Qigong

Qigong: The healing art of beautiful movement.

When I first discovered Qigong, I was immediately drawn to it because of the way it connects with nature through its movements. To me, Qigong represents the beauty of the natural world, from the graceful flight of birds to the gentle swaying of willow trees in the breeze. It deepens my connection to nature poetically and profoundly. Gentle movement rising from the depth of inner stillness breathes new life into the moment, a place where the thinking mind can rest.

Where our attention goes, the Qi flows.

As we become present in our inner life (Yin), we open ourselves to the depth of our being, and our movements become meditative. All outward expressions (Yang) become more attuned and refined. This not only improves our physical health but also helps us find a sense of balance. From this center, we can achieve a type of stillness that enhances our daily lives and positively impacts all those around us. We can become the expression of stillness within movement witnessed in our awareness, emotion, and physical sensation.

Listen here to a clip of me speaking about how qigong and embodiment enrich one another:

I teach Qigong forms that are Yin in nature.

Embodying the qualities of moonlight, cultivating a subtle attunement to ourselves and our surroundings, and dissolving the illusion of separateness.

Our movements are inspired by the natural world, mimicking the dance of nature itself. We are not separate from nature but rather an integral part of it, and when our movements mirror the natural world around us, there is no separation.

  • One of my most unforgettable Qigong classes, "Full Moon Qigong," was held on a crisp autumn evening in Wisconsin. While in a clearing surrounded by woods, we stood at the entrance of a labyrinth. After the Full Moon practice, we silently entered the maze, experiencing “Walking Qigong.” The wind rustled the remaining leaves on the trees, and an owl occasionally hooted, creating a unique ambiance as each made our way, a walking meditation.

    Faces emerged out of the darkness, and the moonlight illuminated them fleetingly. The diffuse moonlight blended everything, creating a sensual and cohesive atmosphere within our group. Although we couldn't see any details, the moonlight acted as a mirror, reflecting our movements and creating cohesiveness. It was such a beautiful evening where we felt a deep connection.

    Through the practice of Qigong, we can experience this interconnectedness firsthand. Nature moves within us. Come, learn, and experience the “Healing Art of Beautiful Movement.” I firmly believe that healing happens for the Earth when we do so. It goes wherever you go, an intimate companion with the self and your environment.

By experiencing what is deeper than energy, we free bodily constrictions.

During my journey practicing Qigong, I became curious to learn about Chinese Medicine. An integral part of my education was the study of Qi (energy) expressed in movement and the recognition of stagnation. I see the Realization Process as a way to address stagnation within our human tendency to contract ourselves throughout the fascia. Over time, contracting the fascia can become a pattern resulting in a habitual response to life. By experiencing communion with what is deeper than energy, we are able to free our bodily constrictions and release the binding stagnation through deep attunement and movement. 

Offerings in Qigong

Workshop

Sept. 20th/21st 2024

Embodied Qigong: Stillness Within Movement

A Two-Day Workshop is offered in the beautifully designed “Muse” building in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.

This yin style of qigong is deeply restorative and available to almost everyone. Easy to learn and highly effective in its ability to attend to depletion in your body. It is beautifully simple and gently healing to meet you where you are at.

  • ⊹ Two days of instruction providing the attunement to Fundamental Consciousness as the foundation of your Qigong practice supporting your healing posture, movements, and breathing techniques.

    ⊹ Hands on personal guidance that can only happen in-person. Experience the healing field of qi movement within a group setting.

  • ⊹ 2 days of instruction will provide the attunement to Fundamental Consciousness as the foundation of your Qigong practice, supporting your healing posture, movements, and breathing techniques.

    ⊹ I'll be sure to attend throughout the workshop time for your questions and refinement of your practice. You will have the opportunity for individual attention.

    ⊹ Learn 1 static posture: to balance yin/yang energy harmonization.

    ⊹ Experience the attunement to 6 nondual practices with gentle focus and attention while being led by somatic inquiry.

    ⊹ Learn 4 fluid movements bringing Qi to your extremities, and the experience of whole-body breathing.

    ⊹ As a Qigong form it will offer a beginning as an opening to attunement as embodied presence, the middle as the stillness within your Qigong movements, and the ending is a closure offering the soothing of the meridian system with self-massage that supports the kidneys, digestive system, and soothing refreshment for your eyes.

    ⊹ Qigong allows you to practice meditation in movement. Within a group, your Qigong practice can deepen.

    ⊹ Bonus event: Sound healing.

  • All newcomers and seasoned practitioners are welcome. Powerful in its centering nature and gentle way of being, learning is accessible to all.

1:1 Series

Currently accepting new students.

Embodied Qigong: Stillness Within Movement Private Instruction

Online via Zoom

Learn the Healing Art of Beautiful Movement: Qigong. With the foundation of embodiment practices within the movement, the rich connection between the depth of self and the world that surrounds us is experienced from a subtle dimension of energy and stillness.

Individual instruction provides a deepening of personalized attention and guidance. Attunement to the Realization Process is the foundation for your Qigong practice.

  • You will receive 10 hours of training in a series of 10 classes. Your study and practices offer to experience your center as the deep richness opening your entire being to the stillness within and the connection to the outer movement of life. A journey into wholeness.

    An audio recording of a practice to do daily between sessions will be provided after each class.

  • Increase somatic sensitivity inhabiting your body and experience the nuanced subtleties of awareness, emotion, and physical sensation.

    Attunement to the Realization Process is the foundation for your Qigong practice. As an experienced Realization Process teacher with Advanced training, I will attend to your journey in ways that provide enhancement of your spiritual life.

    ⊹ Learn 3 static postures: Balancing Yin/Yang in your body, the release of stagnation, and the receiving of nourishment within the cultivation of the vital life force energy both standing & seated.  

    ⊹ Experience the attunement to 6 nondual practices with gentle focus, and gentle attention while being led by somatic inquiry. 

    ⊹ Learn 7 fluid movements providing the circulation of Qi throughout the meridian system, bringing fluidity and a felt sense of aliveness within. Basics of Traditional Chinese Medicine are offered throughout the teachings.

    ⊹ Align with gravity to settle the upward displacement of energy brought on by stress reactions experiencing more wholeness in your body becoming less reactive.

    ⊹ Experience balancing points in your body to experience your subtle circuitry within movement providing balance and centeredness to your mental, emotional, and spiritual life. 

    ⊹ Qigong offers a beginning as an opening to attunement as embodied presence, the middle as the stillness within your Qigong movements, and the ending is a closure offering the soothing of the meridian system with self-massage that supports the kidneys, digestive system, and soothing refreshment for your eyes.

  • You need not have any background experience in Qigong. What you do need is a passion to open to a more expansive spiritual life. I am here to guide you in that joyful exploration.

1:1 Series

Currently accepting new participants.

Embodied Qigong: Guidance for Realization Process Teachers

Online via Zoom

Inspired in new and exciting ways, I now offer the combination of the Realization Process and Qigong.

Gently supportive, revitalizing, and calming, Embodied Qigong is experienced as wholeness within stillness and movement an expression of elegant simplicity, a light lit from within.

  • Individual instruction provides a deepening of personalized attention and guidance with the Realization Process Embodiment practices.

    Attunement to the Realization Process is the foundation for your Qigong practice. As an experienced Realization Process teacher, you will be attended to in ways to provide enhancement of your embodiment.

    5 x 75 minute sessions on Zoom

    Personalized instruction between classes

  • Increase somatic sensitivity inhabiting your body and experience the nuanced subtleties of awareness, emotion, and physical sensation.

    ⊹ Learn 3 static postures: Balancing Yin/Yang in your body, the release of stagnation, and the receiving of nourishment within the cultivation of the vital life force energy both standing & seated.

    ⊹ Learn 5 fluid movements providing the circulation of Qi throughout the meridian system, bringing fluidity and a felt sense of aliveness within. Basics of Traditional Chinese Medicine are offered throughout the teachings.   

    ⊹ Aligning with gravity to settle the upward displacement of energy brought on by stress reactions experiencing more wholeness in your body becoming less reactive.

    ⊹ Experience balancing points in your body to experience your subtle circuitry within movement providing balance and centeredness to your mental, emotional, and spiritual life. 

    ⊹ Learning the closure of your form nourishes your body by smoothing the meridians, strengthening the kidneys, and digestive system, and providing support for your eyes. 

  • You need not have any background experience in Qigong.

    *I ask that you have taken at least 1 teacher training in The Realization Process.