In the Rhythm of Birthdays, Elements, and Zodiac Signs
How is your relationship to your birthdays? Do you look forward to them, do you enjoy celebrating them? This may not be a yes/no question. It may vary, and for [...]
Qi Gong & Stillness: Staying Connected to Yourself in Challenging Times
I have written quite a few blog posts already, but never directly about Qi Gong & Stillness. Now feels like the perfect time! Our world feels uncertain. Conflicts, tension, change [...]
Happy Chinese New Year – A Few Thoughts on the Fire Horse
As we enter the year of the Fire Horse, I’ve noticed many posts speaking about intensity, speed, change, and strong transformative forces. Fire and movement can sound dramatic — and [...]
New Year, New Me?
There’s so much pressure after New Year’s to reinvent ourselves — set resolutions, hit the ground running, create something new. But when we look around, especially here in the northern [...]
Slowing Down with the Season
As the holidays approach, everything around us seems to speed up — calendars fill, stores buzz, and to-do lists grow longer. Yet when I look outside, nature is doing the [...]
When We Dare to Be Ourselves
The other day, I saw a woman hugging a tree — a sequoia I also love. I walk by it whenever I go for my round in nature, and I’ve [...]