#8: Nadine Ng
"While I have learned to be capable of doing 100 things at once, I am aware that this is often to the detriment of my mind and Qi."
Nadine is a documentary filmmaker, producer, and generally wise soul. She’s currently in production on her debut feature film, Seedling, following her retired father’s pursuit of his childhood dreams (more on him below).
At a glance…
Location: NYC
Big 3: Cancer/Taurus/Capricorn
What does health, or being healthy, mean to you?
Feeling a sense of peace and balance in how I approach the everyday, from how I take in the world the moment I wake up, to what I put in my body throughout the day, to how I move. It means being present, active, intentional, and alive — in full awareness.
How would you describe your current lifestyle?
A bit chaotic. That said, I have been trying to embrace this chaos from an abundance mindset — reminding myself of the privileges I have in all this activity. I think compartmentalizing the day in increments, shifting between different projects (i.e., work, personal videos), or activities (i.e., cooking) keeps me most balanced. Recently, I’ve been trying to spend at least 30 minutes of my day on the treadmill or practicing my Wing Chun (a form of Kung Fu) to refocus my energy in the mornings. While I have learned to be capable of doing 100 things at once, I am aware that this is often to the detriment of my mind and Qi. Being able to re-focus my energy and compartmentalize is so important in bringing me to a basic state of consciousness removed from the ego of everyday life. My goal is to achieve a lifestyle that is active, but focused, with a calm, ever-flowing energetic state. Though I recently just started Wing Chun, I think its focus on energetic re-distribution has really started to guide me.