MOVEMENT can be a form of meditation and mindfulness.
“Movement is a medicine for creating change in a person’s physical, emotional, and mental states.” – Carol Welch
In order to stay healthy, the NHS recommends doing two types of exercise every week. This includes at least 150 minutes of moderate aerobic activity (such as cycling or brisk walking) OR 75 minutes of vigorous aerobic activity (such as running or tennis) OR a combination of both. In addition, it is advised to do strength exercises on 2 or more days a week that work all the major muscles. University of Nottingham
Examples of muscle-strengthening activities: YOGA / PILATES / TAI CHI & QI GONG
Mimi Kuo-Deemer, MA, is the author of Qigong and the Tai Chi Axis and Xiu Yang. She teaches meditation, qigong, and internal martial arts (6th generation lineage holder in Baguazhang). She champions a balance of playfulness and precision in her practice and teachings, which draw inspiration from nature, the Dao, and the wisdom of Buddha Dharma. She particularly enjoys sharing ways embodiment practices can nourish and support our personal welfare, which by extension encompasses the welfare of all life. Born in upstate New York, Mimi has lived most of her adult life overseas, in Beijing, London, and now Oxfordshire, where she lives with her husband and their dog, three cats, 8 chickens and 60,000 bees.
'Nature's capacity for homeostasis and balance is also qigong's model for health' - Qigong and the Tai Chi Axis
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'When we take care of ourselves, we take care of this world. This is because we are nature, manifest in human form.'
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