Michelle J

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”

The Stuckness

I recently started working with a new counselor. At our first session last week, I unloaded everything that’s been going on: My dad died in 2020. My mom had a major stroke in 2021. My husband and I have been working through relationship challenges. Motherhood has become really stressful. I haven’t been able to getContinue reading “The Stuckness”

New Year’s Day

Is a good day to start a new habit, like posting on your blog every day for as long as you can. I am about to go watch The Lego Movie on the couch with Alex and the kids. It just got to the part where Emmet builds the double-decker couch. I had the opportunityContinue reading “New Year’s Day”

Karaoke Battle Royale

Ok, here’s how I imagine it going: Two musical acts (which will heretobefore be referred to as “artists”) are chosen. For example, the artists could be The Beatles v. The Rolling Stones* Karaoke performers (hertobefore to be referred to as “performer(s)”) may perform songs by the artist they wish to earn points for. Points mayContinue reading “Karaoke Battle Royale”