Meditation in Motion and Stillness
Self Healing through an Open Heart
Hi! I’m Kathy Welch. I started this website to introduce more people to the beauty of Sheng Zhen. I first discovered Sheng Zhen in 2014 when Master Li, the founder, taught a weekend workshop in Santa Cruz. I was struggling with some serious family problems, and after 1 day of learning the first 6 movements of Healing Stage I, I knew this practice would change my life. I felt much calmer, more centered and at peace. I wasn’t able to attend both days of the workshop, so I continued to practice those 6 movements daily until I was able to learn the rest of the form at another weekend workshop about 8 months later in Santa Barbara.
Edward Willey is another Sheng Zhen teacher in the Santa Cruz area. He began teaching a class in 2015 that I was able to join with my work schedule. I learned from Edward weekly and travelled to take weekend workshops from Master Li when able. In 2016, I attended a 9-day teacher training in Austin, Texas. I began teaching my family the forms to better learn to teach. I attended another teacher training in Croatia in 2017 and became a certified teacher.
I started a class at the Oncology office where I worked in 2018 and continued teaching there weekly until the pandemic shut everything down in 2020. I also taught 2 classes at a yoga studio downtown. Sadly, the yoga studio closed due to the pandemic. I began teaching online on Zoom in April of 2020. Now we are able to practice with people from around the world instead of just locally. And in September, I began teaching an in-person class again through Dominican Hospital’s PEP (Personal Enrichment Program).
Having retired from my oncology nursing career in 2021, I have more time to teach and practice. I find my practice and understanding deepening the more I practice. To be able to connect to unconditional love, the original energy of the Universe, is such a gift that brings physical, emotional and spiritual healing. I am so grateful to Edward and to Master Li for introducing me to this beautiful gift that keeps on giving.
