Trade Performance for Support: A 12-Minute Practice for Grounding & Clarity

If you’re someone who holds yourself to a high standard – constantly thinking, optimizing, and performing – this practice is for you.

Many high-achievers live in a near-constant state of mental activity. Not because they lack discipline, but because their attention is always engaged.

Over time, that creates a subtle imbalance: You lose access to grounding, support, and a sense of “enough.”

This 12-minute qigong practice is built around the Earth element – a way of reconnecting with stability, presence, and quiet support beneath all the movement.

The Flow

  • 0:00 About Today’s Practice
  • 1:40 The Heron
  • 2:55 Immortal Pushes the Stone & 6 Healing Sounds
  • 4:53 The Snake
  • 7:31 Earth Standing Meditation Posture
  • 8:45 Tai Chi Opening
  • 9:49 Embrace the Tiger, Return to Mountain
  • 11:57 Centering

As you move through it, consider this: What would it look like to trade performance for support – just for today?

This isn’t about doing more. It’s about learning how to tap into the support within.

Filmed at Aruba Ocean Villas in Savaneta, Aruba, March 10, 2026.


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