Summer Qi Chats | Week 8
When back pain arises we need to run down an immediate check list of reasonings as to WHY your back is ‘talking to you’. Often enough, it’s never JUST the back that’s creating the issue. Let’s go over the options for why the brain is getting your attention through your back!
Summer Qi Chats | Week 7
It doesn’t take much to take care of the shoulders, learn how you can apply Qigong for shoulder health.
Summer Qi Chats | Week 6
Qigong is a foundation baseline towards health and yet we don’t know how to incorporate this practice of movement into our daily lives.
Summer Qi Chats | Week 5
How to find balance in your cardiovascular health? Cardio and the calm is learning how to anchor yang exercises with yin practices so you don’t injury yourself.
Summer Qi Chats | Week 4
Why do you feel motion sick and what can you do about it? Train out of motion sickness with balance training.
Summer Qi Chats | Week 3
How well you see can affect the speed in which you react. This can come at a HIGH cost if you’re behind the wheel. Gain better ability with vision training to be a safer driver!
Summer Qi Chats | Week 2
Want to feel stronger in your movement? Consider adding tongue exercises to your training. It’s part of the canopy that holds you stable.
Summer Qi Chats | Week 1
Chinese Medicine correlates an organ to each season as the directional flow of Qi shifts. We can sense, feel and even SEE a difference but it's how to APPY this knowledge that makes us healthy.
Spring Qi Chats | Week 13
What you eat - how you eat - it’s all so important to have a healthy moving digestive system. But when we look at the grand picture, it becomes overwhelming. So we can begin small, just one bite at a time!
Spring Qi Chats | Week 12
Imagine yourself on a sandy hill. You can't just stand still. You'll slide backwards. You don't need to start running upward, you'll get exhausted and won't go far. To move up this sandy hill, you need to take one steady step at a time.
Spring Qi Chats | Week 11
You might be missing a key component in how you practice movement. Bamboo Bodies has a ‘secret’ spice that you need in order to age well and TRULY train for the unexpected!
Spring Qi Chats | Week 10
Crawling was a BIG milestone for us all,
The criss-crossing of movement of crawling on hands and knees through the body supports this criss-crossing of information in the brain. And we continue to use this throughout our adult lives!
Spring Qi Chats | Week 9
It’s around this time of the year that we need to emphasize self massage to ensure Qi and blood circulation. The simple practice of massage can be used with Shi Xuan 十宣穴 from hand to foot - so everything runs smoothly.
Spring Qi Chats | Week 8
Aw the power of reaching. We want to extend ourselves from time to time so we can test our abilities to adapt. Most don’t move their shoulders and we begin to close up. Not on my watch!
Spring Qi Chats | Week 7
Aw the power of reaching. We want to extend ourselves from time to time so we can test our abilities to adapt. Most don’t move their shoulders and we begin to close up. Not on my watch!
Spring Qi Chats | Week 6
Qigong explores the training of the mind. Our Yi Nian (intention) is our greatest achievement in this practice. But most of us don’t consider the rewards from a foused mind.
Spring Qi Chats | Week 5
Tendon training is about connecting the kinetic chain of the body. Vibration runs through these links that connect bone to bone and so does Qi.
Spring Qi Chats | Week 4
Balance is a multi-system function. We aren’t just feet, spine and inner ear. Our reflexes, cerebellum, vision and MORE are part of our amazing skill of keeping upright!
Spring Qi Chats | Week 3
The eyes are the windows to your soul. To nurture all that is important to you, it’s time to learn how to really focus in on what matters…
Spring Qi Chats | Week 2
If we are brittle, we will break. Train the spine to adapt of the surroundings. Explore spinal movements as we train the midline.