Find Balance In Spring
“Balance is not something you find, it's something you create." -Jana Kingsford
On the recent Vernal Equinox (March 20th) you may have been reminded of one of the magical feats of the day...being able to balance an egg perfectly on end. This "magic" is said to be due to the equal gravity of the earth, etc.
Did you know this balancing egg trick is just a myth? You can actually balance an egg on end any day of the year! And, just like the magical egg, YOU can find balance each day, too!
We find balance illustrated beautifully in Tai Chi. Yin and Yang, dark and light, weak and strong, passive and active. All complementary - yet opposing - forces and all necessary to create perfect harmony.
Developing a regular routine of body/mind/spirit wellness practice, can be an integral part of creating a positive life balance. Spending just a few minutes a day, such as with the Tai Chi Easy™ 10-Minute Tune-Up, can help you achieve your daily self-care goals.
A little self-care can help create a wellness balance for your best life and HWF thanks you for allowing us to be a part of your practice goals. Read on to discover several upcoming educational opportunities to help you along your way. Be mindful, be intentional, be in balance with life. Begin today!
Be well,
Your friends at the Healer Within Foundation
APRIL: Vitality Circle Pledge Drive
Click HERE to join the Circle today. Already a Vitality Circle Member? Thank you! We appreciate your continued support!
Tai Chi Easy™ For Vitality & Health
 We are very proud to announce a new wellness education opportunity, developed by the HWF Programs Team! This eight-hour course, Tai Chi Easy™ for Vitality & Health (TCE4VH), seeks to make learning many of the powerful Tai Chi and Qigong practices, taught in the 25-hour Tai Chi Easy™ Practice Leader Trainings, more accessible to all.
This streamlined curriculum focuses on self-care, and allows individuals of all abilities to begin a personal practice routine immediately after completing the course. The concise, low-cost course can also be the perfect first step to becoming a Practice Leader later on OR can be used as a "refresher" course for those who are already Practice Leaders!
TCE4VH will be offered online for the first time on June 10 and 11, 2023. Early bird pricing is currently in effect. See course flyer below for more information. Click HERE to register!
Tiny Art - Big Hearts Auction Wrap-Up
Big Hearts were abundant during HWF's first-ever Tiny Art online auction this past February, and BIG THANKS are in order - to the HWF Sustainability Committee - and the Tiny Art Auction task force of Antoinette Horn, Elizabeth Lemon and Valerie Fagan.
Through the devoted time, talents and treasures of organizers, donors and winning bidders, nearly $2,200 was raised to further the mission of the Healer Within Foundation!
Art of Tai Chi Flow Begins June 1st!
 Want to keep your Tai Chi practice fresh, fun and FLOWING? Many find their initial experience of Tai Chi/Qigong practices truly transformative and inspiring. From your initial experience, you may have eagerly sought out classes - but then something happened - and you found yourself losing interest. You may have felt those new classes were just too confusing, caused you stress or conversely, you found them boring and lacking in any meaningful challenge. Often when Tai Chi is discussed it is in the context of how practicing can support extraordinary health and wellness benefits. The multitude of health benefits are a cause for celebration, but there is more!
Join Institute of Integral Qigong & Tai Chi (IIQTC) Senior Trainer, David Lehman (pictured below), as you learn to develop and experience your own Tai Chi FLOW path. Course begins June 1st!
The Art of Tai Chi Flow Workshop
Offered in Five Sessions - Live online via Zoom
Each Thursday in June (1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th) from 7pm – 9pm ET
+ BONUS Session on Monday, July 10th from 7pm - 8pm ET
Investment for this transformative,10+ hour transformative workshop is just $125 if registered by May 15th, so register TODAY! $150 if registered after May 15th.
David has spent a lifetime (so you do not have to) passionately exploring Tai Chi as both a martial art and a profound moving meditation and healing practice.
This on-line virtual workshop will be conducted over three weeks to allow your own powerful experiences of flow to emerge. The heart of the program is understanding how to practice and stay in Tai Chi flow. Upon completion of the workshop you will have learned to:
- Develop and fully experience FLOW while practicing Tai Chi
- Understand how to cultivate the FLOW experience through Tai Chi for a lifetime
Click HERE For More Information/Registration.
NEW! Organ Meridian Qigong Course JULY 22!
 Did you know the organs correspond to the elements of nature? Join Instructor, Dr. Gayl Hubatch, OMD, LAc (pictured left), on Saturday, July 22 from 8am PT/11am ET to 2:30pm PT/5:30pm ET and learn to Energize the Organs and Meridians with Qigong breath and movement practice!
This course focuses on the energy flow of the organs and their elemental energies. Course is approved for 6.5 PDA points in category PE-CW through NCCAOM® (National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine).
In this course, you will:
- Learn energetics of organ meridian functions.
- Identify western medical internal organ physiology that corresponds to meridian functions.
- Practice Qigong that may be introduced as a treatment modality for patients in a clinical setting.
- Enhance the application and understanding of evidence based, mind-body-spirit Qigong practices, gaining a deeper and broader understanding of how the mind and the body together affect organ meridians.
- Increase understanding and ability to appreciate and articulate the purpose and health benefits of a regular Qigong practice.
- Interpret essential building blocks of TCM (e.g., the 8 principles), through the lens of Qigong philosophy and practice to enhance and broaden the practitioner’s capacity to the more subtle aspects of Qi and presenting symptomology.
- And MORE!
Investment for this course is just $119 if registered by July 1! Click HERE for more information, registration link and introductory course video!
Enhance Your Daily Practice: Four Baskets Qigong Practice Cards
 The HWF Sustainability Committee has created a wonderful practice tool entitled, Four Baskets: Qigong Practice Cards (shown right). Designed to enhance your practice, a suggested use for the deck is to choose 5 to 10 cards to help guide your practice routine. Cards include practices in breath, meditation, gentle movement and self-applied massage.
Currently, there are two ways to obtain the Four Basket Qigong Practice Cards:
First, you may order direct from our publisher HERE. The cards are $29.95 plus shipping charges and make wonderful gifts for students, friends, family, or are a special way to treat yourself!
You may also obtain the Practice Cards by making a Vitality Circle pledge of $50 or more, per month HERE. As our special thanks to those who donate at this level, you'll be sent a complimentary deck.
Either way, you will want to obtain your copy of this extremely helpful practice resource!
Join Us On World Tai Chi & Qigong Day: April 29th!
 Celebrate World Tai Chi & Qigong Day with HWF as we showcase some of the fantastic practice sessions we've recorded over the past few years. A new practice session will begin on the HWF Facebook Page each hour, on the hour, beginning at 6am PT/ 9am ET until 11am PT/2pm ET, with the last practice session beginning at 2pm PT/5pm ET until 6pm PT/9pm ET. That's 12+ hours of practice in honor of World Tai Chi & Qigong Day, 2023!
One world, one breath...commemorate this special day with HWF. Everyone is welcome to join in the fun, so feel free to pass this information along to friends and family.
New HWF Leadership & Emeritus Elected
 The Healer Within Foundation annual meeting was held on April 17, 2023. We are pleased to announce the following directors were elected to serve as Officers of the Foundation:
- Diane Ramftl, President
- Edwin Zuchelkowski, Secretary
- Michael Brown, Treasurer
Continuing to serve as Director members of the Board are:
- Sharon Infante
- Nenad (Ned) Rava
- Erin Reas
- Theda Zawaiza
Retiring from the Board, and after a two-year term as President, Kory Ward-Cook was bestowed Emeritus status. Very special thanks to Kory for her service and leadership!
We applaud the service of all our directors, volunteer leadership and committee members. We truly could not do what we do without you!
If you are interested in serving on a committee or would like more information on becoming a board member, please contact HWF Executive Director, Christie Ward at [email protected].
Have A Wellness Program You Would Like To Share?
Have you authored or do you lead an educational self-care and/or wellness course? Offer a unique presentation or class related to Tai Chi, Qigong or other body-mind-spirit practices? Maybe you are in development of such a curriculum and are seeking a partner to help get your course in front of potential students? If so, the HWF Programs Team is currently calling for Educational Program Proposals and would like to hear from you!
Proposals are accepted on a continuous basis. Proposals submitted by the 15th of each month, will be reviewed by the end of that month.
The Healer Within Foundation Mission: Healer Within Foundation advances Qigong/Tai Chi and other self-healing, body/ mind/spirit practices, through collaboration with individuals, and organizations to sponsor trainings, community practice groups and research.
As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, HWF strives to produce accessible, engaging and effective educational content which may assist individuals in achieving improved health and well-being.
HWF Educational Program Goals:
- Dissemination of effective Self-Care and Wellness Programs/Presentations
- Alignment with HWF Mission
- Identified Audience/Need (e.g. children's health, general health & wellness, chronic pain, substance abuse, etc.)
- Competitively-priced offerings of high quality with feasible implementation cost
Access the Program Proposal Form at: www.HealerWithinFoundation.org/programapp
The HWF Programs Team welcomes your application submission and look forward to reviewing your program offering SOON!
ALL The Designs - ALL The Time!
Did you know that ALL HWF apparel designs are available on demand? This means you can order any shirt...anytime! Several styles and colors available for each design.
Click HERE to see ALL the HWF designs available through Bonfire and order yours TODAY!
Thank you for your support! Be well!
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