S3 Ep 2 – Your First Qigong Lesson: Discover the Branch of Chinese Medicine that Puts You in Charge Again

When is it the best time to work on your health? When you have more time? After you get sick? 

Welcome to modern life! 

But real preventive medicine always starts and ends with YOU. And the best time to address your health is NOW. Listen to this episode on how the practice of qigong puts you back in charge of your health.

Self-Care is Everything

Just look at what the ancient physicians wrote over two thousand years ago about their ancestors:

“In the past, … [t]hey understood the principle of balance as represented by the transformations of the energies of the universe [Nature]. They formulated exercises to promote energy flow to harmonize themselves with the universe. They ate a balanced diet at regular times, arose and retired at regular hours, avoided overstressing their bodies and minds, and refrained from overindulgence of all kinds.” 

(translated by Maoshing Ni)

Energy flow (the smooth circulation of qi) is the key to a long and healthy life. And those “exercises to promote energy flow” are collectively called qigong (pronounced chee-gong.) Qigong is a branch of Chinese medicine that offers tremendous opportunity to improve your health and, perhaps, help improve the healthcare system itself. 

Follow Ramey’s Health Journey in Season 3

My client, Ramey, took one of my classes to learn about eye health qigong, and she reached a point where she wanted to go deeper than that with the Health Strategy Consult program. Season 3 is about pulling the curtain back so you can learn the process with Ramey on how to form a unique health strategy.

Join my client, Ramey, in episode 2 to learn about the power and wisdom that qigong has to offer in your health journey. 

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References

Ni, M. (1995). The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Medicine: A New Translation of the Neijing Suwen with Commentary(Revised ed. edition). Shambhala.

The definition of qi mentioned in the podcast comes from esteemed scholar, Ed Neal, who wrote that all different types of qi “can be understood as being different manifestations of the primary fabric of space/time.” Neal, E. (2012). Introduction to Neijing Classical Acupuncture Part I: History and Basic Principles.pdf. Journal of Chinese Medicine, 100. https://neijingstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/JCM-Article-1.pdf