This qigong practice is designed to help you harmonize with the summer solstice and support the transition from yang to yin energy.

If you’ve been running hot all season (busy, social, constantly on, or literally and physically hot!), this is the reset. This practice works with fire and water element movements from traditional qigong to help you cool down, settle in, and move with the season instead of against it.

Good for: heat, agitation, hot-headedness, that low-grade irritability that shows up when you’ve been overdoing it.

Filmed in my backyard in Austin, where summer doesn’t let up for a while, so learning to work with the heat rather than fight it is a practical skill.

• 0:00 Intro
• 1:55 Knocking on the Door of Life
• 4:32 Standing Posture for the Heart/Fire Element
• 10:25 Heart Focused Movement and Sound
• 14:00 Tapping the Heart Channel
• 16:30 Pushing the Waves
• 20:17 Pulling Down the Sky & Bamboo in the Wind
• 23:04 Gratitude
• 24:02 Invitation to Subscribe to Fresh Qi Newsletter

Filmed June 2026 in Austin, TX.

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