04/28/2026
If you struggle with energy, this is for you.
There was a time when an 11 or 12-hour day of holding space for patients would leave me wired and tired. Winding down felt impossible. I'd sleep restlessly and wake up exhausted.
Yesterday I had an 11-hour day — because I'm leaving for an immersion and retreat — and I felt *amazing* at the end of it. The difference? How I tended to my body in support of the day.
Here's what that looked like:
I woke up extra early — counterintuitive, I know — but my practices that build qi and energy are non-negotiable on long days. I did about two hours of qi practices: smaller ones that move and open the meridians, deeper ones for cultivation, and one specifically to balance hormones after my shower.
I ate food that would *give* me energy, not take energy to digest. A chili mixture from Plant Strong over air-fried hash browns with sauerkraut in the morning. Vegetarian grape leaves mid-morning. A gluten-free bagel with roasted red pepper hommus, onions and sprouts and lentil salad. Chrysanthemum tea with matcha and lots of water. Nothing heavy. Everything nourishing.
Between patients, I took intentional qi breaks — one to do a tiger form, one for laughing and smiling qigong with an abundance practice, another for the Wu-style sword form. And in between, moments of just breathing, centering, and moving energy back into my center.
I finished the day calm, peaceful, and energized. Wound down with ease. Slept deeply.
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Here's what I was never taught:
**Energy is something you cultivate continuously throughout the day.**
I was told energy was just a given — until it wasn't. And when it wasn't, everyone started telling me what was wrong: your adrenals are shot, your thyroid is off, your hormones are a mess.
What no one told me was that all of those were *indicators* of depleted qi.
So after years of chasing thyroid panels and adrenal protocols and hormone optimization, I found that the fastest route was simply to start cultivating — with devotion to what I actually wanted.
Take the food. I don't eat what I eat because of macros or nutrients. I eat it because it takes very little energy to digest and is deeply nourishing to the spleen. And when my spleen is strong, I don't drain my kidneys — which means I don't drain my adrenals. When my spleen is strong, my thyroid is strong. My blood is strong. And my body can carry hormones effectively.
It's the same with qi practices. I think of them as small snacks of energy throughout the day. Every time I need a boost, instead of reaching for coffee or sugar, I refill my cup.
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This is why alchemy matters.
There's health management, and then there's alchemy. In alchemy, I'm focused on restoring the depths of who I am and cultivating daily — so that I consistently have *more* energy available than there is work to be done. Every day ends with a positive balance sheet.
Most of my life, I ended every day in deficit. And that's true of nearly everyone I've ever worked with — they are not replenishing what they're spending. And that is the root of disease. We get sick when we've consistently spent more than we've ever restored.
The path back is moving the stasis — through food, through movement, through feeling our feelings, through learning to cultivate — and then rebuilding, continuously, with the same practices.
It's actually very simple.
Not because I got an IV of B vitamins. Not because I did a bunch of biohacking. Because I stayed present with my body.
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This is the work I do. This is the work of the Infinite Woman.
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