Dear Dr. Mao: Restoring Balance in Our Lives

Dr. Mao shares the importance of a reset to welcome in the new year and the need to rebuild our energy and restore balance in our lives especially after a tumultuous 2020. He also announces the annual collegeoftao.org wellness retreat to be held virtually from 2/10-14, 2021 featuring qi gong, meditation, nutrition, cooking classes, and inspiring talks to help make your new year an uplifting one.

Dear Dr. Mao: Celebrating Family & Community

Dr. Mao shares his suggestions about bringing together your extended family who includes everyone in your circle during your holiday celebration as a way to build a strong community and ultimately a harmonious world.

Dear Dr. Mao: The Gift of Love and Service
Dr. Mao talks about three types of love and ways to express that during this holiday season.
Give the Gift of Health and Wellness

This holiday season, with health on top of everyone's minds, Dr. Mao shares four ideas on the gift of health and wellness.

Dear Dr. Mao: Gift of Peace and Harmony

Dr. Mao suggests giving a gift of peace and harmony to your self and the world during this holiday season by practicing kindness, stop needing to be right, and cultivate inner peace with heart meditation.

Celebrate Thanksgiving and the Holidays in the Midst of Covid Surge

With daily new covid caseload in the US nearing 200,000 it makes this Holiday season a particularly dangerous one. Dr. Mao gives practical advice on how to celebrate Thanksgiving and the holidays while keeping you and your family safe.

Women's Wellness with Dr. Dao: When The Immune System Goes Awry

Is your immune system working too well? Dr. Dao will help us to understand what you can do when your immune system goes awry and how to keep us safe and moving!

How to Sleep Like a Baby Naturally at Any Age

Dr. Mao shares a simple five-step sleep training routine guaranteed to have you sleeping like a baby.

Healing Powers of Nutrition in Cancer Recovery
Dr. Mao shares research-based nutrition tips from his cancer book-live long, live strong: an integrative approach to cancer care.
Acupuncture and Acupressure in Cancer Recovery

Dr. Mao discusses the effectiveness of acupuncture for the relief of side effects from chemo and radiation and shares simple acupressure techniques anyone can do at home.

Chinese Herbal Medicine in Cancer Recovery

Dr. Mao discusses Chinese medicine's approach called Fuzheng therapy for cancer recovery and shares the modern research behind three fuzheng herbs-astragalus, ligustri, and artemisia in supporting cancer patients’ quality of life and enhancing anti-cancer actions while undergoing conventional cancer therapy.

The Healing Power of Mind and Energy in Cancer Recovery
Dr. Mao discusses the importance of your mind in cancer prevention and recovery and shares a powerful invocation to activating healing energy from within.
Change Yourself, Change Your Future

Dr. Mao shares the secret of "Know Thyself" using the Five Element Personality Archetype in order to affect changes to yourself now in order to modify the trajectory of your future.

The Healing Power of Sound

Dr. Mao talks about the science of sound and healing and shares one of the Six Healing Sounds from the Taoist tradition for healing to maintain health.

Medicinal Mushrooms for Health & Longevity

Dr. Mao explores the range of benefits with medicinal mushrooms, specifically the well-researched and documented reishi or lingzhi mushrooms—the most prized anti-aging herb used since ancient China.

Real Well Being: Detox Cooking Demo with Albert Vaca, L.Ac.
Enjoy this delicious cleansing broth demonstration that will help rid your body of impurities and improve your energy.
How to Lower Cortisol and Rid Belly Fat

Dr. Mao explains the connection between the stress hormone cortisol and belly fat and gives five tips on lowering it while getting rid of belly fat.

Tame Sleep Apnea with Tongue Exercises

Sleep apnea is a silent killer contributing to diseases like heart, hypertension, stroke, diabetes and cancer and yet no one likes to wear a CPAP mask while they sleep. Dr. Mao shares surprising effective tongue exercises to strengthen your soft palate, throat muscles and tongue to keep your airway open and sleep apnea away.

Calm Spirit, Restorative Sleep

As the country opens up many states are closing back down again which has left many people anxious, depressed and sleepless. Dr. Mao shares five simple but effective tips to settle your nervous system and help increase the quality of your restorative sleep that is essential for you to resist getting sick.

Summer Vacation: the Safe & Healthy Way
Dr. Mao shares five tips for staying healthy while traveling this summer to prevent your dream getaway from turning into a nightmare.