Qigong Explorations, Jan. 7 to Feb. 25

Description

Next series begins March 4. Start the new year with Qigong practices that naturally boost your immune system. You’ll learn gentle movements, meditative stillness practices, and integrative breathwork that strengthen the connection between your body, heart-mind, and spirit. By reducing stress, calming the nervous system, and fostering emotional balance, Qigong helps lower inflammation and improve overall resilience. These effects allow your immune system to function more efficiently, leaving you feeling more resilient, energized, and calm. Each session will offer tools to balance your nervous system, improve sleep quality, and nurture integration and harmony—all essential ingredients for a strong immune response and vibrant health. You’ll feel more grounded, clearer, and empowered to care for yourself in a way that boosts your body’s natural ability to relax, heal, and thrive. How does Qigong boost the immune system? It’s a combination of gentle movement, focused breathwork, and meditative stillness working together to reduce stress and promote homeostasis. • Qigong’s mindful movements and breathing exercises activate the parasympathetic nervous system, calming the body, relaxing emotional reactivity, and tempering overactive thoughts. Reduced stress helps the immune system function more efficiently. • Qigong’s gentle movements encourage lymphatic circulation by stimulating the body without overexertion, improving the flow of lymphatic fluids. Qigong increases blood flow throughout the body, ensuring that oxygen, nutrients, and immune cells are delivered where needed. Better circulation supports the body’s ability to heal and fight off infections. • Qigong helps lower inflammatory markers (such as C-reactive protein), promoting a more balanced immune response. This anti-inflammatory effect reduces inflammation and alleviates chronic conditions such as aches, arthritis, IBD, and hypertension. • The immune system is influenced by the gut-brain axis. Qigong’s meditative and imaginative practices send signals of safety from the visceral organs to the brain. This promotes emotional balance, helping the immune system stay robust. • By alleviating anxiety and negative emotions, Qigong reduces immune-suppressing effects of psychological distress. • Good sleep is essential for a strong immune system. Regular Qigong practice has been shown to improve sleep quality by relaxing the nervous system and reducing insomnia.