Introduction to Mindfulness & Chinese Metaphysics

Slow Down & Reconnect

This introductory workshop is an invitation to slow down and reconnect with presence and clarity. Designed for those seeking greater self-understanding and calm amidst the pace of daily life, the session offers a gentle introduction to mindfulness and Chinese metaphysics as complementary paths of insight and alignment. 

What Makes this Unique:

Finding Clarity through Chinese Metaphysics

The workshop also introduces the Foundations of BaZi (Four Pillars of Destiny), a classical Chinese Metaphysical system that offers a basic understanding of how the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and the principles of Yin and Yang, mirror patterns found in nature and life cycles. 

BaZi allows you to see the energetic blueprint of your life.  Make choices with your natural tendencies and current life cycles instead of going against the grain.

A Personal Gift for Your Journey

For participants who are open to sharing their birth details (year, month, date & hour), they will receive a complimentary BaZi reading for 2026.

Participants will gain practical tools for daily calm and clarity that may be deepened during Bhutan: Journey of Curiosity and Purpose. Discover how Bhutan's Gross National Happiness philosophy and Bhutanese astrology may mirror or differ in their ideas of living well.

What to Expect:

Cultivating Inner Calm with Mindfulness

Participants will be introduced to what mindfulness is and how simple, accessible mindfulness practices can support everyday well-being. 

Benefits of mindfulness:

Stress management - ease symptoms of anxiety and low spirits through gentle presence

Improved focus - anchoring the mind in the 'now'

Better sleep - quiet the mind for a more restful night

Details:

This workshop takes place at Crane OUE, between 7:45pm - 9:15pm. Each ticket is priced at $58.

Meet Your Host:

York is a mindfulness educator who believes that journeys, both inner and outer, are invitations into deeper presence, reflection, and connection. With over 16 years of experience in experiential tertiary education and youth mentorship, she holds steady, compassionate spaces that support participants in slowing down and reconnecting with what truly matters.

Her path into mindfulness was shaped by lived experiences of personal challenge and loss, deepening her commitment to practices that cultivate resilience, calm, and clarity. Alongside this, York’s exploration of Chinese Metaphysics emerged as a quest for alignment. Through the ancient wisdom of BaZi and Feng Shui, she discovered powerful tools for self-understanding, clarity of purpose, and navigating life’s transitions with greater ease.

York’s experience in Bhutan has further shaped her approach to mindfulness, as she learned from the Bhutanese how compassion, harmony, and reverence for nature can be integrated into daily life. This experience continues to inform the way she guides others to cultivate curiosity, compassion, and a deeper connection with self and the world around them.

York is a trained teacher in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) from UC San Diego School of Medicine, Center for Mindfulness, and brings together mindfulness and ancient wisdom with warmth, clarity, and grounded presence.

Connect with York on:

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http://www.linkedin.com/in/tan-york-cheng

Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/yorkcheng
https://www.mindfulnests.org/