Markéta Foley: mindful living inspired by qigong and yoga

Such a pleasure to assist at sound healing today . What a gift to be able to learn, to play these instruments, to hold space for those who come to find refuge in the silk cocoons.

Qigong students often comment that it seems like we are doing very little when we practice, yet the effects they feel on their wellbeing is profound. And yes, I feel that too and have come to understand it as the core principle of this energy practice. When I get out of my own way, releasing the tension created in my body by excessive effort, the body relaxes and I get to observe free and healthy flow of energy.

The practice becomes a bit like working with a river. I don’t need to do anything to make the river flow; it does that if its own accord. My “work” (the “gong” in Qigong) is first to observe and feel the river’s currents, experience them in my body and look for healthy harmony between myself and the currents.

This is also the philosophy I teach from: guiding students towards their own experience. Offering choices, so they can find for themselves where their harmony lies, where they feel relaxed, healthy and well.

Curious to experience Qigong offered in this way? Here are some of my upcoming events:

In person:
* Restorative Qigong: Sunday mornings Eden Yoga
* lunchtime “Qigong for Your Day” 4-week course: begins on Thursday June 11th Lotusþjalfun

Online:
* 6-week “Summer Qigong” course begins this Sunday May24th
* last Revive&Thrive class before the summer: Wednesday May 27th
* ongoing classes on

Links to all offerings in the bio.

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The movement in this video is called “Crane Spreads Its Wings”. It is part of the Crane Frolic that I will be sharing in many of my upcoming offerings.

“Crane Breathing”: Qigong to cultivate a peaceful heart

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Drop-in classes on Sundays at

Deep dive: online Summer Qigong course begins May 24th

This movement is the last in the “Five Waves” practice I learned from . It harmonizes the whole cycle of the five phases (elements) and the functions of their associated organs. It allows fresh energy and nutrients to circulate freely from the organs to every cell in the body, bringing health and vitality to the whole system.

I’ll be offering this movement in my online Revive & Thrive class this Wednesday (April 29th), as a way to explore the function of the “organs” I refer to as circulation/pericardium and triple heater. While these do not map to what Western medicine recognises as organs, Chinese Medicine does include them in the 12 Zang Fu organ system.

We will experience the form first, then explore how activating our overall energy and energy specifically in the circulation/pericardium and triple heater organs and meridians can help us receive more benefit from it.

Join the class live or via recording. Link in bio.