Focus on Tai Ji

29/03/2026

"Once you’ve done your part, allow yourself to relax. Accepting that not everything is within your control can feel unsettling at first, but it can also bring a profound sense of freedom. Surrendering the need to control every outcome will bring ease to your mind and heart. Life becomes overwhelming when you try to analyze the meaning of every step along the way. You experience true freedom the moment you release the illusion that you must control it all. So do what you can, then step back, and open yourself to life’s natural flow."

~ Katie Kamara
March 29, 2026

Artwork by Lucy Almey Bird Art

20/03/2026

Hey Special people....
Happy Spring Equinox🌼🌱
A great time to take a step towards something new ✨

The sun can only get higher in the sky as we gallop 🐎 towards the Summer Solstice 🌻🌞 (northern hemisphere)

It's always a lovely welcome on the mini noticeboard at Fullarton ConneXions in Irvine where I run my Friday Tai Ji Qigong classes ☯️

19/03/2026

An opportunity to support our lovely Village Hall 🥰

A date for your diary... 😊

13/03/2026

Praying
by Mary Oliver

It doesn’t have to be
the blue iris, it could be
weeds in a vacant lot, or a few
small stones; just
pay attention, then patch
a few words together and don’t try
to make them elaborate, this isn’t
a contest but the doorway
into thanks, and a silence in which
another voice may speak.

via Poetry Chaikhana

12/03/2026

It's Liver and Gallbladder season!
Let's balance up our Wood/Spring Qi
Gently rub GB 21 on top of the shoulder and use deep breathing to slowly release the tension and open the Tsubo (Shiatsu point)
GB 21 helps clear stagnation, releases shoulder and neck tension and opens the upper back where trapezius is situated.
Have a go ....👇

03/03/2026

Sowing Seeds for a peaceful loving world 🌎 ✨ ❤

"The Seeds We Sow"

There is a quiet exhaustion settling into many hearts—a weariness born not from effort, but from waiting. Waiting for the world to soften. Waiting for cruelty to quiet down. Waiting for headlines to change their tone and for humanity to remember its own tenderness.

But perhaps the deeper fatigue comes from believing that goodness must arrive as a grand event—something delivered to us by governments, systems, or some sweeping moment in history. We sit on the edge of hope, scanning the horizon for a better world, as though it were a sunrise that will appear without our participation.

What if the world does not become beautiful all at once? What if it becomes beautiful in fragments—through the person who chooses patience over anger, generosity over indifference, courage over silence? What if kindness is not a season we wait for, but a seed we plant?

The world has always been both broken and breathtaking at the same time. The question is not whether we are tired of waiting for it to change. The question is whether we are ready to become the proof that change is possible.

Perhaps the most radical thing we can do in a weary world is to stop waiting for goodness—and start embodying it.

Gevee Boudreau

Artwork by Lucy Almey Bird Art

03/03/2026

Beautiful oceans 😍

This is the signature pattern of sea water ❤️

02/03/2026

Flow into Spring with
Tai Ji Qigong

Classes starting this week 10-11.15am

West Kilbride - Thursdays & Tuesdays
Irvine: Fullarton ConneXions- Fridays

Wake up your body gently with smooth movements, gentle stretches and deep expansive breathing

Improve balance
Immune system support
Breath work
Clarity of Focus
Deep Qi healing

FeeltheFlow Tai Ji Qigong

Contact Ruth focusontaiji@gmail.com

17/02/2026

"See your thoughts for what they are: a series of sentences passing through your mind. Your thoughts aren't always true. They lose their power when you let them pass without acting on them. You don’t need to rush to fix them, prove them wrong, or blame yourself for having them. Simply allow them to come and go. Gently bring your attention back to what matters to you. The moment you stop feeding thoughts with your attention, you’ll notice they fade faster than you expect."

~ Katie Kamara
Feb 2026

Artwork by Christian Schloe Digital Artwork

12/02/2026

Walk for Peace
Venerable Bhikkhu Paññakāra’s 10 vows for peace 🕊 that he announced yesterday at the Lincoln Memorial USA

Maybe we could use them as aspirations and daily practice as we continue our own journey through life.
🤍🙏🏼🤍

07/02/2026

If you're interested
Just sit, have the intention to join with millions of others be 'Peace'

📌 Join with Us - Global Loving-Kindness Meditation - Feb 11, 2026

We warmly invite everyone from across the nation and the world to join us for a special loving-kindness meditation session with the venerable monks and Venerable Bhikkhu Pannakara.

📅 Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026 (Our Day 109)
⏰ Time: 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST
📍 Location: George Washington University Smith Center
🔴 Online: Livestream available

This session will be livestreamed on our page and website so everyone can participate at the same time, no matter where you are in the world.
When thousands of hearts meditate together in the same moment, our collective loving-kindness ripples outward, touching hearts, healing wounds, and planting seeds of peace everywhere. Your presence matters. Your meditation matters. Your loving-kindness matters.

Please mark your calendars and invite your friends, family, and community. Together, we will join in meditation and send loving-kindness to all beings.

Livestream available on:
• Facebook: Walk for Peace
• Website: (Link in the comment section of this post and always pinned at the top of our page)

May everyone and all beings be well, happy anWalk for Peace