What is QiGong?

QiGong is the ancient art of cultivating life-force energy.

Born in China over 4,000 years ago, QiGong (氣功) evolved as a way to balance or harmonize the body, mind, and spirit. For millennia, practitioners have passed down these flowing movements, breathing techniques, and meditative awareness as a way to nourish vitality, strengthen resilience, and (re-)connect to the rhythms of nature.

Through gentle, water-like movements and mindful breath, QiGong dissolves stress, clears stagnation, and awakens the innate healing capacity within. It is often described as “moving meditation”—a practice that cultivates both stillness and flow, grounding and uplift, softening and strengthening.

Through practice, QiGong provides a way to return to your center, feel deeply connected to life, and open to the vast creative force moving through all things.

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Step into six days of embodied renewal where movement becomes medicine, breath becomes clarity, and stillness becomes a refuge. Nestled in the soulful landscape of Taos, New Mexico, this retreat invites you to slow down, tune in, and reconnect to your vital life force (Qi) through daily Qigong, meditation, and intentional healing practices—all held by the elemental beauty of the high desert and the nourishing presence of a like-hearted community.

When? March 8-13th, 2026

Join me and Erin Kumpf, DACM, LAc, on a week-long wellness journey. Each day blends QiGong and meditative movement with guided journaling and reflective writing sessions to explore not only the landscape around you, but the terrain within you. Through this integration of body and story, you’ll cultivate deeper insight, presence, and energetic balance. For a more complete description of the retreat, visit EKAM.