in this episode, Joanne offers advice using her knowledge of Chinese medicine to alleviate the symptoms of shock and insomnia. A Listener’s Heartbreaking Story One of our listeners, who wishes to stay anonymous, shared her heartbreaking story. Her mother was diagnosed with cancer, and her husband passed away suddenly. It's hard to imagine the level of shock and devastation this brings. Such events can throw our entire world into chaos, deeply affecting our body and mind. The Impact of Shock in Chinese Medicine In both Western and Chinese medicine, shock has profound effects on the body. In Chinese medicine, shock impacts the heart and small intestine, which are linked to our spirit. The heart is seen as the home of our spirit, akin to the fire element, symbolising vitality and energy. When we experience shock, it can feel like our spirit can't settle. This restlessness affects our ability to sleep and find peace. But don’t worry, there are ways to help your spirit return home. DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? You can submit a question here: https://podcast.joannefaulkner.ie/ask-me-anything/ WANT A FREE QI GONG CLASS: https://joannefaulkner.ie/chi-flow-with-jo/

In Chinese medicine we have 3 dantians: Upper in the head, Middle in the centre of the chest and Lower in the lower belly which is your power source. These are our 3 major energy centres.

The lower dantian is where we want to focus our energy and always return to. It has a lot to do with your sexual energy, your relationship to your lifeforce energy. Connect here and don’t be afraid to spend time in your lower belly around your sexual organs!

Tune into this Ask Me Anything episode to learn more about connecting with your lower dantian, how to find it, and more about its importance to your body’s power seat.

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DO YOU SUFFER FROM BACK PAIN AND ANXIETY?

Susan reached out to me saying that she had pain in the middle area of her back and also that she suffers from anxiety.

From my knowledge of Chinese medicine, it sounds to me like there was too much going on in her middle dantian.

WHAT ARE THE THREE DANTIENS?

In Chinese medicine we have 3 dantiens: Upper in the head, Middle in the centre of the chest and Lower in the lower belly which is your power source. These are our 3 major energy centres.

UPPER DANTIAN

The upper dantian is connected with the mind. We don’t want to spend all our time and energy up here in the head because it is exhausting! Spending too much time here can be overwhelming and cause brain fog. The best way to bring your energy up to the mind is to visit it, connect with all of the mind, and then bring that down to the lower dantian.

MIDDLE DANTIAN

The middle dantian is connected to the heart. Spending too much time here in our chest can also be overwhelming. Always being open and empathetic, connecting with the heart, can be very draining. The best way to spend your energy in the middle dantian is to come up and visit the heart, connect, and return down to the lower dantian.

LOWER DANTIAN

The lower dantian is where we want to focus our energy and always return to. It has a lot to do with your sexual energy, your relationship to your lifeforce energy. Connect here and don’t be afraid to spend time in your lower belly around your sexual organs!

If you put too much attention and stress on your upper and middle dantian, this could cause back pain and anxiety symptoms.

Watch this episode of Ask Me Anything to see how I demonstrate some great points and qi gong moves that can help you relieve that tension in your middle dantian, and focus your energy down to the lower dantian.

DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION?

The Ask Me Anything podcast series has been created to answer your questions using my knowledge of Chinese medicine, Qi Gong, Qi Food therapy and Shiatsu.

You can ask a question by clicking on this link, or you can watch past episodes to see if your question has already been answered.

https://podcast.joannefaulkner.ie/ask-me-anything-podcast/

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Hope to see you in the Chi Flow.

DO YOU EXPERIENCE COLD HANDS AND FEET REGULARLY?

Cold hands and feet are an issue when you have sluggish blood circulation. There are many reasons for this (diabetes, fibromyalgia, etc) but in Chinese medicine it would be due to stagnant Liver energy - the Liver boosts blood circulation around the body.

I was asked a question recently by someone who suffers from cold hands and feet, as well as swollen legs. This person also has Type 2 Diabetes, Fibromyalgia and Asthma. Watch the podcast episode to see/listen to some food tips, qi gong and self-shiatsu that may improve your chilly extremities!

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Do YOU suffer from fibromyalgia or inflammation in the body? In this Ask Me Anything episode, Joanne goes into what foods to eat and what foods to avoid to reduce inflammation in the body for fibromyalgia sufferers. Using her knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) Joanne explains what refined sugars do when we eat them to the Liver, Spleen and Stomach, when to eat to optimise digestion and why some foods are bad for us in general, but particularly for inflammation in the body. Learn about Stomach 36 acupoint, how to use it and why it helps to reduce inflammation and get the blood flowing. SUBSCRIBE SO YOU DON'T MISS NEW EPISODES AS THEY DROP! TEA TO REDUCE INFLAMMATION: https://joannefaulkner.ie/2020/03/26/... DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? https://podcast.joannefaulkner.ie/ask... FREE ONLINE QI GONG CLASS WITH JOANNE: https://joannefaulkner.ie/chi-flow-wi...