Rooted Not Rushing

Rooted Not Rushing

The Wisdom of the Pause We gathered—12 beautiful souls—for our spring Women’s Qigong Retreat, centered around the theme: rooted, not rushing. Each day, we practiced Qigong, moving gently into our bodies and breath. We immersed ourselves in sound baths and sonic...
Spring Qigong & Sound Bath

Spring Qigong & Sound Bath

Align Your Energy Saturday, March 28 | 6:00–8:00pm Join us for a nourishing evening of mindful Qigong movement accompanied by the soothing resonance of crystal singing bowls, lovingly offered by our dear friend Curtis. We will begin with gentle, intentional movement —...
Embrace the Unfolding of Life

Embrace the Unfolding of Life

“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,...
The Brush Knee Series

The Brush Knee Series

Wednesday Evenings | Sept 17 – Oct 22 | 7-8:00 pm This 6-week fall session continues our exploration of the Yang-style First 13 Postures, focusing on the next part of the form: the Brush Knee series—a sequence of five postures and transitions that deepen your...
Boundaries Create Spaciousness

Boundaries Create Spaciousness

  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...
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...
Experiential Science

Experiential Science

  “Words don’t teach, experience does.” ~Abraham Hicks   I often refer to the quote above, when practicing Qigong/Tai Chi. To me, the experience of both modalities is what keeps me coming back to learn more. It’s been 25+ years, since I went to my first free...
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...
Gently Guiding Our Inner Fire

Gently Guiding Our Inner Fire

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...
Does Intention Create In-Tension?

Does Intention Create In-Tension?

Let’s begin with dictionary definitions of both: Intention : implies a little more than what one has in mind to do or bring about : a determination to act in a certain way—RESOLVE Tension : a feeling of nervousness that makes you unable to relax : a difficult...