Update: Thailand Qigong Study Trip, March 25 – April 8, 2012

Hawaiian Hibiscus at Kahuna Valley

The Tides of Change in the Year of the Dragon

This year’s Thailand Qigong Study Trip was a grand adventure, with dear friends and students joining us from around the world from as far as Albania, Turkey, Australia, Canada and, of course, all parts of the US.  The two weeks were filled with much love, laughter, and transformative moments for many, but it was not all aloha and roses…we hit stormy waters on our boat ride on the river, with thunder, lightning and a torrential downpour that rivaled Kaua’i's finest (Thailand obviously wanted me to feel at home!)  We made the boatman smile as we hooted and hollered through the storm while less brave souls hid under the bridge, trembling with fear – we were infused with Qi – what was a little water to ducks like us?  I thank our adventurous students for continuing on courageously through that ride without drowning or sputtering even one profanity, at least to my face.

Highlights of 2012 Thailand Qigong Study Trip

Dear friends, Brian Seraiah Wood, Maria Silen & Cheri Trousil "feeding the fish" with our feet - the newest thing to hit Asian spas!

There were many memorable moments, but I’ve reduced it to these few:

1. Sharing this trip with students who have become my dearest friends over the years.

2.  Celebrating my birthday without a storm for the first time in…how many years??  My, how the mind forgets little unimportant details after a certain age!  (And yes, it counts, even if we crossed the international date line and the storm would have fallen on April 3  in America!)

3. Seeing students let go of their fears and break through old patterns of thinking and behavior as they practiced Qigong each day and received incomparable healing treatments.

4.  Observing the mutual love and  support in our group as we all entered unfamiliar territory together. Is there anything greater than extending and receiving love and friendship as strangers become friends…or at least, a little less strange!

5.  The magnificent tigers, elephants and Thai people, of course!

New friends from Thailand

Facebook Friends

I will save my insufficient words and direct you instead to photos that better tell the story of our wondrous adventure.  If you are not already on Facebook, please feel free to “friend” me on my Facebook page if you’d like to see the smiling faces of 25 Qi-filled friends, tigers, elephants, pink taxis, golden temples and more!

Daisy having a grrrrreat time with tiger cub

Upcoming Schedule

In my next entry, an update of my schedule for the coming weeks and months, including a workshop series on Kaua’i (April 17-23) with Tai Chi Master and renowned author/PBS-TV host, Arthur Rosenfeld.

I look forward to connecting and sharing Qi with you this Spring and Summer!

Until soon and with much love and warmest aloha always,

Daisy

From Thailand with Love