Be Nourished — Practice Library

Qi Gong Practices

Movement medicine for digestion, energy, and clearing stasis

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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.