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Hello Healing Communi-Qi,

Lots can come up for us in this seasonal transition. In Chinese Medicine, we learn our minds and bodies need to adjust as we come closer to a new season.

The organ we will focus upon is the Liver and the challenging emotions are anger, irritation, impatience. The liver also helps detox our body and this ability changes as we age.

Let us bring in healing to this organ and our whole energetic system. Coming home to our breath and body.

Suggestions for Healing Benefits:

Light a candle if you can

Bring a glass of water (yin/yang is half hot/half room temperature)

Find a peaceful place and slow down your breath before class

Remember your S.M.I.L.E (start my internal love engine)

Cameras on or off

Good, Better, Best (work at your own pace or modify if not feeling 100%)

Sit, Stand or Lie down and still experience healing benefits

Together, as Love Radiators, in Healing Movement.

Hello Healing Communi-Qi,

We have some Full Moon Ener-qi today and you may have been feeling more intensity. We will work with nature's rhythms. Here is a meditation I will share a variation of in tonight's class: https://youtu.be/zn-zcUYZvc8

Also, we will bring in some peace, and relax the tension we often feel in our neck and shoulders with some of the movements.  In Chinese Medicine, this emotion is also connected to the earth element and the stomach, digestive system, so we will focus on exercises for healing in this area.

Let us deepen our connection to our body and minds and hearts.

Suggestions for Healing Benefits:

Light a candle if you can

Bring a glass of water (yin/yang is half hot/half room temperature)

Find a peaceful place and slow down your breath before class

Remember your S.M.I.L.E (start my internal love engine)

Cameras on or off

Good, Better, Best (work at your own pace or modify if not feeling 100%)

Sit, Stand or Lie down and still experience healing benefits

Together, as Love Radiators, in Healing Movement.

Hello Healing Communi-Qi,

We focused on the B-R-E-A-T-H and its healing powers. Can you pause, take a moment and breathe in for 5-4-3-2-1 and breath out for 5-4-3-2-1

Can you connect to this life giving essence and calm your nervous system and connect with yourself.

THE SIFU ASKS THE QUESTION ‘HOW DO YOU ENGAGE MORE IN LIFE?’

HIS ANSWER: 'LEARN HOW TO BREATHE PROPERLY'

When we are stressed we don’t breathe deep enough and stale energy can get stuck in your body. It gets shallower. If you can bring down the rate of breathing you can heal and bring more energy into your body. Not just in qigong class but in your daily life. Here is a simple reminder of the Energy Breathing exercise you can do in your day if you need a re-set or just a self-care moment:

ENERGY BREATHING    

TIPS: Close your eyes, drop your shoulders and put a smile on your face

Exercise: As you breath in through your nose, visualize the energy coming into your body from every pore of  your skin,

And collecting in your lower dantian and draw your stomach (lower dantian) in slightly. Bring your focus there. As you exhale through your nose,  feel any blockage and visualize any pain or sickness changing into smoke or light and shooting out from every cell of your body to the ends of the universe. Relax your lower dantian. Release this energy and feel it shooting out of your body going back to the ends of the universe.

You can repeat this a few times and do before bed as well for deeper sleep.

Thank you Healing Communi-Qi Member, Jill Nyren, for sharing the polarity of breathing diagram and information from Barry Johnson. My apologies for some fading in and out of audio in class and thank you to members who helped me test the zoom requirements for audio and music. Love Radiators are awesome:)??

TO Deep Breaths in your day….

Hello Healing Communi-Qi,

A well-known teacher was asked the question, "How do you engage more in life?" His answer: Learn how to Breathe Properly."

Tonight, we will focus on the healing power of the BREATH. Even as you read this message, consider slowing down your breath and calming your nervous system. A simple and powerful action to re-set. One of our members, Jill Nyren, will also share some information on this incredible tool.

Let us deepen our connection to our body and minds and hearts.

Suggestions for Healing Benefits:

Bring a glass of water (yin/yang is half hot/half room temperature)

Find a peaceful place and slow down your breath before class

Remember your S.M.I.L.E (start my internal love engine)

Cameras on or off

Good, Better, Best (work at your own pace or modify if not feeling 100%)

Sit, Stand or Lie down and still experience healing benefits

 Together, as Love Radiators, in Healing Movement.

Hello Healing Communi-Qi,

Tonight, we will focus on the Bladder/Kidney Meridians as we talk about Fear and the emotional energy around it, and the ability to practice how we react to it.

We will move through a healing water meditation bringing in more flow around this New Moon Energy.

MONTHLY QIGONG RE-CAP:

We have discussed winter stillness and quiet - going inward

Where emotions can be blocked in the body

We also talked about slow movements and shared this quote:

"When we walk like (we are rushing), we print anxiety and sorrow on the earth. We have to walk in a way that we only print peace and serenity on the earth... Be aware of the contact between your feet and the earth. Walk as if you are kissing the earth with your feet." - Thich Nhat Hanh

Suggestions for Healing Benefits:

Bring a glass of water (yin/yang is half hot/half room temperature)

Find a peaceful place and slow down your breath before class

Remember your S.M.I.L.E (start my internal love engine)

Cameras on or off

Good, Better, Best (work at your own pace or modify if not feeling 100%)

Sit, Stand or Lie down and still experience healing benefits

Together, as Love Radiators, in Healing Movement.