2024 Qigong Retreat for Women

2024 Qigong Retreat for Women

Our 3rd Annual Qigong Retreat in Sundance, Utah Thursday late afternoon through Sunday morning (We are currently full for this retreat!) Please email me if you would like to be on a waiting list for this 2024 event. We all know life happens, and something may open up....
Shift or Change?

Shift or Change?

I have been pondering these two words, shift and change. Below you’ll find definitions I extracted from a longer article about their differences from thecontentauthority.com Shift A shift is a subtle or gradual change in something. It can refer to a change in...
Glorifying Busy Will Destroy Us

Glorifying Busy Will Destroy Us

We are in the mist of the 2023 holiday season, and my the question to you is “How are you doing?” Are you taking time for reflection, stillness, and conscious breaths? Or, are you allowing the busyness of the season to take control? Definition of control: to exercise...
Tension and Relaxation

Tension and Relaxation

  “Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.” ~Chinese Proverb   Does the word “should” bring tension to your body? I know it does mine, along with those thinking-thoughts. And, at times, I can go down a serious rabbit-hole. I...
Qigong Retreat for Women

Qigong Retreat for Women

Our 2nd Annual Qigong Retreat in Sundance, Utah Thursday late-afternoon through Sunday morning This year’s theme, Discovering The Wisdom Within We will reside in a beautiful log cabin on the stream in Sundance. We will enjoy Mother Nature, make connections...
Deepening Our Understanding of Qigong

Deepening Our Understanding of Qigong

My second installation of Sifu Gardner’s Master Qigong class, continuing with more insights we received from that class. This is written with his words from the recording, and from my understanding. My personal notes are in (brackets).   Qigong Qigong happens...
Laying Down a Foundation with Qigong

Laying Down a Foundation with Qigong

On February 24, Sifu Gardner taught another Master Qigong class in-person. Below are some of the insights we received. This is written with his words from the recording that night, and from my understanding. My personal notes are in (brackets).   He took us on a...
Winter Self-Care

Winter Self-Care

According to the Gregorian calendar we have officially entered into the year of 2023. I choose to celebrate the new year on the first new moon of the year [Lunar New Year / Chinese New Year], which happens later this month on January 22. If you feel like you are...
Metta Bhavana Prayer

Metta Bhavana Prayer

As we wrap up the year of 2022, I invite you to say this prayer when you awake and before you go to sleep. You can also repeat it at any point during the day when you are feeling less-than, maybe for someone you know who is having a hard time (physically, financially,...
Embracing Impermanence

Embracing Impermanence

I learned recently that a long-time student, and Red Lotus family member died in a tragic car accident on the way to the Tetons. Her husband is currently having multiple surgeries to continue his life. And, their daughter was getting married in a week to begin a new...