What would happen if your daily walk became a practice for energy, balance, breath, and a clearer mind?
In this episode of The MOVEMENT Movement, Steven Sashen speaks with Dr. Jacques MoraMarco, Co-Founder of the International Sun Tai Chi Association, and Dr. Yun Kim, Founder of Emperor's Wellness, who share the movement principles behind their book, Walking Your Way to Vitality. They introduce six walking practices that integrate natural movement with breathwork, mindful awareness, Tai Chi, Qigong, balance training, and traditional walking techniques. Together, they explain how to start with simple, accessible practices and build a regular walking routine that feels more focused, energizing, and enjoyable.
Key Takeaways:
→ Walking can become more intentional when you add breath, posture, awareness, and attention to your body's movement.
→ The widely cited 10,000-step target was a marketing concept, so a sustainable daily movement goal matters more than chasing a single universal number.
→ Mindful walking invites you to shift your attention away from past regrets and future worries and toward your breath, feet, and surroundings.
→ Mindfulness is not about forcing thoughts to disappear; it is about gently bringing attention back to the present when the mind wanders.
→ Tai Chi-inspired animal walks can offer accessible ways to improve balance, weight shifting, posture, and fall-prevention skills. Dr. Jacques MoraMarco, a doctor of traditional East Asian medicine, has been a licensed acupuncturist since 1977 and took the first acupuncture licensing examination in California. He apprenticed with See Han Kim, a renowned teacher of traditional East Asian medicine who trained in a monastic setting. He completed his postgraduate work at the École d'Acupuncture in Paris. From 1994 to 2004, he studied Sun tai chi with Sun Shurong in Beijing, China, and is a fourth-generation lineage holder of Sun tai chi. He is a cofounder of the International Sun Tai Chi Association. Dr. MoraMarco is dean emeritus at the former Emperor's College of Traditional East Asian
Dr. Yun Kim is the founder of Emperor's Wellness, a traditional East Asian medicine doctor, a fifth-generation Sun tai chi lineage student, and a mindful meditation practitioner for the past twenty years. A licensed acupuncturist in California, she completed her doctoral clinical rotation at the VA Greater Los Angeles Health System's PTSD clinic and maintains an acupuncture practice in Los Angeles. She earned her Doctor of Education from the University of Southern California's Rossier School of Education.
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