No matter the year of your birth, good health is a lifelong pursuit. It happens to become more important as the decades pass and you realize that you’re an older adult, purchasing Senior theater tickets. Maybe you’re not quite there yet, maybe you’re well passed that; it’s important to embrace your best life Now. Cultivate a sound mind in a flexible body. Go for it – improve, tune, tone, and keep moving every day. Add a resolution to stay healthy, or get healthier, in 2017.
” A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ” Lao Tsu
A very warm welcome to new Qigong students and Qi enthusiasts!
What’s so special about Qigong? Besides flourishing for a couple thousand years, today this moving meditation is a growing trend in fitness and preventive medicine. Brain plasticity opened our minds, “Use it or Loose it” is now a truism in Neuroscience. Mindfulness in all we do, with benefits of moving your body while focusing you mind, is revealing more about the importance of emotional and spiritual wellbeing, to our physical health. Discover how and why Qigong has potential transforming benefits as a complete Mind-Body exercise to recharge your body, relax your mind, and replenish your spirit. Workouts are gentle, yet strengthening, effective for weight loss, stress reduction, arthritis, diabetes, foot issues, and more. Plus helps improve mental focus and increase energy levels. Announcing a special class:
Fundamentals & Flows, February 4, 2017
Saturday from 2 – 4 pm at a private studio in Dana Point.
- Focus & calm your mind with movement
- Optimize & fortify your Immune system with Tapping
- Cultivate Qi & good balance
- Use the energy highways of your body to stay healthy Safeguard your health with immune-boosting Qigong
Recharge your body, relax your mind, and replenish your spirit with Cynthia. Workouts are gentle, yet strengthening. Email or call for details about Feb.4 class & register soon, space is limited.
Mental Notes:
I was watching extreme skiing recently, and marveled at those athletes skiing off steep mountain peaks. My cardio went up just watching them. But I don’t have to do that, nor do I want to. Every age has its passions and every age has physical and mental demands, it’s essential to realize you are never too young, or too old, to feel good. Start young, age well. If you are just setting out on your path to wellness journey, not to worry, your brain adapts, your muscles tone and your circulation improves at every age. Although brain health and good memory become priority with each decade.
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience published a recent study conducted by University of Maryland’s Department of Kinesiology. Justin Gmoser and Jessica Orwig reported that after ten days of no exercise, blood flow in a master athlete’s brain was significantly reduced. The Hippocampus was most affected, short and longterm memories are stored here. No other conclusions were made but more studies are necessary to see if and how inactivity affects non-athletes’ short and long-term memory.
My goal is to be physically strong, supple, nimble, energetic, and fit as I can be at every age. Today that may include walking a score of miles a day in some exotic location; bogeying to a great band, or teaching a couple Qigong classes a day; this means on my feet and moving!! I also want quality time with my husband, family and friends as well as time for Internal work of meditation and creative pursuits. Work needs lots of attention too. And “living the good life” for us includes TRAVEL: fun, photography and lots of laughter. This is a great year to keep moving!!
Comment below with your wellness priorities for this year. Thanks for being a vital part of our Qi community. Share your best energy with others.
Keep Fit, Stay Flexible and Feel Fabulous at every age!
Qi-fully, Cynthia
