One of the small instructions that often appears in qigong practice is this:

“Rest the tongue lightly on the roof of the mouth.”

Find what brings you into presence.
Presence allows harmony to be felt.
Harmony allows energy to be sustained.

Places and communities I thought I would remain connected to for years suddenly no longer felt aligned. One of those places was a center where I had been practicing qigong and tai chi. Over time, the management changed, and with those changes, the energy of the space changed as well. While the practices themselves remained valuable, something within me knew it was time to move on.