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SPACE; A Practice for Conscious Response
Daniela Hess Daniela Hess

SPACE; A Practice for Conscious Response

SPACE is a simple, embodied practice for interrupting reactivity and reclaiming conscious choice in everyday moments.

When agitation arises, it isn’t a problem to fix – it’s information. A signal inviting you to pause, come back to awareness, and respond from presence rather than habit.

Through a gentle sequence of Stop, Perceive, Anchor, Consider, and Engage, SPACE creates a small but powerful window where the nervous system can settle, awareness can return, and wiser action becomes possible. Over time, this practice strengthens your capacity to meet life with clarity, maturity, and conscious participation.

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Maybe It’s Not ‘In Your Head’
Daniela Hess Daniela Hess

Maybe It’s Not ‘In Your Head’

You cannot mindset your way out of nutrient depletion, thyroid dysfunction, or iron deficiency.

True healing requires honoring every layer of the human system – physical, emotional, mental, energetic, and spiritual. When we include the body instead of bypassing it, clarity, vitality, and emotional stability become possible again.

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Qigong Isn’t Just Taught in Yoga Studios
Christopher Grant Christopher Grant

Qigong Isn’t Just Taught in Yoga Studios

Qigong isn’t limited to yoga studios and gyms. Discover where Qigong is actually being taught today - in hospitals, schools, senior centers, prisons, and community settings across the US and Canada.

This article looks at how Qigong integrates into modern society and why its relevance continues to grow in real-world settings.

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You are not meant to carry the planet
Daniela Hess Daniela Hess

You are not meant to carry the planet

As you regulate your own nervous system, as you stabilize your body, as you inquire into your thoughts and communicate more clearly, and as you take aligned action rather than reactive action, the field around you shifts.

And that IS the world changing - in the only place it ever can - right here, right Now, through you, AS You.

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Qigong vs. Yoga: Which Is Better for Your Health?
Christopher Grant Christopher Grant

Qigong vs. Yoga: Which Is Better for Your Health?

People ask me all the time which is better, Qigong or Yoga. I’m certified in both, and the honest answer is that it depends. Research, including NIH-published studies, shows that both support health and stress reduction. The real difference shows up over time, in how the body responds, what the nervous system needs, and what’s sustainable for long-term wellbeing.

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4 Reasons Why I Love Practicing Qigong
Christopher Grant Christopher Grant

4 Reasons Why I Love Practicing Qigong

Discover what qigong is and why it’s such a powerful moving meditation. Learn how qigong supports energy flow, joint health, stress relief, and mind-body balance through gentle, accessible practice.

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Best Online Platforms for Learning Qigong at Home
Christopher Grant Christopher Grant

Best Online Platforms for Learning Qigong at Home

Discover the best online Qigong platforms for beginners and adults experiencing low energy, fatigue, anxiety or depression. Learn why live Zoom classes and gentle daily practice matter in your journey back to optimum health.

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Why is Qigong so powerful?
Daniela Hess Daniela Hess

Why is Qigong so powerful?

Qigong is powerful because it restores energy, regulates the nervous system, and reconnects body, breath, and awareness – creating lasting healing through gentle, embodied presence rather than force.

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How to Become a Qigong Instructor?
Christopher Grant Christopher Grant

How to Become a Qigong Instructor?

Curious about Qigong teacher training certification? See what makes Great Energy’s certification unique for yoga teachers, coaches, and bodyworkers.

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What Is Qigong?
Christopher Grant Christopher Grant

What Is Qigong?

Qigong brings movement, breath, and presence together to restore vitality and calm. Learn what it means, where it comes from, and how this ancient art can change your energy - and your life.

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Listening to Your Body’s Wisdom
Daniela Hess Daniela Hess

Listening to Your Body’s Wisdom

But healing begins the moment we slow down enough to notice. When you pause and ask, What are you trying to tell me?, your body often answers. Maybe it’s asking for rest. Maybe for movement, or nourishment, or tears that never had time to fall.

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What Is Qigong? Benefits, Practices, and How to Get Started
Christopher Grant Christopher Grant

What Is Qigong? Benefits, Practices, and How to Get Started

Qigong is a powerful mind-body practice that uses movement, breath, and meditation to support healing, balance, and energy flow.

Great Energy Qigong offers a modern, trauma-informed approach designed for Western students seeking nervous system regulation and vitality.

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Your Greatest Act of ‘Rebellion’
Daniela Hess Daniela Hess

Your Greatest Act of ‘Rebellion’

This is the real, integrated spiritual path.

Where movement, food, rest, breath, boundaries, supplements, and stillness are all part of your Devotion.

So if you’re walking this path – not to be better, but to become more fully you – you’re not just healing.

You’re rebelling.

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Healing Qigong - Your Energy, Your Power
Daniela Hess Daniela Hess

Healing Qigong - Your Energy, Your Power

Healing Qigong is for those of us who’ve done the talk therapy, the yoga, the breathwork... and still feel like something deeper wants to shift.

It’s for the ones holding space for others, and wondering how to hold space for themselves.

And it’s for anyone ready to reclaim joy, clarity, and power through the wisdom of their own body.

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Have you ever tried to think your way to calm?
Daniela Hess Daniela Hess

Have you ever tried to think your way to calm?

Peace is a felt experience.
Freedom is a nervous system event.
And transformation lives in the body.

In our Healing Qigong path, we return to wisdom that’s older than thought.


We use breath, movement, and awareness to regulate the nervous system, calm the mind, and bring the body back online.

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Qigong and the Great Mystery
Christopher Grant Christopher Grant

Qigong and the Great Mystery

Qigong is not about rigid seriousness – it’s about playful exploration, curiosity, and cultivating healing energy over time.

Life is energy. And when we learn to work with it, we open to the mystery.

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