Please take advantage of these resources provided by our members to the Heartwood community during this challenging time. Below you will find a variety of resources, from videos to blogs. Please follow up with the practitioner directly if you have any comments or questions.

Blogs

From Arlene Faulk, Tai Chi: Managing Stress

From Grandmother WinterJade Forest, Shaman and Shiatsu: Getting Grace and Ease Back into Our Lives

From Kathy Kessenich, Massage Therapist: Self Referral: Connecting to Your Internal Compass

From Grandmother WinterJade Forest, Shaman and Shiatsu: Distant Healing for Our Time

From Grandmother WinterJade Forest, Shaman and Shiatsu: Sound Healing Resonance

Videos

Practice Tai Chi from your chair with this gentle 10-minute seated Tai Chi practice for balance and alignment. Relax the body through gentle movements – Tai Chi is a moving meditation. Guided by instructor Arlene Faulk, who shares: “Doing this chair tai chi practice every day for a year launched me on the road to walking again and good health.”

Chair Tai Chi Practice for Balance & Alignment (10 min) – Arlene Faulk

Work with the Tai Chi energy ball for balance and breathing. Breathe from the lower tan tien, major energy center in the body (lower abdomen). Relax the body through gentle movements – Tai Chi is a moving meditation.

Tai Chi Energy Ball Practice for Balance & Breathing (12 min) – Arlene Faulk

Arlene Faulk guides you through gentle Tai Chi movements for decreasing stress.

Faulk Tai Chi during COVID-19 (22 min) – Arlene Faulk

A gentle practice to move your body into the day. Start lying down with lower body warm ups then hands and knees spinal movement ending in sitting.

Morning Yoga Practice (15 min) – Becky Paulin Liston

This 12 minute yoga stretch can be done on the floor or modified to a chair. Some hands and knees work and transitioning between lying on stomach and lying on back.

Mid day yoga stretch (12 min) – Becky Paulin-Liston

The lymphatic system is one of those things we tend not to think about until something goes wrong with it, but it’s a hardworking bodily system that needs our attention. The lymphatic system carries immune cells throughout the body; keeping it in shape is important for health, and manual lymphatic work is one way we can address that need. Be well! For more information about the lymphatic system, feel free to check out my website: www.resourcewellnessllc.com.

Lymphatic cleansing: self-help for immunity-building (13 min) – Michelle Bobier

In this video, Cultivating Energy with Arlene – Faulk Tai Chi, Arlene helps youreduce stress and increase your energy.

Cultivating Energy with Arlene – Faulk Tai Chi