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Shentara Wellness

Shentara is Body Mind Spirit Medicine for the Unity of our Whole Being.

25/01/2026

Winter is the time of the Water Element, one of the five vibrational states of Qi flowing through Nature and the Universe, mirrored in the microcosm of our bodies. Each of these Elements represents a distinct quality of movement and transformation, and Water is about downward moving Qi, sinking towards stillness, reflecting depths, returning to Essence and Potential.

Let’s explore more of the Daoist mythopoetic understanding of this season, as well as practical ways to stay nourished, grounded, and resilient during the Water of Winter by aligning lifestyle, movement, mind, and diet with the Wisdom of Dao..

16/01/2026

Purifying the Heart Spirit Incantation

This ancient text is part of the 8 Great Incancations of the Daoist Canon. While it’s usually chanted like a mantra, I’ve found that it’s both beautiful and powerful to sing it as a song.

Let the vibrations move through you, fostering a calm and peaceful Heartmind 💖

太上台星
tai shang tai xing
Supreme Terrace of Stars

应变无停
ying bian wu ting
Respond and transform without cessation

驱邪缚魅
qu xie fu mei
Expel evil and restrain demons

保命护身
bao ming hu shen
Protect Life and guard the body

智慧明净
zhi hui ming jing
Wisdom Bright and Clear

心神安宁
xin shen an ning
The Heart Spirit Peaceful and Tranquil

三魂永久
san hun yong jiu
The Three Ethereal Souls are Everlasting

魄无丧倾
po wu sang qing
The Body Spirits not declining or dying
Thanks to Kayla Rae for helping with filming ✨🪷💖

25/12/2025

..and thusly the light grows.

From the darkest time of Winter Solstice, planting the seeds of our hopes and intentions, we emerge into longer days. The sun begins its slow but steady movement across the sky back towards the equator.

Wishing you all Happy Holy Daze, in whatever form or face your traditions might take ☀️ Welcoming the blessings and challenges of family and lineage, the ancient ways of honoring our connection to Nature and cycles greater than comprehension.

Remembering the Spirit of Love, Compassion and Wisdom which glows luminous through All Creation 🕯️

In the midst of vast uncertainty in wildly unprecedented times, let’s remember this same light that shines through our Hearts as it radiates in this glistening web of all our relations 🌎

21/12/2025

Wishing you a very Merry Winter Solstice!

These are big times, my friends. Heralded in the alignments of planets and stars, foretold in prophecies and unfolding all around (and within) us.. this is indeed a pivotal phase on Planet Earth.

In this present portal of Sagittarian New Moon Winter Solstice time, when we dip into the darkest part of the year and the rich soil of our collective human soul is most fertile for planting seeds of intention, it feels like the perfect alignment for setting this gleaming golden dragon egg riiiight here ✨🥚✨

In the midst of ecological, societal and political upheaval, in these days of darkness and frenetic cultural pace, the world needs more Golden Dragons.

Cultivating Compassion, Wisdom and Self-Mastery. Developing deeper relationships with the living landscapes of our bodies and the greater body of the Earth. Learning and understanding more about how the vital essence of existence, the Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, the Ten-Thousand Qi.. and how to flow with that Qi in harmonious ways.

How to eff more of that ineffable Mystery called Dao.

Next Spring, held in the embrace of the Wellsprings and Goddess Temple of Ashland, immersed in the sacred healing hotspring waters, we’re going to join again for the Healing Arts of the Golden Dragon Training from May 25-31.

Seven days of twice daily Qigong practice, an interdimensonal field of learning more about the meridians of the body and the Universe, developing deeper relationships with points and channels..

Voice Activation Portals every day, opening our voices as instruments of healing and transformation. Medicine Ceremony of information integration into embodied presence and wisdom.

Grounding in to this growing community of Shentara Initiates upon the Path of the Golden Dragon.

All held in a super special ceremonial container of learning, growth and connection. This is true Jedi training camp for human beings and healers who want to deepen in devotion to living in alignment with our True Nature.

Learn more from the L1NK in B!0 ✨🐉✨

Sending lots of Love in this dark portal as we move through to expanding light ☀️

01/09/2025

Here we are in the golden glow of Late Summer.. a time of transition from the fiery flowering of Summer as we move towards the descending, contracting energies of Fall. As we move through the cycle of the Five Elements, reflected in their journey through the calendar of the year, there is some simple, seasonal wisdom that we can embody in our everyday lives to bring our experience into greater harmony with Nature. This is a state of balance and wellness, health and vitality.

The Earth Element is the direction of center.. representing nourishment, nurturance, digestion, integration and harvesting the fruits of the seeds we’ve planted in the garden of our life. The color is a nice golden yellow, like fields of glowing grain ready for harvest in the late afternoon sun.

The organ systems associated with Earth are Spleen and Stomach.. though if we take it from a more physiological level, we are actually dealing with the Pancreas more than the Spleen, as the Pancreas works with insulin and other hormones crucial to digestion, assimilation and nourishment. It’s actually a fascinating fact that the Spleen and Pancreas grow in utero from the same stem cells, and end up looking just like a mushroom stem and cap when fully developed.

The Spirit of Earth is what is known as the “Yi”, often translated as “intention”. It’s our ability to focus and concentrate our awareness on something. This means that when this spirit/function is out of balance, it’s easier for the Yi to get “stuck” or overfocused on something, whether a thought, experience, dynamic or memory. This is why the emotion of Earth is known as “worry” or “rumination”.

Read the rest at https://www.shentarawellness.com/blog/the-earth-element-of-late-summer

15/07/2025

Sharing the wisdom of Qi has never felt more important in a world which can feel so out of balance. Our inner practices truly shine out into the world around us.

Getting out under the rising full moon on a mountaintop is a great way to go about it.. but not always accessible.

So I’m quite pleased to announce that we’ve begun the weekly Shentara online Qigong class, so we can learn and practice together, no matter where we are on this crazy, beautiful planet.

Wednesdays at 9am PST we meet for an hour to breathe, stretch and flow through Daoist Qigong to balance body, mind and spirit. Suggested contribution is $5-20.

Register at https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=23846967&appointmentType=80175443 until we get the sweet new Shentara website up and running soon!

Excited to keep moving with you ✨🐉✨

08/07/2025

I am really excited to announce a next step in the unfolding of the Shentara lotus ✨🪷✨

After the Healing Arts of the Golden Dragon training it was super clear that it’s time to keep a regular Qigong class in session to continue cultivating the community that we brought together over the week of learning, growth and transformation.

A weekly opportunity to come together and unite body, breath and spirit. To stretch, move and flow through Daoist Qigong practices for our collective wellbeing. To find the deep peace and radiant joy of meditative movement medicine together.

To be honest, I’ve been hesitant to offer an online class for years now.. holding to a preference of presence in-person, avoiding screens and feeling everyone together in the same space.

However, the last few weeks have shown me that the connection is real, beyond the perceived limitations of space. When we come together to practice, even separated by vast distances, magic can and does happen.

So I am opening this class to the public, and offering this weekly opportunity to embody a grounded center in the midst of much madness out there in the world.

Whether you’re new to Qigong or a seasoned practitioner, this all-levels class can provide a whole host of benefits for the whole being.

We’ve nearly got the new Shentara website up and running, and in the meantime you can sign up week by week. Suggested sliding scale contribution is $5-$20. Give what you can, and enjoy the contented calm and grounded vitality of Qigong from wherever in the world you might be.

Sign up at
https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=23846967&appointmentType=80175443
for now, or shoot me a message to learn more.

See you in the Qi flow ✨

29/06/2025

I am so proud of these incredible humans for showing up to learn, grow and transform!

We just finished another edition of the Shentara Healing Arts of the Golden Dragon Training at the Wellsprings and Goddess Temple of Ashland ✨🐉✨

Each day was a living ritual of learning, practicing and connecting. Cultivating relationship with the land and waters, the points and meridians, and with the beautiful community which formed over the course of our week together. Cultivation of deeper Wisdom, vaster Compassion and dedication to a Path of Mastery on the Way of the Golden Dragon.

We deepened into Tea, Qigong, Daoist Medicine and Vocal Activation practice. We showed up in support for ourselves and each other, and it feels like a super special family was formed over the course of this epic journey.

We’re already planning for the next Level One training in May 2026, with a high probability of Level Two being offered for the first time right after!

Thank you to everyone who played a part in making this magical gathering of magnificent souls possible. May the blessings of this time together and all the work done ripple out for the Benefit of All Beings.

19/05/2025

Have you felt the call of the dragon?

Perhaps they’ve come to you in dreams, meditations, or a vision in ceremony…
Or perhaps the calling has been more subtle.. a cellular resonance when hearing the word, a noticing of art depicting dragons showing up time and time again.

The mysteries of the dragon are deep. Calling our awareness to an ancient time when mythos, magick and medicine were alive.

Now it calls forth our remembrance. An invitation appears to awaken the body as the vehicle for dragon energy. An energetic expression of mastery. A temple of embodiment. A vessel of leadership.

The dragons are waking up at this time and it may not be as the fantastical creatures of old. It may be in the souls of men and women walking this earth with missions and visions. Serving a greater purpose of healing on this planet.

Through Shentara, we’re taught to understand the meridian systems of the body with greater depth, and how this interfaces through the fascia, internal organs, energy, emotions and ultimately, Spirit.

To know how energy moves is to know your innate healing capacity and how to create deeper impact with your practice.

Practicing in community creates a field for rapid growth, accelerated healing and collective remembrance.

Are you ready to embody your inner dragon? We’re about to embark on a journey of empowerment through the Healing Arts of the Golden Dragon training in June. We still have some spaces left.

Comment “Dragon” or send us a direct message if you feel the call.

09/05/2025

There is something ancient and incredibly powerful about the southern cape of Africa..

The mountains are an imposing spine of granite and quartz, winding along the ocean like a massive Dragon’s tail trailing off into the vast ocean. A potent peace radiates golden in the sparkling sunshine and murmurs in the breeze 🐉

There is a deep wisdom in the land here.. whispering from the stones and boulders, held in the entire Kingdom of plants entirely unique to this ecosystem. There is a magic here that is both familiar and exotic.. and it has awakened ancestral memories deep in the DNA and shimmering in the energy body ✨

This time in Africa has stirred something in my soul, and connected me to rhythms and pulses of Qi which spiral in familiar formations and ripple in my cells🌀

Excited to bring all this fresh inspiration and powerful transmissions to the Healing Arts of the Golden Dragon training in June! If you’re excited to deepen your practice in body, mind, voice and Spirit, send me a message or just comment below! We’ve already got an amazing group gathered and have space for a few more..

Thank you, Mama Africa, for all the blessings and beauty you’ve shared with me and my family! May the benefits of this Journey continue to expand, in service to All Beings.

07/05/2025

In so many traditions across the planet, Sound is the First Medicine. In the Beginning, there was Sound… pure vibration carrying the essence of healing, awakening, and creation. 🌹✨

We live in a world of frequency, and attuning to the vibrational essence of harmonic wholeness helps us come into alignment with our highest expression of health and happiness.

Sound is a bridge between Spirit and form, a language the soul has always remembered. Healing begins not with fixing, but with harmonizing.

The Healing Arts of the Golden Dragon training invites you to embody the living music of your own body, breath, and Being. Each day we join in Voice Activation Ceremony to empower our built-in instruments of vibration as instruments of healing.

We create space to open our channels of creative vibrational force and the remembrance of our true Nature as a living dance of sound, energy, and breath.

Through the cultivation of our inner Dragon we deepen into embodied practice, balancing Body, Mind, and Spirit so that our gifts may ripple outward into the world. We awaken more of the Wisdom already seeded within us.🐉

As Summer approaches, we open the gates once more to those ready to walk the path of self-mastery, compassion, and sacred service. If your heart stirs, the journey is already beginning.

27/04/2025

Community is a key pillar for us here at Shentara.

As I’m sure it’s an essential core keycode to many of your value systems as well 🕯️

We’re doing our best to play our role in revillaging in this time of the ancient future crossroad.

And in that effort — we are calling on you!

🔔 𝓕𝓲𝓷𝓪𝓵 𝓒𝓪𝓵𝓵 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓦𝓸𝓻𝓴 𝓣𝓻𝓪𝓭𝓮 𝓟𝓸𝓼𝓲𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓼 🔔

In our upcoming training, the work traders play an essential role in making sure everything happens with ease & grace 🕊️

They support our kitchen team to make sure we are all being well nourished & arrive into a clean beautiful environment to feed our temple bodies on the daily.

This role gives the individual an opportunity to practice Seva, selfless service, and offers a more accessible price range for those in need of that support.

𝓦𝓸𝓻𝓴 𝓣𝓻𝓪𝓭𝓮 𝓐𝓹𝓹𝓵𝓲𝓬𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓼 𝓬𝓵𝓸𝓼𝓮 𝓸𝓷 𝓐𝓹𝓻𝓲𝓵 30𝓽𝓱 🐉

Apply at the 🔗 in bïo & we hope to journey with you into the Healing Arts of the Golden Dragon soon 🌬️