Suzi is a Certified Advanced Holden Qi Gong teacher. She is also a registered meditation teacher with the British School of Meditation, and a graduate of davidji’s meditation teacher training academy.
Suzi is passionate about sharing her lived and academic experience to help others. Suzi worked in the financial services industry before re-training in public health where she devised behaviour change campaigns. Now she brings together a wealth of experience to her qi gong and meditation classes to keep these ancient practices highly relevant for modern life.
Qi Gong = Breath + Movement + Mindful Awareness
Qi (pronounced “Chi”) is energy, your own energy, your vital life force. Gong means work or skill. Qi Gong is becoming skilful at managing your own energy, to improve your overall health and wellbeing. Qi Gong is Meditation in Motion. (Tai Chi is a small sub-set of qi gong.)
Qi Gong can help you feel better during (Peri)Menopause
Hormones are essential for every cell in our body to function properly. As a woman ages and her sex hormone levels decrease (perimenopause and then menopause) her yin energy drops. If yin energy lowers, yang energy has to increase. Yang energy is heat, active, doing, agitation which in turn leads to disturbed sleep, hot flushes, distraction, frustration; just some of the many (peri)menopause symptoms.
Stress is an ever-present feature in our lives. Stress exerts an incredible influence on (peri)menopausal symptoms. The ‘rushing woman’ embodies a lot of stress in her day-to-day life and in so doing exacerbates all of the symptoms she experiences. Our body can only generate one hormone at a time. If cortisol is being generated oestrogen, for example, cannot also be generated. In addition, high levels of cortisol is partly responsible for weight gain around the tummy. The first step to balancing hormones, at any age, and feeling better is tackling stress (cortisol) levels. Qi Gong is wonderful at lowering stress levels and increasing energy, bringing the body into balance. When the body is in balance you feel better.
Qi Gong is a low-impact form of exercise which turns your stress into vitality for a happier and healthier life.
Join us for Suzi’s first monthly session at Fern Bothy!