Nov 3, 2025
I went into my local Trader Joe’s the day after Halloween, and already the shelves were filled with holiday treats and decorations. It always amazes me how this time of year seems to rush in, almost as if the whole season gets squeezed into a single weekend. Time is...
Oct 8, 2025
“Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it.” ~Kahlil Gibran With so much happening outside of us, I find my breath to be my anchor. It brings me back home — to my center, to presence, to what is real. Because ultimately,...
Oct 19, 2024
A Six-Week Path to Grace, Goodwill and Honesty Saturday, November 16, from 2-4:30pm My dear friend, Lucy Dillon, and I invite you to join us for an afternoon of exploring how to move through the next 6-weeks with grace, goodwill and honesty. ✨ What does...
Oct 12, 2024
The second sacred circle topic in our women’s retreat this year was “Green Flags in People.” I chose to flip the conversation from red to green flags. A red flag in relationships are intuitive indicators that something needs to be questioned. So what are the...
Oct 1, 2024
Our third annual Qigong retreat for women took place over the weekend. This year, “Exploring Spaciousness” was our topic. We spoke about boundaries in one of our sacred circles. We discussed their appearance as children and their current significance to us. In...
Aug 8, 2024
As we prepare for the Present Moment Awareness Weekend with my Sifu on August 23 & 24. I thought I would share some thoughts and conversations we have had about this upcoming playful weekend. First of all, qigong is more than movements in space. Qigong is...
Mar 16, 2024
I have a been journaling since the 7th grade, on and off throughout my life. It’s interesting to go back and look at what I thought was important, and the challenges that I went through that have brought me to where I am today. CHANGE. The one thing that is constant...
Jun 14, 2023
As the temperatures begin to rise—we feel the heat of summer—the maximum yang season. When our inner-fire is in balance, we can feel creative, productive, energetic, and joyful. When we lean too far into the fire, we can feel depleted, exhausted, and we want nothing...
Mar 8, 2023
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... 
