The Way of Qigong - July
July 3rd -
Morning Qigong Practice – Returning to a Different Rhythm
Today's practice begins with a series of gentle warm-up exercises to wake the body, improve balance and give the mind something simple to engage with before settling into Wuji.
From there we explore Lifting the Sky in a number of different ways. Rather than focusing on one "correct" method, we look at how pausing, flowing and allowing qi to move naturally can each reveal something different in our practice.
The invitation throughout is to do a little less, relax a little more, and discover what happens when we stop trying to make something happen.
As the practice unfolds, we begin to notice a different rhythm from the one many of us live by each day. Instead of rushing into doing, we first relax. We move, we allow things to flow, we return to stillness, and finally return to our centre.
Perhaps this quieter rhythm doesn't have to stay within our Qigong practice. Perhaps, little by little, it becomes part of how we meet the rest of our day.
Narrow and broad focus in Shooting Arrows
17 July 2026
In this morning's class, we explored the pauses within the practice.
The pause before movement. The pause at the top of a movement. The pause before the next breath, the next thought, the next thing.
It can be easy to treat these moments as empty, or as something to move through quickly. Yet the pause is often where awareness becomes most available.
There is no need to make anything happen there. Simply remain long enough to notice what is already happening.
The breath continues. The body finds its own balance. Energy moves. Thoughts come and go.
The invitation from this class is simple:
See where the pauses arrive in your day, and whether you can stay long enough to be with one.
24 July 2026
This month's classes have gradually shifted our attention away from simply learning movements and towards noticing how we practise.
Together we explored how the warm-up exercises can provide the conditions for the mind to settle, rather than trying to force it to become quiet. We looked at Wuji not only as a stance, but as an experience of arriving, and discovered that much of Qigong happens in the spaces we usually rush through.
We explored movement arising from energy flow, rather than only movement creating energy flow, and returned again and again to simple questions: What is already here? What am I adding? What happens when nothing more is needed?
Throughout the practice we slowed down enough to notice the transitions, the pauses, the settling, and the quiet awareness that is often present underneath our habit of rushing ahead.
Rather than trying to create a particular experience, this class is an invitation to meet whatever is already here, with curiosity, ease and presence.
