Winter Qi Chats | Week 6
Qigong and Winter
This week we discuss concepts of Chinese Medicine so you can thrive this Winter Season.
Have you slowed down yet?
We’re bustling around with errands, minds are racing with tasks and thoughts are scattered like leaves blowing in the wind. This is your check in for Winter Season as your lifestyle choices may be conflicting with the Tao.
In Chinese Medicine, the Kidneys are very important to your health and how you age. If our bodies are struggling to keep up with our flustered minds and busy schedules, we’ll drain our Kidney Qi and become ill. Here’s a list of considerations for how to slow down…
breathing like a tortoise
posting for 5 minutes or more (3-5x a week)
staring contest
tapping the kidneys
giving attention rather than having it stolen
Words to live by
“By living moderately, practicing Qigong in our lives, cultivating the heart and cultivation of Qi,
we can enhance our lives and our lifespans”
My Qigong Master would always reminds us to take the road of simplicity during the Winter season. But how do you take those words and actually live by them in our modern era? One options is to recognize your WANT vs the NEED to do something. Can you cut back on tasks that cause you strain? Can you create boundaries around saying “yes” to others? Can you give yourself more silence throughout the day?
Neuro-Qi Tip o’the day!
Moderation is key
Just do Qigong - finding Qigong as a daily practice doesn’t have to be much
Breathe like the Turtle 4-2-8-7 (the lungs bring Qi to the Kidneys)
Tap the teeth and tap the kidneys 39x
Find a time/day on your calendar where you can set time aside for YOU. And in that time, just be still, be silent and breathe.
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