Most of us try to avoid anything that triggers us at all costs. Especially if we have sensitive nervous systems. But what if triggers, approached consciously and incrementally, can be a source of deep healing? Cynthia Li, MD, gave this presentation for the World Consciousness Community (a global qigong community) to illuminate how, through embodied consciousness practices, triggering events can potentially contribute to deeper healing, rather than just keeping us in a trauma

Cynthia Li, MD, offers these playful "Pure Consciousness in Daily Life" workshops for the World Consciousness Community (a global qigong community) as a way to integrate qigong theories and methods to transform your health, relationships, and day-to-day life. Although this workshop was given to support of students enrolled in ongoing courses, it can also support students new to coherence and qigong practices.   ✨ In this talk, you'll learn about: • the common pitfalls of dee

Cynthia Li has written a second book on healing from within that is just as profound and intimate as her first, Brave New Medicine. Any page I turned to offered me a gem of insight and instruction. I’ll turn to it again and again. — Anne Lamott, activist and NYT bestselling author of Bird by Bird Optimize your body’s innate healing abilities...in a seemingly effortless way. Are you one of the millions who suffer from chronic illness? Have you tried everything—conventional or

Are you one of the estimated 10-20% of American adults who suffers from poor sleep? I've been one of those. Likely from a combination of poor sleep habits and night-call during medical training, hormone imbalances, and life stresses. Consistent sleep isn't only necessary for energy and mental focus, but deep sleep (stages 3 & 4) is necessary for tissue repair and regeneration, as well as proper growth and development. Restful sleep is enhanced by nighttime rituals, often refe

In the medicine of flow, there is a continual interplay between your inner state and external activities in your daily life. Similar to patting your head and rubbing your belly at the same time, this interplay is a continual practice to do two things at once: awaken to and deepen your awareness of a oneness state, while simultaneously engaging in life. It could be washing the dishes, going to a doctor's appointment, taking medications and supplements, or taking a walk. This o

A Catalyst for Healing: Creating Energetic Fields for the Critically Ill to Access the Immaterial We don't have to exclude one dimension of our being. We can be holistic, meaning we can have a mystical side and a spiritual side and a revelatory side. We can also have science and learning and foundations of knowing in this physical world through randomized, controlled clinical trials, etc. ... It is an embodiment of the polarities. It is a whole reality. Shay Beider had a mom

Whether you're healthy, unhealthy, whether you're diagnosed with a disease or not, whatever challenge you're facing, it's always a result of your whole past. And the past has happened already. You cannot change it. But the good news is whatever you have experienced, whatever you are experiencing now from the external interactions of life, it's all happening inside of your body, inside of your energy system. You have access to your own energy more than anyone else, more than y

The Healing Power of Sound and Vibration Losing all of the basic functions of being a human being was the greatest teacher. It was an opportunity to go fully into the teachings I had received around energy, sound, and vibration. At the age of 23, Madhu Anziani was in a life-changing accident. He broke his neck, and a spinal cord injury left him paralyzed him from the neck down, incontinent, and unable to breathe on his own. About to graduate with a degree in jazz and world

The Infinity of an Open Heart: Writing Stories From Heart Coherence I sometimes wonder, what would it be like if we changed the phrase from "my heart is full" to "my heart is empty"? The stories that life might fill into that space are often much braver and much bolder than my small self would dare to share. Stuck in your writing or creative project? Stuck in your healing journey? Telling new stories has to do with new perspectives, new observations, new dimensions of ourselv

This podcast is part-conversation, part-embodied workshop. What happens when rigorous science meets embodied wisdom? Peter Wayne, PhD, a researcher and professor at Harvard Medical School, is an esteemed researcher—the principal investigator for over 35 studies sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, and co-author of over 200 peer-reviewed articles. The primary subject of his research is holistic healing methods, especially tai chi and qigong. Both are described as mo

This podcast is part-conversation, part-embodiment workshop. Make the world your Temple. In 2019, Sarah Tulivu had been given this clear instruction to go out into the wide world by two Taoist masters, while living and training full-time as a monk in a Taoist temple in Guatemala. For six years, she had practiced meditation and the embodied consciousness practice of taiji (tai chi) for six to seven hours a day. In the two years prior to her monastic life, Sarah had been a deep

This podcast is part-conversation, part-embodiment workshop. Unlike Greek, Aramaic presents a fluid and holistic view of the cosmos. The arbitrary borders found in Greek between "mind, "body," and "spirit" fall away. By examining the “heart talks” of Jesus, he addresses universal themes like, How do we find renewal and healing amidst challenging times? How do we keep our hearts open? Or more fundamentally, who am I? Neil Douglas-Klotz, PhD, a renowned scholar in psychology an

Q: I can often feel very peaceful during meditation and practice. But then my life is complicated and feels like a mess. My meditation is an escape, but I don't know how to transform my life. Do you have any words of wisdom?  Teacher Wei: When you practice meditation, ah, you feel very peaceful. Then you need to try to bring this peaceful state into daily life. Daily life is also practice. Not only feeling peaceful during meditation, with your daily life separate from meditat

My decades-long healing journey was hardly an isolated one. I was supported by a steadfast husband, two spirited children, a community of family and friends, as well as mentors who imparted their wisdom, hearts, and service. In fact, my husband, children, family, and friends can also be included within the larger umbrella of mentors. During these times of change and uncertainty, I’ve found their wisdom and love to be enduring and unwavering. A few months before my second chil