I am a researcher and translator specialising in the history of Chinese medicine and bodily practices. Born and brought up in Taiwan, I have made my home in beautiful west Wales for more than thirty years. I received my PhD from University College London in 2018. My research explores Chinese therapeutic exercises known as daoyin 導引 (lit. guiding and pulling) and the wider traditions of yangsheng 養生 (lit. nourishing life). My book, Exercise Prescription in Sui China (581–618 CE) (2024), examines how therapeutic exercises were prescribed in early medieval China.
Daoyin Database
This page is dedicated to some key primary sources related to Chinese therapeutic exercises known as daoyin 導引 from the Warring States (475–221 BCE) to the modern period
Selected daoyin instructions from Zhubing yuanhou lun 諸病源候論 (Treatise on the Origins and Symptoms of Medical Disorders), a 7th century Chinese medical text
Workshops and Local Classes
I lead a fortnightly online Medieval Daoyin Study Group, exploring exercises from the seventh-century Chinese medical text Zhubing yuanhou lun 諸病源候論 (Treatise on the Origins and Symptoms of Medical Disorders). We use my English translation published in Exercise Prescription in Sui China (581–618 CE) by the Purple Cloud Institute, combining reading and discussion with practical exploration. We also hold occasional online workshops, recordings of which are available on YouTube.
I also teach Qigong and Tai Chi in the Lampeter area. Please contact me for details of local classes or to join the Study Group mailing list.
A list of my publications
A list of my translation works
A list of useful resources