Author: kathyyep

What if society was organized to see the worth of all beings? How would we move, if we felt our worth was seen, heard, and held?

by kathyyep

Come practice genuine security principle #3 in the form of qì gōng – mindful movement from traditional Chinese medicine. 8- 8:30 am PT weekends and mwf.

Learn more about genuine security and feminist vision for world

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Offered in spirit of generosity. Donations accepted for MECA or PCRF. All bodies are welcome. No experience necessary. If we treated ourselves and others with dignity and respect on interpersonal and institutional levels, how would we move in the world? #genuinesecurity

Practice schedule: Sat 7/27 and no Sun 7/28

by kathyyep

I hope you are all well.   It was joyful to have Sylvie, Xochitl and Laurie join for the first time.  It was meaningful to have people pop in when they can – Simone, CJ, Bonnie, Liz, Dana, Jupong, Christine, Debbie and grand baby…. And more.  Our next practice is tomorrow/Saturday, 8 a.m. PT.  Due to family and travel, we won’t have practice on Sunday.  So the schedule will be: Saturday 7/27, Monday 7/29, Wednesday 7/31, Friday 8/2, Sat 8/3. (Or no Sunday)

We will continue to reflect and practice on guaranteeing and meeting basic needs in our lives and in society. This is feminist genuine security principle #2: guarantee and meet basic needs.  We have been practicing moves from Wild Goose VII taught to me by my dad via the late Dr. Hu.  As we move, we imagine practicing genuine security and what does it feel like if our basic needs were met.  If this feels comfortable, where do you feel it in your body? How do you feel it? (Textures, temperatures, sounds, sensations etc).   These are aspects of connecting to and feeling the qi or energy. 

This week — different folks offered insights around moving as if our basic needs were met—-
* gentleness as an organizing principle and starting the day with gentleness was impactful
* if negotiating with material basic needs like housing, chronic pain and illness, or conflict in community or an awareness of basic needs not being met on a systemic level and wide scale suffering- moving might also meet a basic need of being with, accepting, embracing that it is hard and offering tenderness and soothing energy so that one might engage with the world so that everyone including ourselves have basic needs met
* an awareness of where energy is gathering and moving and gathering and being stuck —- whether the hands, the back of the neck — and realizing we might focus on front body but not the back body… 

Imagine: if basic needs were guaranteed and met, how would we move?

by kathyyep

Come practice genuine security principle #2 in the form of qì gōng – mindful movement from traditional Chinese medicine. 8- 8:30 am PT weekends and mwf.

zoom link: https://pitzer.zoom.us/j/513664738

Offered in spirit of generosity. Donations accepted for MECA or PCRF. All bodies are welcome. No experience necessary. If our basic needs were guaranteed and met, how would we move in the world? #genuinesecurity

Drop-in qì gōng: 4 days a week

by kathyyep

You are invited: drop-in practice, 8 – 8:30 a.m. PT.   
Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays, 30 minutes.
Open and suitable to all. No reservation necessary. Drop in. Online.

TO GO TO THE CLASS: Class: zoom link.

Bring open heart, cultural humility, and water. Come early or late. Leave early if needed.

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Still in your pajamas? Have sleep hair? Come as you are.  
Practicing in a chair or lying down? All forms of practice are welcome. 
We have had some furry family practice too.  All are welcome. 

Offered in spirit of generosity. 
All donations go to folks on the ground in Maui (Mauna Medic Healers Hui) or Gaza (Middle Eastern Children Alliance) for food, water, medicine, medical care, shelter, clothes.
Recommended: Sliding scale. $1 – $10 per session, At end of month donate directly to MECA or send check to K. Yep, P.O. Box 1313 Monterey Park CA 91754. 

Poems, cards, quotes, and art also welcome.  No one turned away for lack of funds.  


WHAT IS QÌ GŌNG?

Qì gōng (Chee gong) is connecting to, working with, and cultivating qì (flow, energy or life force). We do this by stretching and moving the body to open the energy pathways known as meridians or channels.  Qì gōng can foster calm awareness and the relaxation response.  Beyond the physical level, Qì gōng can be empowering because qì is in everything and everyone, including the earth and the sky.  In this way,  qì gōng can remind us that we are all interconnected even in the face of being torn apart, confronting a large and cruel system, or experiencing loneliness. Qì can nourish the sense and feeling that we are not alone. Practicing qì gōng has the potential to center interconnectivity — in contrast to dehumanizing, appropriating, tossing away, violating, extracting, or marginalizing. 

WHO IS THIS FOR?

Whether its your first time or your 26th, all levels are welcome. I encourage you to practice the movements and breathing in a way that makes sense for you — whether sitting in a chair, standing, or lying down. If you come late or have to leave early, you are invited to participate.  Feel free to share this with people.   Bring cultural humility, an open heart, and water.  

DA YAN/ WILD GOOSE QÌ GŌNG CONTEXT

I started to learn wild goose qì gōng because I was recovering from cancer and it was rough. I am cancer-free and have practiced this form close to 30 years. This knowledge system dates back over 1000 years, and is also known as dayan qì gōng. It is a comprehensive system of medical qigong that includes over fifty forms.  Some are movement-based and others are sitting meditation practices.

The current understanding and practice of this qì gōng system is credited to Grandmaster Yang Meijun (27th lineage holder).  Living past 100, Yang Meijun shifted the discourse and practice by becoming the first woman lineage holder and by teaching it to the public starting in the 1970s. 

May our qi gong practice for the benefit of all  so all beings do no harm and be free from harm.