Kia Ora dear heart reader =)
My name, Guillaume, is pronounced "Ghee-Om" in English. In this lifetime, I was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. I now live in Lyttelton, New Zealand. I speak French, English and Portuguese.
I am used to wearing different hats: Dad of two young girls, organic shop facilitator, love to sing songs, caring for traditions, explorer of natural fermentation, growing vegetables and flower-lover.
On the Qigong side, I started to practice in Golden Bay, New Zealand, in 2014. I practised inconsistently for about 8 years. I had learned Tian Yuan, the First Method, and it was my only practice. But in 2023, I read the book "Wellbeing Begins With You" by Yuan Tze. I started the book and I felt it was so easy to read and all the stories touched my heart. At that time, I knew there was something there, something attracted me.
I started weekly practice in Christchurch on a Saturday morning, and, that was it - I knew it was the next step for me to grow. So in 2024, I enrolled in the Ren Xue Teacher Training to deepen my understanding of Qigong. My main focus and interest was - and still is - the heart and the heart qualities. I feel this daily question of "How to keep my heart open? How?"
On the teaching side, at the beginning I didn't really want to teach. I was fearful of being in front of other people and teaching them. My mind told me that I had to learn more and be a "better person". However, in my heart I feel the importance of sharing the teachings. I’ve grown up putting teachers higher than me and to teach from a humble place is deeply healing and nourishing.
So I still wonder...how? This is why I’m starting to offer some classes this year. I am going to start offering them to our local community here in Lyttelton, in the Union Chapel.
My name, Guillaume, is pronounced "Ghee-Om" in English. In this lifetime, I was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. I now live in Lyttelton, New Zealand. I speak French, English and Portuguese.
I am used to wearing different hats: Dad of two young girls, organic shop facilitator, love to sing songs, caring for traditions, explorer of natural fermentation, growing vegetables and flower-lover.
On the Qigong side, I started to practice in Golden Bay, New Zealand, in 2014. I practised inconsistently for about 8 years. I had learned Tian Yuan, the First Method, and it was my only practice. But in 2023, I read the book "Wellbeing Begins With You" by Yuan Tze. I started the book and I felt it was so easy to read and all the stories touched my heart. At that time, I knew there was something there, something attracted me.
I started weekly practice in Christchurch on a Saturday morning, and, that was it - I knew it was the next step for me to grow. So in 2024, I enrolled in the Ren Xue Teacher Training to deepen my understanding of Qigong. My main focus and interest was - and still is - the heart and the heart qualities. I feel this daily question of "How to keep my heart open? How?"
On the teaching side, at the beginning I didn't really want to teach. I was fearful of being in front of other people and teaching them. My mind told me that I had to learn more and be a "better person". However, in my heart I feel the importance of sharing the teachings. I’ve grown up putting teachers higher than me and to teach from a humble place is deeply healing and nourishing.
So I still wonder...how? This is why I’m starting to offer some classes this year. I am going to start offering them to our local community here in Lyttelton, in the Union Chapel.
