Jeff Patterson, The Yielding Warrior, Martial Arts and Meditation

Jeff Patterson, from Portland, OR, USA, has over 36 years of experience, practicing and teaching the meditative and martial arts. As the founder of Northwest Fighting Arts/Portland Tai Chi Academy and The Yielding Warrior, he emphasizes the transformative power of meditative and martial arts practices, particularly the yielding concept. He has published two books and hundreds of instructional videos, is the founder of The Yielding Warrior online program and has worked with thousands of students from around the world. We talk about various martial arts, meditation, the relationship of meditation and martial arts, yeilding, his books, using the meditative arts, specific benefits of meditation, core foundations of a meditative practice, yin and yang breathing, creativity, quigong, fighting, the benefits of combat sports, facing fear, diet, intuition, getting started in meditation - first steps, and more. Show notes are at https://www.paultrammell.com/dream-chasers-and-eccentrics Support through Patreon here https://www.patreon.com/DreamChasersandEccentrics