THE HEALING FREQUENCY
Eastern Healing Arts Immersion — Two days, back in the body.
Two days of coming back into the body. At The Nest in the Hollywood Hills: crystal bowls, qigong, Chen-style tai chi and kung fu dance. 'Some answers were never in your head to begin with.'
Translated from Jasmine’s original Chinese. The illustrated slides are on the interactive reader.
Key points
- Aug 22–23, 2026, at The Nest in the Hollywood Hills
- A welcome gift on every mat: a NoMad top, a red-date sleep latte and herbal tea
- Every morning started with crystal bowls; eyes closed, the breath slows down on its own
- Day 1 foundations: 16-form qigong, cloud hands with fire breath, standing meditation
- One pluck of the monochord and the low tones rise through the floor; for a sound bath, you just lie there
- Modern kung fu dance meets tai chi, one grounded, one flowing: stillness and movement, feeding each other
- Day 2: Chen-style tai chi opening form, Buddha's Warrior Pounds Mortar, Lazily Tying the Coat, then push hands in pairs
- Push hands isn't about force; it's about 'listening' to the other person's energy
- Bodywork: fascia and meridian work to restore balance, finished with a TCM reset and ear acupuncture
- Phoebe's plant-based lunch, freshly whisked matcha, Frangipani essential oil
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Two days, back in the body
August 22–23, 2026, at The Nest in the Hollywood Hills. Souls of Sunshine's Eastern Healing Arts Immersion: qigong, tai chi, sound and bodywork, given two full days.
A gift on every mat
A NoMad top, a red-date sleep latte, an herbal tea. Before anything started, everyone had already been looked after.
Mornings start with crystal bowls
Every day opened with crystal bowls. Eyes closed, nothing to do, and the breath slows down on its own.
Day 1: the foundation
Dean led the 16-movement qigong, cloud hands with breath of fire, then standing meditation. The moves look small; your legs tell you otherwise afterward.
Monochord and sound bath
One pluck of Marzie's monochord and the low end comes up through the floor. A sound bath has no right way to do it. You just lie there.
Kung fu dance meets tai chi
Shany's modern kung fu dance flows, tai chi settles, and in the same afternoon you see what "movement and stillness feed each other" means.
Day 2: Chen-style tai chi
Opening form, Buddha's Attendant Pounds the Mortar, Lazily Tying the Robe, broken down slowly, then push hands in pairs.
Push hands isn't about strength
Push hands runs on "listening energy": feel where the other person's force is coming from, then go with it. Those two words might be the most useful lesson of the weekend.
Bodywork and a TCM reset
Fascia and meridian work that treats the body as one connected line, then Christina's TCM reset and ear seeding to close it out.
The food was part of it
Phoebe's plant-based lunch, freshly whisked matcha, and Frangipani oil in the air.
Some answers aren't in your head
The thing to take home isn't any one move. It's that line: some answers were never in your head. They're in your body.
An original JSLALALAND field guide by Jasmine Chang (@jslalaland).