Teja Bell
@tejabell.bsky.social
Teja Bell (Fudo Myoo Rōshi 老師) is a lineage dharma teacher and a recognized Rinzai Zen master, the 84th ancestor of Línjì Yìxuán’s Zen lineage (临济义玄)
www.TejaBell.com
www.TejaBell.com
In practice, effort softens.
We discover the quiet strength of Wú Wéi — effortless action.
Gravity teaches release, momentum reminds us to trust.
Through awareness, movement moves itself.
Doing becomes being.
#QigongDharma #Wuwei
We discover the quiet strength of Wú Wéi — effortless action.
Gravity teaches release, momentum reminds us to trust.
Through awareness, movement moves itself.
Doing becomes being.
#QigongDharma #Wuwei
November 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
In practice, effort softens.
We discover the quiet strength of Wú Wéi — effortless action.
Gravity teaches release, momentum reminds us to trust.
Through awareness, movement moves itself.
Doing becomes being.
#QigongDharma #Wuwei
We discover the quiet strength of Wú Wéi — effortless action.
Gravity teaches release, momentum reminds us to trust.
Through awareness, movement moves itself.
Doing becomes being.
#QigongDharma #Wuwei
As the year turns, our practice mirrors nature’s rhythm of return.
Repetition isn’t routine, it’s revelation.
Each swing, each breath, each return brings us home again. 🍁
#Qigong #MindfulMovement #TheRhythmOfReturn
Join me in exploring the effortless swing of return.
Repetition isn’t routine, it’s revelation.
Each swing, each breath, each return brings us home again. 🍁
#Qigong #MindfulMovement #TheRhythmOfReturn
Join me in exploring the effortless swing of return.
November 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
As the year turns, our practice mirrors nature’s rhythm of return.
Repetition isn’t routine, it’s revelation.
Each swing, each breath, each return brings us home again. 🍁
#Qigong #MindfulMovement #TheRhythmOfReturn
Join me in exploring the effortless swing of return.
Repetition isn’t routine, it’s revelation.
Each swing, each breath, each return brings us home again. 🍁
#Qigong #MindfulMovement #TheRhythmOfReturn
Join me in exploring the effortless swing of return.
🍁 The rhythm of return. Each season invites us home — back to the still point within movement, the quiet pulse beneath all change. Through repetition, the familiar becomes new. Through awareness, the ordinary becomes sacred. Return again. Each time, you meet yourself anew. #QigongDharma
November 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
🍁 The rhythm of return. Each season invites us home — back to the still point within movement, the quiet pulse beneath all change. Through repetition, the familiar becomes new. Through awareness, the ordinary becomes sacred. Return again. Each time, you meet yourself anew. #QigongDharma
Take a few moments today to simply breathe. Soft belly, open heart, and feel how awareness moves through you with each inhale and exhale. This is the foundation of all practice.
#Qigong #DharmaPractice #NaturalBreath #TejaBell
#Qigong #DharmaPractice #NaturalBreath #TejaBell
October 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Take a few moments today to simply breathe. Soft belly, open heart, and feel how awareness moves through you with each inhale and exhale. This is the foundation of all practice.
#Qigong #DharmaPractice #NaturalBreath #TejaBell
#Qigong #DharmaPractice #NaturalBreath #TejaBell
Hey everyone! Just a quick reminder that I host a session every Wednesday at 10 AM PST where you can come sit with me and explore Qigong Dharma. It’s a space to slow down, connect with your energy, and just be present. I’d love for you to join—come as you are and see what unfolds!
October 24, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Hey everyone! Just a quick reminder that I host a session every Wednesday at 10 AM PST where you can come sit with me and explore Qigong Dharma. It’s a space to slow down, connect with your energy, and just be present. I’d love for you to join—come as you are and see what unfolds!
Coherence arises when the brain moves in harmony rather than conflict.
Less fragmentation. More flow.
Notice your body and breath — awareness brings the brain into balance.
Less fragmentation. More flow.
Notice your body and breath — awareness brings the brain into balance.
October 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Coherence arises when the brain moves in harmony rather than conflict.
Less fragmentation. More flow.
Notice your body and breath — awareness brings the brain into balance.
Less fragmentation. More flow.
Notice your body and breath — awareness brings the brain into balance.
I just released Circular Pulse Practice on Insight Timer. 🌿 In this session, I guide you through circular pulse movements that open the microcosmic orbit and nourish the body. Feel the connection between earth and sky as you align and awaken your energy from the inside out.
October 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I just released Circular Pulse Practice on Insight Timer. 🌿 In this session, I guide you through circular pulse movements that open the microcosmic orbit and nourish the body. Feel the connection between earth and sky as you align and awaken your energy from the inside out.
Sometimes all it takes is a few conscious breaths to reconnect with your body and awaken your energy. Pause, breathe deep, and let your body recharge from the inside out. 🌿✨
#MindfulBreathing #InnerPulse #SelfCare #BodyAwareness #NourishFromWithin
#MindfulBreathing #InnerPulse #SelfCare #BodyAwareness #NourishFromWithin
October 7, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Sometimes all it takes is a few conscious breaths to reconnect with your body and awaken your energy. Pause, breathe deep, and let your body recharge from the inside out. 🌿✨
#MindfulBreathing #InnerPulse #SelfCare #BodyAwareness #NourishFromWithin
#MindfulBreathing #InnerPulse #SelfCare #BodyAwareness #NourishFromWithin
On @insighttimer I guide Shaking the Heavenly Pillar: Spinal Spiraling — a seated Daoyin practice to spiral the spine, open the cervical vertebrae & reconnect body, breath & universe. 🌀✨ Listen & follow me for more.
October 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
On @insighttimer I guide Shaking the Heavenly Pillar: Spinal Spiraling — a seated Daoyin practice to spiral the spine, open the cervical vertebrae & reconnect body, breath & universe. 🌀✨ Listen & follow me for more.
Your brain’s Default Mode Network fuels chatter + overthinking. QigongDharma retrains it—quieting the noise + anchoring you in presence. 🧘♂️
Join me Wed 10am PST for class. This is next-level meditation.
#Qigong #Meditation
Join me Wed 10am PST for class. This is next-level meditation.
#Qigong #Meditation
October 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Your brain’s Default Mode Network fuels chatter + overthinking. QigongDharma retrains it—quieting the noise + anchoring you in presence. 🧘♂️
Join me Wed 10am PST for class. This is next-level meditation.
#Qigong #Meditation
Join me Wed 10am PST for class. This is next-level meditation.
#Qigong #Meditation
I’d love to share The Eight Expressions of Qi with you on Insight Timer.
This is a practice I’ve created to help you feel the flow of energy in your body, soften into yourself, and return awareness to the present moment. Just come as you are, with your breath.
#tejabell #qigongdharma
This is a practice I’ve created to help you feel the flow of energy in your body, soften into yourself, and return awareness to the present moment. Just come as you are, with your breath.
#tejabell #qigongdharma
September 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I’d love to share The Eight Expressions of Qi with you on Insight Timer.
This is a practice I’ve created to help you feel the flow of energy in your body, soften into yourself, and return awareness to the present moment. Just come as you are, with your breath.
#tejabell #qigongdharma
This is a practice I’ve created to help you feel the flow of energy in your body, soften into yourself, and return awareness to the present moment. Just come as you are, with your breath.
#tejabell #qigongdharma
Every month, I’ll send a note your way — a few reflections, practices, and updates to stay connected.
It’s simple, gentle, and never more than once a month. Just a way to keep you in the loop and offer a little inspiration.
Sign up through the link in bio.
#mindfulness #newsletter #community
It’s simple, gentle, and never more than once a month. Just a way to keep you in the loop and offer a little inspiration.
Sign up through the link in bio.
#mindfulness #newsletter #community
September 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Every month, I’ll send a note your way — a few reflections, practices, and updates to stay connected.
It’s simple, gentle, and never more than once a month. Just a way to keep you in the loop and offer a little inspiration.
Sign up through the link in bio.
#mindfulness #newsletter #community
It’s simple, gentle, and never more than once a month. Just a way to keep you in the loop and offer a little inspiration.
Sign up through the link in bio.
#mindfulness #newsletter #community
“The body remembers. That’s why we practice returning to it gently.” 🌿
Every breath, every step, every pause is an invitation to soften into what the body already knows. We don’t have to force it, only listen.
✨ Join me in practice — link in bio.
#mindfulness #embodiment #gentlepractice
Every breath, every step, every pause is an invitation to soften into what the body already knows. We don’t have to force it, only listen.
✨ Join me in practice — link in bio.
#mindfulness #embodiment #gentlepractice
September 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
“The body remembers. That’s why we practice returning to it gently.” 🌿
Every breath, every step, every pause is an invitation to soften into what the body already knows. We don’t have to force it, only listen.
✨ Join me in practice — link in bio.
#mindfulness #embodiment #gentlepractice
Every breath, every step, every pause is an invitation to soften into what the body already knows. We don’t have to force it, only listen.
✨ Join me in practice — link in bio.
#mindfulness #embodiment #gentlepractice
Sit with me on Wednesdays ✨ We’ll practice QigongDharma — a meditation in motion that softens the body, deepens the breath, and returns awareness to the present moment. No experience needed. Just bring yourself, exactly as you are.
#qigong #mindfulnesspractice #movingmeditation
#qigong #mindfulnesspractice #movingmeditation
September 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Sit with me on Wednesdays ✨ We’ll practice QigongDharma — a meditation in motion that softens the body, deepens the breath, and returns awareness to the present moment. No experience needed. Just bring yourself, exactly as you are.
#qigong #mindfulnesspractice #movingmeditation
#qigong #mindfulnesspractice #movingmeditation
Your breath is more than air — it’s resonance. Each inhale connects you with the stars. Each exhale expands that connection. ✨ What do you feel when you breathe with the stars? #breathwork #mindfulness
September 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Your breath is more than air — it’s resonance. Each inhale connects you with the stars. Each exhale expands that connection. ✨ What do you feel when you breathe with the stars? #breathwork #mindfulness
Notice your thoughts. Don’t follow them, just watch them come and go.
Where do you feel the space that holds them? Take a breath and rest there. 🌿
#mindfulness #presence #meditation #teja
Where do you feel the space that holds them? Take a breath and rest there. 🌿
#mindfulness #presence #meditation #teja
September 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Notice your thoughts. Don’t follow them, just watch them come and go.
Where do you feel the space that holds them? Take a breath and rest there. 🌿
#mindfulness #presence #meditation #teja
Where do you feel the space that holds them? Take a breath and rest there. 🌿
#mindfulness #presence #meditation #teja
🌊 With each press of the palms, the body ripples like a wave. Folding into the qua, breath slows, lymph flows, and stillness opens. #QigongDharma #MindfulMovement
September 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
🌊 With each press of the palms, the body ripples like a wave. Folding into the qua, breath slows, lymph flows, and stillness opens. #QigongDharma #MindfulMovement
Hey friends, it’s me, Teja.
Take a moment today. Pause. Breathe. Even just a few slow breaths can help you reset, soften, and reconnect with yourself. Meditation isn’t about doing it “right”—it’s about giving yourself a little space to just be. 💛
Take a moment today. Pause. Breathe. Even just a few slow breaths can help you reset, soften, and reconnect with yourself. Meditation isn’t about doing it “right”—it’s about giving yourself a little space to just be. 💛
September 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Hey friends, it’s me, Teja.
Take a moment today. Pause. Breathe. Even just a few slow breaths can help you reset, soften, and reconnect with yourself. Meditation isn’t about doing it “right”—it’s about giving yourself a little space to just be. 💛
Take a moment today. Pause. Breathe. Even just a few slow breaths can help you reset, soften, and reconnect with yourself. Meditation isn’t about doing it “right”—it’s about giving yourself a little space to just be. 💛
🌿 “Be gentle. Even your resistance is worthy of compassion.” — Teja
Your resistance isn’t the enemy. It’s a signal that something in you needs care, attention, and kindness. Even the parts of you that say “not now” or “I can’t” deserve gentleness.
Your resistance isn’t the enemy. It’s a signal that something in you needs care, attention, and kindness. Even the parts of you that say “not now” or “I can’t” deserve gentleness.
September 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
🌿 “Be gentle. Even your resistance is worthy of compassion.” — Teja
Your resistance isn’t the enemy. It’s a signal that something in you needs care, attention, and kindness. Even the parts of you that say “not now” or “I can’t” deserve gentleness.
Your resistance isn’t the enemy. It’s a signal that something in you needs care, attention, and kindness. Even the parts of you that say “not now” or “I can’t” deserve gentleness.
As you lie down tonight, close your eyes and notice the film of your day passing through your awareness. Connect with the four phases of breath—soft, smooth, natural.
✨ Join me live Wednesdays at 10am PST to discover more daily life tools.
Go to: https://tejabell.com/wednesday
✨ Join me live Wednesdays at 10am PST to discover more daily life tools.
Go to: https://tejabell.com/wednesday
September 2, 2025 at 7:17 PM
As you lie down tonight, close your eyes and notice the film of your day passing through your awareness. Connect with the four phases of breath—soft, smooth, natural.
✨ Join me live Wednesdays at 10am PST to discover more daily life tools.
Go to: https://tejabell.com/wednesday
✨ Join me live Wednesdays at 10am PST to discover more daily life tools.
Go to: https://tejabell.com/wednesday
Coherency isn’t perfection—it’s body, mind, emotions & spirit moving as one. When we align, the best in us naturally rises.
August 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Coherency isn’t perfection—it’s body, mind, emotions & spirit moving as one. When we align, the best in us naturally rises.
Mindfulness isn’t only stillness.
Embodied Mindfulness blends Buddhist dharma + Daoist energy so the body itself becomes a gateway to presence. 🌿
It’s more than self-regulation—it’s transformation.
#QigongDharma #MindfulnessInMotion
Embodied Mindfulness blends Buddhist dharma + Daoist energy so the body itself becomes a gateway to presence. 🌿
It’s more than self-regulation—it’s transformation.
#QigongDharma #MindfulnessInMotion
August 26, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Mindfulness isn’t only stillness.
Embodied Mindfulness blends Buddhist dharma + Daoist energy so the body itself becomes a gateway to presence. 🌿
It’s more than self-regulation—it’s transformation.
#QigongDharma #MindfulnessInMotion
Embodied Mindfulness blends Buddhist dharma + Daoist energy so the body itself becomes a gateway to presence. 🌿
It’s more than self-regulation—it’s transformation.
#QigongDharma #MindfulnessInMotion
Grounding lives in your body. 🌿 Through breath + the elements within, you can settle + strengthen. Pause + take 3 deep breaths right now.
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August 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Grounding lives in your body. 🌿 Through breath + the elements within, you can settle + strengthen. Pause + take 3 deep breaths right now.
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QigongDharma rewires the brain on 3 levels: 🧠 sharpen focus 🌊 quiet mental noise 🔮 feel + regulate better. Meditation meets neuroscience in motion — and it changes everything.
August 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
QigongDharma rewires the brain on 3 levels: 🧠 sharpen focus 🌊 quiet mental noise 🔮 feel + regulate better. Meditation meets neuroscience in motion — and it changes everything.