Self-Care Resources

last updated 4.14.2018

Self-care and teaching self-care to patients is integral and necessary to the integrative health care paradigm.

For the best individualized self-care routine to fit you and your condition, you must work with your Integrative Health care provider, such as your East Asian Medicine Practitioner (acupuncturist).  To find a nationally board certified practitioner, go to the NCCAOM® Practitioner Directory and search by name, city, or your zip code.

The following are self-care resources, intended for an audience of practitioners, from the "Self-care Saturday" theme I started on the public Facebook page in March.

April 2018

• "Spring Renewal Mindset" from the Chopra Center
• "You are Love" and meditation by the Chopra Center.
• Introduction to the Tai Chi Easy™ system of self-care with Roger Jahnke, OMD.  
• explanation , instruction (spoken with movements), and demonstration with music.  
• "7 Happiness-boosting mudras for your yoga or meditation practice" by the Chopra Center

March 2018

• Feeling a cold coming on? Sinus congestion? Try out Chopra Center’s gentle yoga routine to shake out that wind-cold and open your sinuses.
• How Mindfulness Works to Break Bad Habits from Mindful.org
• An intro to Nei Gong exercise called Ape Arms to increase your oxygen uptake by 50%.
• 4 self-care tips to thrive this spring from Dr. Roger Jahnke and the IIQTC:
• (1) keep moving and stretching such as Tai Chi, Qi Gong, or Yoga
• (2) Eat your greens (vegetables, leafy greens, etc)
• (3) Be outdoors. Walk, garden, go barefoot in your yard.
• (4) Practice gratitude.
• Try this short breathing exercise with Dr. Jahnke to move your qi in a healthful way today. This breathing exercise, Xi Xi Hu, is a useful way to move out irritated and stagnant energy (a common issue for everyone in the spring time).

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