Sandy's March/April 2024
Qigong & Mindfulness
Newsletter

The BIG Reveal vs. Slow Emergence

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Last spring at the first “Transitions and New Beginnings” retreat that Barb Bickford and I held at St. Anthony’s Spirituality Center, participants were given an opportunity to consider an aspect of their lives where they were feeling stuck or hesitant to move forward, where fear or uncertainty, or lack of clarity or purpose were hindering them from stepping into the life they desired.

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Some focused on completing a heartfelt project (see info below about Kathleen’s upcoming book signing!), while others chose life events, learning to live without a loved one, adjusting to our aging bodies and minds, or considering a career move. 

 

Together and individually, we created intuitive art pieces, journaled, moved with Qigong, listened inwardly in silence and in nature, and shared the stories of our life journeys.  We each took time to connect to our deepest longings.

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Those of you who attended last year may recall my dream of creating my own Qigong form using the wisdom of the ancient Masters.  Throughout this past year I was inspired to take personal retreat time  to devote time and energy to this longing.  My ideas coalesced over time and I enjoyed playing with how my body, mind and spirit were drawn to move and flow.

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Recently I had the realization that I have never actually done “The BIG Reveal” of  what I have created and I felt a sort of judgment toward myself for failing to complete what I had set out to do.  But then I thought back over the year and realized that ‘my new form’ has evolved with more of a slow emergence over time and that I have indeed, been slowly revealing a bit of it at a time over the course of this year. 

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It is truly meant to be integrated into other forms that we may be practicing on a given day and may flow out of me in different ways over time.  It became clear that it doesn’t need a catchy name or even recognition at all – it simply needs my presence in the moment to allow it to flow freely. (Click here while on your desktop to watch a short sample).

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So whatever is tugging on your heart this spring, I invite you to honor it with some devoted time – perhaps at the 2nd “Transitions and New Beginnings Retreat” on April 5-7.  Early Bird rates run through March 5th.

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Who knows, you may take a major step toward creating the life you imagine for yourself, or, like me, you may open yourself and allow that which is bubbling up to emerge slowly over time.

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I would be honored to share precious retreat time with you this April,

Sandy Salvo

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P.S.  In this newsletter, you will find links to the latest Qigong and TaiChi research, learn about a 5-week Mindfulness Meditation Class on Mondays during April, see what drop-in opportunities exist for trying Mindfulness Meditation,  learn how YOU could become certified to teach Qigong(!) and find the Zoom link for Monday Qigong at 9am, as well as the info about the Outdoor Qigong group resuming the first Wednesday of April!  Reminder:  No Qigong classes from March 4 – 25th.

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