by Sue Crites | Mar 14, 2020 | Balance, Blog, Fear, Five Elements, Global Healing, Grounded, Healing, self-care, Self-love, Uncategorized
I broke my leg in Mexico last week! I figured you could use a distraction today…amirite? It’s true! Last Monday, as I was enjoying my work/play time in Baja, Mexico having just wrapped up my first Qigong by the Sea retreat, we headed out for a bike ride...
by Sue | Nov 27, 2019 | Blog, Emotions, Featured, Five Elements, Gratitude, New, Uncategorized, Water Element, Winter
I know you have experienced many challenges this past month. I have too. There have been highs and lows globally and in my business and personal life. I, like you, have experienced conflict(s), worry, grief, fear, and uncertainty. But I have also experienced...
by Sue Crites | Sep 12, 2019 | anxiety, Autumn, Blog, Digestion, Earth, Emotions, Five Elements, Grounded, Late Summer, Liver, Peace, Stomach
‘Tis is the season of digestion! According to the Five Element Theory of Chinese Medicine, in the Northern Hemisphere we are in the short season of Late-Summer and the associated Element of Earth. Mother Earth nourishes, supports, and nurtures all living things....
by Sue Crites | Jul 16, 2019 | Blog, Featured, Fire, Five Elements, Heart, Qigong Exercise, stress, Summer
Stress and anxiety can be debilitating both physically and emotionally. I know people who feel like they can’t breathe or are having a heart attack when stress or anxiety peaks. For me, stress is more of a daily wave I try to ride without getting caught up in the...
by Sue Crites | Jun 21, 2019 | 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,...
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...
