Qigong
I discovered qigong at a time in my life when things weren't working out quite as I had hoped and planned, and I was experiencing a constant and nagging dissatisfaction with myself and everyone around me. Being hypercritical and hyper-opinionated left me miserable. I tried to sit and meditate, thinking that would be good for me, but the inner voices were too loud, sharp and tangled for me to find any relief.
​At the suggestion of my sister, I tried qigong, and immediately found it to be relaxing, if not world shattering. About 6 months into regular practice, something clicked and started to unleash waves of powerful energy inside my being.​​
I began to feel more connected to my body, less trapped in my mind, and I experienced great peace, contentment, even a sense of "divine blessedness" (a phrase that I would have never imagined coming out of my mouth). Today, I would call this a felt-sense of universal love (although I'm sure science would explain it as the release of neurochemicals like dopamine, serotonin, endorphins, GABA, that occurs during deep meditation).
Many years later, a core purpose of mine is to help facilitate experiences of inner stillness, bliss, and love as both a resource for, and a refuge from, the pervasive urgency, stress and grasping that so often cloud our experience, understanding and appreciation of life. Qigong is a beautiful moving meditation practice that can reduce stress, improve health* and, on a deeper level, it's a powerful tool for creating embodied knowing and the spaciousness of mind necessary to delve into understanding oneself and understanding the nature of reality.
​In helping folks to better understand their hearts and minds, I draw on many other disciplines and practices such as Life Coaching, Compassionate Communication (NVC), Vipassana Meditation, and others, when those frameworks, tools and ways of looking are helpful.
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Qigong can be incorporated into my life coaching offerings
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Virtual qigong instruction is offered
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In-person Qigong workshops or light & lively qigong offerings for groups, organizations and board retreats in the Pacific Northwest United States can be arranged by getting in contact with me via email.
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*Although Qigong is a key component of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), I'm not a medical doctor of Qigong and I won't prescribe any particular movements or sequences for physical ailments such as hypertension, diabetes or rheumatoid arthritis.