A recording of the "live" Qi Chat from March 2024 on "Pericardium - Protect the Heart.” 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!

In this Qi Chat, we will focus on the Pericardium meridian. The Pericardium is a lesser-known meridian that energetically protects the heart and supports the Shen. We will discuss some of the main functions according to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and explore Qigong concepts that can support it. You will discover how the Pericardium connects to the concept of ‘personal boundaries’ then learn and practice the “Protect the Heart” routine together! The routine we practiced together in this Chat can be found on its own here: https://qigongforvitality.vhx.tv/videos/protect-the-heart It’s a useful routine to help build energetic and emotional resilience especially for highly sensitive people. 🙂

Timestamps for topics covered:
Beginning of topic - Pericardium 5:30
Learning the exercises 27:35
Press Palm to the Horizon 30:45
Polishing the Table 35:00
Pulling Cow’s Tail 37:20
Beginning Protect the Heart routine 41:00 - 1:00:30

Questions:
Is there a maximum amount of routines per day? Suggestions for doing a Qigong retreat 1:02:40
Will a broken wrist - surgery and scar affect Qi flow? 1:05:35
Can we keep practicing an exercise that we really like? 1:06:30
How is the small intestine linked to the heart and pericardium? 1:07:45
Breathing pattern with Pulling Cow’s Tail 1:08:40
How do I respond when someone reacts negatively to me having boundaries? 1:09:20
Should you do pericardium routines more in the summer time? 1:11:40
What is the importance of knowing the ‘opposite organ?’ 1:12:25
When I’m doing pressing palms, I feel like I’m re-establishing the boundaries, space, my Wei qi protective field … is that what we’re doing? 1:14:10
What is the difference between protecting the heart from heat and feeling the wonderful heat that I now feel in my heart? 1:14:35
“This is going to sound weird, but my heart felt empty. Not in a bad way, just in a nothing there content way. Is it weird?” 1:16:20
Do we need to be concerned about damaging the veins when stimulating Neiguan? 1:17:15
Can you heal hearing loss with Qigong? 1:17:50
Does visualization make a difference (improve) your Qigong practice? 1:19:00
Low back pain during Qigong practice 1:20:20
What is a good routine for the throat and phlegm? 1:21:50
Word of the Day 1:24:00
Review 1:25:50

Outdoor version of the routine (from Full Body Flow series): https://qigongforvitality.vhx.tv/full-body-flow/videos/full-body-flow-pericardium-protect-the-heart-18-mins
Theory (from Full Body Flow series): https://qigongforvitality.vhx.tv/full-body-flow/videos/full-body-flow-pericardium-61-mins