In Shared Spaces
celebrating and healing in community“When we begin to live by the principles we find in these small doable ceremonies, extraordinary things happens. The very act of living as a tribal person, as someone connected to every other being and every other thing on the planet makes our life itself a ceremony– a ceremony that elevates us, makes us more, closer to our highest possible expression of who we were created to be. – Richard Wagamese, One Drum
In Shared Spaces 🌿 Spring Circles 2026
Cup of Qigong 🍃 Body As Home : 6-Week Series
Led by : Elisa Peterson
Cup of Qigong – “Body as Home” is our weekly somatic Qigong practice supporting the wellbeing of our bodies, and our whole Earth community.
- ONLINE- Tuesdays @ 10:30am PT
- 6 weeks- May 5th, 2026- June 9th 2026
- Spring 6-Class Pack: 90$- REGISTER Here
INCLUSIVE Fee Choices 🟠 Contact Elisa to Join the Circle
- Student and SE Student rates
- Drop-Ins Welcome
- All Financial Needs honoured
ABOUT Cup of Qigong I Celebrating Community, Connection & Belonging
Cup of Qigong offers a warm, welcoming circle to celebrate our body as home- a sanctuary for wisdom and healing. With “somatic” or body-centred practices such a mindfulness, meditation, body-scanning, breathing & movement we will explore connecting to our body… with wonder, curiosity, and patience.
We acknowledge and support the wellbeing and safety of our whole self- our physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual body. We invite the movement of our life giving “qi” energy in the places inside us that perhaps feel stuck or disconnected. As a circle we celebrate the healing we find in connection with ourself and the wellbeing we support in one another, the Land, and the whole Earth community.
Our circle offers an inclusive and trauma-informed approach that respects our body cues and limits as our teacher. You are encouraged to ask questions, be curious, and make decisions during the circle that best support your whole self. You can adapt, pause, or stop exercises at any time. The choice is always yours.
Every Body is Welcome
Developing connection and relationship invites us to be present to the new possibility of each moment, a life-long lesson we ALL continue to practice. Elisa provides a warm, compassionate and trauma- sensitive environment grounded in choices, safety and respect.
No experience needed…Only your Presence ✨
I am delighted to commend to you Elisa Peterson a certified WHQ Instructor of dynamic Qi-Gong. Qi-Gong is an energy healing art that began six thousands year ago and is about journeying into self discovery, healing, and overcoming adversities in life.
All Gatherings
- 🟠 Trauma‑aware
- 🟠 Regulation‑informed
- 🟠 Culturally safe
- 🟠 Compassion‑centred
In circle, we learn and heal collaboratively in relationship with our self and our community. We value the wisdom each person brings to heal individually and collectively build a stronger whole.
FAQ’s
What is Somatic Qigong?
Cup of Qigong I Body as Home
Qigong is a 5,000-year-old healing practice in “moving meditation” that teaches gentle easy-to-learn, body movements and breathing exercises.
Somatics honour a body-centred approach to healing that helps us build body awareness and pay attention to its cues and guidance so that our body can heal and thrive.
Somatic Qigong brings together the body wisdom of somatics with the ancient healing practice of Qigong to honour our body as a wise healer and teacher. It improves our whole-body health by allowing our innate body intelligence to heal while restoring the flow of “qi” or life-energy to our body. Taught individually or in groups, Somatic Qigong supports healing through a gentle, compassionate and respectful relationship with our body.
Benefits of Somatic Qigong:
- builds inner calm and resilience
- reduces effects of chronic stress
- balances and harmonizes our emotions
- self-regulates our nervous system
- helps the body recover from acute trauma
- supports mental: anxiety and depression
Do I have to share in front of others?
When in circle, you decide and how and when you are comfortable sharing. Whether you choose to express in silence and with words or gesture, your decision is respected.
©ELISA PETERSON 2022