
Trailer | Exploring the Qi Sphere
Published: April 17, 2026
Duration: 1:10
Most people approach qi as something to be gained—more energy, more vitality, more power.
But the reality is more complicated.
In this subscriber episode (1-175) of Living the Tao, Taoist Master Mikel Steenrod explores the Qi Sphere within the Four Ascendant Sphere framework and the often overlooked truth behind internal development: the ability to accumulate qi is not determined by technique alone, but by behavior.
As practitioners move beyond human-to-human interaction and into direct relationship with the life force itself, underlying weaknesses begin to surface. Without the internal structure to support it, in...