Have you ever noticed that there is always a day, usually in the late autumn or early winter, and usually the first colder day of the season, where you wake up and feel like all of your joints hurt?

What can we do so that we can slow down and be present in an often hectic and busy time of year? Here’s a few suggestions or gentle reminders so you too can catch that moment with those you love.

But what’s happening inside of your brain as you follow this simple instruction? In honor of the season of gratitude and joy, let’s cross the street to the intersection of energetics and neuroscience to find out.

It’s great to see Qigong and other mindfulness practices being studied so that we can understand just how and why they are so effective. Across all of these studies, we can see how these arts reduce inflammation, lower cortisol, improve blood pressure, regulate insulin metabolism, and much more.