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01/25/2026

01/25/2026

01/25/2026

With the impending extreme temperatures, be certain to minimize your time outside. We currently have two warming centers with limited hours in Delta Township. Stay safe!

Bitter Cold Tonight into the Weekend:
• Frigid air moves in tonight with temperatures falling below zero Friday morning and wind chills -25F to -15F
• Wind chills Friday night into Saturday morning of -20F to -10F
• Saturday night into Sunday morning expect wind chills of -5F to -15F
• River Ice is growing fast and resulting in some quick rises on area rivers. As even colder air arrives late this week, some places that normally don't see river ice buildups could see impacts.

01/25/2026

01/25/2026

Happy Sunday! Lol. It's so cold 🥶 that I didn't want to get out of bed. I hope you stay warm and cozy today ☺️

01/24/2026

Happy Saturday! Do you have any good plans today? I am having a self care day with some friends, with foot soaks, paraffin dips, etc.
Stay warm and have a lovely day!

01/23/2026

Picture from www.ShivaNirvana.com
Article referenced: Manipulating the Chakras With Tai Chi from Steve-Rowe.com, https://dantianhealth.com.au , and https://healthline.com Dec 28, 2020

The chakras are our energy centers that effect how we deal with certain aspects in our life.
The Root Chakra is our foundation. It is concerned with life and death, and conducts very primal energy.
The Sacral Chakra is our feeling center. It is concerned with instincts, gut feelings, intuition, and creativity that we need to rely on.
The Solar Plexus Chakra is our power center. This is concerned with applying our will or assertiveness, fear, anxiety and anger.
The Heart Chakra is our Love center. It is concerned with patience, kindness, tolerance, and compassion.
The Throat Chakra is our vocal center. It is concerned with speaking, expression, and the ability to influence your environment.
The Third Eye Chakra is our seeing center. It is concerned with insight and visionary ideas.
The Crown Chakra is our spiritual center. It is concerned with understanding and connecting with wisdom and spirituality.

They are manipulated along the spine, body core (deep front line) and our vagus nerve. This happens with intentional movement by doing to movements of Tai Chi in a certain sequence, with breathwork, and connection with our Dan Tien.
The Dan Tien is a core energy center in our body that is a storehouse of energy, whereas a chakra is a gateway. The Dan Tien is located two fingers below your belly button. With every inhale, draw the breath into the Dan Tien, feeling it expand with air and energy. This will power your movements, and the movements effect the Chakra gateways.

01/23/2026

Good Friday morning! It's going to get into the negative degrees today. Stay warm, stay inside if possible. Protect your animals from the cold. Bring them inside! Have a great day!

01/22/2026

Warming centers for Lansing

01/22/2026

Temporary Warming Center Open | Help Needed

Due to extreme cold and an unprecedented need, the Women’s Center of Greater Lansing was approved by the City of Lansing to operate a temporary warming center through Monday.

We need volunteers for four-hour shifts to support staff and guests, and donations to help cover safety requirements, food and beverages, and staff overtime.

Capacity is limited. Please call ahead before sending anyone to ensure we have space available.

Volunteer:
https://calendly.com/rebeccalansingwomen/volunteering-at-the-wcgl-warming-center

Donate:
https://secure.givelively.org/donate/womens-center-of-greater-lansing/warming-center-expenses

01/22/2026

How does Tai Chi work for stress management? Stress isn't just in the mind - it lives in the body. Tai Chi is a moving meditation that gently retrains the nervous system to shift out of fight or flight and into rest and restore.
Through slow, intentional movements and steady breathing, Tai Chi calms the sympathetic nervous system, improves balance and body awareness, releases stored tension held in the muscles and fascia, and encourages present moment focus without force or strain. That means you should be thinking about the movements that you are doing instead of the list of things you need to do, what you are going to have for dinner, the thing your boss said to make you angry today, etc.
Unlike high intensity workouts, Tai Chi meets you where you are. The softness is the medicine. Over time, the body learns that it is safe to slow down, and stress responses naturally soften.
In a world that constantly asks us to move faster, Tai Chi teaches us the power of moving with awareness instead of just urgency.

01/22/2026

Good Thursday morning! I know locally we are entering a polar vortex. Please stay warm, and bundle up if you have to go out. Have a beautiful day!