If your shoulder feels stiff, painful, or just won’t move the way it used to, this episode is for you. In today’s Ask Me Anything with Chi Flow with Jo, Joanne Faulkner shares how to gently ease frozen shoulder and restore pain-free movement using Qi Gong, acupressure, and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) food therapy.You’ll learn:🌿 Why daily Qi Gong is like compound interest for your joints — calming your nervous system, nourishing fascia and tendons, and teaching your body to move without bracing.💆‍♀️ Two acupressure points to open the “shoulder gates” (LI14 and LI15) to release tension, improve circulation, and melt stiffness.🥣 TCM food medicine for healthy, flexible shoulders — including warming ingredients to move stagnation and a delicious Shoulder-Soother Broth recipe to nourish Liver and Kidney energy.💨 A gentle Tendon Nei Gong mini-set you can do seated or standing to breathe life back into your shoulders, clear stagnation, and invite warmth, flow, and freedom of movement.Jo reminds us that healing frozen shoulder is not about forcing change but inviting it through kindness and consistency. Each small daily practice helps your body trust movement again.💫 Join the Chi Flow with Jo FREE ONLINE Qi Gong class, post-class Q&A with Jo, and the supportive energy of a group that truly cares.

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If your shoulder feels stiff, painful, or just won’t move the way it used to, this episode is for you. In today’s Ask Me Anything with Chi Flow with Jo, Joanne Faulkner shares how to gently ease frozen shoulder and restore pain-free movement using Qi Gong, acupressure, and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) food therapy.You’ll learn:🌿 Why daily Qi Gong is like compound interest for your joints — calming your nervous system, nourishing fascia and tendons, and teaching your body to move without bracing.💆‍♀️ Two acupressure points to open the “shoulder gates” (LI14 and LI15) to release tension, improve circulation, and melt stiffness.🥣 TCM food medicine for healthy, flexible shoulders — including warming ingredients to move stagnation and a delicious Shoulder-Soother Broth recipe to nourish Liver and Kidney energy.💨 A gentle Tendon Nei Gong mini-set you can do seated or standing to breathe life back into your shoulders, clear stagnation, and invite warmth, flow, and freedom of movement.Jo reminds us that healing frozen shoulder is not about forcing change but inviting it through kindness and consistency. Each small daily practice helps your body trust movement again.💫 Join the Chi Flow with Jo FREE ONLINE Qi Gong class, post-class Q&A with Jo, and the supportive energy of a group that truly cares.👉https://joannefaulkner.ie/feel-well-every-day/

Have you ever noticed a lingering salty taste in your mouth and wondered what it means? In this episode, we explore this often-overlooked symptom through the lens of Chinese medicine. For women over 40, a salty taste can signal deeper imbalances—ranging from kidney health and yin depletion to the body’s way of flagging stress or hormonal shifts.

Join us as we unpack the traditional wisdom behind this curious sensation, why it shows up more often at midlife, and how gentle lifestyle, diet, and self-care practices can help restore harmony. If you’ve been curious about how ancient insights can illuminate modern health, this episode is for you.

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🌿 New Ask Me Anything Podcast Episode: How to Reduce Uterine Fibroids Naturally – A Chinese Medicine Perspective

Uterine fibroids affect many women, often bringing discomfort, heavy periods, and abdominal pain.Through the lens of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), these growths are seen as a result of stagnation in Qi (energy), blood, or dampness.In this episode, I share natural ways to ease fibroid symptoms using Qi Gong, food medicine, acupressure, and womb connection—approaches that support the whole woman, not just the condition.TRY A FREE QI GONG CLASS WITH US ONLINE: https://joannefaulkner.ie/feel-well-every-day/

How TCM Understands Cholesterol and Cardiovascular Imbalance

In TCM, we don’t use terms like “cholesterol.” Instead, we look at patterns of disharmony. High cholesterol is often linked to:

- Dampness and Phlegm accumulation- Spleen deficiency (which impairs digestion and fluid transformation)- Liver Qi stagnation- Blood stasisWhen the Spleen is weakened by rich food, overthinking, or stress, it fails to properly transform fluids, leading to the production of damp-phlegm. Phlegm is thickened mucus that can build up in the body. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, it can solidify into “accumulations”, denser masses of cells or fluids, including cysts and tumors, whether benign or malignant. This phlegm obstructs the flow of Qi and Blood, creating conditions that TCM equates with atherosclerosis, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. And remember, in Chinese Medicine, the Heart is the Emperor. All organs are in service to it. So when phlegm or stagnation blocks the flow of Qi and Blood, the Heart suffers most.JOIN US FOR A FREE ONLINE QI GONG CLASS: https://joannefaulkner.ie/feel-well-every-day

From sneezing fits to food sensitivities and itchy skin, allergies can feel like an invisible assault on your body. But in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), these reactions aren’t random—they’re signs of imbalance, especially within a vital but lesser-known energy system: the Triple Burner (San Jiao).

This July in Chi Flow with Jo, we’re focusing on core strength, immunity, and emotional resilience—the same foundational systems affected by the Triple Burner. Let’s dive into how understanding and harmonizing this energy pathway can help you feel clear, strong, and allergy-free.JOIN US FOR A FREE QI GONG CLASS: https://joannefaulkner.ie/feel-well-every-day/

Understanding Tremors in Chinese Medicine

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), tremors are seen as manifestations of internal imbalances, particularly involving the liver and kidney energy systems. These systems are not just organs but represent a holistic network of functions. Disruptions in the smooth flow of Qi (chi), your vital energy and blood can create what is known as internal wind. This isn't flatulence, but rather a chaotic climactic condition that can lead to spasms and tremors throughout the body.Today, we're addressing a heartfelt question from a listener undergoing evaluation for Parkinson's Disease, seeking guidance on reducing spontaneous body tremors.

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