Healing with the Seasons: Tending our Tender Hearts in the Summertime by Cynthia Zanti Jabs, L.Ac.

by Cynthia Zanti Jabs, L.Ac.

Learn to boost your laugh-ability with simple little meditative and movement practices.  Qi Gong… it’s easy to Learn, fun to do, and good for heart health.

So how come we say laughter’s the best medicine? I know, bit of a buzzkill asking ‘why,’ right? Like trying to explain a joke?!  But . . . what if you could avail yourself on a regular basis of some of what it is that’s medicinal about laughter? I’m not talking online joke-of-the-day apps. I’m talking about that feeling of tumbling into joy, like a trusting toddler learning to somersault.

We know this particular energy is good for the heart, yes? And especially accessible come Summer! Asian Healing Arts developed all kinds of practices to cultivate this energy – the heart healing that shows up with laughter.

Want to join me to play with a few of these this June? I’ll share some of my favorites in a series of three progressive video classes you can do at your convenience, one per week.

And, for the first time since Covid, I’ll offer an in person option: One interactive class you can do either live or online.

We call them Qi Gong, these simple little meditative and moment practices that let some aspect of our energy flow a little better. The Summer/Heart related ones ease our circulation to let in a little more light and lightness and delight. Like the spontaneous sparkle of an eye that can warm your cockles from across a room!

 I am delighted to offer these classes that, I promise, will recall how good a really good laugh can feel – even if it’s been a while. Money back if you don’t get some laughs and joy from these classes.

These easy-to-share practices are great to send along with clients as they – or you – head out for Summer adventures.

This live, in-person class is offered both a one-off and as a bonus connected with a series of video classes I’m offering online in June. Please check out the video classes, where students pay $90 for a package that includes the three video classes, plus this one live class, plus the option of nationally certified PDA’s for acupuncturists. FiveSeasonsLearning.com is handling the booking for that package. Classes will be available starting June 1.

You can also attend this one-off, live, in-person class with no obligation to register for the longer video series. This live in-person class costs $20, and scholarships are available.

Before you go, take a quick look at the second rose pic. A few unexpected twists and tangles in those delicate petals, for sure. And, in the midst of all that, can’t you catch a hint of a smile? Or a chuckle? Easier with a glance than a stare. Got it?

Here’s to Summer. I hope to see you soon.

With Love and Laughter,

CZJ

Cynthia Zanti Jabs, L.Ac., Instructor

Bio:

I have practiced East Asian Healing Arts for three decades, mainly Acupuncture and Qi Gong. I love seeing how these powerful tools gently untangle troublesome symptoms that affect our bodies, minds and spirits. We learn from the Ancients that working WITH the laws of nature can literally unlock our capacity to heal, even when serious illness or traumatic injuries have blocked this for years.

My ‘specialty’ is creating ‘take-home’ practices to help clients further their own healing processes. This enhances hands on treatments and sometimes also work with remote consults.

Medicine at its best is not just about relieving symptoms. Needles, words, essential oils, music and movement practices, all of these help us recover the person we’re here to be. Our symptoms often guide our way – and fade away as we find it.

I treasure the seasonal framework of Asian healing arts. Unfolding the gifts of each season in turn reconnects us with the cycles of nature and lets us address specifics without losing sight of the whole. I believe this is becoming more essential than ever to all aspects of health and healing. You can read my blogs about Healing with the Seasons at Ruscombe.com.

My teaching over more than two decades has included acupuncture students (Maryland University of Integrative Medicine), medical students (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine) and beginning to advanced students of Qi Gong thru local colleges, churches and recovery centers. I am certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine to teach credit classes for acupuncture practitioners.