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....
Wow. It’s done. This beautiful website you are looking at was created by many Soulful beings with passion in their HeART. D’Arcy Monforte, Creative IllustratorYour imagination and creative hands captured my idea for the Chi Moments’ icon. You updated the reconizable...
As we approach the holiday season, aligning with our center is of upmost importance. Within all areas of life, physically, emotionally and spiritually. Because as we know, the saying the most wonderful time of the year, in theory maybe, in real life? Below I have...
He who blames others has a long way to go on his journey. He who blames himself is halfway there. He who blames no one has arrived. ~Chinese Proverb At times I do feel halfway there, and I take responsibility for all that is happening in my life. And other...
It’s not summer anymore, yet it’s not really fall either—say hello to late summer. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Qigong there are five seasons correlating with the elements. Known as fire, earth, metal, water and wood. Late summer, also known as Indian...
I have rewritten this article a few times, mostly because my energy has been really up and down. Which at times, has me second guessing myself. Please know that I am learning right by your side about all the concepts I share. I am far from a master at any of them, I...
This story really resonated with me, and I wanted to share it with you. I have been practicing listening to my heart, and my mind less (pun intended—mindless :-) Which as you probably know, is a continual Tao process to pause, feel and check-in with the heart, instead...
Does the title entice you, and bring out your curiosity? I hope so…thought I would share the elements of summer and how we can create joy in the season. FIRE ELEMENT On the 21st of June, we had the summer solstice here in the northern hemisphere. Creating the longest...
