Michelle J

A Plan for Fall

Here we are in the last hot stretch of summer. Fall is zooming into view–the kids start school again in two weeks. This means a more consistent routine, no more stretches of lazy days for them. For me it means it’s time to plan out my fall routines. First and foremost, I’m hoping to leadContinue reading “A Plan for Fall”

Hello, My Love

I recently posted about playing saxophone again with Middle School Jazz Band. At that time, I was playing alto sax with the band. I like playing alto just fine, but a few weeks into playing with the band, the teacher asked if I would show one of the clarinet player students how to play tenorContinue reading “Hello, My Love”

Hiding vs. Being Seen

Recently I led a qigong workshop in my neighborhood. Setting up the workshop proved to be much harder than I expected, especially having to promote my teaching. I had to get my website looking good! Set up my Instagram links! Make little Instagram reels to promote my class! Jump back onto Facebook to invite people!Continue reading “Hiding vs. Being Seen”

Welcome to Monday

This week I’m beginning to promote my first qigong class offering in Portland, Energetic Grounding, a Shanti System class I’ll be teaching at a great neighborhood movement studio called Ready Set Grow. I’m writing this post to share my process in doing that. (My big, scary inner-critic is trying to make the process more difficultContinue reading “Welcome to Monday”

Setting Up to Teach

I’m planning to teach Qigong workshops and classes this spring. I don’t have my own studio space in which to teach, so I will be looking for studio spaces that I can rent or use part-time. I had a plan to teach a two-hour workshop at a yoga studio near my home at the endContinue reading “Setting Up to Teach”