11/10/2024
Happy to announce that I will be teaching Tai Chi and Qigong in Mexico this December 21 at the Rancho la Puerta, a fitness and spa resort in Baja California, about an hour from San Diego. Over 200 classes, 40 miles of hiking trails and farm to table dining! Here's a link to the schedule the week I will be there:
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Bat viewing and facts – early evening outdoor experience. Judie Lincer, M.S. Ed. is a Naturalist Educator with San Diego Audubon, who has over 30...
10/08/2023
We have definitely transitioned to the fall season, the season of the lungs and the large intestines. In the lungs the Qi of Heaven (air) joins with the Qi of earth (nutrition) forming the Qi that vitalizes human life. The lungs govern the relationship between the inside and outside. The strength of the lungs is in boundaries; clearly defined rules to keep things moving because the lungs are constantly changing, flowing in and out, not rigid.
If the lungs are weak our physical and emotional protection is reduced, making us vulnerable to infectious diseases as well as to the negative thoughts and feelings of other people.
Here’s a tip to stimulate your lung points during this season: Stimulate the lung points on the body by finding the hollow at the end of the collar bone by the shoulder and go about an inch down and massage. You may find the point to be tender and that’s OK. Be sure to do it on both sides of the body, by each shoulder.
For more information about seasonal changes that we can adjust through our diet, healthcare practices and lifestyle, visit my website to read my blogs or sign up for my newsletter!
https://agelessqigong.com/blog/
05/21/2023
Anyone interested in yoga, hiking, Qigong and the outdoors at Letchworth State Park?
How about free tickets?
I was asked to teach a Qigong/Tai Chi workshop at the Yoga Fest Live! on June 3rd at Letchworth State Park. This is a wellness centered festival which combines yoga, hiking and the outdoors.
There is a main hub website for all festival details - www.yogafestlive.com.
For free tickets:
GIVEAWAY! I appreciate all of you and want to treat you with a fun giveaway! Come enjoy good energy all day with yoga, wellness, meditation, local vendors, delicious food, and more!
What you’ll win: 1 General Admission Ticket + 1 workshop ticket to the festival which includes
• Entry to Yoga Festival
• All-day access to Main Stage Classes
• Festival Shopping
How to win:
• Tag 3 friends in this post
• Like this post
• Follow and (your instagram account)
Two winners will be chosen and sent a DM when the giveaway closes on May 28.
NEW YORK STATE YOGA FESTIVAL
June 3, 2023 at Letchworth State Park MT.MORRIS ENTRANCE
2280 Park Rd, Mt Morris, NY 14510
www.yogafestlive.com.
04/28/2023
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day is coming up on April 29th.
The summit will be a 12-hour online event featuring some of the world-class teachers of Tai Chi, Qigong, and related disciplines. Attendance on the day of the World Tai Chi & Qigong Summit is free, including the two panel discussions: one on Tai Chi and the other one on Qigong. It's a free event so it's a great way to try different forms of Tai Chi and Qigong.
Register for this online event now to take advantage of the surprise bonuses and prizes.
To register:
https://www.worldtaichiqigongsummit.com/a/2147532697/ujDv6iCy.
When you register, you might want to take advantage of the opportunity to upgrade to the VIP ticket. The VIP will provide you with recordings of the entire event, the invitation to actively participate in the panel discussions, rather than just watch them, and additional bonuses, such as several online courses as extra bonuses.
https://www.worldtaichiday.org/
Benefits of practicing Tai Chi and Qigong:
Reduce stress and improve mental health
Improve flexibility and balance
Strengthen the body
Improve cardiovascular health
Increase energy levels
Improve sleep quality
Reduce pain
Enjoy the Summit and Happy Qigong Day!
01/30/2023
*Are you stressed? We plan on offering a Tips and Tricks for Reducing Stress class at the Brainery on March 7th at 6:30pm. This is a short introduction to what stress is, how it can impact your health/quality of life and some tips and tricks to manage stress.
https://rochesterbrainery.com/collections/march-classes/products/tips-and-tricks-for-reducing-stress
**Our February Qigong classes continue on ZOOM on Mondays at 6pm and in person Wednesdays at 6pm
We plan on starting Tai Chi classes on ZOOM on Thursdays shortly as well.
***NEW LOCATION for Wednesday classes - We will be holding our Wednesday in person class at 6 PM at One Wellness Center on Monroe Avenue for February and March. The exact address is 2349 Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY 14618.
https://onewellnesscntr.com/
ONE Wellness Center
Redefining Holistic Care
01/21/2023
What about starting the New Year off focusing on your health?
After learning Swimming Dragon Qigong, one of my students said it is rocking her world!
QIGONG, pronounced “chee gung,” means literally the skill (gong) of regulating life energy (qi) to improve health. Through qigong practice, we can take better control of our health. Practicing qigong may improve fitness, reduce anxiety and depression, lower blood pressure, relieve chronic pain, strengthen the immune and respiratory systems, and improve overall well-being.
QIGONG and TAI CHI CLASSES OFFERED:
1-ONLINE on MONDAYS (Zoom) at 6pm and THURSDAYS at 5:30pm
2-IN PERSON on WEDNESDAYS at 6pm on Monroe Ave.
Enjoy improving your vitality and well-being!
Ageless Qigong – Official Site
Wellness for all ages through the ancient arts of Qigong and Tai Chi
11/18/2022
Holiday Greetings!
LOOKING FOR A SPECIAL HOLIDAY GIFT AND WANT TO REDUCE STRESS?
I am discounting my videos $10 on my website but you have to enter the code: holiday10
To do that:
1- go to https://agelessqigong.com/video-downloads/
2- choose the video you want to purchase
3- click checkout
4- in the “coupon” window type holiday10
THEN you receive $10 off
EXPIRES DECEMBER 25TH SO DON'T WAIT!
VIDEOS reduced from $34.95 to $24.95!
4 Different Qigong VIDEOS for download with a variety of qigong programs:
https://agelessqigong.com/video-downloads/
AM Qigong – A complete program to enliven and circulate Qi.
PM Qigong – A complete program that is relaxing and restorative.
Seated Qigong and meditations- A complete program that is easy to do while seated.
Qigong with Walking Animal Frolics- (formerly known as Qigong with Wendy)- a powerful assortment of three different exercises with meditations, frolics and warm up/cool down.
Video Downloads – Ageless Qigong
Download Qigong videos for sale.
11/02/2022
I am in the November issue of ROC Metaphysical which is a great online magazine whose mission is to enlighten and inform. Here's the jpeg and a link to my page:
Link: https://rocmetaphysical.com/wendy-smith
ROC METAPHYSICAL
Web: https://www.rocmetaphysical.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ROCMetaphysical
07/30/2022
Back from teaching Tai Chi and Qigong at Omega and listening to Pema Chodron’s last online retreat there. In it, Tim Olmsted quoted the great Irish poet, John O’Donohue, “There is a place in you where you have never been wounded, where there is still a sureness in you, where there is a seamlessness in you and where there is a confidence and tranquility in you. I think the intention of prayer, (meditation) spirituality and love is now and again to visit that inner sanctuary.”
What a beautiful way to describe prayer, meditation and love. To me, the purpose of meditation is to allow ourselves to come home again to that place he describes. I spent a lot of time meditating in the Omega sanctuary, which is a very special edifice and point in space. In this summer season, the most active and Yang season of the year, I like to find time to sit or stand still. We do this in my classes which are now outside as well as on Zoom and I do this daily. I find some form of practice is helpful in the times we live in.
https://agelessqigong.com/current-class-schedule/
06/30/2022
I am leaving to teach Tai Chi and Qigong at Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY. If you are taking a program there, my classes are free! Lots of great speakers and programs in a beautiful setting. Pema Chodron’s final workshop is still available on demand as an online program. Highly recommend it.
Omega Institute
awakening the best in the human spirit