Nine Phases of Qi Cultivation: A Progressive Qigong Series for Home Use

Quinn Lynch Leave a Comment

Join Sandy Salvo, Senior Trainer for the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi, in a three-part series to learn nine simple yet powerful Qigong movements for cultivating your life force energy. By understanding the philosophy behind the Nine Phases Practice you will be able to more fully integrate your body, heart/mind and spirit to promote health and well-being. Leave feeling vibrant and centered, ready for the joys and challenges of your day. No experience or equipment necessary. All are welcome! Event Schedule Session 1, Feb. 5: Philosophy behind the 9 Phases plus learn and practice Phases 1-5 Session 2, …

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The power of presence in the wilderness

Lynne Smith, OSBLiving in Community Leave a Comment

During my staycation I read The Wisdom of Wilderness, by Gerald May. I highly recommend it. Gerald May was a psychiatrist and a senior fellow in contemplative theology and psychology at the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation in Bethesda, Maryland. He wrote many books and articles blending spirituality and psychology. He writes of his experiences camping solo in the wilderness of the Allegheny mountains.  He says he was called into wilderness and guided by a Presence that he names “The Power of the Slowing.” He equates this Presence and its guidance with Wisdom. I was captured by his experience and …