Holistic Wellness: Exploring Ways to Wellness
Holistic Wellness: Exploring Ways to Wellness delivers alternative healing and natural wellness solutions through authentic conversations and real experiences. Perfect for curious souls seeking complementary therapies and mindful living beyond mainstream wellness advice.
Host Sarah Gorev brings you refreshingly honest chats with practitioners and real people about holistic health approaches that actually work (even for the busiest of lives). From mindfulness to EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), cold water swimming to sound therapy, she's lifting the veil on evidence-based alternative approaches that can be easily incorporated and even enhance your packed schedule.
Each episode demystifies holistic practices through genuine, no-pressure conversations about what works (and maybe what doesn't). Ideal for people who are intrigued by alternative wellness and natural healing but want real experiences, not just theory. Instead of 'powering through' and reaching exhaustion and burn-out, Sarah explores how these accessible practices can help you reclaim your energy, process past experiences, and find balance - without requiring endless time or resources.
If you're open-minded about exploring holistic wellness solutions but fancy hearing real experiences before diving in, this is your weekly companion for discovering different paths to feeling good again. Join Sarah for down-to-earth conversations about alternative wellness approaches that can transform your daily life - no crystals required (unless you want them!).
Holistic Wellness: Exploring Ways to Wellness
Exploring Qigong with Lindsay
In this episode of Exploring Ways to Wellness, host Sarah explores the gentle Chinese practice of Qi Gong with guest Lindsay. Discover how this accessible movement meditation combines flowing motions, breathwork, and mindfulness to balance your body's energy and improve wellbeing.
Lindsay shares her journey as a beginner who found Qi Gong during the pandemic through online classes. Learn how this ancient practice: • Significantly improved her sleep quality • Complements modern yoga practice • Can be done in just 5-10 minutes • Is accessible for all ages and fitness levels • Requires no special equipment or prior experience
If you've been curious about energy practices but felt intimidated by complex poses or mystical language, this conversation offers a refreshingly practical perspective. Lindsay approaches wellness with both openness and healthy skepticism, discussing how energy work fits into a balanced approach to health.
For anyone interested in stress reduction, better sleep, increased mobility, or general wellbeing, this episode provides an inspiring introduction to a practice that can be done anywhere, even your own back garden.
Resources and links mentioned in the show:
Why Woo Works Book - https://amzn.to/3DQSZP5 [affiliate link]
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction to Qigong and Today's Guest
01:40 Lindsay's Journey into Qigong
02:25 Understanding Qigong Movements
03:51 Benefits of Online Qigong Classes
07:47 Combining Qigong with Other Practices
14:13 Exploring Other Wellness Practices
15:26 Scepticism and Science Behind Wellness
20:59 Final Thoughts and Recommendations
23:29 Conclusion and Takeaways
Thanks for listening.
