This is the site for Chris L McClish!
“Many roles, many journeys, and one spirit!”
Who is Chris?
Hosted podcast for many years: Cup of Tao
Authored two books
Former psychotherapist
Former Martial Arts/Self-Defense Instructor
Former Public Speaker / Topic Expert
Past Skills as an Artist / Graphic Arts Designer
Read my book!
Accepting Life on Life’s Terms
Available wherever you read books!
Available in: printed, digital, and audio-book formats!
Contains glimpses of wisdom influenced by Native American philosophy, Stoicism, and many principles from Taoism.
This is life wisdom that Chris has used to help countless clients!
Find out what Chris has shared with both professionals and clients for many years!
Cup of Tao (podcast)
Listen where you hear great podcasts! Available on most podcast platforms!
Chris has hosted Cup of Tao for many years.
Cup of Tao is Ancient wisdom for modern times!
Click on the image to go to the Cup of Tao page
Aiki Judo / Empty Gi style
Learn about a style of the martial art of Judo that is commonly referred to as “empty gi” or “empty jacket.”
It is like fighting an empty jacket! A unique style that can be used for self-defense – utilizing an opponents energy against the opponent!
Art Gallery
Did you know that Chris did many great works of art?
Chris had experience using pencils, inks, oil paints, acrylics, pastels, and digital art.
Check out the art gallery!
A few words about the CMC logo:
In early 2025, I created a new logo. The letters “CMC” are at the top (representing myself – Christian L McClish) of the logo, which the logo itself is akin to a Native American shield, adorned with designs, beads, and feathers. At the center of the logo, is the Yin Yang symbol, representing the cycle of life (day/night, creation/loss, hard/soft, etc) and also represents my passion for Eastern philosophy along with martial arts. I am not at the center, as I am not in control of all that happens. There is an arrow going forward, which represents movement through life, despite whatever challenges that come my way. A medicine wheel surrounds the circle of life which represents: balance, interconnections in life (and this also compliments the Yin Yang symbol). There are many earth colors, which represent aspects of the earth and elements (particularly red, blue, green, yellow, white and black. Feathers and beads represent my indigenous heritage, as well as my creativity, and my desire to be flexible vs rigid.
