First of all, thank you to everyone who participated in the New Year, New Qi 10-Day Challenge! Your consistency, presence, and genuine effort were incredibly inspiring to witness. This challenge truly showed what it means to practice as a community — with curiosity, dedication, and an open student’s mind. 🏆 Here are the winners🏆 🥇1st - @Santi Escriu Prize Includes: - $100 Gift Card - Premium Handmade Tai Chi Stick - Custom Rooted Alchemy Hoodie - 30-Minute Private Practice Session with Sonny 🥈 2nd - @Benedetto Manzella 🥉 3rd - @Davida Smith Prize Include: - Premium Handmade Tai Chi Stick - Custom Rooted Alchemy Hoodie - 30-Minute Private Practice Session with Sonny And we're not done yet.... 🎁 We have surprise gift for all participants! 🎁 Because this challenge was so inspiring and your commitment did not go unnoticed, we’d like to give EVERYONE who joined the challenge a custom Rooted Alchemy T-shirt as a small token of our gratitude. Your diligence, sincerity, and willingness to show up truly embody the spirit of practice. ⚠️ I will personally direct message all participants to arrange the prizes and surprise gift, so PLEASE MAKE SURE TO CHECK and expect a message from me ⚠️ We’re excited to continue creating meaningful experiences, challenges, and gatherings that support your Tai Chi & Qigong journey and deepen your practice. Thank you for being part of this growing, supportive community — we can’t wait to practice together again soon🌿

Rooted Alchemy family, we just surpassed 100,000 subscribers on YouTube. Wow. Back in August, who would have thought we would build a Tai Chi community of over 100,000 people practicing together from all over the world. This journey has been incredibly humbling, and we’re deeply grateful to every single one of you who has been here, practicing, watching, and growing with us. We’re excited for what the future holds and grateful for your patience as we continue building intentionally behind the scenes. Just know that we’re still early, and there is so much more to come. And a huge thank you to Sonny for practicing, teaching, and learning with such depth and integrity that it naturally spread far and wide. Stay the course.

Hey everyone, whether you’re starting fresh because you just arrived or you’re restarting like me to re-establish your practice, this is our spot. The 7-day challenge always feels more grounding when we move together, so this post will stay pinned for our daily check-ins. Let’s show up, keep it simple, and take it one day at a time. ✅ How to Check In Each Day After you finish your practice, follow these three steps: 1. State which day of the challenge you’re on. Example: Day 1, Day 3, Day 7, etc. 2. How you felt before and after. One short sentence for each. 3. Screenshot or photo: A quick picture of your screen, TV, or you practicing. Feel free to leave encouragement for others. A little support goes a long way. ✨ Sample Check-In 1. Day: 1 2. Before: Feeling tight 3. After: Calm and relaxed 4. (Photo attached)

Every practice begins with a first step, and this is ours together. In the comments, tell us: 🌍 Where you’re tuning in from 🌱 If you’re brand new or already on the path 🎯 What you hope to grow or discover here Your voice adds to the energy of this community ✨