The reason I know this plot of Silver Lake real estate so intimately is because, over the last year, almost every Saturday I’ve ventured down past the canyon to practice Qigong with my teacher, Lee, and a group of other Daoist enthusiasts, under a local Chinese elm tree.

Since fully retiring a year ago, Johnny finds joy in family mah-jongg sessions on Saturday afternoons, regular qigong classes at a park, gardening in the backyard and learning how to cook Chinese food from Yvonne and myriad YouTube videos.

Andrea Leung, a managing director at Deutsche Bank, invited clients to a Qigong session at the Well in New York, where participants meditated, stretched their bodies and practiced breathwork — all methods that are said to stimulate the mind and body and alleviate stress.

These include tai chi, qigong and yoga.

Back in New Hampshire, the educators pushed aside the tables and were mastering a series of stretching movements known as qigong.