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by Donald Leathers, ND
It is my wish to write this as open, vulnerable and honest as I can. This open, honest sharing of the heart is what Qigong, my teachers and the Qi have shown me to be the truth of being human and of life itself. I feel I have been blessed with kind and loving teachers in Qigong over the past 30 years. In the last 11 of these years I have given myself to and rested in Sheng Zhen Wuji Yuan Gong, the Qigong of cultivating unconditional Love. Practice I have found to be a most important part in opening my heart. It was practice that has given me the focus and discipline I needed to carry on in life and to hear the Guru in my Heart.
Soul Cycle
Ceremonies for the Heart in a Changing World
What is soul cycle?
Soul Cycle is both a process and ceremony. As process, it is a way to deepen into one’s authentic
self and give expression to that self in the presence of sacred witnessing. As ceremony it is a
structure that honors our place in the unity of all and calls together our uniqueness into the one
heart. Begun in spring of 2008, Soul Cycle is an on-going event that celebrates the gift of
each soul and our beauty as a community.
2008 Soul Cycle Summary
The year of 2008 has been a big year of change in the collective of mankind. This is out picturing locally, nationally and worldwide. The inaugural point of Soul Cycle was in Feb. and it asked all its participants to begin to move with all the big changes in their lives. The human story has shown how we do not change easily and we resist this change into the unknown or unfamiliar. We often do not change unless pushed into it. Coming into the dance we willing gave ourselves to looking at this deeply and I believe it helped all to move more easily and swifter. Just dancing this first dance we started to experience the other questions that naturally arose as we faced change. Suffering is felt when we resist change and sometimes we don’t change until we suffer. Once there is surrender into change joy can be experienced which naturally flows into service to share this joy.
Qigong — A Way to Better Health
People today are seeking ways to improve health and increase happiness while facing rising medical and insurance costs. Traditional treatments for degenerative illnesses often have limited success and the cures can create secondary health problems. The effects of emotional stress and busy life-styles on physical health are more widely recognized.