About
My Journey
My name is Gwen Millar (please call me Cal, the name I go by). I founded EVOLVE World Well-Being Qigong to help others incorporate transformational-alchemical practices into their daily lives.
I began with myself. An autoimmune illness, post-surgical complications, and emotional trauma left me exhausted and struggling to live to my fullest life. Qigong gave me a subtle pathway to greater well-being. Practicing has strengthened me physically, emotionally and soulfully. It has improved my balance, tranquility, mobility, and boosted my resilience. Now, when things get a chaotic around me, I am infinitely better able to maintain clarity, calm, compassion and awareness to the situation at hand.
My Mission
Evolve World Well-Being Qigong mission emphasizes the natural laws of nature, melding ancient alchemical practices of Qigong with art and science to repair, replenish and rejuvenate body, mind and spirit, and reminding us of the interconnectedness of humanity with the earth, in order to bring healing for oneself, ones community and rippling that healing into the eco-systems of the world.
My Experience
Learning Qigong for self-healing has also led me to my heart’s path as an Alchemical Wisdom Educator of these ancient ways, helping others repair, replenish, and rejuvenate body, mind, and spirit.
In this mission, I arrive with curiosity, finding my winding way with life’s complexity contained within its simplicity.
My Approach
Qigong is like a beautiful ripple, and it begins with us.
My approach to teaching EVOLVE Qigong can best be described in three words: alchemical, connection and listening. I believe in personal interaction in a world mystified by isolation and disconnect.
First, let’s talk about the play. While there’s a great deal of nuance in the choreographed movements of Qigong (and one could spend a lifetime learning everything!), practice is not about “getting it absolutely right.” The greatest benefits of EVOLVE Qigong accrue in simply being present to the joy of the movement, even when you’re just beginning. You get to move, bounce, shake, tap, trill, and whoosh! like you’re a child. You can be the tiger that winds down the mountain or the dragon that whips its tail.
And while we’re catching joy practicing, I am reminding you that we are creatures of the cosmos and the earth. That the five elements of earth, fire, water, wood, and metal –reside in each of us. With EVOLVE, I’ll guide you in balancing those elements within and demonstrate how we embody our connection with nature’s seasons and cycles for healing. We’ll connect to our inner selves by cultivating a clear, conscientious center with abundant energy. And when we as individuals are balanced in our physical, emotional, and spiritual energy, we are better able to connect with one another, serve our communities, and positively impact world healing with grace.
A Practice of Deep Connection
The world seems particularly fraught now.
I hear this again and again from clients, friends, family members: My nervous system feels frazzled. Frayed. Why are we so isolated from one another?
It’s no wonder. Because we’ve forgotten that Humankind is part of Nature, as Nature is part of Humankind. And we’ve forgotten that human beings are designed to thrive in community. Yet we’ve come to see ourselves as separate from one another. Those other people over there have nothing to do with us.
Consider this: the thing we touch most is our phone. We panic when it’s missing. Technology doesn’t love us, yet that’s what many spend most of their day connected to. How can we balance this with awareness and connection to original nature?
The loss of loving human connection harms humanity and the planet. It drains our energy, amps up anxiety and fear. EVOLVE Qigong can counteract that by reigniting the senses, heightening awareness, balancing the physical and emotional body, calming the spirit.
When we are balanced, serene, and happy, we are more compassionate to ourselves, our communities, more focused and impactful for our world.
Children remind us that we are not separate from this planet, her elements and creatures. They should be encouraged to remember, and we as adults can benefit from finding our way back.
Qigong brings out the playfulness in all of us. EVOLVE World Well-Being Qigong is for people of all ages. I believe that Qigong is a profound longevity medicine, offering a vast array of nature-based healing solutions. Qigong practices consistently teach and encourage us to care for ourselves and the planet as one. In this we begin to experience alchemical transformation that extends from enriched awareness and presence.
Why choose Qigong?
Five Element Tiger for Healthy Lungs, strength, inspiration & joy
Humankind is a part of Nature as Nature is a part of Humankind. Qigong is often practiced outdoors, where the connection to living energies are abundant. When we experience the flora and fauna of earth and sea, and the celestial bodies of the sky, we are cultivating this vital life force into our own essence.
These self healing practices and meditations are 1000’s of years old. They have dynamic rythmic movements, breath techniques, self massage, mantras and contemplative practices to replenish the energy reservoirs of the body benefiting physical, emotional and mental wellness.