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Natural Gratitude
When stress and challenges arise in my life I’ve always found healing in nature. Just by being out in it, I feel blessed. Because I feel...
Lea Williamson
Sep 20, 20202 min read


Surfing Chi Social Workshop
Hello Chi family! Hope all’s well with you and yours. If you’re interested in learning how to surf the changing waves of chi/energy ...

Lea Williamson, ShiFu
Jul 16, 20203 min read


Staying Healthy is an Essential Service
Hello Chi Family! As most of you know the governor of Florida has issued stay at home orders beginning midnight tonight, April 2. The...

Lea Williamson, ShiFu
Apr 2, 20202 min read


Keep Calm, Do Qigong
A strong immune system fights all illness and disease. As tai chi and qigong practices build the immune system while reducing stress...

Lea Williamson, ShiFu
Mar 14, 20201 min read


Un-boxing Books
#surfingtheseaofchi #surfingtheseaofchi #bookunboxing #LeaWilliamson

Lea Williamson, ShiFu
Dec 5, 20191 min read


Sneak Peek: Surfing the Sea of Chi
"When I first walked out into the warm, shallow, calm waters of Cocoa Beach, Florida, as a forty-year-old grom (short for grommet, or...

Lea Williamson, ShiFu
Nov 14, 20192 min read


Ancient Taoist Surfing: Children of the Tide
Nik Zanella's beautifully written book re-affirms that the power of surfing goes far beyond our own personal experience to impact the la

Lea Williamson, ShiFu
Oct 2, 20194 min read


"Stillness overcomes heat"
The mid-August heat offers us the perfect time to go inward in our practices. Like myself, I know many of you prefer to practice qigong...
ShiFu Lea Williamson
Aug 19, 20193 min read


Chi Book Review: The Healer Within
Reading has always helped me learn new things, detail subjects I'm already familiar with and expand my imagination. When I read about...
ShiFu Lea Williamson
Aug 2, 20194 min read


What is Grounding?
What is Grounding? Recently in class the subject of grounding has been brought up a few times. So what is grounding? What does it...
ShiFu Lea Williamson
May 14, 20197 min read


World Tai Chi & Qigong Day 2019
World Tai Chi and Qigong Day is celebrated annually throughout the world on the last Saturday in April at 10:00. This year an informal...

Lea Williamson, ShiFu
Apr 24, 20193 min read


2019 Qi Revolution Asheville Take-Aways
On it's own, Asheville, North Carolina is an eclectic blend of consciousness enterprises ranging from numerous local organic cafes and...
ShiFu Lea Williamson
Apr 10, 20194 min read


Why I choose Tai Chi over Yoga
Yoga was my “gateway drug.” It was my first introduction to Eastern exercise philosophies. I took to yoga like a junkie does to crack. ...
ShiFu Lea Williamson
Feb 27, 20197 min read


Tai Chi for Brain Plasticity in a Changing World
Ancient Taoists created numerous methods successful at maintaining brain plasticity without the labs and research funding of neuroscientists
ShiFu Lea Williamson
Jan 24, 20192 min read


Healing Whiplash with Qigong
When I left Satellite Beach at the start of summer it was with a nasty whiplash injury from a hard fall off the lip of a wave while...
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Oct 30, 20186 min read


So grateful to live where parks are appreciated to Embrace The Tree in. It is here, in nature, that
#embracetree #holdpost #leawilliamson #mooreparkmims #beachsideqigong #qigong #standingmeditation

Lea Williamson, ShiFu
May 29, 20171 min read


Stillness in The One
Mountain quiet calms my thoughts as I settle in to practice on a deserted gravel roadway. It keeps me in the moment, this utter quiet. ...

Lea Williamson, ShiFu
Apr 29, 20172 min read


Happy Chinese New Year!
Happy I hope it is for you. Last year (2016) was the year of the monkey. I don't know about you, but 2016 was a monkey I was glad to...
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Jan 29, 20172 min read


Biking for Qi Gallery of Inspirations
The 2016 Qi Revolution in Daytona Beach was full of inspirations. The Slow Motion travel by bike was so enjoyable that I've decided to...
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Jun 14, 20161 min read
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