My week is off to a fantastic start! I am feeling energized with several workouts under my belt over the last few days, and today, I visited a new hiking spot for my weekly Artist Date. In today’s post, I am sharing some photos from my hike and a short qigong sequence I made on a whim in such a beautiful place this morning.

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The Bull Creek Preserve

Why Qigong

I was briefly introduced to the practice of qigong in May 2024, and for some reason, I immediately started doing it every day. At the time, I only understood the outward mechanics of the movements and breath. I followed some YouTube videos until I could memorize some of the flows.

I was in an intentional season of self development and healing, and qigong became a way to bring the inner emotional work I was doing into my physical body. It helped me calm my nervous system, and it was a way to incorporate movement into my routines when I wasn’t able to lift weights or run due to a severe case of frozen shoulder.

But qigong has become more than just a physical exercise or nervous system regulation technique. Especially during this time of my life I call a liminal space. I’m in an in-between spot – no longer who I was, but not quite who I am becoming either.

Earlier this year, I exited a company I founded 10 years ago, and I’ve felt a little lost about what to do next. My sense of time felt like it collapsed. The days somehow feel like they go by fast and slow at the same time.

It’s disorienting, especially because I’ve been so used to hustling and being productive all of the time. But qigong has given me a practical way to feel grounded, and anchored in the present moment. It has helped me surrender to the liminal space and linger in this messy middle.

To release the need to be productive and busy.

I’ve been writing every day, sharing my experience in real time on my blog. Practicing qigong, meditating, praying, and journaling. Dreaming, interpreting dreams, and doing parts work as a form of therapy, too. And clarity comes in layers. The answers about what to do next unfold slowly.

But for now, I’m just lingering in the liminal space, and sharing my story. I hope this helps someone else who feels lost in the middle part of a transition. If that’s you, try qigong. Give yourself a steady routine.

You’ll know what to do soon.

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