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Winter Solstice Qigong

admin — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 13:59:22 +0000

Winter Solstice Qigong Workshop Live on Zoom Friday 22 December 2023 at 6pm UK time zone Join my virtual winter solstice workshop to warm your joints and soften physical tension. With relaxing Qigong movements, seated stillness and nourishing breath work. Open to everyone to come in out of the cold to warm your essence, energy...

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Nourish Through Breath Part 4

admin — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 08:45:19 +0000

Nourish Through Breath Part 4 Learn Breath Work Techniques The next part in my better breathing series, looks at the involvement of the pelvic floor when taking a full diaphragmatic breath, for both the relaxing Buddhist breath and the energetic Taoist breath. Learn about balloon breathing and kidney breathing techniques to develop your breath work...

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Nourish Through Breath Part 3

admin — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 08:45:58 +0000

Nourish Through Breath Part 3 Buddhist vs Taoist breathwork. Welcome to my breath work course, this article is Nourish Through Breath Part 3. This part of the programme looks at the two main breathing techniques, known as the relaxation breath and the energetic breath. Discover the role of the diaphragm in each of these methods...

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Zhan Zhuang Video Course

admin — Sat, 31 Dec 2022 14:33:26 +0000

Zhan Zhuang Video Course A free programme for beginner students. Zhan Zhuang / Standing like a Tree / Standing Pole is a stillness meditation which is a unique and powerful method to awaken the body in stillness. It is an ancient internal Taoist practice to cultivate mind and body. Learn to re-wire your habitual posture,...

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Types of Meditation

admin — Sat, 29 Jan 2022 12:00:51 +0000

Types of Meditation There are thousands of types of meditation and mindfulness practices, varying from stillness to movement. You can be seated, standing, lying down, walking, dancing or doing. When starting out with meditation, practice a very simple method like pausing or focusing on the breath, daily or every other day if possible for small...

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Learn to Breathe Well for Life

admin — Thu, 30 Dec 2021 10:00:37 +0000

Learn to Breathe Well for Life In ancient Eastern cultures breathing is seen as fundamental to life-long health. This has become lost in the modern world, leaning more on pharmaceutical companies to provide us with 'better health'. Learning to breathe more effectively can have a profound effect on how the systems in your body function....

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Summer Qi for the Heart

admin — Mon, 31 May 2021 15:00:22 +0000

Summer Qi for the Heart Summer is an expansive time of year that is governed by the fire element and the heart in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Here are my suggestions for strengthening your heart in the summer months. This article will explore summer Qi for the heart. Yin Yan Theory (Heart and Kidneys) The...

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Meditation Myths

admin — Sun, 28 Mar 2021 19:01:16 +0000

Meditation Myths There is a lot of misinformation about what meditation and mindfulness are, mixed in with unnecessary stereotypes and superiority. For many this puts the stillness practices out of reach. When I teach meditation and mindfulness, I strip away preconception, expectation and myths. Simplicity is the key. On a basic level mindfulness and meditation...

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Spring Qi for the Liver

admin — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 10:15:32 +0000

Spring Qi for the Liver Spring is a time of re-birth and new growth. A time for outward expression, like the first signs of plant life that burst out of the earth. A time for new beginnings and waking up. Spring is governed by the wood element and the liver organ in Traditional Chinese Medicine...

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Winter Qi for the Kidneys

admin — Sun, 06 Dec 2020 19:00:17 +0000

Winter Qi for the Kidneys Winter is yin by nature, a time for consolidating, stillness and retreating within. It is a dark, cold, wet and icy time. The winter solstice is seen as absolute yin, with the tiniest spark of light within. It is easy for our vitality to become depleted in this season, as...

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