Inner Works is a healing and retreat center that offers natural and sustainable methods to support our body's ability to heal and retain health, blending Western science with the wisdom of Chinese medicine. Constance Evans, Acupuncturist and Physical Therapist and her husband Michael Shunney, Taijiquan (Tai Chi) and Qigong (Chi Kung) player and teacher, bring decades of training, clinical experience and teaching to Inner Works classes, programs and clinic.
Connie offers general acupuncture and physical therapy with specialty services for joint / muscle pain and women's health issues. Mike guides people in regaining their natural wisdom in body, mind and spirit. To make an appointment or for more information, the fastest way to reach me is to call or text 207-594-5553. To join a class or for more information, call my landline, 207-594-5356, and leave a message.
If you can wait a few days, email QIWORKS@GWI.NET.
Connie offers general acupuncture and physical therapy with specialty services for joint / muscle pain and women's health issues. Mike guides people in regaining their natural wisdom in body, mind and spirit. To make an appointment or for more information, the fastest way to reach me is to call or text 207-594-5553. To join a class or for more information, call my landline, 207-594-5356, and leave a message.
If you can wait a few days, email QIWORKS@GWI.NET.
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Acupuncture is one of the oldest and most widely used systems of medical care in the world.
It is one aspect of Chinese medicine and is based on the concept that the human body is governed by the same forces that guide the cycles of the natural world.
The cycles of life can be divided into five phases, with metaphoric correspondences to the seasons, natural elements, body organs, emotions and many common symptoms.
In Chinese medicine, our vital energy or life force is called Qi (Chi).
Qi is what gives us vitality and activates the cycles of life.
It is one aspect of Chinese medicine and is based on the concept that the human body is governed by the same forces that guide the cycles of the natural world.
The cycles of life can be divided into five phases, with metaphoric correspondences to the seasons, natural elements, body organs, emotions and many common symptoms.
In Chinese medicine, our vital energy or life force is called Qi (Chi).
Qi is what gives us vitality and activates the cycles of life.
Patients with musculoskeletal problems often benefit from evaluation and treatment which combines the strengths of both Western and Chinese Medicine.
From a Western perspective, strength, range of joint motion, pain, tissue integrity and functional ability are assessed in order to evaluate the structural and biomechanical components of the problem.
The Acupuncture evaluation provides information regarding the flow of energy along the meridians which pass through the involved area, the person's constitutional makeup and the life habits which influence the body's ability to heal.
From a Western perspective, strength, range of joint motion, pain, tissue integrity and functional ability are assessed in order to evaluate the structural and biomechanical components of the problem.
The Acupuncture evaluation provides information regarding the flow of energy along the meridians which pass through the involved area, the person's constitutional makeup and the life habits which influence the body's ability to heal.
Stand straight and hold the head and neck naturally erect, with the mind concentrated on the top.
Do not strain or be tense; otherwise, the blood and vital energy cannot circulate smoothly.
Keep the chest slightly inward, which will enable you to sink your breath to the dantian (lower belly).
Do not protrude your chest, otherwise you will feel uneasy in breathing and somewhat "top heavy".
Great force can be launched only when you keep the vital energy in your lower belly.
For the human body, the waist is the dominant part.
Do not strain or be tense; otherwise, the blood and vital energy cannot circulate smoothly.
Keep the chest slightly inward, which will enable you to sink your breath to the dantian (lower belly).
Do not protrude your chest, otherwise you will feel uneasy in breathing and somewhat "top heavy".
Great force can be launched only when you keep the vital energy in your lower belly.
For the human body, the waist is the dominant part.
The Head and Face Qigong starts by warming the hands with Qi, focusing on the first three fingertips of each hand that will be used to apply and stimulate the Qi.
Relax the arms so the hands are below the elbows and rub them together with vigor but without muscular effort.
Then a good stance is assumed (like a Taiji stance), bending the knees slightly, unlocking the hip joints, and allowing the spine to be plumb upright.
The feeling is as if sitting down on a tall stool and growing the spine at the same time.
Relax the arms so the hands are below the elbows and rub them together with vigor but without muscular effort.
Then a good stance is assumed (like a Taiji stance), bending the knees slightly, unlocking the hip joints, and allowing the spine to be plumb upright.
The feeling is as if sitting down on a tall stool and growing the spine at the same time.
To join a class or for more information, call my landline, (no text) 207-594-5356, and leave a message, or email Qiworks@gwi.net.
We are located in mid-coast Maine in Rockland and a one mile walk from the beautiful Rockland harbor waterfront.
Situated on 8 beautiful acres in a large restored farmhouse and timber-frame barn that was built in 1845, we're just blocks from both Route 17 and Route 1.
We are located in mid-coast Maine in Rockland and a one mile walk from the beautiful Rockland harbor waterfront.
Situated on 8 beautiful acres in a large restored farmhouse and timber-frame barn that was built in 1845, we're just blocks from both Route 17 and Route 1.
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