CHI FLOW ENERGY EXERCISES
Fasting – Chinese Medicine Style
I have been intermittent fasting for quite a few years now and it is my saving grace. At only 5 ft small, I have to watch my weight and especially since I passed the 50 year marker a few years ago, extra wobbles and curves can creep up and stay...
Bone building exercises
In my last post about improving bone health and slowing the effects of ageing, I shared what to eat following the 5 element diet in Chinese Medicine. In this blog post I will share what we can do to strengthen the whole skeleton and prevent bone...
Easy Does It – How to Wear a Mask
For many people wearing a mask is uncomfortable and challenging and for some with underlying health issues, it simply is not possible. Historically some soldiers during WW2 experienced gas mask phobia which resulted in extreme agitation,...
Feeling Alone? Feel the love – Isolation to Community
For months now I have been sharing my Chi Gong practice as an offering for the planet, that we may all be happy and we may all be well. It began a couple of days before St Patricks Day, just before Ireland went into full lockdown. My Shiatsu Clinic...
Deep Rooted Calm For You
In some ways, lockdown seemed easy. There were strict rules to follow which were simple, pretty much stay indoors for a couple of weeks, only go out on essential journeys, wear a mask and keep your distance. In the main it was uncomplicated, we...
Libido in the time of COVID-19
Fight or flight? Survive, thrive and procreate, these are the two basic instincts of human behavior controlled by the Nervous system. The first stimulates the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) which controls the body's responses to a perceived...
My Curve has flattened
Usually, I live with my partner one week on one week off. He looks after his kids down in West Cork, then comes to Dublin and lives with me for a week. It's been like that for three years. But just before lockdown began, I traveled to Eyeries on...
Feeling afraid in Lockdown?
Flow with the figure 8 and feel the mind & body relax. Just before COVID-19 hit, I had invested my savings into self-publishing my new book, Good Food: Better Sex. I’d taken a leap of faith and thought I can do this, it’s time for me to expand...
I’m showering – How about you?
I’m in West Cork. I came down six days ago after I shut my clinic, rescheduled my clients and did a big supermarket shop. Since then I haven’t seen anyone. I have my virtual connection with the world at 8.30 am on Facebook live as I share my...
I’m so excited… about Seaweed
Have you always wanted to know which seaweeds you can eat? Would you like to learn how to eat this fantastic superfood every day? Join me, Joanne Faulkner and David Millard Msc. on this wonderful, unique retreat that will recharge your batteries...
Quick Fix for Emotional Eating
There are many reasons for emotional eating. In Chinese Medicine and the 5 Elements, most causes for craving sweet food or eating when we arent hungry fall under the domain of the Stomach and Spleen. In Western medicine, these organs control...
Sweet Satisfaction Retreat
Do you strive to eat healthily but get lost in cravings or habitual eating patterns? Is there a sense of lack that cannot be satisfied in your life? Would you like to loose weight but don’t know where to start? Have you lost pleasure in food? In...