Inner Medicine Series

Inner Medicine Series classes are designed to support your wellness journey with classes around topics relevant and important to your health and mind-body-spirit connection. Each class will include self-healing and energetic practices as well as inner medicine principles, theory and skill building.

Class Series Include & Incorporate

Qigong breath-work, movement and practices
Energetic practices for mind-body awareness
Boundary setting for strength and protection
Doaist medicinal theory and meditation

Self-healing skill building for better health
Nervous system regulation and emotional balancing
Opportunities for self-reflection and integration
Chinese Medicine learning and applicability

The Alchemy of Fire

Presence • Connection • The Radiance of the Heart

Summer is the season of expansion, expression, and the flowering of life. In Chinese medicine, it is governed by the Fire element and the Heart—the home of Shen, or spirit. Yet true Fire is not simply excitement, busyness, or constant activity. It is the capacity to be fully alive. To feel deeply. To connect authentically. To inhabit the present moment with clarity, warmth, and purpose.

In this four-week Inner Medicine series, we explore the wisdom of the Heart through the lens of Chinese medicine, Daoist philosophy, meditation, reflection, and Qigong practice. Together, we investigate what nourishes the spirit, what scatters it, and how to cultivate a steady inner radiance that arises from alignment rather than striving.

Through embodied practices and meaningful inquiry, participants will deepen their relationship with presence, joy, connection, discernment, and authentic expression. This series invites you to slow down enough to hear the wisdom of the Heart and discover what naturally wants to shine through you.

Series Classes
Wednesdays Online
July 8, 15, 22, 29, 2026
12:15-1:30pm

PLUS

Saturday Mini-Retreat
July 25, 2026
10am-12:30pm
(In-Person in SF or Online)

Cost: $225

No refunds after purchase.
Recordings available for all classes.

Masterclass approved for
2.5 hours CA CEUs
(Drop-In Welcome)

Includes

Weekly Qigong and meditation practices
Teachings from Chinese medicine and Daoist philosophy
Guided reflection and journaling
Community discussion and inquiry
Recorded sessions for replay
2.5-hour Fire Element Masterclass

Inner Medicine Series begin every 6-8 weeks, join anytime!
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Sliding scale offered upon need and request, please contact us for details.
No refund after purchase. Other payment options also available: PayPal, Venmo, Cash/Check

Class Calendar

How to Attend

Class series are offered online with the exception of the Special Event which is offered either Online or In-Person at the SF Buddhist Center, 37 Bartlett St in San Francisco, CA

Living Aligned Zoom Classroom

Nice to meet teacher and community of mellow but dedicated practitioners who follow her kindly, supportive manner and enjoy qi gong. Her spirit is warm and thoughtful as a teacher. -MI

Suzannah is a very kind and patient teacher with a lot of humility and self effacement in her approach. She doesn’t portray herself as a “know at all”, but is continuing to grow like the rest of us in her class. Suzannah also shares her own experiences and insights and presents areas of study in the form of books, research articles, and online resources if we want to dig deeper into a particular aspect of qigong. -MM

This Qigong class has added a whole new level to my spiritual practice. I’ve leaned not only the sequences but even more so, connecting with Qi/life force energy at a deep level within my body and my life. -SM

Qigong helps me remain calm during the chaos of my life.

I have noticed that I have improved my upper body strength and balance from practicing multiple times a week over the last 9 months. It gave me validation that the "slow" physical movement of Qi Gong is very effective in building strength and the low impact of Qi Gong is especially valuable to a senior like myself.