How about a little energy boost love from Innersound!
Fit Girl | Mar 29, 2010 | Comments 0
How many of you feel that the pace of life is a little speedier than one might hope for? I generally think that every day. I put it down to London living, but in an attempt to try and add a little chill to otherwise chaos, I paid a visit to Innersound in London.
Despite forgetting the map I had printed off which made me 5 minutes late rather than the intended 15 minutes early, and arriving a little sweaty and out of breath, as soon as I got into the centre the atmosphere was chiiiiiiiilledd!!
Qi healing is an ancient therapy from South Korea that only takes 15 minutes. Brilliant I thought! Zen in 15 minutes, how efficient!! Anyway, I sat down with my Qi Master and had a chat about what I felt my energy levels were like, was I a stressed person etc. And of course, I was like, lady, I eat well, I train, this girl knows how to look after herself!! Sadly though, this is not enough, according to Qi healing. See, the thing is, that you can eat well and exercise, and do all of the right things, but modern living can still leave us stressed out, and with a battery that needs a serious charge. It makes sense no? Doesn’t matter how much spinach you eat, whilst lunging, if your stress levels are high, your body has to fight harder!
So Qi healing is a technique that uses acupressure and sound to open up energy circulation by removing toxins and clearing energy pathways for an immune system boost. A lot of emphasis is put on clearing the abdomen which is where all of the energy pathways meet. Think major roadworks in your tummy. Your abdomen pumps energy around the rest of your system, resulting in you feeling more energised with greater clarity. But if it’s blocked, you ain’t gonna be feeling like the joys of spring honey!
My Qi master told me that there are two causes of poor health according to this ancient therapy – energy blockages (tension), or a shortage of energy. Both of these are either due to: emotions, stress and lifestyle; or you can be born with it (bum deal no?) Anyway, whether you have developed it, or didn’t get a choice in the matter (thanks folks!) you can change it!
The treatment itself involves lying on a couch fully clothed, with your therapist applying pressure to points on your body and making a kind of whooshing sound. And there ain’t no doubt about where you’ve got blocked energy, cause it hurts!! Not like excruciating pain, but a little tender. When you’re not getting your blocked energy whooshed it feels rather nice. My kidneys were kinda sore, as was my throat…I’m convinced that the latter was cos I talk too much, perhaps one needs more blockage there! Anyway, after the treatment, my Qi Master confirmed that my health was pretty good although my kidneys were storing some blocked energy. All in all my body functions pretty well, but does need work! Do I need more whooshing I asked. It appeared that I might need a tad more whooshing, but that actually if I wanted to get some serious results, I should attend a weekly class ideally 2-3 sessions per week. I kind of liked that self-treatment part. I like stuff where you have to take the responsibility to fix yourself, rather than letting someone else do all the fixing. Now don’t get me wrong, I would definitely need some more whooshing sessions, but a little self-whoosh love is what will crank up my energy levels and have me firing on all cylinders!!!
So impressed was I with this zen sanctuary in London, that my mum is now indeed a fully ledged whoosher and feeling amazing. I’m signing up in Autumn for a little zen love!! It will involve a Qi Master whooshing session (actually not called whooshing by the way, that’s not an official term!) every week for the first month or so as well as attending classes each week for a little chanting and blocked energy removal. Of course the only danger is, that if one gets that blocked energy from ones throat removed, one may talk even more than one already does…oh dear!! Apologies in advance!!
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