Dear friend,
In this chaotic and beautiful time, tending to our own wellbeing matters not only to our individual self, but also to our relational field. The state of our being ripples outward into the socio-ecosystem we are part of: our friends and family, coworkers, strangers we pass on the street, the voice on the other end of a call. The state of our nervous system actively shapes the world we co-create.
In this post, I’m sharing a qigong practice that has lived with me for decades. It is simple, accessible, and deeply effective. In just ten minutes, it reconnects awareness with elemental forces, includes earth, tree, water, and celestial energy, wherever you are: at home, on a train, or in an enclosed room.
In our Dancing Tao Tai Chi classes here in Bellingham, we begin each session with this practice. It serves as a portal into a shared field of presence, nurturance, and flow, where we remember how to arrive in ourselves and with each other.
This is the first in a series that I will be sharing, along with Daelinar, the co-founder of Dancing Tao. He plays the flute in the background in this video. We look forward to offering more practices to this Substack community in the coming months.
Stay tuned.