by Sue Crites | Oct 31, 2018 | Autumn, Blog, Breath, Change, Deep Breathing, Fall, Five Elements, For the Soul, Healing, Health Tips, Metal Element, Qigong, Qigong Exercise, Recipes, Uncategorized
According to the Five Elements of Chinese Medicine, in the Northern Hemisphere, we are in the Metal Element of Autumn. This is the season of cleansing and harvest–harvesting crops, garden produce, and ideas. Now we evaluate the seeds we planted in the spring to...
by Sue Crites | Sep 17, 2018 | Balance, Blog, Breath, Earth, Emotions, Fear, Five Elements, Grounded, Late Summer, Peace
I hope you are settling into fall and have been able to find patience for the Earth and the Elements. In Alberta, Canada, we have been getting snow and rain almost every day for a few weeks (well truthfully the snow started last week…but that’s waaayy too...
by Sue Crites | Aug 1, 2018 | Balance, Blog, Fire, For the Soul, Healing, Heart, Love, Qigong, Summer
We are halfway through summer here in Alberta, Canada. What does the month of August have in store for you? Or maybe I should ask, how do you wish to experience the month of August? In our private community, Energy in Motion, we have been talking a lot about the...
by Sue Crites | Jul 5, 2018 | Balance, Blog, Breath, Deep Breathing, Emotions, Qigong, stress
Did you know that medical science has proven that people with fewer breaths per minute tend to be healthier and live longer than those who breathe more rapidly? It’s true! I checked out the research myself (my science-brain is so happy right now)! In general, the...
by Sue Crites | Jun 29, 2018 | Back, Balance, Blog, Emotions, For the Soul, Happiness, Healing, Liver, Qigong Exercise, video
Here is one of my favourite Qigong movements. Harmony of the Universe is a Spring Forest Qigong Movement (created by Master Chunyi Lin). This movement brings about a great sense of peace and balance within me. It is good for balancing the left and right brain, for...
by Sue Crites | Jun 21, 2018 | Blog, Fire, Five Elements, Global Healing, Healing, Heart, Love, Qigong, Summer, video
The energy is very powerful around this season of solstice. Summer has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere, and winter has arrived in the Southern Hemisphere. You may have noticed some challenges with this energy. Negative energy is trying to pull us in one direction,...
