Qigong Articles

Strengthening Our Relationship with the Universe Spring Forest Qigong In Spring Forest Qigong, we talk about connecting to the Universe—but what exactly does that mean? What is this “Universe” we keep talking about? A simple explanation of the Universe is this: The Universe is everything that we can experience through our five physical senses (seeing,

An Animal a Day Keeps the Doctor Away: Life Lessons from Our Animal Friends Spring Forest Qigong  In recent years, the use of “therapy” and “companion” animals has become commonplace. For those of us who are guardians of an animal, bird or reptile, we know we feel better by spending time with our non-human friends,

The Power of Visualization: Becoming the Superhero You Are Spring Forest Qigong You are driving down the road and the car ahead of you has a bumper sticker that says, “Be in the Light”. You turn on the radio and someone is talking about “healing in the light”. It seems everyone nowadays is talking about

Releasing Stress at its Roots with Qigong Spring Forest Qigong There is so much talk in today’s world about the effects of stress on our mental, physical, and emotional health. Headaches, muscle tension, chest pain, fatigue, stomach disturbances, and sleep problems are just a few of the symptoms linked to stress. Some studies have shown

Is Qigong a Science?   Qigong is the science of the body. Many people also consider it a “healing art” or “energy art.” There have been many medical studies done on qigong. Qigong has been found to be beneficial to helping improve health and wellness, and researchers often recommend further research. Here at Spring Forest

by Master Chunyi Lin One of the greatest things about summer is that it’s so easy to connect with Mother Earth. Earth energy is so powerful, so healing and so grounding. When I was in China I buried my feet in the earth about half a foot deep and I stood there with my toes

The Heart of Spring May is thought of as the heart of spring, coming as it does halfway between the start of spring in late March and the start of summer in late June. It is the heart of spring on the standard calendar. On the Chinese lunar calendar, we see May as the heart

A Very Special Date – Earth Day, April 22 This April 22nd, people all over the world with be celebrating Earth Day. This celebration first began in 1970 as way to help create more awareness about the effects of what we do and how we live on the planet we call home – our shared

The LIVE Qigong Learning Experience It goes without saying (wouldn’t you say?) that the last few months have been some of the strangest times many of us have lived through. Not only were we driven inside, into our houses, but in our houses we turned inward, into ourselves.             Some might say… “every cloud has

Winter Season – Preparing Your Energy for Spring – A Special Date!     February 4th is a very special day in the Chinese calendar, the lunar calendar. It marks the time when spring is on its way starting from that day. From February 4th on, spring energy starts building more and more each day.

 It Starts with a Smile     It’s almost a joke – an absurdity. Let’s discuss and explore the deeper meanings of a smile. What could there be to say? What could there be to learn? A speechless baby does it without thinking. Is there anything simpler?   We also breathe without thinking – we

 The Higher Self in Qigong     Higher self?   What’s the “higher self”?   Language can be a very tricky thing.   Maybe it would be easier to ask, What’s the “lower self”?   But right away, this might bring in ideas of “good” and “bad,” “right” and “wrong,” “superior” and “inferior.” Morality. Judgment.

A New Year’s Energy Resolution New Year’s resolutions are a wonderful creative energy. The end of the year is a great time to review the past year, learn from those experiences, then release that energy and resolve to fulfill your resolution to do better things for yourself and for others in the year ahead. Start

The Winter Solstice: How to Protect Your Yang Energy and Harvest Qi December brings us more than just holiday bustle and snow-covered landscapes. As the days grow shorter, we approach a profound energetic pivot point: the Winter Solstice. While modern culture often views this merely as the “first day of winter,” Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)