When we look at mountains and rivers, what do we see?
In Buddhist and Daoist teachings, the elements within nature are our ancestors – just as much as our parents and grandparents.
We have many insights to gain from listening to our ancestors, but attuning to these channels of transmission requires a willingness to put aside conventional patterns of attention and thought. This is where intentional movement and embodiment practices can help.
Join meditation, qigong, and internal martial arts teacher Mimi Kuo-Deemer for a month-long deep dive into ways we can listen to and learn from our human and non-human ancestors alike. With Mimi as our guide, we will move from the conceptual into highly experiential and embodied practices from qigong and meditation.
Together we will explore Chinese understandings of the energies of Metal and Water, which correspond to the seasons of autumn and winter and are reflected in the voices of mountains and waterways.
When we listen to the wisdom of these voices within our own breath, blood, and bones, we access deep inner resources of courage and strength quietly bestowed by these ancient teachers since time began.