by Kristina | Sep 17, 2015 | Learn Qigong in Bend, Oregon Qigong, Qigong in Bend Oregon
Ideas shoot through my awareness like summer meteors in the Perseid shower. As I try to harness wild interests and choose my topic for September, I slip back to being 10 years old, trying to separate a reluctant saddle horse from our shifting herd. A gangly gray and...
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 | Apr 23, 2014 | Energy Work in Bend, Learn Qigong in Bend, Oregon Qigong, Qigong in Bend, Uncategorized
You have the power to change your feelings for the better, even when circumstances remain the same. It can seem like magic, but it’s not –– it’s the practical use of abilities and senses you may not realize you have. You don’t have to invent them or...
by Kristina | Apr 6, 2014 | Energy Work in Bend Oregon, Learn Qigong in Bend, Oregon Qigong, Qigong, Qigong in Bend Oregon
What makes a poet? Daring to make something named a poem. Can you be a poem? Can you be a beautiful story, or a song? How many unsung stories or untold poems whisper in your mind? What do you have to lose if you dare to give them voice? If you live ...
by Kristina | Jan 8, 2014 | Energy Work in Bend Oregon, Learn Qigong in Bend, Oregon Qigong, Qigong, Qigong in Bend Oregon
My paternal grandmother never wore makeup, she worked hard every day indoors and out, had a wardrobe that fit easily on a four foot closet rail, gave away most gifts she received, and offered her grandchildren pure love along with big fresh bread rolls and butter she...
by Kristina | Dec 4, 2013 | Bend, Energy Work in Bend Oregon, Learn Qigong in Bend, Oregon Qigong, Qigong in Bend Oregon, Qigong Intensives
What do you have in common with a crocodile? Fact-checking a novel I’m writing, I ran across this photo I took on a trek in Australia’s tropical Northern Territory, where I came face-to-face with a twelve foot saltwater croc. Happily, these crocodiles eat...
