From the Body Lab Archives
Hello my loves,
Yesterday we had a beautiful class focusing on the neck and our discovering our unique voice within the body. Can't wait to see you all again at the next Body Lab in August.
xxRie
Original Class July 18, 2021.
2021-07-20 00:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post(public post)
Hello! How's it going friends? Hope you are enjoying the season and finding moments of joy and stability.
I was recently experiencing some interesting somatic stuff and learning so much about how pain and sudden loss of control in the daytime life delivers a rich and complex dream life.
I had a really intense neck spasm that seem to come from nowhere that put me down for a bit. It felt like I was in a terrible car accident but I wasn’t, or so I th...
2021-07-17 18:47:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello my Dears - We have journeyed through the 8 Treasures together and I hope you feel richer for it.
I definitely do because I love sharing and doing this practice, I had a lot of enjoyment making this series for you (and so did my cats)!
My heart is so warmed by all the positive feedback I have received about this series. It is my life's mission to bring forth teachings that help people move their body and energy with mindfulness and care.
This sequence does g...
2021-06-29 21:56:38 +0000 UTC View Post
From the Body Lab Archives
Hello my loves,
Had such a wonderful Body Lab Livestream this past Saturday, exploring the core and the path to more focused grounding. Looking forward to our next class at the end of July and would love to know what you are looking to channel this summer in your practice.
xx Rie
For your personal practice only, please do not teach or share the content of this recording. If you are interested in tea...
2021-06-29 01:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone. Happy Summer. Hope you are having a good day wherever you are. You made it to the last 3 movements of the series - Yay!
If you have been enjoying this series, please do attend my Summer Qi Gong Workshop this Sunday, June 27 10a-3p PST. As a member you received the discount codes for this workshop as well as tomorrow's Body Lab on June 26 11am PST.
Please start at Session One if you are just joining the series. Use #8treasures in the search window ...
2021-06-25 16:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello to my precious community,
My home state of California is now officially reopened & can go to most places mask free if vaccinated.
How are you feeling about this?
Personally, I am relieved but totally ok wearing my mask when I get the intuition to. I have family in Japan who was recently under a state of emergency with rising corona virus cases and because of this 'close to home' reality, I feel we are not out of the woods yet. Fortunat...
2021-06-17 15:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello,
Here is a breakdown of Movement 2 and 3.
The first 3 Movements of the 8 Treasures all gently open, engage and stretch the muscles and bones of the shoulders, ribs, chest and abdominal muscles. All 8 movements lubricate the fascia and bring a simple way to move your body in dynamic ways which will harmonize your mind, body and Qi (Chi).
Enjoy the lesson:
STANDING: https://vimeo.com/5...
2021-06-09 17:39:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Whenever I feel stuck in a never ending loop of negative thoughts, my three best helpers have been moving the body (esp. in novel ways), just getting out in nature and helping others in any small or grand way.
Being someone who teaches and specialized in self care, I also know the trappings of it. When does self care become excessive self absorption? At some point we have to pause on our endless focus on self development and just sit in our awareness of how much we do ...
2021-06-04 18:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
From the Body Lab Archives
What a special Body Lab we shared this past Sunday. This class focused a lot on checking in with ourselves and being kind, using breath work to dig deep. We have been feeling our aches, injuries, allergies. Meet them with love and compassion. And don't force anything to happen.
So land here… Feel your breath begin to travel into your body… that stillness and deep breathing..
xx Rie
Original Class May...
2021-06-03 01:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to learning and practicing Qi Gong with me! So happy you are here.
The Eight Treasures Qi Gong or Ba Dua Jin (also called Eight Silks Brocade) is a complete sequence of eight individual movements meant to be enjoyed in a continuous flow, but I wanted to offer a comprehensive teaching of it so you can experience the fullness of this simple yet effective practice that has its origins in ancient Taoism, Buddhism, Shamanism, Medical theories, dance and military drills. Similar to yo...
2021-06-02 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello my dears,
For the month of June, I am offering a self study Qi Gong (chee gong) course.
Whether you are brand new to this ancient practice of wellness and vitality from China or very experienced, the form I will be covering called Eight Silks Brocade or Eight Treasures is enjoyable and beneficial anytime of year. This is probably the most well known and accessible Qi Gong sequence and there is a good reason for it , it is simple and you can feel some affects righ...
2021-06-01 01:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
From the Body Lab Archive
Hello dears,
This class is all about the lower back and abdominal muscles that connect to it. Your low back is its own universe, interwoven and dependent on your abs. So today we're going to bring conscious embodiment to these areas.
Need help staying focused? This is another way to feel centered and grounded.
Don't forget your props!
Sending lots of love,
Rie
Original Class Octobe...
2021-05-27 00:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
From the EMA Basics Archives
Hello my dears,
Hope this finds you breathing in beauty.
This class is much more self-guided than other EMA Basics classes. So when you dive in, trust what you need will lead you and lean into full embodiment as you are. You can start by letting yourself feel the ground, slowing down agendas and taking that to do list off of your frontal focus. See what just that gives you. What does it give space for? Give yourself full permissi...
2021-05-25 01:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
From the Body Lab Archives
Hello dears,
Here's a class using the Qi Gong practice to help with staying centered. Having my own center is very helpful to get me through times like these and be better member of my community. So, how do we stay centered when outside obligations are pulling us out? I hope today's practice supports you just as you are and where you are.
xx Rie
Original Class November 25, 2020
2021-05-20 01:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
From the EMA Archives
Hello Dearhearts ~
This class is even slower and will ask you to trust your own experimentation of your inner space and move from what is real for you more than what the instructions are.
On this day, a dear friend came to class after a huge heartbreaking loss. As I did for her, this class is an offering for your body and spirit that desires a reconnection to embodied pleasure.
You might want to take this class if you've lost connectio...
2021-05-18 02:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
From the Body Lab Archives
Hello loves!
Here is a Qi Gong centered class about taking in joy and energy. Feeling the heart and reveling in joy whenever it comes.
Sending love,
xxRie
Original Class November 08, 2020
2021-05-13 00:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
From the EMA Archives
Hello my loves,
Although its early May, summer is just around the corner and tuning into our heart meridian is helpful any season so let's take some time to have a practice that connects us with this
fire element.
Truth comes from deep within, rising from the heart.
This class incorporates some gooey stretches, so make sure you grab your Tune-Up balls if you have them or have a couple of hand towels nearby.
xxRie
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2021-05-11 01:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Friends ~
Here is the recording from this past weekend's Body Lab LIVESTREAM.
The practice of Self Care is pretty universal now as well as over played in social media
and marketing these days. When the novelty wears off and people have purchased an overwhelming amount of do-it at home tools, one can lose the habit pretty easily. I totally get it! It happens to me too.
What does bring me back is YOU. When I have students who are dealing with injury, fatigue or s...
2021-05-06 00:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
From the EMA Archives
Hello dears,
This is a class all about listening to our bodies. It’s beautiful to have a circle of women, and I think it’s important to speak up and connect to what our needs and truth and feelings are, no matter who is in the space.
This is the divine feminine. The slowing down and relaxation response that can come from movement. When we think of movement, it's usually to sweat and release endorphins and get the heart rate up, but the ot...
2021-05-04 01:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
From the Body Lab Archives
Hello dears,
Hope this class finds you well wherever you are. Let's let go of being busy and just land. Today's class is about moving into parts of our body that hold a lot of charge and capacity to feel things outside of our obsessive minds and thoughts. What is life like outside of that? Celebrate the intention that connects us to our hearts, our selves, and outside us too.
Can you start to align yourself with the Earth Energy and the ...
2021-04-29 01:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
From the EMA Archives
Hello my loves,
In honor of tonight's full moon, here is a class from another night of this spectacular occurrence. There's even a couple of special guest feline appearances!
Because movement brings us closer to our own wild nature I appreciate you, this community of wild women!
Thank you Great Mother for this opportunity, to play, to be silly, to be wild, to be messy, to be outside of the system as a girl, a woman. To trust our own self as the mo...
2021-04-27 01:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
From the Body Lab Archives
Hello everyone,
In honor of Earth Day tomorrow, here's a class all about grounding using the lower body and pelvis. We want to get in touch with parts of our body that help us to let go, to release what is no longer needed. This is a great example of how my Body Lab classes harness the female embodiment wisdom that I also use in my EMA classes.
We’re feeling into details of the pelvis as starting point, in contact with the Earth. We’...
2021-04-22 01:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
EMA Basics from the Archives
Hello lovelies,
Here is a class offering some seasonal change and reflection. Arriving in your body as you are. Dedicating this class to your sensual intelligence. How can you transition from one season to the next with grace, with awareness, with sensuality?
Sending love,
Rie
Original Class September 21, 2020
2021-04-20 01:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
From the Body Lab Archives
Hello dears,
Here's a class with a lot of emphasis on breath and feeling into how your body is talking to you. Inhale to slow down, replacing thoughts with energy and sensations. What is your body saying?
Sending love,
Rie
Original Class May 27, 2020.
2021-04-15 00:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Sweetness!
Happy Spring NAVARATRI everyone!
In other words, there are millions of humans honoring the Divine Feminine right now! How cool is that?
This is a holy festival celebrated all over the world that originated from Hinduism and upheld with the utmost devotion and joy by devotees of the Great Mother Goddess Durga and her Power (Shakti) over Ignorance.
In this EMA Immersion session I discuss why SHAKT...
2021-04-13 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
EMA Basics from the Archives
Hello Shaktis,
Happy first day of Chaitra Navaratri here in North America! A major tantric and Hindu celebration and festival held in honor of 9 emanations or movements of the Divine Feminine.
I spent the day making offerings to nature in gratitude. I will talk more about this in the EMA Immersion video tomorrow.
Here is a class filled with reminders from Erotic Movement Arts. Sometimes we just wanna have a nice stretch ...
From the Body Lab Archives.
Hello everyone,
This is from my community class around election time, where I help introduce and break down some basics using the Tune-Up balls while also inviting some awareness and togetherness. We're all in this together. That's the first thing I think is beautiful to remember. In such a divided time, if we can come together, instead of apart in any way, any part of us, connecting through our common ground.
With Love,
Rie xx 2021-04-07 23:37:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Full Class from EMA Archives
Hi beautiful Shaktis!
How's it flowing? How is your relationship with your body? I do know it can be one of the hardest relationships we have in our lives and because she never ever totally leaves us while we are alive, our mind can take her for granted. Which is a heartbreaker for me. I am so sensitive to how people treat their bodies and thus I became a bodyworker 20 years ago. Then a certified Qi Gong + Yoga teacher. Followed by Pole and...
2021-04-05 23:28:40 +0000 UTC View Post
If you missed last Sunday's Livestream, here it is.
You will need the all your Yoga Tune Up massage balls or your alternative props.
This practice is once again gentle to do anytime of day.
There are some nice ways to ground through massaging and engaging your feet and sleepy muscles of your butt while keeping your awareness on the center line of your body like the center line of the Yin and Yang symbol. Moving towards c...
2021-04-01 01:33:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi there!
Here's a class for you to connect to your feminine brilliance through feeling your own body's sensual landscape.
I know it's hard to get into the mood sometimes so rather than putting any expectations on yourself, just start the practice with zero pressure on accomplishing anything. None.
Use these movements to begin to incorporate and gather the energy that you desire to merge with. This union of desire and movement might just take yo...
2021-03-30 04:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post