(30 min) SPRING SERIES: QIGONG FLOW TO PURGE & DETOXIFY

The most important Qigong exercises for spring are purging practices. This is because the dominant organ of spring is the liver, our largest digestive organ of detoxification. Purging exercises are used to cleanse the body of acquired Qi and to release Qi stagnation. We commonly acquire Qi from toxins in food, medications, air pollution, negative emotions, old emotions, low energy situations, and electromagnetic radiation (especially if you fly a lot). This season's purging routine focuses on purging the liver and gall bladder organs using three of the most powerful methods of detoxification: twists, breath and the Six Healing Sounds.

Nearly everyone can benefit from purging exercises. Those who should not do purging Qigong are those who are seriously ill and have weak or deficient Qi. When the Qi is weak, the body is focused on healing so it's not a time to detox, it’s a time to tonify.