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.
Spring Qi Chats | Week 1
Spring has arrived and we need to start from the very beginnings. Let’s start our day, our workout with the newness of a babe.
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
Getting down may not be the issue. But once you’re down there - there’s a lot we can do before you have to worry about training to get back up off the floor!
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
Your brain is trying to protect you but if you have chronic low grade inflammation, you might be lowing the battle and you’re increasing your risk for Alzheimer’s dementia.
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
The mind, aka the Wandering Organ needs a connection that goes beyond just ‘keeping focused’. Take the connection our brain’s biochemistry has in regards to the practice of focus training.
Spring Qi Chats | Week 5
Tendon Training needs to be about the speed, direction and load. Challenge your sinews with slow directional training to challenge the tendon strength and agility for a stronger you.
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 13
Why do we always focus on WHAT we should be eating and rarely HOW we should be eating?