more harmony, purpose, and joy.
💬 Topics We Cover:
- What Taoism really is (and what it’s not)
- The connection between grief, energy, and the body
- Qigong and Tai Chi as tools for emotional and physical healing
- The science behind the placebo effect, nocebo effect, and epigenetics
- Why the mindset of a child is key to healing
- Meditation, redefined: not about stillness, but presence
- How fidgeting and playfulness are part of self-regulation
- Are we more than our bodies? Taoist views on death and consciousness
- The power of belief: How your thoughts shape your health
👤 About Sifu Boggie:
Sifu Boggie is a Taoist teacher, healer, and mentor who blends Qigong, Tai Chi, Taoist shamanic practices, and body-centered energy healing. Known as a modern “barefoot doctor,” he guides others to awaken the healer within — not by fixing them, but by helping them remember their wholeness.
👉 Explore his online school: https://shundao.uscreen.io
📱 Follow him on social: @sifuboggie
🧘 Listener Reflection:
“What you focus on grows.”
Which part of this episode most shifted your thinking? H
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