KI FLOW yoga for digestion & purification

My first attempt at uploading a video to my new You Tube channel KI FLOW yoga

I need to play around a bit and get fimilar with the gadgets but anyhow here it the first attempt! 

In this KI FLOW sequence downward facing dog is used as an anchor shape, allowing movement and flow through the meridians and the body to stem directly from that shape.
The yang purification exhalation allows space to created, the breath leads the body.
Stretching out the stomach meridians and points in the feet helps digestion along side the inversion geometry in the body, making space for the internal organs.
The (Earth Element) grounding aspects of this sequence is absolute (although not standing) there is a connection in all the flow through to the feet, they are indeed an anchor point, flexing at times to connect with the yang back of the body and the bladder meridian, and tonification through the stomach points in the feet (ST 41, 42, 43, 44 & 45) command points for the Fire, Wood, Water, and Metal Elements, and also (ST42) the actual Source Point for the Stomach meridian itself.
Will assist an array of digestive issues, restlessness, facial, jaw & teeth issues and softening in the parasympathetic nervous system.
The Sequence finishes standing with prayer connection to Tanden in the belly centre point.

Ki Flows NEW Studio space in Gardenvale

I've very excited to be moving into my very own space in a few weeks time.

Ki Flow Healing will be situated in a beautiful upstairs light spacious carpeted room where you can book into receive Ki Flow healing & shiatsu treatments and also attend Ki Flow Yoga classes.

I will be running five Ki Flow classes per week, and have at least 3 full days open for healing & Shiatsu treatments, the timetable for term one 2012 should be out just before Christmas..... so watch this space!

Ki Flow Healing Studio is also sharing the same clinic as Revive Naturopathy.

together we will also run comprehensive packages that include, Nutrition, treatments, yoga & meditation.

In the near future Ki Flow healing Studio will also be home to a few other styles of yoga & body awareness practices, again keep checking back to see how its all evolving.

My New address is 139B Gardenvale Road Gardenvale 3185.

Ki Flow classes run on an 'in advance' booking system rather then on a drop in basis (more like an appointment session) All classes are 90 minutes and a maximum of 8 students.

Investment will be $25 per class or discounted if purchased by term or in bulk.

Ki Flow Healing and Shiatsu therapy is a 90 minute session, the investment is $95.

There is a possibility of a late summer earth element, 6 day early morning intensive in February, that will also include one Ki Flow healing/Shiatsu treatment and a raw Vegan breakfast after practice, I'll keep you posted on that!

For more information on Ki Flow healing or Ki Flow yoga please click on the drop down tabs or also check out my Yoga Australia teachers profile.

The benefit of a Winter Treatment

From an Oriental perspective the winter draws our energy inward, into the core, to reserve it, The cold and darkness of winter urges us to slow down.

This is the time of year to reflect on our health, replenish our energy and conserve our strength.

Winter is ruled by the

Water element, which is associated with the kidneys, bladder and adrenal glands.

According to the philosophy of Chinese medicine, the kidneys are considered the source of all energy or “Qi” within the body, they store all of the reserve Qi in the body so that it can be used in times of stress and change, or to heal, prevent illness, and age gracefully.

During the winter months it is important to nurture and nourish our kidney Qi.

It is the time where this energy can be most easily depleted.

Our bodies are instinctively expressing the fundamental principles of winter – rest, reflection, conservation and storage.

A fantastic Ki flow yoga stretch to help tonify and move the energy in the kidney and bladder channel is a forward seated bend with your legs stretched out in front. See image below.

Winter is Yin in nature; it is inactive, cold, and damp.

its the perfect time to remain introspective, restful, and consolidate your Qi through the season and prepare for the outburst of new life and energy in the spring.

Now is a fantastic time to book in for a Ki Flow healing treatment, and assist your bodies own innate ability to heal and restore.

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