a woman practicing qigong on a mountainside with the Aegean Sea in the background

Qigong on the Highest Peak in the Cyclades: Mount Zas, Naxos

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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