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Qigong Travels Well

Articles, Featured ArticleBy qigongadminJuly 28, 2018Leave a comment

Many of us are immersed in summer travels, enjoying life with friends and family. These idyllic long days are prized for deepening connections with loved ones, this vibrant earth and ourselves. Our vacation travels need not interrupt our qigong practice as we can include time for qigong while on the road. Before I address ways…

The Summer Phase – Heart and Fire

Articles, Featured ArticleBy qigongadminJune 20, 20184 Comments

Summer is officially here. In the Chinese Five Phase/Element Theory, the summer season corresponds with the heart organ, the color red, the fire element, and the resolving of anxiety with acceptance and joy. Spring prepared us for summer with fuel through naturally arising springtime yang qi. With summer here we can continue harnessing yang qi…

Finding Your Ideal Qigong Teacher

Articles, Featured ArticleBy qigongadminApril 17, 20182 Comments

“How do I find the ideal qigong teacher”? I considered this question some years ago when I realized that my martial arts practices were leading me towards a deeper curiosity of qigong. My martial arts teacher advised me to find a qigong teacher who could support my curiosity. For the next few years I learned…

Spring Qigong – Cultivating Kindness

Articles, Featured ArticleBy qigongadminMarch 14, 20184 Comments

 As we delight in each spring day, we notice that something else is going on as well; there is a special energy associated only with spring. This is an invigorating time with energy rising throughout nature and within us; think baby birds, seedlings thrusting up through the earth and our own spring cleaning, innovation and…

The Winter Phase, Embracing the Most Yin Season

Articles, Featured ArticleBy qigongadminDecember 29, 20172 Comments

For those of us living in the northern hemisphere, we know that the winter solstice is the day with the fewest hours of sunlight. Many of us look forward to this day because it marks the beginning of the gradual increase in daylight hours. In the Five Phase Theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine, winter is…

A Glimpse of Qigong History by Suzy Sisler

Articles, Featured ArticleBy qigongadminSeptember 25, 20171 Comment

An assignment in our Qigong Teacher Training Program was to research the history of qigong. I want to share with you what I discovered. It is important to remember the translation of the words ‘qi’ and ‘gong’ are energy and practice. Thus, the word qigong means the practice of cultivating energy. In very early history,…

Receiving Universal Information

Articles, Featured ArticleBy qigongadminAugust 31, 2017Leave a comment

At  the end of a recent qigong healing meditation, a new student asked if I had led the meditation using a script. She asked how was I able to share so much pertinent information during the meditation without hours of preparation and copious notes. I explained that all information is available in the qi field…

Eight Verses for Aligning with Universal Qi

Articles, Featured ArticleBy qigongadminMay 30, 20176 Comments

Learning and practicing the Eight Verses is an integral part of the Zhineng Qigong system. Their main purpose is to help students become grounded, centered and aligned with universal energy. They are potent for calming the mind and expanding awareness into the oneness of all things. The Eight Verses of Zhineng Qigong were developed by…

Zhineng Qigong Body Mind Method

Articles, Featured ArticleBy qigongadminApril 30, 2017Leave a comment

The Body Mind Method (BMM) is one of the most widely practiced forms of the Zhineng Qigong system. It is intended for individuals who have built a solid foundation of health through the practice of Lift Qi Up Pour Qi Down. Once a strong connection to primordial qi is awakened and stabilized, practitioners can begin…

The Tao of Being Green

Articles, Featured ArticleBy qigongadminApril 4, 20173 Comments

At age twelve I had a powerful experience that forever shaped my relationship with our planet. I was swimming in the ocean on a bright California summer day. It was a day of large pounding waves. Being a beach girl and a  fearless swimmer, I dove under each big wave before it could break on me.…

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