SUMMER QIGONG IN NATURE (in-person class in Laugarás, Iceland)
Join me for an afternoon of Qigong practice in the Icelandic countryside. Offered at the height of summer (season of the fire element), this class will take extra care to nourish the heart and small intestine, organs associated in Qigong and Traditional Chinese Medicine with summer and fire. Let the practice and the natural setting refresh your energy, bringing peace and ease into your heart. Take home a tranquil, joyful heart, letting its warmth nourish your relationships.
The class is suitable to all abilities, all levels of experience, and all body/mind types. Beginners are especially welcome. Weather allowing, we will practice outdoors. Otherwise, we will make use of the beautiful greenhouse studio at the retreat center. If you have a yoga mat and/or blankets, please bring them with you. We will have some mats, cushions and blankets to loan out as well. Chairs will be available, allowing you to shift between seated and standing practice as you need.
Date and time:
Saturday July 12th, 2025 15:30-17:00
Location:
Samskara Retreat Center Iceland
Varmagerði, Laugarás 806 (map)
Investment:
2900 ISK
Pre-registration is not required, but appreciated. Thank you for sharing your intention to join by emailing .
RECEIVE & RESTORE (online, open classes)
Having given energy out into the world, what would it feel like to take time for yourself: to receive and restore your energy? Combining Qigong and restorative yoga, Receive & Restore classes provide the space and conditions for such restoration, reorienting the practitioner back towards a natural state of inner calm, harmony, health, and vitality.
Each class begins with the body in physical stillness, while energy is guided internally with breath, visualization and intention. The body is then invited into gentle movement (if willing) that can be practiced on the ground or seated in a chair. The option to come up to stand is available for those who wish to do so. The last 20 minutes of each class is dedicated to restorative savasana (resting in stillness), to offer the body time to store the cultivated energy.
Classes are suitable to all abilities, all levels of experience, and all body/mind types. They are created to particularly support those experiencing exhaustion, living with chronic illness, or recovering from illness or depletion. However, in today’s fast-paced world, I feel most will benefit from taking time to slow down and restore energy.
Receive & Restore (online live classes – via Zoom):
Monday June 16th, 2025 12:00-13:00 UTC
Register for the classes by emailing . Classes are offered in the spirit of dana (generosity, reciprocity). To receive the zoom link, I ask for a registration fee of 5 EUR/USD (750 ISK). Then, I invite you to support me with an amount reflecting what you receive from practicing with me and your financial means. Suggested support amounts are 10-25 EUR (12-30 USD, 1500-3600 ISK). To transfer the registration fee and offer dana, please visit my PayPal page (within Iceland, please contact me for bank transfer information instead). Thank you for your generosity.
LIVE CLASSES on InsightTimer
In addition to a growing library of audio meditations I release on the InsightTimer platform, I offer period live practices, drawing from a number of different modalities. Unlike the Zoom classes I host independently, InsightTimer allows only for one-way audio/video. This means you can see and hear me, but I (or anyone else) cannot see or hear you. There is a chat interface, which allows you to communicate with me and other participants (if you wish). Live practices on InsightTimer are supported entirely by the generosity of the community. As teachers, we do not receive funds to host the events. We therefore invite you to make a donation to support your teacher whenever you attend. To attend one of my InsightTimer live events, click on the link to a particular event below. No pre-registration is required.
Upcoming live events on InsightTimer (online):
Thursday June 19th, 2025 15:00-15:30 UTC: Standing Like a Tree (Wuji Zhan Zhuang Qigong Practice) (30 min)
Come experience one of the foundational practices of Qigong: standing meditation known as Wuji Zhan Zhuang. This practice is accessible from either standing or seated postures. The intention of this live is to offer a taste of the practice, which I dive deeper into in my audio course (available on the InsightTimer platform). I will guide about a 15-minute full practice including gentle movement to warm up, then allow time for questions about the course and the material contained within.
Thursday July 10th, 2025 11:00-11:30 UTC: Qigong for Your Day (30 min)
Join me for a short, simple movement practice to rebalance our energy. Clearing energies such as tiredness, heaviness, stress, or agitation from body, mind, and heart, we’ll allow fresh, clear energy to circulate and nourish us. Appropriate for any time of day and accessible to all. Practice standing, seated, or lying down visualizing the movement.
Below are some of the kind words students have shared about practicing with me. Thank you for giving me permission to print your words here.
“Markéta is such a gifted and generous teacher! Her classes on Insight Timer have been the perfect introduction to Qigong and this spiritual way of living, and I’m delighted to connect with her through her website for in-person teaching and inspiration. She offers very clear instructions with patience and an emphasis on self acceptance. Her calm is contagious and I will follow her everywhere!” – Cathy M (USA)