News

 


A “Scent-free”  environmental request for sessions, please and thank you …
Please note that The Lantern is a SCENT-FREE building. We are encouraged to please keep all sessions as scent free as reasonably possible because of increasing allergies to all kinds of scents and fragrances, including many personal care products, laundry detergents, fabric softeners, hand sanitizers, etc.


October 15, 2026

REGISTRATION REMINDER
re Virginia Water Saturday Retreat Days happening soon!
Oct 24th for T’ai Chi Chih and Nov 7th for Wisdom Healing Qigong
Both will be for all day from 9:30 – 4:30, with lunch 12:30-1:30 …

 Due date for registration was initially set for tomorrow, Friday, Oct 16th  

Extending registration to Monday/19th since so few have registered so far.

Would need at least 10-12 registrations to be a GO …
Will confirm by Tuesday/20th whether we have enough to make it a GO.

Please e-mail me at sheilaleonard67@gmail.com to register or call 709-727-7863.
NOTE:  Preregistration is required for all our Saturday Retreat Days.

All are WELCOME
whether brand-new or familiar with the practices.


WHAT TO EXPECT:
***   Each day will b a mix of teaching, practice, review, and quiet time, with mini breaks.

***   Encouraged to come for the full day … please let me know when you register if you can
        come only for a.m. or p.m.  

***   Will be a great introduction for anyone brand-new or else a wonderful opportunity to
        refine and deepen your practice.

***   Gentle movements. Easy pace. Easy to learn and do. Can all be done seated or standing
        as feels comfortable for you.

***   Please arrive around 9:15 or 1:15 to allow for an on-time start.
***   Welcome to bring your own brown bag lunch you eat together upstairs fridge into
        microwave available and kettle on!

***   Wear something comfy and easy to move in. Some like layers. Shoe socks sneakers
        slippers are all fine.

***   Encouraged to bring water bottle along. Lovely well water for refills! Water is a great
        conductor of energy, and we will be
working with to awaken more of that wonder-full
        Energy within us throughout the day.

     Please help keep sessions as SCENT-FREE as reasonably possible due to allergies.

SUGGESTED DONATION:
***   $40 for the full day. If that amount is an issue for you, please simply give what you can.

***   If ½ day is all that is possible for you, that would be $20.  (Full day recommended.)
***   Please never let money be what keeps you from coming to be with us for the day.
***   All donations are in support of Virginia Water and my own programs.  
***   Cash, cheque when you arrive, or can do an E-Transfer that day. Receipts available at
        end of the day on request.


Remember to bring along a spirit of openness and adventure,
and a generous dose of eager enthusiasm!
 Always coming with a “beginners mind”, whether new or returning!

Give yourself a treat as Fall moves along!
A little “time-out” just for YOU!

As one person summed it up, “Doing it just feels good!”
Come, taste and see!

Any way in which you can share this information is always deeply appreciated …  
 See my Fall 2026 Flyer  or browse my full website for more info.   
.

As always,  if you wish to have your name removed from my mailing list, please simply let me know or if you know someone who would like to be added, please ask them to contact me.

Come, Relax and En-JOY!
🍂😇🙏🌻🍂

Continued blessings for each new day as it unfolds,
                   
Sheila

“If you want to live a long and happy life, be grateful …!”
            ~ Justin Stone, Originator of T’ai Chi Chih Joy thru Movement

 


October 6, 2026

Update for Fall 2026
T’ai Chi Chih and Wisdom Healing Qigong

 8-week Lantern classes and Virginia Water Saturday Retreat Days

Attaching my  Fall 2026 Flyer as
an easy reference,  updated Oct 2nd, 
noting Thursday evening WHQ class being cancelled.

  • SPECIAL NOTE:  Thursday evening Beginners Wisdom Healing class is cancelled. Only one person showed the first week and could come mornings. 

  • All other 5 Lantern classes are a GO for the Fall session ... Tuesday for T’ai Chi Chih and Thursday for Wisdom Healing Qigong.  Spaces still available. Easy to catch up.

  • Our May and June and our September 19th Virginia Water Saturday Retreat Days were well attended and very much enJOYed by all. 
    Other Retreat Days  now set for the Fall.
             All are WELCOME whether brand-new or familiar with the practices.

    Here are the first two dates … with lunch 12:30-1:30 …

    *** October 24th for T’ai Chi Chih all day from 9:30 – 4:30.  
    *** November 7th for Wisdom Healing Qigong all day from 9:30 – 4:30. 
                 Will only be doing registrations for those first two for now.
    Please e-mail me at sheilaleonard67@gmail.com to register by Friday, Oct. 16th.


    NOTE: The full days flow with a g
    entle, easy pace.
      Encouraged to come for the full day …
           Option to come for half day if need be for anyone … 

               
    We will leave registrations for two possible later dates until plans are clearer.     

    *** November 28th – T’ai Chi Chih all day  9:30 – 4:30, or a 1/2 and 1/2 day. 
    *** December 12th – Wisdom Healing Qigong all day  9:30 – 4:30, or 1/2 and 1/2.           
  • More details to follow here … will also automatically go to everyone on my mailing list as soon as finalized … or can be found here on my NEWS page.
    The original May 25th post  can be found below
    with 
    general Retreat Day info as an easy reference …

If you would like to have your name added to my mailing list, please simply send me an e-mail to let me know so that you will automatically receive any new Updates.

As always, Come, Relax and En-JOY!
Wishing you all a HAPPY THANKSGIVING !
🍂😇🙏🌻🍂

Continued blessings in abundance for each new day as it unfolds,

           Sheila

“Don’t ask what the world needs.
Ask what makes you come alive and go out and do it.
Because what the world needs is people who have come alive”.
    ~ Howard Thurman


September 25, 2026

Note re Parking for at The Lantern

Please see the Lantern Parking note on the right hand side of the page here on my site.  Parking can be a challenge. Take heart! There are a number of options to ease the parking situation.

Streaming WELL wishes your way as we transition from Summer into Fall …
😇🦋🙏🍂

                 Sheila

“Don’t ask what the world needs.
Ask what makes you come alive and do it.
Because what the world needs is people who have come alive”.

    ~ Howard Thurman


September 14, 2026

Good News re our Sat/Sept 19th Retreat at Virginia Water being a GO
for this coming weekend!

Good News indeed re our Sat/Sept 19th Retreat at Virginia Water being a GO for this coming weekend! An early and clear Yes re enough registrations with several new replies received since my reminder last Thursday.  😎

Tomorrow, Tuesday, I was to decide according to registrations, but we now already have up to 15 for Saturday morning for T’ai Chi Chih (9:30 – 12:30) and 12 or 13 for Wisdom Healing Qigong in the afternoon. (1:30 – 4:30)   A couple are still a little unsure. Wonder-FULL! Thank you so very much for all your replies. Still room for others. We had had as many as 18-20 registrations in the spring, always allowing for a few last-minute cancellations for various reasons, always as life allows.

I will send a follow-up e-mail Wednesday or Thursday just to those who have registered … will have a few other details, including more specific directions for anyone new ( Located at 47 Parsonage Drive, off Logy Bay Road, near NTV.)  Welcome to give me a call at 709-727-7863 if that is helpful for anyone still with questions.

You can also follow up on my NEWS page on my site at www.sheilaleonard.ca

Welcome to simply “Come, Relax and En-JOY!”, our day on Saturday, whether brand new or returning.

Attaching my Fall 2026 TCC and WHQ Flyer    here again for an easy reference re my 8-week classes at The Lantern, 35 Barnes Road, as well, starting the end of September 29th/October 1st …

🙏🦋😇🌻

Continued blessings in abundance for each new day as it unfolds,

           Sheila

“Don’t ask what the world needs.
Ask what makes you come alive and go out and do it.
Because what the world needs is people who have come alive”.
    ~ Howard Thurman


September 10, 2026

Reminder and EXTENDED Registration Timeline 
re September 19th Saturday Retreat Day at Virginia Water 

Dropping by with a friendly reminder about our proposed Saturday, September 19th Virginia Water Retreat Day for anyone brand new or returning. All Welcome!

Registrations initially were said to be due the end of this week on Friday, Sept 11th . So far there are only 4 people who have expressed an interest in registering, all for both morning and afternoon and two of those are so far unable to commit for sure. Ordinarily we would need 10 – 12 participants pre-registered to make it GO.

Let’s see how the response is over the next few days and then we can take another look. I shall leave registration open until after this weekend and will confirm whether enough for a GO by Tuesday of next week. Simply reply to this reminder if you wish to register, always as your life allows. Maybe even invite a friend or family member or colleague long. Could prove to be an amazing day, like so many others have been! 😎

Meanwhile, again, our Saturday, September 19th Virginia Water Retreat Day would be T’ai Chi Chih in the morning from 9:30 – 12:30, and Wisdom Healing Qigong in the afternoon from 1:00 – 4:30. Will be a mix of teaching, practice, reflection, and quiet time. Both will be a great introduction for anyone brand new or a way to deepen your practice and build your confidence, for even greater benefits for anyone already familiar with either practice. Welcome to bring along lunch and share a meal together or take a break and go for lunch.

NOTE: Pre-Registration is REQUIRED for all Saturday Retreat Days. When you register, please indicate if it is for morning or afternoon or both.  The suggested $20 donation for each half day can be made upon arrival or give what you can. Please never let $$$ keep you away! More details on my website NEWS page at www.sheilaleonard.ca  and throughout my site.

Perhaps give yourself a delightful TREAT
as summer begins its transition to Fall!!

As one student had said early on,
“Doing it just feels good!”

Come, Re-lax ad en-JOY!
😇🦋🙏🌻

Continued blessings in abundance for each new day as it unfolds,

           Sheila

“Don’t ask what the world needs.
Ask what makes you come alive and go out and do it.
Because what the world needs is people who have come alive”.|
    ~ Howard Thurman


September 6 2026         

Update re Fall 2026 Lantern Classes and Virginia Water Retreat Days …

First a note RE MY MAILING LISTS …
If you are receiving more than one copy of my Updates, please do a REPLY, rather than a new e-mail, to let me know so I can correct that. If you want to remove your name, altogether, please also let me know. Thank you …

RE FALL 2026 LANTERN CLASSES …
Click here for Fall 2026 TCC and WHQ Flyer .  Only change since my last flyer posting in August is that I have now added info re a September 19th Virginia Water Retreat Day. More details below and throughout my website here.  (Mini oops! End date on  flyer should read November 19th …😎)

Lantern classes are same times as in the past …. Tuesdays for T’ai Chi Chih and Thursdays for Wisdom Healing Qigong. 

You can REGISTER by e-mail at sheilaleonard67@gmail.com or by phone at 709-727-7863. Pre-registration is helpful and is recommended for classes, or you can register at your first class. Please indicate whether T’ai Chi Chih or Wisdom Healing Qigong and which class time and day. Some like to come to both T’ai Chi Chih and Wisdom Healing Qigong for a taste if new and then decide which one they want to pursue while some choose to do both.

Morning and evening classes are for Beginners or anyone returning who wants to do more practice and build your confidence before moving to the Beyond Beginners afternoon class. Afternoon classes are ONLY for anyone RETURNING who is growing more confident with the moves, has been doing a regular practice, and wants to take their practice to a deeper level. Each class will continue provided we have enough participants committing to the full 8 weeks.

VIRGINIA WATER SATURDAY RETREAT DAYS
Good NEWS!
Our Saturday Retreat Days at Virginia Water Contemplative Centre on beautiful Virginia Lake will continue in the fall from September to December. Unsure of all the dates yet, just that the first one is Saturday, September 19th . Will be T’ai Chi Chih in the morning from 9:30 – 12:30 and Wisdom Healing Qigong in the afternoon from 1:00 – 4:30. Some of the other Saturday Retreat Days in the fall may be similar or may be full day T’ai Chi Chih and full day Wisdom Healing Qigong. More details as the fall unfolds.


Saturday Retreat Days are a great introduction for anyone brand new or a way to deepen your practice for anyone already familiar with either practice. All Welcome! 

Preregistration is REQUIRED for all Saturday Retreat Days. Please register by Friday, September 11th, with apology for the short notice. Would need 10-12 participants minimum to be a GO, to allow for last minute cancellations and still have enough for it to be a good day for all. When you register, please indicate if it is for morning or afternoon or both.  The suggested donation can be made upon arrival on Saturday. More details on attached flyer and on this website NEWS page, and throughout my site. Will confirm whether enough for a GO after the September 11th registration date.

Give yourself a delightful TREAT
as summer begins its transition to Fall!!

As one student had said early on,
“Doing it just feels good!”

In the words of Justin Stone, the Originator of T’ai Chi Chih  …
😇”Practice when you feel like it and practice when you don’t feel like it. 😇
😇The benefits are amazing, provided you practice!”  😇

Come, Relax, and EnJOY
🙏🦋😇🌻 

Continued blessings in abundance for each new day as it unfolds,

           Sheila

“Don’t ask what the world needs.
Ask what makes you come alive and go out and do it.
Because what the world needs is people who have come alive”.
    ~ Howard Thurman


September 1, 2026

Coming HOME to your Body … making Friends!
A thought for your day … perhaps every day …

  Both T’ai Chi Chih and Wisdom Healing Qigong . classes are deeply about “Coming Home” to our bodies, coming to deeply know, love and appreciate them more and more indeed as our HOME!

Meanwhile, my sister had sent me this image a while ago and said how it reminded her of me! This surely catches the spirit of both our T’ai Chi Chih and Wisdom Healing Qigong practices! So precious that I am  choosing to share it … what a lovely place to do it!  Thank you, Pat!


Come, Relax and En-JOY!
🌞🐰🌺🦋🙏

Continued blessings for each new day as it unfolds,
              Sheila

“Stay close to anything that makes you glad you are alive.” ~  Hafiz


August 24, 2026 …

August Wellness Sessions at Government House on the  lawn this week ..

 CANCELLING BOTH
 
T’ai Chi Chih on Tuesday
and Wisdom Healing Qigong on Thursday 
on Government House lawn
for this week … 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Something unexpected has come up as of Sunday 
and I will be unavailable for our Wellness sessions this week.
My apology for the short notice … 

This also happens to be our last week for the summer, making it a little disappointing.
The days we were able to go ahead in July and August were lovely indeed … 
Thank you to those who were part of our summer sessions … a delight to be with you. 
With renewed thanks to Her Honour Joan Marie Aylward
for continuing the tradition of our Summer Wellness Sessions on the lawn … 
We look forward to seeing what Summer 2027 … always as life allows.

 

Relax and En-JOY your day … and the rest of summer as it begins to wind down…
🌻😇🙏😎🦋

Continued blessings for each new day as it unfolds,
              Sheila

“Don’t ask what the world needs.
Ask what makes you come alive and do it.
Because what the world needs is people who have come alive”.
    ~ Howard Thurman

 


May 25, 2026

 Update on our June 6th and June 20th Saturday Retreat Days
at Virginia Water Contemplative Centre

on beautiful Virginia Lake, at 47 Parsonage Drive, St. John’s

See below for general Retreat Day related info … 
NOTE: Retreat Days vary … some are a full day for either TCC or WHQ …
while other days are “1/2 1nd 1/2 ” … with TCC 9:30 – 12:30 and WHQ 1:30 – 4:30 … 
Our June Retreat Days are a full day for one and then for the other …

JUNE SATURDAY RETREATS:
***   A FULL DAY for T’ai Chi Chih Saturday, June 6th

***   A FULL DAY for Wisdom Healing Qigong Saturday. June 20TH .
***   It is recommended that you come for the full day if possible.
***   If you can only do a ½ day, please let me know.

PREREGISTRATION:
***   Preregistration is required for all our Saturday Retreat Days.
***   PLEASE REGISTER by this weekend if possible so I can confirm a GO with the Team
        at Virginia Water by May 31st
 

***   Usually, 10-12 participants to make the day a GO, while allowing for cancellations …

WHAT TO EXPECT:
***   Both days are open to anyone brand-new or returning. All WELCOME!

***   Each day will b a mix of teaching, practice, review and quiet time.
***   Easy to learn and do, gentle. Can all be done seated or standing as feels comfortable              for you.
***   Each day will go from 9:30 – 12:30 with lunch 12:30 – 1:30 and then from 1:30 – 4:30.
***   Please arrive around 9:15 or 1:15 to allow for an on-time start.
***   Welcome to bring your own “brown bag lunch” and eat together upstairs.
***   Fridge and microwave available, and we will have the kettle on.😎
***   Please help keep the session as SCENT-FREE as reasonably possible due to allergies.

Will be a great introduction for anyone brand-new and a wonderful opportunity to refine and deepen your practice for anyone having already done sessions.

Simply wear something comfy. Shoes, socks, slippers as you prefer. Encouraged to bring water along. Lovely well water for refills! Water is a great conductor of energy, and we will be working with awakening more of that wonder-full energy within us throughout the day.

SUGGESTED DONATION:
***   $40 for the full day.

***   If ½ day is all that is possible for you, that would be $20.  (Full day recommended.)
***   Cash, cheque when you arrive, or E-Transfer is fine. Receipts available at end of the day.
***   If that amount is an issue for you, please simply give what you can.
***   Please never let money be what keeps you from coming to be with us for the day.
***   All donations are in support of Virginia Water and my own programs.  

Simply bring along a spirit of openness, adventure, and enthusiasm.
 Always come with a “beginners mind” , whether new or returning!

Give yourself a treat for Spring!
A little “time-out” just for YOU!
As one person summed it up, “Doing it just feels good!”
Come, taste and see!
Relax and enJOY!

Any way in which you can share this information is always deeply appreciated …
🙏 🦋😇🌻

Continued blessings in abundance for each new day as it unfolds,

           Sheila

“Don’t ask what the world needs.
Ask what makes you come alive and go out and do it.
Because what the world needs is people who have come alive”.
    ~ Howard Thurman

 


May 1, 2025

FREE Weekly  Wisdom Healing Qigong Chi-TV sessions ONLINE
continuing
on Tuesdays 12:30 – 1:30 NL time
simultaneously on Z
oom and You Tube and from the Chi Center website

See below for how to JOIN LIVE EACH TUESDAY
as well as where to find the replays  anytime to follow over and over again …

Click here to read more about Chi-TV …

~~~~   How to join free Chi-TV sessions ~~~
ALL welcome, whether new or familiar with Wisdom Healing Qigong …

Come, Re-lax, and en-JOY!
                       

There are 3 easy ways to join the live Tuesday Wisdom Healing Qigong Chi-TV Practice sessions:

1. If you prefer to join the live Chi-TV practices directly from the Chi Center page on Tuesdays, click here, without needing to sign in or sign in if asked:      chicenter.com/watchnow
2. You can click here to join via the Chi Center You Tube Channel by clicking on the VIDEOS or LIVE links at Chi Center You Tube Channel
3. If you want to participate via live Zoom, with or without your webcam, you can use this Zoom link Chi TV, Every Tuesday at 9am MDT
https://chicenter.zoom.us/j/227457119?pwd=OEhCM1ZxUjNWcjlmU1c0bWZIUmFXQT09 

Or on your Zoom JOIN page, simply type in the Zoom ID # 227 457 119

and the Password: Awaken

The most recent Chi-TV Tuesday REPLAYS
can be found on the Chi Center You Tube Channel by clicking on the Video menu.
The LIVE button will take you to a whole other set of wonderful videos.

Reminder: You can also watch the current week’s Tuesday Chi-TV session
until a new one is posted the following week by clicking here,
using the same link as in #1 above, without needing to sign in…
chicenter.com/watchnow  
.

Come, Relax and En-JOY!
🌞🐰🌺🦋🙏

Streaming more WELL wishes your way …
                Sheila

“Don’t ask what the world needs.
Ask what makes you come alive and do it.
Because what the world needs is people who have come alive”.
   ~ Howard Thurman


January 31, 2024

P.S. to January 30th post below … Re Morning Show Interview

 Click HERE to  listen to this morning’s 
Morning Show  T’ai Chi Chih/Wisdom Healing Qigong Interview 
with CBC Morning Show Host, Krissy Holmes …

Interested in checking out classes?  Or simply curious?
Welcome to simply come along to one of the classes or to both  and see for yourself …
It may be helpful to preregister re space  just in case  …
You can register by e-mail at sheilaleonard67@gmail.com or 709-727-7863 
Click here for my Winter 2024  Flyer … also check out my  January 8th post below.

Come, Relax and En-JOY!
🌞⛄🦋🙏

Continued blessings for each new day as it unfolds,
              Sheila

“If you want to live a long and happy life, be grateful …!”
~ Justin Stone, Originator of T’ai Chi Chih – Joy thru Movement


January 30, 2024

         CBC Morning Show Interview with Host Krissy Holmes
re T’ai Chi Chih and Wisdom Healing Qigong
Wednesday, January 31st

Hi to each and to all,

CBC Morning Show contact person called me today about my availability to come on the Morning Show tomorrow, Wednesday, January 31st to do a 10-minute Interview with Host, Krissy Holmes about my T’ai Chi Chih and Wisdom Healing Qigong classes which are just now starting at The Lantern for Winter 2024. The interview is scheduled for either 7:50 before the 8:00 local News or for 8:20 before the 8:30 National News. They will confirm the time in the morning. The election results reporting will colour the interview time.????

Simply letting you know in case you may like to listen to it live and/or may like to let others know about it.

Renewed thanks for any way you can also share this information.
🌞⛄🌺🦋🙏

Continued blessings in abundance for each new day as it unfolds,
           Sheila

“Don’t ask what the world needs.
Ask what makes you come alive and go out and do it.
Because what the world needs is people who have come alive”.
    ~ Howard Thurman


 

Free Chi Center Newsletter Sign-ups 
for both T’ai Chi Chih and Wisdom Healing Qigong

Wisdom Healing Qigong
You can go to www.chicenter.com  to sign up for the free newsletter to keep posted on what is available.

T’ai Chi Chih
You can go to https://tcccommunity.net/subscribe-to-newsletter   to sign up for the free monthly newsletter from Sandy McAlister, our T’ai Chi Chih Guide in Justin Stone’s place, to keep posted on what is available.  Sandy always includes a very timely and often seasonal meditation at the beginning of each.


September 8, 2021

Recipe for Self Care …. and Developing Resilience

Click here for the Recipe for Self Care During These  Challenging Times shared by Master Mingtong Gu in a Wisdom Healing Qigong session.

Click here also for a larger piece on Developing Resilience which Master Mingtong had shared in our June 2020 Retreat on-line … also contains the above Recipe.

En-JOY!!!
🌞🌺🦋🙏

Continued blessings in abundance for each new day as it unfolds,
           Sheila

“Don’t ask what the world needs.
Ask what makes you come alive and do it.
Because what the world needs is people who have come alive”.


January 2, 2020

Some Anytime “Practice” Thoughts from Justin Stone, Originator of T’ai Chi Chih 

An ancient Chinese Proverb reads:
“You cannot appease the appetite by reading the Menu.
You have to eat the food!” 

The three most important words:
“Practice, Practice, Practice!”

Only two good times to practice:
“Practice when you feel like it. Practice when you don’t feel like it! The rewards are well worth it!”

Always welcome to “Come, taste and see” …
🌞🌺🦋🙏

Continued blessings in abundance for each new day as  2020 unfolds,

           Sheila

“Don’t ask what the world needs.
Ask what makes you come alive and do it.
Because what the world needs is people who have come alive”.
    ~ Howard Thurman


November, 2019

RE: Playtime with Facebook

I continue to play with Facebook solely for sharing about T’ai Chi Chih and Wisdom Healing Qigong classes, retreats and other special happenings with a wider audience. Always grateful to anyone who uses Facebook and may be able to help share any of my information in any way that might feel appropriate. Meanwhile, I deliberately avoiding  doing “Friends” on Facebook. Far too engaging for me.  Thank you to any of you who have sent Friend requests.

Both T’ai Chi Chih and Wisdom Healing Qigong are mindfulness practices, moving meditations, rather than just  “exercises”, and yet proven to be some of the best “exercises” we can do. Each offers potentially amazing benefits physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually for anyone willing to commit to a faithful practice, as life and time allow, whether seriously committed or simply curious to begin with.

Please see my two Facebook links below … also found on my Contacts page …

Sheila Leonard  (T’ai Chi Chih and Wisdom Healing Qigong) – single page …
https://www.facebook.com/pg/SheilaLeonardTCCandWHQ

Sheila Leonard (original personal profile page)
https://www.facebook.com/sheilaleonard67

With renewed thanks, as always, for so very much …
🌞🌺🦋🙏

Continued blessings for each new day as it unfolds,
                     Sheila

“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs;
ask yourself what makes you come alive. And go do that.
Because what the world needs is people who have come alive”

– Howard Thurman


October 12, 2017

Free Webinar replay from Retreat 2017
plus my personal sharing of part of my Healing Story
with Wisdom Healing Qigong
in the last 10 minutes of the video

Hi to each and to all,

I completed my Level One Certification as a Wisdom Healing Qigong Instructor the first week of October at the Intensive Wisdom Healing Qigong Retreat at The Chi Center in Galisteo, Santa Fe, NM. Looking forward to continuing on this energy healing path in my on-going studies and in my classes as we start up again for the Fall.

Part of the Intensive Healing Retreat included a free Livestream webinar of the October 8th Sunday morning Wisdom Healing Qigong teaching session with Mingtong Gu at the Kiva, the sacred gathering space at The Chi Center. At the end of the key presentation I was invited by Master Mingtong Gu to share some of my personal Wisdom Healing Qigong story as a way of offering hope and encouragement to others through the practice. My personal sharing is the last 10 minutes or so. Here is a link to the Sunday morning teaching session with its focus on Transformation and Healing effectively for conditions such as Cancer, Parkinson’s, Lyme Disease, Auto-Immune Conditions, Neurological Disorders, and more.   My sharing is the last 10 minutes or so.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE WEBINAR REPLAY  from October 8, 2017
(Sorry, temporarily unavailable fro Chi Center Library)

The link was scheduled to be available for widespread viewing and sharing until Sunday, October 15th . Availability for viewing has been extended … STILL AVAILABLE IN SEPT/24 as I do this update!) … unsure for how long more.  You are welcome to listen to part or even all of the webinar by way of introduction to the essence of Wisdom Healing Qigong and its benefits for the healing and prevention of disease. The practices are talked about but not actually done in this particular session.  Meanwhile, for some other links for anyone who may like to explore it further, you are welcome to visit the Wisdom Healing Qigong menu on this site.

I have such awe and gratitude for so much in my life, including the gift of Wisdom Healing Qigong. It was both a pleasure and a privilege to share some of my own story on-line in the hope that it could somehow offer encouragement to others. It was all the more so, to be asked to do that on a Livestream broadcast that was being transmitted around the world.

Mingtong had finished his talk on a note of Wisdom Healing Qigong being a form of service, a fitting note to pick up on.  As a Presentation Sister I began my sharing using a quote from Nano Nagle, our Foundress,  “If I can be of service … in any part of the world, I would gladly go.” Traveling via the world wide web perhaps was not quite what Nano had envisioned in the 1700’s! Today she may well have engaged!  I felt her very much with me in love and support as I walked toward the front of the room. Her story then. Our story now.

If even one person were to be helped and given more hope for healing through my sharing, then I am more than happy to have said yes to doing it, however daunting the idea at first on being asked.

The following excerpts accompanied the link to the replay …

In Wisdom Healing Qigong, you work with mental and physical manifestations of energy in a way that releases and reduces stress, including biological stresses, that may have built up over years. This dissipation of negative stress allows you to increase the natural positive energy in your mind and body.  And as you know, a change of energy creates a change in reality.

The consistent practice of Wisdom Healing Qigong can transform the deep blockages that cause acute, chronic, and seemingly “incurable” health conditions, reviving your vitality, and giving you back your natural joy for life.

And to start using this healing system yourself, all you need is a commitment to learning and practice – the rest comes naturally as your capabilities grow over time.

As Master Mingtong teaches, our body is a living system of energy transformation. And your mind is an integral part of that system, helping guide energy through and around you …


A general note re “donations” for my Lantern sessions …

All weekly sessions are an hour and a half…
Suggested Donation: $10/class … or simply contribute what you can,when you can, if you can …
As your situation allows, you can also simply “pay forward” in kindness. Please never let $ keep you from joining us!

Faithful attendance, and faithful practice between sessions, as your life and time allow, are key for both learning the practices and experiencing the amazing benefits that await you and which so many others have experienced and share enthusiastically about. Weekly attendance also honours yourself as one way of gentle self-care.


Articles/Research re Benefits Body Mind Spirit
Curious about the body mind spirit health benefits  of T’ai Chi Chih?
See amazing articles/research re benefits at http://www.taichichih.org/in-the-news
Also see “Reported Benefits”  under About T’ai Chi Chih  menu bar on this site …

Also see Wisdom Healing Qigong page for more details re its amazing benefits.


Support Materials and other Resources 
Support materials such as books, DVDs,CDs, including digital downloads, are available.

A list of resources can be found on both official web sites:
For T’ai Chi Chih site visit  www.taichichih.org under Instructional Materials
Or click here to go directly to all resource listings  https://justinstonetcc.com/shop/

For Wisdom Healing Qigong site visit www.chicenter.com
Please also see the Resources menu for a wide variety of resources  https://chicenter.com/resources/ 

For both T’ai Chi Chih and Wisdom Healing Qigong I have a small # of Books/DVD’s available for purchase on site … as well as copies available in a “Lending Library”.

For T’ai Chi Chih  hard copies or digital copes can be ordered individually at  https://justinstonetcc.com/shop/
For Wisdom Healing Qigong, digital copies can be ordered at https://chicenter.mykajabi.com/store

NOTE: Postage costs re individual orders for hard copies 
Postage can be incredibly high from the USA for individual orders. I periodically place an extra pre-paid order just for students if quantities are sufficient. Bulk orders spread the postage out and make it more manageable.    If large enough, a bulk order may also qualify for a teacher discount and that could also help offset postage and customs charges.


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