This is a replay of a Qigong podcast interview “Create More Energy In Your Life” conducted by my Chinese medicine practitioner colleague, Lucy Townsley, who started her own podcast on women’s health in January 2022. She has interviewed a number of fascinating, knowledgable experts about many health matters affecting women and I was fortunate enough to be invited to speak on her podcast.
In this Qigong video interview I emphasise my passion and belief in equipping my clients and Qigong students with tools which they can use to manage their health for themselves. These “Qigong tools” encourage you to take responsibility for your own health, giving you confidence and empowering you so that you no longer feel helpless when it comes to your state of health.
Main Points
In the podcast I explain to you how to:
Annihilate Anxiety
Extinguish Exhaustion
Minimise Mind Chatter
Help Boost Immunity
Qi Gong is a different type of exercise where you don’t force your body to move. You use your breath and mind to lead the body’s movement. This can be helpful if you suffer from pain.
Breathing is a huge part of Qigong. When you breathe in deeply and feel the belly expand out. The diaphragm will then move in different directions, sideways, forwards, backward, up, and down. The benefits of breathing are huge… Breathing brings energy to your body called Qi in Chinese Medicine. Breathing in and out of the nose helps calm the mind and helps with anxiety.
Do you have a place in your body that is painful? If so, I explain how breathing into the area can help ease your pain.
In this podcast, it’s made very clear that anyone can learn how to turn their health around. You can be in control of your life. Once you start on this journey it helps ease any worry of future health concerns.
The most important takeaway for you from my Qigong video interview is to understand that change can happen by allowing rather than forcing things unnaturally. Many Qigong students put in too much effort rather than simply enjoying and observing their practice. 😊
What Can I Do Next?
If you are interested in learning some simple Qigong you can join my live classes on Zoom on the firstThursday of each month at 4 pm Irish time. You can follow the live classes free of charge.
To sign up and attend the live online sessions please click here. Classes are accessible are suitable if you’re a beginner or have more Qigong experience. Once you sign up I’ll send details to your email with links to the Zoom classes. Check your junk/spam folders for notifications as they could end up there. Please share this information with family and friends as everyone is more than welcome.
To get my free part video series of 3 Qigong lessons which will be delivered to you by email please go to my homepage. In these lessons, you’ll learn more about abdominal breathing and Qi movement. In addition, you’ll learn how to rid waste Qi from your body to feel more relaxed and energised.
You can also click the red “subscribe” button to join my YouTube channel. That way, you won’t miss any future Qigong lessons from me.
For more information about Lucy Townsley and to access the free resources on her website please click here.
This is a replay of a Qigong video interview conducted by Robert Bowley who put together a Qigong Summit in January 2020. He interviewed one Qigong expert per day for 30 minutes over a period of 21 days. This was a monumental effort on Rob’s behalf in response to the increasing desire to know more about ancient healing systems and how we can bring them into our lives in the modern day. Rob’s intention was to interview experts who could provide solutions to transform your health and build emotional resilience.
I was amongst an esteemed group of Qigong experts so I felt extremely fortunate to be invited to be interviewed by Rob.
In this Qigong video interview I emphasise my passion and belief in equipping my clients and Qigong students with tools which they can use to manage their health for themselves. These “Qigong tools” encourage you to take responsibility for your own health, giving you confidence and empowering you so that you no longer feel helpless when it comes to your state of health.
Main Points
Particular points to note from my Qigong Summit interview are: 1. That Qigong is not about pushing & straining to achieve a goal. Rather, you enter into the practice and allow things to unfold; 2. The ways in which my students have gained huge benefits by practicing Qigong regularly; 3. Why Qigong can help you enjoy better sleep; 4. How you can allow your emotions to flow through you & be processed through your body/mind or expressed in a healthy way. By doing this you can gain peace of mind & happiness in your relationships with others.
The most important takeaway for you from my Qigong video interview is to understand that change can happen by allowing rather than forcing things unnaturally. Many Qigong students put in too much effort rather than simply enjoying and observing their practice. 😊
What Can I Do Next?
If you are interested in learning some simple Qigong you can join my live classes on Zoom every Tuesday at 10 am and Thursday at 4 pm Irish time. These lessons will continue for the duration of Covid-19 and until I can return to my face to face Acupuncture/Chinese Medicine clinics. You can follow the live classes free of charge.
To sign up and attend the live online sessions please click here. Classes are accessible are suitable if you’re a beginner or have more Qigong experience. Once you sign up I’ll send details to your email with links to the Zoom classes. Check your junk/spam folders for notifications as they could end up there. Please share this information with family and friends as everyone is more than welcome.
To get my free part video series of 3 Qigong lessons which will be delivered to you by email please go to my homepage. In these lessons you’ll learn more about abdominal breathing and Qi movement. In addition, you’ll learn how to rid waste Qi from your body to feel more relaxed and energised.
You can also click the red “subscribe” button to join my YouTube channel. That way, you won’t miss any future Qigong lessons from me.
For more information about Robert Bowley and to access the free resources on his website please click here.
I don’t know about you but if I’m learning something from a teacher I like to know a bit about them. I like to know what makes them tick and how they got started with what they are now teaching. So I thought you might want to know a bit more about Janice Tucker, Qigong teacher.
Janice Tucker is a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Medical Qigong. She is also the founder of the Space To Relax online programme of Qigong video lessons.
Please don’t forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel by clicking the red “Subscribe” button. That way you won’t miss my regular videos which are full of useful health enhancing tips. These videos will help you to benefit your health and prevent illness from arising in the first place. Also please give this video a “Like” if you found it informative.
This post was inspired by Angelika Fritz who writes regularly online about Qigong and Tai Chi through her website Qialance. She also recently published a book, “The Taijiquan and Qigong Dictionary“. Angelika kindly asked me to be interviewed for a series of profiles she was presenting on her website about Tai Chi and Qigong women. The link to my interview is here. This interview inspired me to share with you a little more about how I came to Chinese medicine and Qigong.
Also in a recent survey I asked the question, “If we were sitting in a coffee shop together and you could ask me one question, what would it be?” A number of you replied by asking questions such as, “What drew you to your work?”
So below you can learn more about Janice Tucker and why I love doing what I love doing!
About Janice Tucker
The Problem and The Solution
I help two main groups of people:
Firstly, those who are stressed about their health but don’t know how to go about bringing it into balance.
Secondly, those people who actually feel healthy and want to keep it that way.
The main frustration in our busy, “always on the go” lifestyle is that we know we should slow down or manage our health better. Operating at speed creates stress, anxiety and exhaustion. However, we just don’t have the tools which will give us a some badly needed breathing space and still get everything done!
Often we might feel as though we are in vicious circle of stress causing physical pain or emotional turmoil. This in turn causes more stress and worry. It seems like there is no way to break this unhealthy pattern.
There is a huge misconception about learning any stress relieving, health enhancing methods like Qigong. That misconception is that is that you need to put aside a certain amount of time each day to practice. That’s simply not true.
The truth is that if you want to make a real difference to your health you will need to spend a little time learning the methods initially. Then after that you will be able to integrate most of them into your daily routine, e.g. when walking, standing in a queue, driving, in bed at night.
My Background
My academic background is in biology which I loved and still do. However, upon moving to Ireland I was unable to find a job in the biology field or make use of my qualification as a science teacher. After about 9 months of being unemployed I realised that this situation was having an impact on my confidence and self esteem. It was at that time that I realised I was in serious danger of becoming depressed and I had better jolt myself into action!
As a last resort I took professional career advice. From that it became clear that I could combine my love of biology, teaching and a desire to help people to heal themselves by becoming a Chinese medicine and Qigong practitioner.
I was inspired during my training and since then have dedicated myself to helping people make positive strides to improve their health, dispel their fears and give them the tools to use now and in the future so that they can thrive.
You can watch this video again on the “About Me Page” of my Space To Relax website and also read more on that page about Janice Tucker, my background and what motivates me to get up in the morning!
I hope this post gives you a bit more insight into why I love helping you all.
What Do I Do Next?
To get started learning some Qigong methods go to the Space To Relax homepage. You can sign up to receive three free video lessons. They will be delivered to you by e-mail over the course of a few days. Also, for a free audio meditation “Calm Your Busy Mind In 8 Minutes” scroll to the bottom of the Space To Relax homepage.
Please don’t forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel by clicking the red “Subscribe” button. Then you won’t miss my regular videos which are full of useful health enhancing tips. Also please give this video a “Like” if you learned a bit more about Janice Tucker and why I’m inspired to help you all.
If you are on Facebook head over to my free group, “Space To Relax Free Group“. Please leave any comments or questions for me there. I’ll be happy to answer them. Also, by joining this group, you will receive regular posts of Qigong articles and videos. They contain useful tips about how to use Qigong to improve your state of health.
