Dear Subscriber First Name,Imagine if each morning you had time to do some exercise and meditate, then squeeze in a short massage — oh, and a little dance session? Well, that's what it can be like to do qigong. When I first started practicing it, I thought of it as exercise, which it is. But then I realised it was more like a moving meditation, with some postures that are literally standing meditation. The bits I really hadn't expected, though, were the massage-like movements, where you are tapping or brushing your whole body — it feels like such a loving thing to do. Finally, there's a reason why they call the sessions "flows": there are parts of each session that really feel like dance. Dhammasiri has recently completed her teacher training in qigong and has led sessions on all our retreats this year. People have loved it. It's been great to offer such an accessible form of bodywork — it adapts easily to people's different abilities. At the end of each retreat, people have wanted to know how they could do more or keep the practice up. So Dhammasiri is going to be offering some classes online, and this is the first one. It's on a Saturday morning, so if you fancy a treat, do come along — and if you've got a big yes to the idea but can't make the date, do sign up and we'll send you the video.
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