The Tao Te Ching Defines our Qigong practice

Qigong with Cris, week of June 15-21

“Seeing your own smallness is called insight,
Honoring your own tenderness is called strength”
Lao Tzu, verse 52 Tao Te Ching

Many quotes from the Tao Te Ching inform our Qigong practice, but the one above has been on my mind lately. I’m inspired by the diversity of our group: Some are fit and strong, others are challenged with serious health concerns or emotional challenges. Most of us fall somewhere in between, what Qigong masters call “not entirely healthy, not entirely sick.”

Qigong is NOT competitive, not even with yourself. Thinking about how we used to move, or how that person over there is moving, only draws us away from being in the moment, where our truth and energy resides. In Qigong, we practice moving and breathing in a balanced, harmonious way, “using our mind as a rudder” as neurologist Dr. Richard Davidson puts it, to direct our thinking toward the yin/yang balance of effort and relaxation. That’s the sweet spot, where healing happens.

Doing Qigong in a group is so powerful! The good effects of the practice are amplified and shared among us. It’s fascinating to feel how well this process works on Zoom. We cultivate, circulate, and ultimately share the good energy, and everybody benefits in their own way, in their own time.

Speaking of Dr. Richard Davidson, he will be interviewing the Dalai Lama, who will be offering his insights on healing in crisis. The event is free and live, and happens this Friday, June 19, 9:30 CDT :

https://mindandlife.org

Keep the good qi flowing!
Cris