Episode Details

Ting Ting Guan’s journey began in poverty in China, wound through the high-stress fashion world of NYC, and crashed into a deep depression that only the ocean could heal. After reinventing herself as a successful yoga teacher, the universe pulled the rug out again, shutting every professional door in Los Angeles until she had no choice but to surrender to a new rhythm.

In this episode, Ting Ting reveals how the Guanjing Method was birthed not in a studio, but on a beach in Topanga, where she allowed her breath to animate her body and cleanse her trauma. She discusses the terrifying freedom of the void; that space where old identities die and new, channeled wisdom begins to flow.

Corissa and Ting Ting explore the concept of Embodied Intuition...moving beyond thinking your way through problems to dancing with them. Ting Ting shares her upcoming pilgrimage to the Wudang Mountains in China to study ancient martial arts and explains why trusting your yes (even when it involves adopting a homeless man's puppy instead of catching a flight) is the only way to live.

In this episode, we cover:

• The Bag of Rocks: How to identify the extra weight you’re carrying in your life, whether it’s a job, a relationship, or an identity, and the courage to drop it.
• The Universe’s No: Why every yoga opportunity in LA dried up for Ting Ting, forcing her into the pressure cooker that birthed her signature method.
• Channeling Light: Demystifying the idea of being a channel (it’s not about hearing voices, but about allowing light to move through your body in spiraling, sacred shapes).
• The Physics of Flow: How specific movements can release trauma stored in the fascia and create space for spirit to enter.
• The Puppy Test: A real-life lesson in trusting your heart over your logic when Ting Ting missed a red-eye flight to adopt a dog from a stranger on a beach.

Notable Quotes:

• "If you were to tell me 10 years ago that... I founded my own movement form... I would have been like, what are you talking about?" — Ting Ting Guan
• "I realized, I'm doing these movements all the time... I'm imagining that my frustration is releasing... I realized, oh, these are meditative movements." — Ting Ting Guan
• "I allow the light to use my body to move and dance... directing and projecting that light out in these spiraling circular shapes." — Ting Ting Guan

Resources & Links:

• Connect with Ting Ting Guan: https://www.guanjingmethod.com/
• Ting Tin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/one.with.soul
• Guanjing Method on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/guanjingmethod

Connect with Corissa:

• Explore the Advisory. https://corissasaintlaurent.com/advisory
• Inquire for Keynotes. https://corissasaintlaurent.com/speaking

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