Karen Joy Fletcher, MPH, writer, qigong instructor and adventurer, loves sharing her passions of qigong, outdoor play, wilderness connection and Nourishing Life philosophy with people around the world. She is a personal student of ZY Qigong Grandmaster Xu Mingtang, has trained with him at Shaolin Monastery in China and traveled with him worldwide. She is also a student of Master Chinese Medicine doctor, Dr. Zhao Fuxue, and serves as his interpreter when in the U.S. Inspired from extensive training with Mick “the Barefoot Sensei” Dodge, she offers qigong and earth-based movement programs to people around the world, including at retreat centers such as Omega Institute in New York. Karen also leads Qigong & Wilderness treks and retreat trips in Western China, and was featured as one of 21 Qigong experts worldwide at The 2020 Qigong Effect online summit. www.karenjoyfletcher.
The Magic of Qigong & Learning Directly from Nature
We live in a magical world, alive through the often invisible but extremely tangible web and flow of Qi! Qi emanates and flows from all life – our sparkling stars, our birds’ songs, blooming flowers, running wolves, swaying trees, effervescent moss and ferns, shimmering rivers, and snow-capped mountains. This Qi, holding energy and information, must flow freely in order to nourish good health, harmony, beauty, creativity, joy, and wisdom in ourselves, our communities, and our Earth and Universe.
Nature is constantly sharing this Qi and our bodies are naturally designed to absorb it. Yet Qigong gives us simple and powerful tools to harness and develop this ability, tools to receive and learn directly from Nature. Qigong is alchemy and self cultivation that opens direct lines of flow, communication and teaching from our Earth and Sky, from our Trees, Mountains, Animals and Wind resulting in greater harmony, health and happiness. It is pure magic and purely natural.
In this workshop you’ll gain an invisible knapsack of tools you can take anywhere on your life journey. You’ll learn how to open the flow of Qi in your body, how to cleanse, gather, circulate and store an abundance of Qi to fuel your own good health and cultivation, and tools to learn from and grow in your deep connection with Mother Earth and all of life. Let’s Dive into the Sea of Magic, the Sea of Qi all around us and co-create our vibrant and glowing self and world!