Rodney Blount is a Certified Master Practitioner of the Yuen Method, one of the Western disciplines he has added to a practice built over 47 years on Qigong, Tai Chi and Pranic Healing.
What the Yuen Method actually is
The Yuen Method was developed by Dr. Kam Yuen, a structural engineer and Shaolin martial artist who spent decades looking for the shortest path between a complaint and its cause. It is a system of rapid assessment: the practitioner tests for weaknesses across physical, mental, emotional and energetic levels, locates what is actually driving the pattern, and corrects it.
Two things tend to surprise people about a first session. There is usually no touch involved. And the assessment moves quickly — the practitioner is not working through a protocol, he is narrowing down.
What a session looks like
You describe what is going on, in your own words, at whatever level of detail you have. Rodney tests against that description, working outward from the symptom to what is holding it in place. Often the driver is not where the symptom is. A shoulder that will not release can be held by something that has nothing to do with the shoulder.
Corrections are made during the session. Most people notice a shift in the symptom pattern within one to two sessions — which is also how you find out whether this is the right approach for you. Rodney says so plainly: if the pattern does not move, this is not the tool for your situation, and he will tell you that rather than book you for a course of ten.
How it differs from the other work on this site
The Yuen Method is the most direct and the fastest of the modalities Rodney practices. Pranic Healing works with the energy body more systematically. Qigong is something you learn and keep. NLP works on the mental and linguistic level. In practice Rodney draws on whichever of these the situation calls for, in the same session — the modality names matter more to search engines than they do in the room.
Common reasons people come for Yuen Method work
- An injury that has not resolved on the expected timeline
- Pain with no clear structural explanation
- A pattern that keeps coming back after it has been treated
- Preparation and recovery around surgery — see pre-op and post-op support
- Emotional or situational patterns that feel stuck
In person or remote
Yuen Method work does not require touch, which makes it well suited to video sessions. Rodney works in person in Sun Valley, Idaho, travels to clients for multi-day intensives, and sees clients worldwide by video. He still suggests at least one session in person where that is practical.
Last reviewed September 16, 2026 by Rodney Blount.