Summer Newsletter Mind Body Movement with Christine

Welcome to the Mind Body Movement Summer Newsletter

Summer arrives with open hands. The days stretch long. The earth is abundant. Life moves outward. This is the season of fullness. What was planted in earlier months now begins to bloom, ripen, and reveal itself. Summer invites us to be seen. Not through performance and loudness, but through the natural expression of what has been growing within. The spirit of summer carries warmth, movement, creativity, connection. A reminder that life is meant to be lived, not just managed. Yet this season can tempt us into excess, too much giving, too much outward focus. Doing too much we can lose the connection to our own rhythm.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, Summer’s fullness is represented by the upward movement of Yang Qi, the element of Fire and the Heart Meridian. Everything that is wide, open and expansive. The Vermillion Bird of Peace reminds us to open ourselves and to live in our fullness. It is about controlled full expression without over extending. The emotions of Joy, Ease, and Peaceful Contentment verses Agitation, Anxiety and Overthinking.

This is a time to notice what nourishes us, what stores our energy, and what helps us stay rooted as life becomes fuller.

with gratitude, Christine

No Tai Chi Qigong Programs for July 2026

Will Resume August 4, 2026

Current Classes and Offerings

Tai Chi Qigong Mind Body Movement Program

Tuesdays 9:30am at the Coeur d’Alene Library

Tai Chi Walking Program

Fridays in June only 12:00pm at the Coeur d’Alene Library

These are FREE ongoing programs (donations gratefully accepted). You can join us any week or every week. All are welcome. See my website for more information on this and other classes.

Qi Gong - Healing Sounds for Summer

Healing Sounds Qi Gong is a practice that uses specific sounds to promote emotional and physical well-being by harmonizing the body's energy. It involves whispering or chanting sounds that correspond to different organs, helping to release stress and enhance vitality. These specific sounds get our energy flowing and our organs functioning their best. The idea is that every organ in your body has its own energy and sound frequency, and when we make these sounds, it helps release any negative energy (or "stagnant Qi") and balance things out.

For Summer we are looking to release heat or fire that may have built up in our body and in our emotions. By removing the excess or stagnant Qi in our Heart, we open up space for joy, ease and peaceful contentment. Thus balancing out the negative emotions or feelings like anxiety, agitation, overthinking and over stimulus in our body. The sounds we are going to be using are “Haaaaaaa” and “Heeeeee”. “Haaaaaaa” helps us clear the stagnant Qi and emotions in the body. “Heeeeee” helps us bring back harmony and balance to the Qi and emotions in the body.

For the “Haaaaaa” healing sounds, we are going to start in a comfortable stance or sitting down with your crown lifted high. With your hands down by your belly button or dantian, palms facing upward and fingers pointing towards each other; inhale as you bring your hands up to your heart space. Turn palms over to face outward and exhale with a “haaaaaaaa” sound as you push away from your heart space. Drop hands back down and repeat this two more times (three times total). For the “Heeeeee” healing sound, we are going to begin as before with your hands down by your belly button, palms facing upward and fingers pointing towards each other; inhale as you bring your hand up to your heart space. Turn palms over to face downward and exhale with a “heeeeeee” sound as you push down into your belly. Repeat two more times (three times total). As you do these movements and sounds, visualize the release and removing of stagnant Qi or emotions while pushing out, and the harmony and balancing of Qi or emotions when pushing down. Repeat as often as feels right for you.

Want more Tai Chi Qigong?

Online Tai Chi Qigong

There are many great people and organizations out there. Some that I really enjoy are linked below. Most have free videos to watch, as well as paid courses to take.

Other In Person Tai Chi

Lake City Senior Center lists a Tai Chi program on Tuesdays at 9:00am

Hayden Senior Center lists a Tai Chi program on Wednesdays at 9:00am

As I hear about more places teaching or sharing Tai Chi Qigong locally I will make sure to pass that information on as well.