Chi Do in the Garden

Stewardship begins within.

Join Shamballah Home & Gardens and Blue Lotus New Paradigm Healing for a rejuvenating morning of movement, energy, and connection in the beautiful surroundings of Zilker Botanical Garden.

Gathered beside the Rose Garden, we will practice Chi Do—a simple yet powerful method for working with chi, the vital life-force energy that flows through every living being.

Unlike Tai Chi or Qigong practices that may involve learning a long sequence of forms, Chi Do is approachable and easy to follow. Its simplicity makes it accessible to those experiencing chi practice for the first time, while its depth offers something meaningful to experienced practitioners as well.

No previous experience is needed. Simply arrive as you are, ready to breathe, move, and connect.

Chi Do is a moving energy practice designed to help you consciously engage with the life-force energy within and around you. Through a simple sequence of intentional movements, participants can strengthen their awareness of chi and support greater vitality, balance, clarity, and flow.

Because the practice does not require memorizing a long series of forms, you can relax into the experience and focus on what you feel rather than worrying about whether you are “doing it right.”

A garden is a living lesson in the movement of energy. Roots draw nourishment from the earth. Leaves receive light. Water and nutrients circulate. Growth unfolds through a continual exchange between the organism and its environment.

The same life force that moves through the garden also moves through us.

Practicing Chi Do among the plants invites us to experience that connection directly—to tend our inner landscape while surrounded by the beauty and vitality of the natural world.

• A welcoming introduction to chi and the principles of Chi Do
• A guided practice that is easy to follow
• Gentle, intentional movement in a beautiful garden setting
• An opportunity to strengthen your own life-force energy
• Time to reconnect with your body, the natural world, and the present moment
• The holistic benefits of moving meditation

Chi Do is suitable for all levels of experience. You do not need to be flexible, athletic, or familiar with energy practices to participate.

• Comfortable clothing that allows you to move freely
• Supportive shoes suitable for standing outdoors; you may also practice barefoot if you prefer
• Water
• Sun protection appropriate for the morning
• An open mind and a willingness to experience something new

Date: Saturday, October 10
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Near the Rose Garden at Zilker Botanical Garden

Garden Admission: Registration for Chi Do in the Garden does not include admission to Zilker Botanical Garden. Please purchase admission directly from the Garden: Austin-area residents are $6 for adults, $5 for seniors, and $3 for youth ages 3–17; nonresident admission is $8 for adults, $7 for seniors, and $4 for youth. Garden members and children age 2 and under enter free.

Please make sure to arrive at the garden with enough time to be admitted and walk to the rose garden. We will meet under the trees at the bottom of the rose garden hill.

This is an outdoor gathering. Participants will be notified if unsafe weather requires a change of plans.

At Blue Lotus, stewardship begins with tending the mind, body, spirit, and energy of the individual. At Shamballah Home & Gardens, it extends outward into the landscapes and ecosystems that sustain us.

Chi Do in the Garden brings these two expressions of stewardship together.

Join us for a morning of conscious movement, living beauty, and connection with the energy that flows through all life.

Hosted by Blue Lotus New Paradigm Healing and Shamballah Home & Gardens
Cultivating stewardship from the inner landscape to the world around us.

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