Blog – Page 7 – Karen Joy Fletcher

Jul202018

The Wonder of Wandering ~ Cascadia NW Festival Workshop

Classes, Earthgym ClassesBy admin July 20, 2018

Come join me at Cascadia NW Arts & Music Festival at Masonic Park off the Mountain Loop Hwy!!! This is a super duper fun nature and family-friendly event with lots of amazing trees, a river to swim and play in, phenomenal dance music and performances, tea houses, yum yum food carts extraordinaire, creative customs and parades, cozy camping amongst the trees, and lots of AWESOME workshops to attend, including the Wonder of Wandering ~ Imagination Rocks on Sunday 7/29 10-11:30 a.m.! 🙂

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Jul152018

Plant Medicine Immersion … with Qigong! 9-month course starting in Sept

Classes, Qigong ClassesBy Karen Joy Fletcher July 15, 2018

In this Plant Medicine Immersion, students will dive into the world of our green friends and allies and learn about different branches of Herbal Medicine! We will cover different herbal realms such as: Forest Medicine, Exotic Elixirs, Aromatic Medicines, Garden Medicines, and more. In each session, we will learn 5-10 plants, create plant medicines, and…

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Jun52018

A Portal of Magic & Fruition ~ 5 Days with 28 Visiting Taoist Masters & Scholars for Our “Opening Light” 開光 Ceremony

Homepage Recent Posts, QigongBy Karen Joy Fletcher June 5, 2018

Yay!!! What an amazing several days! My husband Nate is a long time student and disciple of Harrison Moretz, Taoist Master and founder of the Taoist Studies Institute (TSI). This past week marks a magnificent and even magical fruition of some of Harrison’s amazing life’s work and over 4 decades of cultivation. 28 Taoist Masters…

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May112018

Rooted Branch Form & the Raven

Earthgym, Homepage Recent PostsBy Karen Joy Fletcher May 11, 2018

In early April, I had the honor of being on a team with 2 other awesome women. Our task was to facilitate an amazing Wild Women’s Weekend at Wilderness Awareness School for a group of 25 women from various walks of life. We all left transformed, empowered, enriched with the aliveness that comes from deep…

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May12018

The Medicine of Free & Easy Wandering

Earthgym, Homepage Recent Posts, Qigong, Wonder WandersBy Karen Joy Fletcher May 1, 2018

Are you a “free and easy wanderer”? If not, it’s a fun way of being to consider. Plus it’s good for your health!! During the spring months, the 2nd half of my Moon (menstruation) cycle, I take a Chinese herbal formula called Xiao Yao Wan – literally meaning free and easy wandering. ☺ You see, I’m…

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Apr292018

ZY Qigong Level 1 ~ 中原氣功

Classes, Qigong ClassesBy admin April 29, 2018

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. Wednesdays • 5:15-6:45 p.m.

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Apr282018

ZY Qigong Level 2 ~ 中原氣功

Classes, Qigong ClassesBy admin April 28, 2018

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May112017

Going Out is Coming in

Earthgym, Homepage Recent PostsBy Karen Joy Fletcher May 11, 2017

I realize in going out into the Wilderness, I am really going in. I love going out to go in – I love it so very much and I feel my heart pulling me to go out into the mountains more and more and more. There is so much to see, so many peaks to…

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May112017

Sister Stick Dance

Earthgym, Homepage Recent PostsBy Karen Joy Fletcher May 11, 2017

May 15, 2015 Karen Joy Fletcher I used my grip, grabbing with my pinky first, then wrapping my other fingers around the stick to hold on tight. This gives me my tightest grip. I held with both hands and felt my feet sink into the earth with my soles. As I grabbed, she, on the…

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May102017

Entering into Enchantment

Earthgym, Homepage Recent Posts, Wonder WandersBy Karen Joy Fletcher May 10, 2017

March 2, 2015 Karen Joy Fletcher My practice is Enchantment. When I enter into a state of enchantment, I enter “Narnia”, I enter a magical world, the Faerie world, or as JR Tolkien aptly named it, I enter into Middle Earth. As a child, I loved to play outside. I have a twin sister and…

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