Change Without Grace

Change Without Grace

Easter Sunday, I opened an email from Sifu Clair, my Tai Chi brother, letting us know (with a link to a news article) that our beloved building, which we knew as encompassing the Red Lotus School of Movement and Urgyen Samten Ling (USL) Buddhist temple, had begun to...
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day Events

World Tai Chi & Qigong Day Events

One World, One Breath Join the global movement for this annual international event. At 10am your local time on Saturday, April 27—take some conscious deep breaths, engage in some mindful movement by yourself, or find a group in your local area and practice together....
Earth Day Qigong 2024

Earth Day Qigong 2024

Monday Evening, April 22 from 6:30-7:30pm Join us outside at Red Butte Garden for Earth Day Qigong   We will ground and connect with Mother Earth through the soles of our feet and expand our awareness within our bodies. All while enjoying the beautiful...
Our Connection Within and Without

Our Connection Within and Without

  “Connection is how we bring that which is within into the world.” ~Frederick Alexander Ross   We successfully completed our 2nd Annual Qigong Retreat for Women, and have already set dates for 2024! When we planned this year’s event, we didn’t...
Reset with the Autumn Equinox

Reset with the Autumn Equinox

An Evening Reset for Autumn with Qigong + Sound Bath Mindful Movements and Healing Sounds with Stillness   Join us Friday night, the evening before the Autumn Equinox with Qigong movements with the magic of Sound inspired by Curtis Forbush (The Mystic...
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 with Master Sifu Jerry Gardner

Qigong with Master Sifu Jerry Gardner

FRIDAY Qigong: The Empowerment of Self Returning to Your Childlike Nature Friday Night 6-9pm We begin this weekend event about experiencing how to be calm and clear, in our body and mind. With our current social media being flooded with spiritual aphorisms, and...
Benefits of Movement and Stillness

Benefits of Movement and Stillness

The body benefits from movement, the mind benefits from stillness, we need both.   Physical Benefits The body benefits from movement.  For me, finding that balance between movement and stillness is key to my creative inspiration, and flowing with my life—whether...
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...