Qigong, or Chi Kung, (pronounced "Chee Gung"), consists of a vast array of meditative techniques for enhancing health, strength, and spiritual development. My interest lies in promotion of health and it is those self-practiced techniques that I teach. T'ai Chi and Bagua are related martial training practices. There are hundreds of styles of Qigong, some very specific to particular health concerns, others more general. More active styles tend to be popular, as they clearly promote blood and lymph circulation. Yet the simpler standing and sitting qigong techniques are very powerful as well.
Read MoreAlthough comparatively new in the U.S., acupuncture is one segment of an ancient system of medicine developed thousands of years ago in China.
The classical Chinese explanation of how acupuncture works is that pathways of energy flow in regular patterns throughout the body. These pathways, also called meridians, are like rivers that irrigate and nourish the system. In fact, Western physicists are beginning to measure the impulses felt along the meridians. Like rivers, obstructions can dam and impede the natural flow. Acupuncture aims to reestablish harmony and balance in this flow of energy in the meridian system.
Read MoreI’m on the same page as most of this writing by Mike Shunney, T’ai Ji instructor extraordinaire. 16 points below:
1. Every person has cancer cells in the body.
2. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a person’s lifetime.
3. When the person’s immune system is strong many of the cancer cells will be destroyed and may be prevented from multiplying and forming tumors.
4. When a person has cancer it may indicate the person has multiple nutritional deficiencies, which can compromise the immune system.
5. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, changing diet and including herbs and supplements will strengthen the immune system…
This post is “Five Reasons to Consider Acupuncture” written by Chris Titus:
Reason 1: Efficacy
Reason 2: Economy
Reason 3: Environment
Reason 4: Energy
Reason 5: Experience
Check this homeopath’s view!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dana-ullman/how-scientific-is-modern_b_543158.html
Read MoreAfter a recent training with folks who have done Peter Levine’s Somatic Experiencing work, I’m excited to be learning new skills to pass on to patients to help people anchor treatments and get more out of them. The skills are based on the idea that our nervous systems can naturally heal from traumatic events given gentle attention to subtle, internal, felt sense. I love the emphasis on the incremental, gentle approach.
Read MoreJust getting this blog off the ground with an article soon to come out in the Summer issue of the Good Tern Coop newsletter. Soak up the sun when you can!
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