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VIRTUAL RETREAT: THE RADIANT CENTER

  • Prosodic Body / Commons Choir 101 decatur Street Brooklyn, NY United States (map)

The Radiant Center:

Qigong & Somatic Practices for the Earth Element

August 23, 2026 (online), 10 AM to 3 PM (1h break 12 - 1 PM)

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When the mind loops, trying to think our way out of it usually just tightens the knot. In classical Chinese energetics, overthinking (思 ) directly injures the Spleen, which governs the Earth element and our capacity to digest—not just food, but every impression, emotion, and circumstance we take in.

When Earth's transformative power (運化 yùnhuà) stalls, mental and physical dampness accumulates. The energy becomes heavy, sluggish, and stuck in a stagnant vortex.

To unknot this state, the Taoist somatic tradition shifts the focus away from the head and down into the body’s physical and energetic center.