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Apple- Beef Soup
Apple Beef Soup BENEFITS: This hearty soup supports the lungs, stomach, spleen, and pancreas. When made with oil, it also benefits the heart. Beef is particularly nourishing for the stomach, spleen, and pancreas, making it a great choice for those who are not vegetarian. Serves 4-6 Ingredients 2 apples (1 green, 1 red) ½
Equinox- A Time of Celebration and Contemplation
Equinox: A Time of Celebration & Contemplation BY SPRING FOREST QIGONG Have you ever noticed that the leaves of autumn turn into the colors of the sun? As you see the life force drawn back into the roots of Mother Nature’s creations, so does your vital energy draw inward as you prepare for winter. Your
A Pear a Day…
A Pear a Day… There is an old saying, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” But this time of year, pears are the thing. Pears are very good for fall. Eat them raw or steamed. Pears help with the lungs and throat. They help with your tongue, help with thirst and help
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The LIVE Qigong Learning Experience
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
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.
The Higher Self in Qigong
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.
Starts with a Smile
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
A New Year’s Energy Resolution
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
A Special Date – December 21 – How to Protect Your Yang Energy
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)