Autumn Qi Chats | Week 2
“Lengthen through Bai Hui!” This Bamboo Bodies cue is more than just lengthening the spine to look taller. Axial lengthening has a Neurological & Qiological benefit to your movement. Learn more about midline training in today’s Neuro-Qi Chat!
Autumn Qi Chats | Week 1
It’s time harvest season. Time for you to choose what is going to fulfill your life and what is going to slow you down. It’s time to do some Autumn Cleaning in your life!
Summer Qi Chats | Week 13
Admit it, we all get into a food rut sometimes. But since you’ve been moving seasonally, a nutritional update will be easy. Join me as we go over 6 different ways you can get yourself OUT of a food rut and into some delicious ways to keep healthy this Autumn season!
Summer Qi Chats | Week 12
The human body is not a self-sufficient system. We need the energy from the earth and heavens to tap into our wholistic health and Summer is the season to gather Yang Qi to nourish our Fire energy for later seasons.
Summer Qi Chats | Week 11
Even when it comes to your movement, did you know that there’s a difference between training and exploration of movement? Do you know how to play with the body’s ability when you’ve put in the work?
Summer Qi Chats | Week 10
Sitting on the floor may sound basic but if you haven’t been seated on your caboose for an entire meal.. maybe it’s time to plan that next summer picnic! Let’s talk floor therapy for the body!
Summer Qi Chats | Week 9
Which shoes will benefit you best? With all the ‘fitness’ shoes that are out there, could you still be wearing the wrong shoe? From minimalist shoes to orthotics, let’s break down what shoes are going to be right for YOU!
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 time you train out of those shoes and create pain-free feet and ankles.