Ren Xue

Global Awakening Day

Grass Valley, CA

Sunday, October 5, 2025

Join us for a day of practice, community, and global unity

About Global Awakening Day:

This special day is an opportunity to meet other spiritual seekers in a beautiful environment, enjoy a delicious meal, practice together, and set powerful intentions for the year ahead.

We will help the global Ren Xue community build a Qifield on this day for our growth and humanity's wellbeing, envision our aspirations for the year ahead, and open our hearts for the benefit of all beings.


Event Schedule:

Come to all or part of the day!

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Arrival & Connection
Begin your day with warm greetings and nourishing coffee & tea as we gather our community and prepare our hearts for this special day.

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Yuan Qigong Practice - Tian Yuan and Di Yuan
We’ll practice the foundational Yuan Qigong methods, building our individual and collective Qifield as we connect with practitioners in the global Ren Xue Qifield.

Please note: Participants should already be familiar with Methods 1 & 2 as this will be a practice session, not instruction.

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Community Potluck - Please bring a dish to share
Enjoy nourishing food and meaningful conversation as we strengthen our bonds and celebrate our practice community. Arrival/setup begins at 11:30AM.  Enjoy special dishes created from the abundance of the farm!

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Farm & Garden Tour
Experience the beauty and harmony of our practice space as we walk through the garden and farm, connecting with the land that supports our practice.

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Connection with Other Ren Xue Groups

Join us in our living room as we connect to Ren Xue Washington to hear Zach and Kelly Snyder have a heart-to-heart conversation with Fiona Mclaughlin, exploring setting intentions for the year ahead and celebrating our shared commitment to inner work. Experience the power of our unified Qifield as practitioners come together in shared intention. 

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Tea, Music & Art
Featuring resident artist Maja Rode completing her year-long mural journey

We close our day in creative flow and peaceful reflection. One year ago, as we transformed our garage into the Qi Studio, Maja began painting a visionary Yuan Qi mural. Now, completing a full cycle, she returns to add the final touches to this living expression of creativity, consciousness, and Original Qi. Join us for beautiful music as we witness the completion of the mural and maybe even get into some creative play! All while holding our new intentions for the year ahead in our hearts.

Location: Grass Valley, CA

Our Farm and Qi Studio
Address details to be provided via email.

This is a free event with limited space for Ren Xue practitioners.


Meet the Hosts 

Lisa Lewis-Cogswell and Christapher Cogswell are dedicated Ren Xue teachers who have combined their passion for personal growth with their commitment to creating a more loving, joyful, and healthy world. With their complementary skills and shared vision, they enjoy serving individuals and communities.

They teach from their home studio on a small micro farm in the Grass Valley, CA.

More about Lisa & Christapher →

"I have every reason to believe that when we are on this path filled with determination and sincerity, we can expect to continually attain realization and wisdom. If more people participate, the world will be so much more hopeful and the future will be bright."


— Yuan Tze, Founder of Ren Xue