Chi Flow with Jo | the Podcast
by Chi Flow with Jo | the Podcast
Chi Flow with Jo creates a strong community of women where you connect with others, your own inner spirit and life force energy every day. Practice daily live qi gong classes with hundreds of other like-minded people to begin or end your day in a grounding way. Using qi gong, 5element food, self-acupressure and the Chi Flow online community, develop an understanding and connection with your life force energy. Chi Flow with Jo helps you connect and understand your body, increasing and moving energy to support better circulation, sleep, mobility, inflammation, digestion, mood and longevity.
Episodes
-
ENERGY UPDATE | REDUCE ANXIETY
Anxiety isn’t just feeling worried, it can be the quiet loss of safety inside your own body. In this episode, we explore the unexpected ways anxiety can affect your daily life: racing thoughts, disturbed sleep, a pounding heart, sudden waves of dread, tension, exhaustion, low confidence, and the...
-
ENERGY UPDATE | REDUCE ANXIETY
Anxiety isn’t just feeling worried, it can be the quiet loss of safety inside your own body. In this episode, we explore the unexpected ways anxiety can affect your daily life: racing thoughts, disturbed sleep, a pounding heart, sudden waves of dread, tension, exhaustion, low confidence, and the...
-
ENERGY UPDATE | 5 Things To Consider Before You Retire: Living with Parkinson's And Learning To Listen
Retirement isn’t just the end of work — it’s the quiet disappearance of things you didn’t realise were holding your life together. In this episode, we explore the unexpected things that fade away after retirement: daily structure, social connection, direction, identity, status, ambition, and even...
-
ENERGY UPDATE | 5 Things To Consider Before You Retire: Living with Parkinson's And Learning To Listen
Retirement isn’t just the end of work — it’s the quiet disappearance of things you didn’t realise were holding your life together. In this episode, we explore the unexpected things that fade away after retirement: daily structure, social connection, direction, identity, status, ambition, and even...
-
ENERGY UPDATE | Why Hips Get Stuck and How We Start to Free Them
If your hips feel tight, heavy, or like they just won’t open no matter how much you stretch, you are not alone. In this episode, Jo explores why hip tension is often not just about muscles, but about flow. Through the lens of Chinese Medicine, she explains how the hips and Kua act as a central...
-
ENERGY UPDATE | Why Hips Get Stuck and How We Start to Free Them
If your hips feel tight, heavy, or like they just won’t open no matter how much you stretch, you are not alone. In this episode, Jo explores why hip tension is often not just about muscles, but about flow. Through the lens of Chinese Medicine, she explains how the hips and Kua act as a central...
-
ENERGY UPDATE MAY 2026 | Breathwork for Better Sleep: Box Breathing with Heart 7 "Spirit Gate" Point
When the mind is busy and the body feels restless, sleep can become difficult. For many people living with Parkinson’s, this can feel even more pronounced, with shallow breathing, night waking, and a nervous system that struggles to settle. In this gentle energy update, Jo shares a simple…
more -
ENERGY UPDATE MAY 2026 | Breathwork for Better Sleep: Box Breathing with Heart 7 "Spirit Gate" Point
When the mind is busy and the body feels restless, sleep can become difficult. For many people living with Parkinson’s, this can feel even more pronounced, with shallow breathing, night waking, and a nervous system that struggles to settle. In this gentle energy update, Jo shares a simple…
more -
ENERGY UPDATE | Qi Gong for Parkinson’s & Chronic Illness: How the 8 Brocades Rebuild Strength Gently
If you are living with Parkinson’s, chronic illness, fatigue, or stiffness and know you need movement but fear exhaustion, this episode is for you. In April inside Chi Flow with Jo, we focus on the classical Qi Gong practice known as the Eight Brocades (Ba Duan Jin), a sequence practiced for over…
more -
ENERGY UPDATE | Qi Gong for Parkinson’s & Chronic Illness: How the 8 Brocades Rebuild Strength Gently
If you are living with Parkinson’s, chronic illness, fatigue, or stiffness and know you need movement but fear exhaustion, this episode is for you. In April inside Chi Flow with Jo, we focus on the classical Qi Gong practice known as the Eight Brocades (Ba Duan Jin), a sequence practiced for over…
more -
ENERGY UPDATE | 5 Things To Consider Before You Retire: Living with Parkinson's And Learning To Listen
Retirement isn’t just the end of work — it’s the quiet disappearance of things you didn’t realise were holding your life together. In this episode, we explore the unexpected things that fade away after retirement: daily structure, social connection, direction, identity, status, ambition, and even...
-
ENERGY UPDATE | 5 Things To Consider Before You Retire: Living with Parkinson's And Learning To Listen
Retirement isn’t just the end of work — it’s the quiet disappearance of things you didn’t realise were holding your life together. In this episode, we explore the unexpected things that fade away after retirement: daily structure, social connection, direction, identity, status, ambition, and even...
-
Qi Gong and Parkinson’s: How Gentle Daily Movement Helps You Live Well
In this heartfelt episode, Joanne Faulkner, Qi Gong teacher and Shiatsu practitioner, sits down with her husband Davy, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s almost ten years ago. Together they explore how Qi Gong has become one of the most supportive, empowering, and life-enhancing tools Davy uses...
-
Qi Gong and Parkinson’s: How Gentle Daily Movement Helps You Live Well
In this heartfelt episode, Joanne Faulkner, Qi Gong teacher and Shiatsu practitioner, sits down with her husband Davy, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s almost ten years ago. Together they explore how Qi Gong has become one of the most supportive, empowering, and life-enhancing tools Davy uses...
-
ENERGY UPDATE: Chi Flow Intermittent Fasting After 45 to Boost Energy and Balance Hormones
In this episode of the Chi Flow with Jo Energy Update, we explore intermittent fasting for women over 45 through the gentle and nourishing wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine. This is not the kind of fasting that leaves you shaky or deprived. It is a way of resting your body so that hormones...
-
ENERGY UPDATE: Chi Flow Intermittent Fasting After 45 to Boost Energy and Balance Hormones
In this episode of the Chi Flow with Jo Energy Update, we explore intermittent fasting for women over 45 through the gentle and nourishing wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine. This is not the kind of fasting that leaves you shaky or deprived. It is a way of resting your body so that hormones...
-
ENERGY UPDATE | Bone Health & Balance with Therese Cosgrove
As winter draws us into stillness, this episode dives into the energy of Bone Health through the wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the gentle practice of Feldenkrais.Join Joanne Faulkner and Therese Cosgrove (homeopath, nutritional therapist, and Feldenkrais practitioner) as they explore...
-
ENERGY UPDATE | Bone Health & Balance with Therese Cosgrave
As winter draws us into stillness, this episode dives into the energy of Bone Health through the wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the gentle practice of Feldenkrais.Join Joanne Faulkner and Therese Cosgrove (homeopath, nutritional therapist, and Feldenkrais practitioner) as they explore...
-
ENERGY UPDATE | Sound Healing & Hormonal Balance
How Sound Healing Supports Hormonal Balance & Slows Ageing After Menopause In this soothing episode of Chi Flow with Jo, Joanne sits down with sound healer Caroline Flavin from Alchemy of Sound to explore how vibration and frequency can support women through menopause and beyond. Together they...
-
ENERGY UPDATE | Strengthening Immunity with Chinese Medicine
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), immunity is not just about fighting off colds and flu, it’s about maintaining balance, resilience, and a strong energetic boundary that protects body and mind. This protective energy is called Wei Qi, and it surrounds us like a shield, just like the glowing...
-
ENERGY UPDATE | Healthy Heart, Mind & Body
Building an Emotionally Healthy Heart: Tools for Connection and Resilience In our fast-paced, often disconnected world, creating a healthy heart goes beyond physical well-being, it involves nurturing our emotional and spiritual energy. Cultivating emotional resilience, understanding our triggers,...
-
ENERGY UPDATE | Longevity & How to Stoke Your Fire with Dr. Karen Ward
Let’s talk about something that every single one of us will go through, aging.And let’s talk about it without shame.This month in Chi Flow with Jo, we’re embracing our core, our curves, our changing hormones, and even that taboo topic… Incontinence. Because the truth is: we’re not broken, we are...
-
ENERGY UPDATE | Capacitor Method with Trina Hanlon
The Capacitar Method is a gentle, holistic approach to healing and empowerment that uses simple body-based practices to release stress, trauma, and emotional pain. Drawing from a blend of Eastern and Western traditions—including Tai Chi, acupressure, breathwork, tapping (EFT), and...
-
ENERGY UPDATE | Trauma Release & Hip Mobility
Want more flexibility, balance, and mobility—especially if you’re living with Parkinson’s or just feeling a little stiff and creaky? This one’s for you. Join me, Joanne Faulkner, along with Julie Williams as we share real, honest and practical ways to release trauma stored in the body, to move,...
-
ENERGY UPDATE | PARKINSON'S STIFFNESS & MOBILITY
Join Joanne and special guests Davy Millard (Joanne's husband who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease nine years ago) and Irene Treacy, a Parkinson's coach, for an enlightening conversation about Parkinson's disease and how Qi Gong, acupressure and food can benefit you. Chi Flow with Jo will…
more -
ENERGY UPDATE | SPRING INTO ACTION - in conversation with Sheena Woods
Come and join us as we prepare to SPRING INTO ACTIONNature awakens, emerges, uncurls, unfurls, moving upwards and outwards, reaching for the light, freedom, room to express the essence within. Stretching, exploring, wide-eyed, curious and playful. The powerful, creative force of the WOOD energy...
-
ENERGY UPDATE | BACK PAIN
Ease Back Pain Naturally with Chi Flow with JoDiscover how Qi Gong, acupressure, and food medicine can transform your back pain during our special Back Pain Month! Rooted in Chinese Medicine, this holistic journey focuses on balancing Qi, relieving tension, and rebuilding strength. Explore…
more -
ENERGY UPDATE | SACRED SELF
SACRED SELF - A WOMEN’S WELLNESS RETREAT At the *Sacred Self Retreat*, we will dive deep into the concepts of connection, to self and to others, and use practices like Qi Gong, meditation, and mindful presence to expand our sense of self and attune to the energy around us. In Traditional Chinese...
-
ENERGY UPDATE | FASTING FOR THE OVER 40s
As we enter our 40s and beyond, the way we approach health practices, including fasting, needs to adapt to our body’s changing needs. For those experiencing menopause, intermittent fasting (IF) can offer powerful benefits when done with care and alignment to the principles of Traditional Chinese...
-
ENERGY UPDATE | STRONG BONES
STRONG BONES - QI GONG, ACUPRESSURE AND FOOD MEDICINE TO HELP YOU STRENGTHEN YOUR BONES THIS WINTER. In Chinese medicine just as in Western Medicine, the bones and bone marrow are seen as deep, energetic storage areas, creating new stem cells which in turn create red blood cells, platelets and...
-
ENERGY UPDATE | REDUCE ANXIETY
Are you feeling like your heart is racing, unable to sleep, or experiencing sudden waves of dread? This November in Chi Flow with Jo, we’re focusing on reducing anxiety using Qi Gong, Self-Shiatsu, and Food Medicine inspired by Traditional Chinese Medicine. Menopause affects every woman...
-
ENERGY UPDATE | MENOPAUSE & BEYOND
Are you struggling as your hormones change? Overwhelmed? Chest Tight? Palms and back sweating? Insomnia? Brain Fog? Stiff joints? Brittle Bones? These can all be symptoms of menopause. But passing through hormonal changes in your life doesn't mean your life has to stop. For the month of October…
more -
ENERGY UPDATE | STOP SWEET CRAVINGS
In Chinese medicine the sweet flavour corresponds to the organs of the Spleen/Stomach. Therefore craving for the sweet stuff, as opposed to salt or sour, would tell us that the Spleen/Stomach is out of balance. The colour is orange and late summer is the season representing the abundant , sweet...
-
ENERGY UPDATE | HEALTHY HEART
Welcome to the latest Energy Update episode from Chi Flow. August in Chi Flow is about nourishing your Healthy Heart. Chi Flow with Jo's daily Qi Gong practice is a transformative experience that nurtures a healthy heart through gentle, flowing movements and mindful breathing. This practice...
-
ENERGY UPDATE | Shibashi 18 Harmonising Movements
Boost Energy, Digestion, Blood Circulation & Reduce Pain, Inflammation and Anxiety! For the month of July in Chi Flow with Jo we are going to be covering Shibashi 18 Harmonising Movements, Qi Gong, Acupressure and Chinese Medicine that can help you reduce pain and inflammation, improve blood...
-
ENERGY UPDATE | REDUCE PAIN - In conversation with Dr. Shivani Gupta
Energy Update - Reduce Pain Tune in to the latest episode of the Chi Flow with Jo Podcast, where Ayurveda intersects with Traditional Chinese Medicine, both focusing on alleviating pain and boosting energy levels. Throughout the month of June, join us in Chi Flow with Jo as we delve into the…
more -
ENERGY UPDATE | PARKINSON'S MOBILITY - in conversation with David Millard
For the month of May, in Chi Flow with Jo we are going to be covering Qi Gong, Acupressure and Chinese Medicine that can help you manage Parkinson's or caring for someone with Parkinson's. What we're going to do is give you Qigong, acupressure and food medicine to help alleviate some of the...
-
ENERGY UPDATE | ANIMAL QI GONG
Have you found yourself feeling anxious and foggy-headed this past Winter? Just in time for Spring, we will delve deep into the energy boosting ancient Toaist form of Qi Gong ; the 5 Animal Frolics. This flow celebrates the energy of animals by mimicking their movements, while bringing our mind…
more -
ENERGY UPDATE | ENERGY RECHARGE
Are you feeling weak or low in energy? If you’re feeling drained and uninspired, Qi gong with its gentle movements, breathwork and visualizations can replenish your energy. Join us in March for this all-level practice to: ☯ Increase blood circulation ☯ Oxygenate the muscles ☯ Exercise the...
-
ENERGY UPDATE | INTERMITTENT FASTING
For the months of January and February we will be focused on Intermittent Fasting, Qi Gong exercises that boost metabolism, improve digestion and sleep and create healthy habits to kickstart 2024 and beyond. In this podcast episode Joanne talks through how the Chi Flow Intermittent Fasting 6 week...
-
ENERGY UPDATE | BONE BUILDING
Bone Breathing Qi Gong In Chinese medicine just as in Western Medicine, the bones and bone marrow are seen as deep, energetic storage areas, creating new stem cells which in turn create red blood cells, platelets and white blood cells for a strong immune system. For the month of December we will…
more -
ENERGY UPDATE | STAY WARM SEA SWIMMERS
The Energy for November in Chi Flow with Jo is STAY WARM SEA SWIMMERS. There’s no doubt how popular sea swimming has become. Why is that? Is it good for you? In Chi Flow with Jo, I will show you how can you optimize the health benefits of Outdoor swimming using Traditional Chinese Medicine, Qi…
more -
ENERGY UPDATE | STRENGTHEN IMMUNITY
Your immune system is the most important part of your body when it comes to staying healthy and fighting off disease and illness. It works by detecting harmful pathogens and viruses and acting as a defense against them. In terms of Traditional Chinese Medicine the Immune system is called Wei Qi…
more -
ENERGY UPDATE | IMPROVE DIGESTION
Learn about the upcoming September Energy in Chi Flow with Jo in this Podcast episode "Improve Digestion". Full of information about what foods to eat, what acupressure points to work on and Qi Gong moves to practice, Joanne shares some of her knowledge of Chinese Medicine, Shiatsu, Qi Gong and…
more
About this show
Chi Flow with Jo creates a strong community of women where you connect with others, your own inner spirit and life force energy every day. Practice daily live qi gong classes with hundreds of other like-minded people to begin or end your day in a grounding way. Using qi gong, 5element food, self-acupressure and the Chi Flow online community, develop an understanding and connection with your life force energy. Chi Flow with Jo helps you connect and understand your body, increasing and moving energy to support better circulation, sleep, mobility, inflammation, digestion, mood and longevity.
Hosted by
Chi Flow with Jo | the Podcast
Categories