by Kristina | Apr 4, 2015 | Energy Work in Bend Oregon, Oregon Qigong, Qigong in Bend
My mother was astonished when I told her on her birthday she was 90 years old. “No! When did that happen?” I don’t think she believed me. The fact almost instantly disappeared from her awareness into that vast territory Things That Don’t Matter...
by Kristina | Jan 31, 2015 | Bend, Learn Qigong in Bend, Qigong in Bend Oregon
A movie as spiritual practice? Why not? For more people than you might guess watching the 1993 classic Groundhog Day each February is a beloved ritual. It’s not a bad idea. The Bill Murray character is caught in a loop re-living February 2nd again and again. At...
by Kristina | Jan 10, 2015 | Bend, Creativity and Healing in Bend Oregon, Energy Work in Bend Oregon, Learn Qigong in Bend, Qigong in Bend Oregon
When you learn Qigong you’ll feel your abundant life energy expand into dimensions you may not yet sense. I recently spoke about Qigong in Bend’s Old Stone Church and led the audience in some introductory exercises. In response, one man commented that the...
by Kristina | Dec 19, 2014 | Bend, Qigong, Qigong in Bend, Qigong in Bend Oregon, Uncategorized
The word Impermanence tells us that all things end – you, me, everything we love on this earth, everyone who’s ever loved us. It implies sadness, loss, the darkness of grief. But my favorite holiday, the Winter Solstice, shows us that light returns. Sorrow...
by Kristina | Nov 6, 2014 | Bend, Qigong, Qigong in Bend Oregon, Uncategorized
A hike along the Deschutes between Dillon and Benham Falls in golden October left my husband and me giddy with our good fortune in having made our home here. It’s harder to maintain that level of delight in these chilly and abruptly short days. I was feeling the...