Be Nourished — Practice Library

Qi Gong Practices

Movement medicine for digestion, energy, and clearing stasis

These practices all assist in digestion, energy, balance in the body, and clearing stasis and dampness. Use them as you feel called — simple reasons for use are noted with each one to guide you.

"If you can, try to make time for Qi Gong practice a few times per week — it will shift how you feel, and how you heal."

Practice 01 · Digestive Qi Gong

Swimming Dragon

Use for: Liver & gallbladder support, clearing stasis of mind and body

Practice 02 · Breaking Tendons

Breaking Tendons for Dampness

Use for: Sluggish energy, low kidney energy, aging rapidly, sore joints, restricted movement, excess weight in the belly, foggy brain

Practice 03 · Nervous System

Anxious Eating — 12 Nerve Exercises

Use for: Anxious eating, anxiety in general, a weak nervous system, stress of all kinds, insomnia, tension in the body, and depression

Practice 04 · Vitality Codes

Crane, Deer & Turtle

Use for: Low energy, sluggish digestion, liver stasis or weak liver/gallbladder, bloating, headache, and all hormonal conditions

Practice 05 · Organ Activation

Stomach Rub — Stoking the Fire

Use for: Clearing bloat, increasing lymph flow, improving motility, nourishing the organs, and adding energy and Yang Qi to the whole abdomen

Practice 06 · Balance

Yin Yang Up Down Open Close

Use for: Cravings and low energy conditions

Practice 07 · Daily Foundation

Basic Nourishing Dao Yin

Use for: A soft daily practice to balance the whole body

Practice 08 · Quick Reset

Solar Plexus

Use for: Stomach issues and overthinking around food

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Movement Is Medicine

These are snacks for the body — energetic feeding that works on the emotional and spirit level, allowing the food practices you're learning to land even deeper. Return to this page whenever you need to practice.