Find your Inner Bearing
Sometimes we hit a limit we weren't expecting. Tumbling into pain or fear or grief. Something inside us said 'Enough" - something deeper than our awareness usually reaches. Most of us bounce back, move on, walk it off, like our parents told us to. Have you ever been up at night thinking about what all is down there? Who lives in that inner wilderness? Have you ever wanted a map to the places your body stops moving or where your thoughts refuse to go?
Our approach
The inner wilderness is not fully understood by anyone. Every wilderness is its own. What Qi Gong has taught me is ways to navigate, landmarks to track, orientations to maintain, so I can dive deep and return safely. Map my own interior frontier and use that knowledge for my health, fitness, sanity and share what I can with patients and students.
Inner wisdom
Inhabit your body with joy and effortless power. Whether you are seeking restoration or peak performance the treasure is in your tissue. These practices are the map and compass to help you find it.
Healing & vitality
Qi Gong is the practice of intention and attention, coupled with action, to integrate how we know and how we live. This process is applicable to our health, wisdom, communities, and ecologies. And it all starts with a breath.
Belonging with Land
Extend your inner awareness outward, learning to breathe with the wind. Ever deepening your sense of wonder and interrelationship with the living world.
The core techniques
The foundation of Inner Bearing stands on three legs. I distilled my practice to these three alone when I didn't have time for anything else. Limiting my practice opened new vistas.
The Eight Brocades moves though every joint and fascial plane, leaving you tall, open, and ready to move with the grace of a tiger. The best warm up for anything, if you have the time.
Microcosmic orbit starts with an invitation to move with the breath but if you follow it long enough you might find out how deep the rabbit hole goes.
Standing meditation has all the benefits of sitting meditation with the additional benefit of learning and strengthening your posture.
Deepen your connection
Many people these days talk about touching grass. Taking these practices outside wherever you are roots your mind into the real living world that we are looking for when touching metaphorical grass. Getting farther out into the more than human ecology expands your access to inspiration of beauty, wisdom and vitality. For insights and practices, explore our class schedule, YouTube channel, and Insight Timer resources.
