

From the Outside In: Qi Gong for the First Time with Kathleen Sakovitz
By Eilaf Abdulrahman Farajalla I stared at the screen and sounded out the words. I felt silly. A quick Internet search later and I figured out how to sound it out. Qi Gong. Chi gung. It sounded difficult and disjointed, static even, as the sound came out of my mouth. After a few tries, I felt a little less silly. An avid fan of yoga all of my life, I thought that this would be just another variation of yoga. I was wrong. Whereas yoga focuses more on moving and holding postur


Hi, My name is Eilaf. I'm Open Spirit's summer intern.
Hi. My name is Eilaf and I am your summer intern. I am a first year Master’s of Theological Studies student at Harvard Divinity School and I feel so honored to be a student, for the opportunity to read and write and learn. When people ask me where I am from, I have to ask myself a few questions: How well do I know this person? How much time do I have? Do I have my handy foldable map? If I am particularly chatty, I will indulge the curious. If I am not, I say Colorado. Open Sp