Practice qigong with me near the summit of Mount Zas on the island of Naxos — the highest point in the Cyclades.
Em and Amber at the highest point in the Cyclades – Mount Zas.
This outdoor Qigong session is an invitation to slow down, arrive, and move with intention.
In this session, we move through:
0:00 Intro
1:12 Abdominal breathing to ground and arrive
1:35 Knocking on the Door of Life — spinal rotation and activation
2:23 Picking Cherries — lateral reach and side body stretch
2:58 Spinal Enlivening — full body flow
4:54 Tray of Teacups
6:51 Building Qi in Wuji
8:27 Tree Sways in the Wind
9:57 Grinding Tofu
12:29 Cloudy Hands
13:45 Pulling Down the Sky in the Six Directions
15:41 Closing with Bamboo in the Wind — returning energy to the lower Dantian
Filmed on Mount Zas in Naxos, Greece in May 2026.
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