You Are the Sky

March 17, 2018 By Erin Tracy, Medical Qi Gong and Health Coaching

“You are the sky. Everything else is just the weather.” Pema Chodron

For me, this quote is a pattern-interrupt for the critter brain. You know – those gremlin-y voices that try to keep us small and scared. Or the voice that sometimes convinces us to be entitled or in a place of blame and judgment.

When I look back in my life at those times I was the most contracted, most in pain, most miserable, most unconscious (as opposed to present), I had a story in my head that was about anything other than self-love and surrender:
Who do I think I am? I’m not good enough. I am not worthy of love. Because of [insert thing I blamed here], I can’t be happy.
Maybe you know those voices, vehemently putting forth BELIEFS.

Choosing to be EXPANSIVE has made all the difference.

And then I realized – allowed myself to remember – that I am more than my thoughts. Those voices, these things that happened to me, even my actions, are not all that I am. Those contracted thoughts are not TRUTHS.

I am self-love; I am universal love.

You are too.

What if having the energy and balance to claim how BIG, WORTHY, and AMAZING you are can help you heal? And you, if you wanted to, you could bless and heal the WORLD too. You ARE the sky.

What would it mean in your life to take the strong stand for self-love and universal love?

You are the sky, after all. This is why I do this work.

Peace.

Reconnect to Joy

May 2, 2017 By Erin Tracy, Medical Qi Gong and Health Coaching

Do the stories in your head ever sound like this?

“I’ll have some peace when “event y” happens (or when “event z” stops happening)”
“Everything would be fine if I had willpower to stop “behavior x”.
“There is not enough time/energy/money to “outcome w.”

In my own life when I am aware that these old patterns resurface, they coincide with less connection to joy; less connection present in the moment. Interrupting those patterns is essential for wellness and for activating the momentum again.

So how do we interrupt the patterns and reconnect to joy?

1. Things Will Not Stay The Way They Are

First thing is to realize, that without a doubt, that things will not stay the way they are. Yes, this thing is happening \ in my head \ in my life \ in my body \ with a loved one \ that I do not like. Just like everything else in my life, I am clear that this situation is temporary. Find comfort in that. Perhaps doing so allows some room for surrender in the moment. Surrender is simply “relaxing into the present moment”.

2. Treat Myself Like A Beloved Friend

Second, make a conscious decision to treat myself like a beloved friend. Talk to myself like I would talk to and support someone I care deeply about. I am going to lovingly remind myself to choose Wisdom over Woe. Remind myself that it is always a choice to go into BLAME, REGRET, RESENTMENT – it is always a choice to make someone else responsible for my happiness. Real inner strength rises when we own the fact that we are responsible for our happiness.

3. Accept That I Am The Only Person I Truly Have Control Over

This leads to the third choice back towards joy: Get very clear that I am the only person that I truly have control over. So when I go into a state of blame, get hung up on what I deserve, or feel entitled to something, I am giving away my power. Instead, I will choose to take action with an open and benevolent heart. I will choose to be grateful for my blessings and challenges that help me to grow. I will be in celebration of the Great Full-ness of life.

YES.

By really connecting to this idea that I am doing the best I can in the moment, I allow the kindness for myself in. Truly. Powerfully. Pema Chodron describes this state, known as maitri in Buddhist teachings, as having unconditional friendship with oneself and then extending that warm heart to all others (or vice versa). When I can get back to that place of knowing that I am enough on this day, AND be truly Grateful for what is in my life (warts and all), connection to joy is RIGHT THERE if even in some small way. It never was disconnected really – only temporarily blocked.

It is not always EASY or PAINLESS to choose kindness As I learn, grow, mentor, and teach others how to suffer less and to heal deeply , I am clear that that this is how we make transformational progress. There are many ways to support transformational change and healing. Keep reading for a very unique and powerful upcoming opportunity to have more access kindness, unconditional love, and open heartedness for healing and a happier and healthier life.

Qi Gong Master Ou returns to Raleigh, June 16-19, 2017

Kindness and benevolence as basis;

Frankness and friendliness to heart.

These words are the foundation for the healing energy in Pangu Shengong, a simple yet profoundly effective, efficient and powerful set of Qi Gong exercises that can help the body, mind, spirit deeply heal. If you would like to learn more about how to cultivate energy for body, mind, and spirit that connects more fully to the sentiment in the lines above, please attend one or more of the various workshops or group healings offered June 16-19, 2017 when Qi Gong Master Ou, Wen Wei visits Raleigh.

Master Ou, Wen Wei visits Raleigh June 16-19, 2017

There are many opportunities all weekend for current and new students. Particularly, on Saturday, June 17 at 9:00am the Foundational Qi Cultivation (Moving Form) Qi Gong is scheduled. The group healings, Foundational Qi Cultivation Moving Form, and Pangu Yoga have no pre-requisites. If you have already learned the Moving Form (Foundational Qi Cultivation Qi Gong), please contact me so we can talk about what your next options could be. I am also certified to teach both the Moving and Non-Moving Forms of Pangu Shengong. I would love to talk to you more about how these practices have changed my life.

Free Workshop: 3 Simple Tips to Transform Stress Into Your Energized Life

April 1, 2017 By Erin Tracy, Medical Qi Gong and Health Coaching

Have you been feeling that you are stuck in a pattern and aren’t able to get relief from a chronic condition? A feeling of chronic stress and overwhelm can keep you from really enjoying your life. It can keep you from staying healthy and pain free. It is possible to learn to fill up and have the ability to transform stress to energized life again. How do we make mindset changes and learn how to increase our energy? If you have tried a many interventions to alleviate a chronic condition or even a chronic pattern that you know isn’t serving you, please come to this workshop to learn some very implementable tips to start your journey towards more joy, better health and an energized life.

We know what to do but aren’t doing it. Why?

In this two hour workshop, I will share simple yet profound tips. We will look at what gets in the way of putting them in place. We will do a centering activity that can help you start to move some of those obstacles so that you can really take steps in the direction you desire.

If you have downloaded my e-booklet, I want to be sure that you know that this workshop will involve more specific, actionable, steps that you can integrate immediately to start supporting yourself in a different way. You can access the e-booklet Five Ancient Ways to Transform Pain and Stress into Empowerment and Radiant Health through any main page on my website.

Your time is valuable; I won’t waste it.

Make time in your week to come to this powerful workshop. In exchange for your time, you will receive accessible tips that you can integrate into your life. Also you will receive handouts to support the information and, most importantly, have hope that you can also have more joy, better health and an energized life.

Please contact me for more information and sign up in advance since space is limited.

REGISTER HERE – SPACE IS LIMITED

Wednesday, April 19, 5:30-7:30PM
3700 National Drive, First Floor Conference Rm
Raleigh, NC 27612

(The office complex is located just inside the I-440 Beltline off Glenwood Ave at Women’s Club Drive)