Congratulations on Your Qigong Journey
Qigong is a traditional Chinese practice combining mindful movement, breathwork,and massage. What can a daily practice do for you?
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Improve Sleep and Digestion
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Support Your Immune System
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Increase Your Strength and Flexibility
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Enhance Your Energy Level
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Balance Your Emotions and Reduce Stress
As a caregiver you can offer this gift of health, emotional resilience, and positive energy to support and connect with those you love. What better reason can you find to prioritize self-care?
Qigong Movement
Qigong has a 5000 -year-old history from which has evolved many forms and practices. Please enjoy this introduction drawn from my training as a certified medical qigong practitioner and instructor for Radiant Lotus Women's Qigong. This video is not a specific QST practice, but evolved from the same foundation. Once you are familiar with the movements you can choose one or more of them for a brief practice as needed. If you feel inspired there are many wonderful videos and classes on line you can explore to build yourself a practice or you can seek out someone in your community.
Qigong Massage
This form of qigong self-massage involves tapping along the meridians (energy channels), energy centers, and accupuncture points identified in Chinese Medicine "maps" of energy circulation throughout the body. This may look familiar as QST utilizes a similar form adapted and researched by Dr. Louisa Silva specifically for autistic children. Try this version for yourself daily and notice the improvements in your health and well-being.
About Deborah
Deborah Ferguson MHS OTR/L is a an occupational therapist with more than 35 years of practice specializing in neurodevelopment, sensory processing, and social-emotional challenges. Qigong became one of Deborah's passions when she became certified in Qigong Sensory Therapy (QST) in 2012. After observing its benefits first hand for children and parents in her therapy practice she committed to a transformative personal practice and became certified as a Medical Qigong Practitioner and an instructor for Radiant Lotus Women's Qigong.
This page is offerred as gift to introduce therapists and parents to the benefits of self care with Qigong