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1) Stretch feet before you get out of bed - helps wake up liver and kidney energy system and helps sluggish digestion too

2) Massage the Liver Meridian LV3 for sleep, urine leakage, any liver blockages and anger. 

Instructions: Massage the point at the top of your foot about two inches from the webbing that is between your big toes and your second toe - between those bones coming from those toes. At least one minute - up to three is great. One or two times a day is best. I often do before bed.

3) Yin yang water - mix hot water and cool water together in equal amounts and drink while warm. Cleanses your liver and strengthens your digestive system.

We also spoke about the Anger, impatience and irritation that comes up in this season as our body adjusts. Here is a spring forest qigong exercise you can do:

1. Bring awareness

Think of a situation that triggers irritation or anger (gently, without overwhelming yourself)

2. Breathe and release

Take 3 slow, deep breaths • Drop your shoulders• Soften your hands and fingers

3. Connect inward

Ask inwardly: “What is the wisest way to respond to this?”

Allow a few possible responses to arise

Choose one guided by clarity, compassion, and strength

4. Allow space

If no answer comes, let it be• Some things in life resolve naturally over time

Not everything needs to be forced or fixed

Activate the Energy of Happiness

Now gently shift your state:

• Bring a soft smile to your face

(Even a gentle, intentional smile can signal the brain to relax the body)

• Say silently or aloud:

“Between anger and happiness, I choose happiness.”

Repeat 8 times • Take 3 deep breaths⸻rub your face and massage your ears

Mindful Guide Qi Session with Yang Energy Arising

This is energy of spring - yang energy is rising and to capitalize on it we can follow the feng shui in our homes. I wear the yellow bracelet suggested for health and protection. 

Suffice it to say if you have plants and pennys you can follow it. And the liver qi will come on board so eat more green vegetables and focus on little things that make you happy  Now we spoke about chanting last week and the power of playing a chant at home for your energy. It’s been used since ancient times for healing. It’s not only in the sound but Un the wisdom and collective consciousness inside the chanting. 

What the Chant “Ong Ma Lee Bae Mae Hong” Means 

According to Spring Forest Qigong teaching materials, each word in this six-word chant has an energetic association that helps clear, balance, and align different parts of the body and mind:

Kidneys and Fear and Water   

In the five elements, fear belongs to the water element and is associated with the kidneys which includes adrenal glands, bladder, brain, ear, bones, bone marrow, reproductive organs and breast health. When fear becomes chronic, it generates heat and tension in the system. This vibration can create a ripple effect through other elements. 

Transmuting Fear Through Gratitude 

Fear often arrives when we feel disconnected from: 

Trust : Safety : Flow :

To transform fear, we work with the Water element by introducing gratitude. Gratitude is powerful vital energy. It reconnects us to Source, to Creator, to universal support. Many masters throughout history passed through fear and even deep depression — yet those experiences grounded them and strengthened their life force. Fear can remind us that our vitality is depleted.

Hello Healing Communi-qi,

In this weekend’s class, we talked about the incredible Walk with Peace and the monks who quietly are walking from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C. So many are touched by the quiet courage and dedication to an uplifting message.

They sleep in tents along the road, they eat one meal a day. They are on Day 84.

They shared a beautiful quote I want to pass along to you today:

“Peace is not something to be found outside. It must be cultivated from within. Even in a divided world, peace is possible—not because the world changes, but because our heart changes.”

In their quiet way, they also remind us that, even in a world that seems divided and chaotic at times, each one of us can cultivate our heart’s loving intelligence, not by looking outside, but by focusing within.

As you are surrounded by a new moon, and begin a new week, may you feel the energy of what they are spreading, and may you continue to cultivate peace within your own heart. Your intention for it influences the outcome.

Qigong ways to cultivate peace :

• Moment of stillness breathing in through your lower dantian seeing the light and releasing the shoulders and deep exhale three times. Can set a timer to do in middle of day.

• You can massage your lower dantian down the left side and up the right side saying ‘I am peaceful and grounded’;

• Cupping your head for a minute saying the same words.

• Also, Connecting with Heaven and Earth: Hands raised up in the air and breathing in and breathing out you bend down (arms still raised) and you can do for five minutes and say words like “I am peaceful and grounded, peaceful and grounded energy is in my thoughts, is in my cells, is in my soul.” You imagine beautiful golden light going into your lower dantian.

See you in Qi. 🌿

Moving in Stillness — Keeping the Rhythm of This Time

As we begin a new year, many people feel pressure to rush into goals and productivity. In Chinese Medicine, however, this season carries winter yin energy, inviting us to pause, slow down, and find moments of stillness.

It is winter in the Northern Hemisphere — a time of going inward.

Even if you are back to a regular work schedule, you can still create moments of rest and restoration to honor what is happening in nature. This helps you stay aligned with the season. Remember, the Fire Horse Year does not begin until later in February, so there is no need to push ahead too quickly.

🌱 The Power of Micro-Moments

Astrologically, we stand at a threshold - yet this season whispers; pause, root and let clarity rise from quiet. Move through your day with moments of heart coherence. No matter how busy you are, pause and check in with yourself. Take a moment to breathe through your heart and gently sense what you feel grateful for, or what you love about yourself.

That simple pause — paired with self-love — brings you home again.