Why Does Qigong have different spellings?
Why is Qigong pronounced ‘Chee Gong’ and spelt Chi Kung, Chi Gong or Chi Gung? The sound of a word creates a different resonance than on paper or typed into a computer. To speak is to share your resonance creating waves in the air, with an effect that is picked up by ears, thus creating…
Water, water everywhere…
Water is the first element we are aware of in the home of our Mother’s womb. We are since composed of around 70% water, so it’s clearly the element that is most ‘us’. We are certainly emotional beings, inextricably liked to the moon cycles. We feel things ‘in our waters’. The composition of water (H2O)…
The ‘Do-Be’ Dance
To do or to be, that is a real question these days… These active and passive aspects of ourselves are two sides to the Yin Yang dancing coin of exploring balance. Doing expands, expresses and uses up vital life force. Being returns us to replenishment, quietude and calm. Without being, there is little resource for…
The Power of Repetition
Behavioural science shows us that what we repeat we become. Our upbringing reinforces learned behaviours from our great grandparents and generations beyond them. We repeat these behaviours and responses which in turn affects how we view and respond to the world. Memories of traumatic events have been shown to be stored in our DNA and…
‘Yinhale’ the art of receiving starts here
‘Yinhale’ the art of receiving starts here We generally associate the exhalation with relaxing and letting go, but what about remaining in that let go to receive the next inspiration? Stay steady, waiting for the ‘yinhale’. To breathe in and out facilitates our biological urge for balance. Our systems are wired for this stability from…