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Qigong for the Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of COVID-19 Infection in Older Adults

I have been practicing qigong since I was 16 years old; teaching it since I was 19. I have 1st hand experience that it works on so many levels for health and wellness. Finally, there is some legitimate research showing that these types of exercises truly offer extraordinary benefits and results.

Here is some documentation of how qigong can help the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of COVID-19 infection in older adults, from the US National Library of Medicine. Click on the image below to read the full article.

Here is one of the sets of exercises that the article references to practice. I have been teaching this set for over 20 years to people of all ages with all kinds of health issues.

And here are other qigong sets that have been around for hundreds of years that have been known to increase better health and wellness.

By gaining control of the physical anatomy, a relationship with the physical body is developed. When aligning the limbs and joints to stretch and strengthen them, while also maintaining deep and deliberate breathing rhythms, an individual can cultivate a more harmonious link between the mind, body and spirit (self awareness). Practice of exercises that truly engage the mind and body, (very much like yoga) to improve health & wellness. The mind directs the body, while the body protects the mind.

Discipline the mind in order to discipline the body!

Learn how this all works from private, small or group instruction.

Be well!

Jim Moltzan

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Some Covid-19 Measures Might Actually Make You More At Risk

There is a Vicious Cycle of Covid-19 and Lifestyle Consequences

Some of the measures being taken, are actually increasing the risks of becoming ill.

In response to the Covid-19 virus,
many individuals are putting themselves more at risk of illness by restraining from exercising, socializing, relieving stress, etc.

Isolating from others

Emotional mood swings of depression, anger & anxiety activate stress response producing excess cortisol, affecting organ function.

Staying indoors

Lack of fresh air and sunlight affect overall metabolism. Lack of vitamin D3 (from sunlight & foods) affects bone mass and chemical balance, affecting organ function.

Less physical activity

Less physical activity affects muscle tone and strength, consequently lowering bone mass while leading to osteopenia, osteoporosis. Increase in weight stresses organ functions, joint strength as well as self-esteem.

Lowered immune system

Immune system becomes compromised from stress, chemical imbalances and sedentary lifestyle leading individuals to have comorbidities and consequently increasing their risk of acquiring disease and illness.

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Get out of the house, call family/friends, eat healthier foods, stay active and avoid stress. Don’t wait to get sick or rely on a vaccine to keep you healthy – get proactive now.

Be well, be wise and stay healthy!

Jim Moltzan407-234-0119

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Discipline the Mind to Discipline the Body

Self-discipline Can be Developed.

Anything of value is always going to require some amount of sacrifice of time, effort and resources.

For most people, it is very difficult to train or discipline their mind and consequently, their body. People often say or do things they regret only to realize later that they lacked the self control and self awareness to make good decisions to begin with.

By gaining control of the physical anatomy, a relationship with the physical body is developed. When aligning the limbs and joints to stretch and strengthen them, while also maintaining deep and deliberate breathing rhythms, an individual can cultivate a more harmonious link between the mind, body and spirit (self awareness). Practice of exercises that truly engage the mind and body, (very much like yoga) to improve health & wellness. The mind directs the body, while the body protects the mind.

Discipline the mind in order to discipline the body!

Ship Pal Gye, Taoist yoga or the “Filling the 8 Vessels” are methods to increase the capacity of your nervous system. By holding the body in specific alignments, the nervous system is strengthened to endure more pain, stress and discomfort. Think of tempering steel in fire to strengthen the metal. Building self-discipline of the mind and body simultaneously!

When engaging the muscles, tendons, bones and fascia, the 12 regular energy meridians are engaged plus the 8 extraordinary meridians are opened and filled as reservoirs to adjust the ebb and flow of energy throughout the body and thereby strengthening the immune system among other bodily functions.

Exercise methods like these have been known for centuries, but are considered new or “alternative” to modern western culture.

Watch the video to get a sample of what this type of instruction entails. Often times people will ask me, “where did you learn this?” Well…almost 40 years ago I began studying Korean kung fu, then Traditional Chinese Medicine, medical qigong, fitness, wellness and anatomy. It didn’t happen overnight or from a weekend seminar. It took me decades of learning, studying and teaching from and with high level masters and teachers. And I’m not done learning yet, are you?

Learn how this all works from private, small or group instruction.

Be well!

Jim Moltzan

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Grow Older, But Also Grow Wiser

We all grow older, but do we ever really grow up? Growing up usually refers to being more responsible, more independent, more aware, more giving of oneself.

However, it usually takes a better part of a lifetime to realize what is most important in our lives. Our family and our health, right? How cliché. We say it because it sounds wise and moral. But really, what we as humans seem to value the most is our home, cars, money, and other material possessions. Our ego tops the list of our priorities as we like to think that what we offer more than we receive in our daily existence within the universe.

Often we look to point the finger how others should be better. Another perspective would be to make ourselves better. Be the best version of ourselves that we can be. Set the example because this action alone can be contagious in a positive way.

Wisdom is a recipe of knowledge and experience obtained over time (age) allowing one to differentiate when is the correct timing to react or not to react. When to do, when not to do. Coming up to a stop sign, you really don’t care to stop your vehicle (your true feeling) but you do because it is the right action (the law) to stop. If a blaring fire engine were to suddenly appear in your rear view mirror, you might choose to move through the intersection and to a space clear of the oncoming 370,000 pounds of moving metal and water (correct action for this situation).

Learn how to maintain health, fitness and wellness with tai chi, gigong and other time-proven methods. Private, small or group instruction.

Take care of yourself because no one else should care more about you than you. Eat better, move more, stress less, be nicer. Be well!

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The Meaning of the Yin-Yang Symbol

The Meaning of the Yin-Yang Symbol

The yin and yang symbol or taijitu, relates to the day and night association of yin and yang. Supposedly the ancients plotted a graph made up of six concentrically larger rings. In the center was anchored an 8-foot high pole that measured the shadow cast by the sun throughout the seasons. Then they colored in where the shade landed and where there was none. When looked at from above, the graph showed a picture that resembles the yin and yang symbol but without the two dots on either side. From here the concept of balance and its relationship to the seasons and nature was conceived.

The yin-yang symbol has been long known to represent balance and harmony. However, some choose to label it as a religious symbol for Daoism which many consider more of a philosophy. The martial arts of tai chi uses this symbol and concept as a foundation to understanding of the flow of energy within the human body.

The 5 Aspects of yin and yang complement and balance each other via these aspects, which define the relationship between each.

Learn how to maintain health, fitness and wellness with tai chi, gigong and other time-proven methods. Private, small or group instruction.

Take care of yourself because no one else should care more about you than you. Eat better, move more, stress less, be nicer. Be well!

.Jim Moltzan 407-234-0119

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