5 Low Impact Moves for Stress Relief

DETROIT - Dec. 17, 2013 - PRLog -- Shawngela Pierce, owner of Seek Within You, is featured doing “Low Impact Moves that Renew, Reenergize and Restore” in the winter edition of Wellness Woman 40 and Beyond Online Magazine.  These low impact moves are qigong exercises.  Qigong exercises are low impact exercises designed to cleanse, strengthen and circulate qi (energy) with gentle movement and simple breathing techniques. Starting on page 37 of the magazine, Shawngela demonstrates Louhan Patting, Qigong Shaking, Lifting the Sky, Spread Wings to Fly and Qi ball. All of these exercises are great for stress relief and increasing your sense of well being. To view the magazine, click on this link: http://www.issuu.com/wellnesswoman40/docs/wellness_woman_winter-issue_no2-hq?e=9442659/6021237

Qigong is an ancient Chinese health system practiced for 1000s of years for health maintenance, healing and increasing vitality. Loosely translated qi (pronounced chee) means life force or vital-energy that flows through all things in the universe. Gong, pronounced gung, means work, accomplishment, or skill that is cultivated through steady practice. When you combine the two, in essence Qigong means working with energy or cultivating energy with continued practice. Shawngela feels that her daily practice with qigong has helped to transform her physical as well as mental/emotional health.

Think of the body as energy or better yet as a highway of energy with energetic routes. The energy that flows through these energetic routes can normally pass through at a high rate, however, when there is a blockage, the energy cannot flow. This leads to an imbalance of energies in the body. The flow of Qi or energy can be interrupted by several factors, including anxiety, stress, anger, fear or grief. When this occurs, disharmony in the body occurs. The only way to bring the body back into balance is to release the blockage and allow the energetic highway to flow as it normally does.

Qigong exercises consist of a series of orchestrated practices including body posture, movement, breathing, and meditation, all of which have been designed to enhance Qi function—that is, to draw upon natural forces to optimize and balance energy within, through the attainment of deeply focused and relaxed states.

Doing qigong can help relieve stress and anxiety because it balances and releases blockages in organs that TCM traditionally associates with it.

About Shawngela Pierce
Shawngela Pierce is an educator, author, reiki practitioner, business owner and meditation instructor who specializes in mindfulness meditation and qigong (chee gong). She has been practicing qigong for over 7 years and teaching it for over 3 years. She has a masters degree in the field of education with 3 1/2 years of post-masters education in naturopathic medicine. This includes mind-body therapy, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), botanical medicine, nutrition, hydrotherapy as well as other healing modalities. She loves teaching, which is something she has done for over 15-years. She designed the Meditation for Health Program to help people utilize the benefits of meditation as well as other holistic lifestyle changes to live a harmonious and care-free life.

About Wellness Woman 40 and Beyond Online Magazine
Wellness Woman 40 and Beyond - different backgrounds, same journey is an online magazine for women 40 and over. The goal of the magazine is to help women pursue total wellness for their mind, body and spirit through sharing information about holistic practices and fitness.