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Daily Qi Gong Exercise to Loosen Fascia and Enhance Flexibility
Qi Gong offers a simple yet effective way to keep your body feeling loose and energized every day. This daily routine focuses on loosening fascia—the connective tissue surrounding muscles—and improving lymph circulation. Many people experience mild neck and lower back pain from sitting too long or poor posture. This gentle practice helps prevent those aches by moving your body in multiple directions, promoting flexibility and better circulation in just a few minutes. Why Loos
Michael Savalli
May 202 min read


Physical Exercise and Middle-Age
Getting older means stretching is no longer optional; it’s mandatory. I find that's especially true before bed; I need to get a good stretch on my quads and hamstrings before I can fall asleep. (I also have unhealthy cravings for sugary pastries, but we’ll save that for another day.) During the day, I manage pretty well with a little Qi Gong and taking stretch breaks every hour or so. In the warm weather, I like to go for longer walks outside. For the most part, this keeps
Michael Savalli
Mar 272 min read


Beginner's Guide to Standing Meditation
Meditation doesn’t have to be from some contorted seated position. Not everyone can sit in full lotus! When first learning meditation, we want to cultivate stillness within, through stillness of the body. This can be done seated in a chair or even standing. With practice, you’ll be able to bring this stillness into your daily life. Let’s start with a focus on standing meditation. Just standing still takes some effort from me. Constantly jumping from task to task. Making
Michael Savalli
Jan 92 min read


What is Holistic Medicine?
Holistic medicine is something we hear a lot about. It can be very confusing just to understand what it is and what it isn’t. Put simply, holistic medicine is a very broad term, related to holism. That is - treating one’s health as part of a person’s place in a larger - overall context. To varying degrees, it’s concerned with one's physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. A Wider Lens While modern, allopathic medicine likes to be super specific (one specialist f
Michael Savalli
Dec 11, 20242 min read
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