A recording of the "live" Qi Chat from June 2024 on "Liver - Calm Spirit.” Throughout 2024, we will be taking a journey through the 12 meridians and systems during our monthly Qi Chats! Each month we will focus on one meridian. *The routines we will practice will be from the Full Body Flow series – so you can even practice ahead of time if you like (but you certainly don’t have to!) Just show up and we’ll learn and practice it together! 🙂

This month we will focus on the Liver meridian. The Liver is closely related to the Gallbladder, and Wood element. The Liver is considered the "General" that directs the Qi where it needs to go in the body.

We will discuss some of the main functions according to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and explore Qigong concepts that can support the Liver. Discover how your eyes are connected to the Liver and other impacts on the body. Then we will learn and practice the “Liver - Calm Spirit” routine together!

The routine practiced in this Chat can be found on its own here: https://qigongforvitality.vhx.tv/videos/calm-spirit-soothe-the-liver-and-shen

Timestamps for topics covered:
Beginning of Topic 5:13
Reasons for Liver Imbalance 14:00

Practice:
Learning Clearing the Middle Heaven LV 14 Qimen 32:00
Learning Swimming Dragon 35:25
Beginning Liver Calm Spirit routine 41:00

Questions:
Karen - What are some cooling exercises? 1:05:25
Kendall - Struggling with willpower 1:07:10
Liz - What does anger in dreams mean? 1:08:45
Caroline - Sensitivity of the Mu point on one side only 1:10:10
Mol - Cold hands during and after practice 1:11:10
Sweet Frau - Got warm during the end of the routine, is that ok? 1:12:20
Kendall - How to use “Punching with Fiery Eyes” 1:12:30
Rachel - How to create spiral movement during swimming dragon 1:13:45
Nicole - Does supporting the Liver system support the liver organ? 1:15:10
Karen - How do you know if you are doing ‘too much’ Swimming Dragon?1:16:25
Review 1:18:40
Word of the Day 1:19:30