Jan282022
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The Primal Power of Play ~ Earthgym! – Women of Wisdom Conference, 3/25

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Come play and connect with our Earth with simple Earth tools – sticks and stones! Earthgym taps into our childhood passions of using outdoor play to learn from life. It’s a movement way of learning from our habitat. Sticks and stones are powerful, alchemical training tools that can be used to open doorways of transformation, aliveness, creativity & joy.  From these states of being, the Earth’s teachings and immense Qi comes pouring into our biggest musing tool, our body. Join me in this 2.5-hour workshop as part of the online Women of Wisdom Conference on Friday, March 25 from 2:30-5p PT.

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Nov142021
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Women’s Nourishing Qigong Class ~ Big Tree

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Do you love Trees? Come learn one of the most powerful practices to gather immense amounts of Qi from the Earth and Sky. To do this, we learn from our Trees, and like a tree, become a conduit for Heaven and Earth. ZY Qigong is one of the world’s most ancient and complete healing and self-development systems, and is steeped in Daoism, Buddhism and Shamanism. Join us on this 4-week journey. Mondays • 10:15am, starting Jan 3, 2022

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Jul232021
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The Interconnection of Happiness ~ Our Lives Depend On It

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I went to one of my morning spots in the backyard garden to begin my daily Qigong practice. This spot is in a patch of grass surrounded by our magenta pink rose bushes, two strawberry patches, one of our grandmother apple trees, three vegetable garden beds and our beautiful towering red maple tree with its rustling leaves in the early morning breeze. Usually at this hour, I enjoy the warmth of the early morning sun, but not today. It was already hot. The day before was “only” 88 degrees but the sun’s intensity, along with my looming dread for the unprecedented heat wave coming to the Pacific Northwest, even as I stood in the cooling waters of our local Tolt River, made it that much stronger. 

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Jun32021

Earthgym: Primal Strength & Play

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In this 8-part series, join Earthgym specialist and Qigong teacher Karen Joy Fletcher and Natural Movement teacher and Internal Martial Arts expert Nate Summers on a journey into natural strength, play, and power. We will explore natural strength, training with sticks and stones, wild movement, playfulness, spontaneity, and more! Between the two of us we have over 40 years experience teaching these modalities. And it’s SOOO FUN!! Classes start June 11!

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Apr302021

The Wonder of Wandering ~ Reclaiming a Lost Art

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Join me at the first-ever Primal Living Conference this May 14-16th! During this 3-day online conference there will be amazing sessions with visionaries, teachers, skills experts, healers, storytellers, and experts in all sorts of fields including Natural Movement, Deep Nature Connection, Primal Birth, Primal Parenting, BIPOC perspectives, Hunter-gatherer strategies for the 21st century and more. I’ll be presenting The Wonder of Wandering ~ Reclaiming a Lost Art and will be speaking on the Nature & Spirituality panel. Join today! 🙂

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Mar122021
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Women’s Nourishing Qigong Class ~ ZY Qigong Level 2 ~ 中原氣功

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ZY Qigong Level 2 works with our Middle Dan Tian, developing our Heart wisdom, inner knowing and confidence. We will build our Central Channel, increasing our abilities to learn from Life, and will learn 4 methods of Body Breathing for healing, inner transformation and entering the Silence of Mind. (They’re super cool!!) And so much more! One of the many benefits of Qigong, in addition to good health, is the natural cultivation of our inner happiness and peace! 🙂 Join us and start your week with Joy, Connection and Nourishment! Yay! Mondays • 11a-12:30p

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Dec72020

Women’s Nourishing Qigong Class ~ ZY Qigong Level 1 ~ 中原氣功

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ZY Qigong is one of the world’s most ancient and complete healing and self-development systems, a practice combining movement, breath, and the meditative mind to store and focus energy for personal transformation and healing. This practice also builds our immune system and naturally cultivates our health, vitality and happiness!! Mondays • 11a-12:15p, starting Jan 25, 2021

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