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Open the Gate of Life — Qigong & Full Pilates Mat
We open standing with shaking — an ancient Taoist practice that gets the fascial fluid moving and wakes up the cardiovascular system before you've done a single exercise. From there the whole class is organized around one point: the Ming Men, or gate of life, at the lumbar spine. Everything we do...
Extras
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Morning Qigong Warm Up to Bring in the Day
This one is short by design. It's meant to be done first thing — ideally with some morning light, but indoors works just as well. We open every joint, tap and brush to wake up the lymphatic system, and do a few simple qigong forms to get the breath and energy moving. The lung form at the end is e...
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Open the Joints from Head to Toes
Based the traditional Qigong practice to open the joints, the sequence takes you through the gentle process of lubricating and mobilizing all your joints. Stiffness and stagnant energy causes achiness, inflexibility, and limited range of motion. Infusing your joints and fascia with fresh qi and ...
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Qigong to Combat Procrastination
Sometimes we just flat out don’t feel like it- not just exercise, but anything! Certain blockages and stagnations in the body can make us feel indecisive and sluggish. We might not have the get-up-and-go to move our bodies or even take on our daily tasks. I put this sequence together because I d...
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Refreshing Qigong
Join me in my ‘post-flight’ practice to rejuvenate after a long day of travel. Coming to you from my beautiful room in Siem Reap, Cambodia, this routine got my day starting with a refreshed body and spirit!
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Qigong for Energy and Grounding
When Wood is out of balance, we might experience anger, resentment, frustration, or indecisiveness. Physically, ungrounded Wood energy rises up contributing to things like headaches or allergies attacks. This sequence helps bring the energy down to nourish the body and calm the spirit.
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Qigong for Allergy Season
In Chinese medicine, seasonal allergies are often related to the liver. This series is designed to ground liver qi and encourage smooth flow. Also great for emotional agitation and to lubricate the joints and tendons.
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Qigong on the Mekong
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Daily Warm Up- Energy and Fascia
Created for the Returning to Wholeness workshop, this movement sequence energized all of the acupuncture meridians and fascial lines, serves as ‘hygiene’ for your tissues, organs, and energy!
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Open the Upper Body and Activate the Heart and Lung Channels
Created as part of the Returning to Wholeness workshop, this sequence is designed to address the upper system energetic and fascial dynamics- by wringing and stimulating the meridians that travel with the fascial lines of the arms, chest, and head, we awaken energy and improve flow and range of m...