The Topic for this month is "Iron and Silk - Build Strength with Softness 🌊"
Maintaining strength, muscle, and mobility is important in all stages of life, especially when we want to age gracefully. 💪
'Iron and Silk' is a concept of building strength (iron) while maintaining softness and Flow in the mind and Qi (silk).
With the harmony of the Yin and Yang - Iron and Silk will strengthen your physical body while cultivating your Qi and Shen!
In this Qi Chat we will discuss:
- the concept of Iron and Silk
- Traditional and modern approaches to strength, muscle, and bone health
- Bone and Marrow Washing Qigong (Xi Sui Jing)
- the Primordial Breath
- modifications for exercises - so everyone can practice!
Then we will practice an Iron and Silk Qigong routine all together!
There will be something for everyone!
Timestamps
Beginning of Topic 4:35
Modifications, Chair exercises 26:30
Learning
Push the Palm, Grasp Birds Tail 34:30
Silk Wave Shoulders 38:00
Practicing Iron and Silk 42:30 - 1:10:10
Questions and Comments
Sweet Frau - feedback, and feeling of ‘oppositional energy’1:11:10
Lyn - rheumatoid arthritis, how to practice to be safe 1:14:20
Robin - Can you reach the point of failure without causing injury 1:17:10
Amy - Which meridians and systems are related to thyroid 1:20:20
Fibromyalgia and striking practice 1:21:00
Margaret - Explain more about the 70% rule 1:21:55
Mary - Pain in the arches 1:22:47
- mentioned Qi Chat Episode 24
https://qigongforvitality.vhx.tv/videos/march-qi-chat-let-s-practice-building-the-foundation-legs
Kassandra - Do you engage the core? 1:23:20
Word of the Day 1:26:00
Review 1:28:30
Here is a link to the routine it's own:
https://qigongforvitality.vhx.tv/videos/iron-and-silk
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