Riding the Fire Horse:
Courage, Boundaries & Discernment
February 20th,2026 9:30–11:00am Pacific Online Zoom Qigong Workshop
The Year of the Wood Snake was a heavy year for many of us — a year that required an inward crawl toward honestly re-evaluating what was good for us. For many, it was a year of shedding: identities, homes, careers, relationships, and tears.
From those salty waters rises the Year of the Horse, which brings a very different energy — more external, more yang, with tremendous forward momentum and an unapologetic force that gallops us toward a new beginning.
You may already feel the Horse pulling you forward into your power, and you might feel excitement, even elation. This is the emotion of the Heart and the Fire element, and one of the gifts of the Fire Horse year.
However, Fire can burn too fast and too hot, leading to burnout. Excess heat can also create confusion around what our true path forward is.
Within this fervor, we can lose discernment and experience a collapse of boundaries.
There are ways to ride this energy skillfully without being burned by it.
In this workshop–ceremony, we will honour the departure of the Snake through a Snake Qigong form and call in the energy of the Fire element. We will also learn Qigong forms that help contain and direct Fire rather than letting it burn wild. We will also touch on the medicine of the Gallbladder, which helps us make decisions, commit to a direction, and step forward with courage. The session will be a combination of lecture, meditation, Qigong practice, acupressure and reflection.
Topics we will explore in this special seasonal workshop:
The Fire element: its gifts and its dangers
How to work with Fire through the Fire Officials: Pericardium, Triple Warmer, Small Intestine
The Gallbladder: decision-making, and encouraging that first courageous step.
When:
February 20th, 9:30–11:00am Pacific
Cost:
Live Class: $36.90 USD
Practice Path Library Members ($44/month): Free
*Please note: All Practice Path Members will get this class for free! Do not purchase it separately as it is included in your membership. You will not receive access to the replay if you access the class through the Practice Path, but instead it will be located in the Seasonal Library which you have access to until your subscription is cancelled.
A special note on the workshop date of February 20, 2026:
On this day, Neptune and Saturn conjoin at 0° Aries, lighting the first degree of the zodiac. This marks the beginning of a new cycle and opens a portal of possibility between imagination (Neptune) and form (Saturn). It is rare for these planets to meet at the very beginning of the zodiac, and the timing with the Fire Horse year underscores themes of ignition, direction, courage, and the willingness to choose a path and ride it forward.
Align with the powerful energies of this special alignment in our Practice Path Library.
This workshop is included in all Practice Path Memberships (starting at $44/month)
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