This is the second article from the Master Qigong Class. As you read this, you’ll notice there are links to articles I have previously written if you desire more insights. Also, the first article is Expanding Your View. In order to light an unlit match, a lit...
Earlier this month, 30 of us experienced an in-person Qigong Master Class with my teacher, Sifu Gardner. He laid the foundation in many ways for us to expand our meaning of qigong. He reminded us in different ways that qigong is more than a moving meditation,...
We often hear the saying, “Simply flow with life.” The question is how to we get there? I believe we begin with ease. EASE I love this definition of ease: Freedom from pain, worry, or agitation. It makes sense, right? And how to we feel that freedom? For me, I know...
A simple yet very profound statement—Be the Light. You may be asking yourself, “In what context?” How can I be the Light when there is so much turmoil going on in the world right now? My first response would be, “quit trying” and simply be. Remember all separation is...
Every conversation we have, every book we remember, every story we share is from our personal lens of experience. It is simply our truth. Our truth is compiled from what we have gathered from observing life, and knowing what resonates within our heart and what does...
As we have one foot still in winter, we enter into the transitional season of spring. Our hopes are high, as we see the daffodils rising up through the earth, along with crocuses and tulips. The flowers can feel the change in the air, and so can we. Except if you...
How does the word, surrender feel initially? Feel it and don’t think about it logically. Is it expansive or contractive in the body? Reset and pause. Take a few conscious deep breaths from your lower dantien, and say to yourself, “I surrender into presence.”...
Wishing you wonderful beginnings with this new moon and the energy of the tiger. Remembering last year’s ox energy, it was more inward, contemplative and slow. I bet you realized some things that you are done with, and where your energy is best served. Maybe it...
Winter is a time of year when energy is reclaimed—turning inward rather than expending energy outward. In Chinese medicine and qigong we follow the seasons. We are microcosms [human beings] of the macrocosm [Mother Nature]. That being said, we also require stillness...
Permission to feel whatever you’re feeling During this holiday season, you may not be feeling joyful because of missing a loved one, feeling alone or simply just feeling a bit blah. I invite you to embrace whatever you are feeling, it’s okay, you’re okay, or will be....
