Reflections on 2022

The last week of 2022, and what a wonderful year it has been for our Qigong class! I am very grateful to every one of you who enjoys the class regularly, and also to those who drop in from time to time for a Qi tune-up. Isn’t it amazing how, once you take enough classes to get the feel of it, the good energy stays with you and continues to grow? It’s “the gift that keeps on giving”, to borrow a comment from our Qi pal Jim B. 

Here are some highlights of 2022:

Free hybrid online/live classes at the Millbrook Library. These bi-monthly classes are going strong and will continue in 2023! We’ll move fully online whenever the weather makes driving risky.

Qigong for Gardeners: What a thrill it was to meet for the first time after lock-down and practice together in the gorgeous Innisfree Gardens last July!  That first Qigong for Gardeners was such a success that we got to do it again in October, when even more participants shared the Qi. I look forward to developing this deep affinity between Qigong and gardening even more in the coming seasons.

Acupressure Training (mine) and Workshop (ours). I am happy many of you are as fascinated by acupressure as I am. As I continue to study, I have begun to incorporate a few acupressure points into each class. I think this helps us better understand meridians, flow, and how we can often be our own best preventative medicine healers.

Saturday Workshops: We had great attendance at each of the workshops last year, including Healthy Feet and Ankles (twice), How to Safely Strengthen your Spine and Hips (even if you have osteoporosis), Healing Sounds, and Introduction to Acupressure. I enjoy teaching these weekend workshops. They allow enough time to take a deeper dive into important topics. More to come in 2023, beginning with a Tao Yin Workshop in late January/early February.

Fountains at Millbrook: I have a special place in my heart for teaching at this beautiful retirement community, where the residents keep me on my toes. Proof that good energy is ageless.