Chi Flow with Jo

22/04/2026

There is a point on your wrist that can quiet the mind and help you sleep.

Heart 7, known as Spirit Gate, supports emotional balance when paired with slow breathing. Small daily practices can create deep change over time.

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21/04/2026

When you learn how to guide your Qi, stiffness begins to melt, the joints feel supported, and your body starts working with you, not against you.

This is where real change begins, gently, consistently, and from within.

✨ Watch the full podcast episode to understand how this works in your body
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21/04/2026

3 minute sleep reset
If you wake up in the night and cannot get back to sleep, try this simple practice.

Step 1
Press the Spirit Gate acupressure point on your wrist.
Step 2
Breathe in for 4 seconds.
Step 3
Hold for 4 seconds.
Step 4
Breathe out slowly for 4 seconds.

Repeat for a few minutes.
This combination can calm the mind, regulate the nervous system, and help guide the body back into rest.
The body remembers calm when we give it the right signals.

Read the full blog to learn more about the Acupoint location or watch the full podcast episode.

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20/04/2026

Why is sleep so difficult when you live with Parkinson’s?
Many people with Parkinson’s struggle with restless nights, racing thoughts, and a nervous system that simply will not switch off.

One gentle technique that can help is Box Breathing, a simple rhythm that calms the brain and signals safety to the body.

Try this tonight:
Breathe in for 4
Hold for 4
Breathe out for 4
Hold for 4

Repeat for a few minutes while gently pressing the Heart 7 acupressure point (Spirit Gate) on your wrist.
If sleep has been a struggle lately, this might be the reset your nervous system needs.
Read the full blog to learn the full practice or try our free Qi Gong class in May.

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20/04/2026

Your breath might be the most powerful tool you are not using.

For people living with Parkinson’s, the nervous system is often stuck in a state of stress or overdrive.

When that happens, sleep becomes difficult, tremors can worsen, and the mind struggles to settle.
The good news is the body responds quickly to intentional breathing.

Box breathing is one of the simplest techniques to calm the nervous system and restore balance.
Inhale 4
Hold 4
Exhale 4
Hold 4

This steady rhythm slows the heart rate and signals safety to the brain.
Pair it with gentle pressure on the Spirit Gate acupressure point (Heart 7) and the effect can deepen even more.

Just a few minutes before bed can shift your whole night.
Watch the full podcast or read the blog to learn the full technique.
https://podcast.joannefaulkner.ie/

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19/04/2026

Your breath is not just keeping you alive... it’s shaping how you feel, move, and heal.
☯️link to full podcast in comments 💚

Most people are breathing in a way that keeps the body stuck in tension, feeding stiffness, fatigue, and that constant feeling of being “on edge.”
But when you begin to work with your breath intentionally, everything starts to shift, your nervous system softens, your energy begins to flow, and your body remembers how to restore itself.
This is where true healing begins, not in force, but in awareness.
☯️link in first comment 💚
In this episode, we explore how breathwork and acupressure come together to unlock that flow, gently, powerfully, and in a way your body understands.

Listen to the full podcast in bio or comment YES and I’ll send you the link and begin feeling the difference for yourself.

18/04/2026

Breathe In, Stress Out.
What if the tension you feel could leave your body in one exhale

Breathwork clears what the mind holds onto.
Acupressure opens the pathways so energy can flow again.
Together they create space for ease.

Watch the podcast and try a free class with Chi Flow with Jo
https://joannefaulkner.ie/feel-well-every-day/

17/04/2026

Your breath might be the most powerful tool you are not using.

For people living with Parkinson’s, the nervous system is often stuck in a state of stress or overdrive.

When that happens, sleep becomes difficult, tremors can worsen, and the mind struggles to settle.

The good news is the body responds quickly to intentional breathing.
Box breathing is one of the simplest techniques to calm the nervous system and restore balance.
Inhale 4
Hold 4
Exhale 4
Hold 4

This steady rhythm slows the heart rate and signals safety to the brain.

Pair it with gentle pressure on the Spirit Gate acupressure point (Heart 7) and the effect can deepen even more.
Just a few minutes before bed can shift your whole night.

Watch the full podcast or read the blog to learn the full technique.
https://joannefaulkner.ie/2026/04/15/breathwork-for-better-sleep/

COMMENT YES AND I’LL SEND YOU THE LINK (or it’s in the bio)

17/04/2026

NEW ENERGY UPDATE PODCAST LIVE NOW!
Your breath is not just air… it is information, movement, and medicine.

In this new Energy Update episode, we explore how breathwork and acupressure work together to soften tension, regulate the nervous system, and help energy move where it’s been stuck. When the chest feels tight, sleep is restless, or the body feels heavy, the answer is often simpler than we think.

Through gentle awareness of the breath and specific acupressure points, you can begin to shift how your body feels in real time. Less force, more flow. Less holding, more ease.

This is where healing begins, not by doing more, but by allowing the body to remember what it already knows.

✨ Watch the full episode now and feel the difference in your own body.
https://podcast.joannefaulkner.ie/

17/04/2026

NEW BLOG IS OUT!
When the mind won’t settle and sleep feels just out of reach, sometimes the most powerful medicine is already within you, your breath 🤍

If you or someone you love is living with Parkinson’s, you may recognise the restless nights, shallow breathing, and racing thoughts that make it hard to switch off. This gentle practice of box breathing with the Heart 7 “Spirit Gate” acupressure point is a simple, deeply nourishing way to calm the nervous system, soften the mind, and invite the body into rest.

In Chinese Medicine, the Heart houses the spirit. When we support it with breath and touch, we create a doorway back to calm, connection, and sleep.

This is not about forcing rest… it is about allowing it.

✨ Inside the blog:
• How breath affects the nervous system
• Why sleep can feel more challenging with Parkinson’s
• A simple step by step practice to calm the body before bed
• How to use the Heart 7 point to settle the spirit

Take a moment for yourself tonight… your body already knows the way.

👉 Read the full blog and experience the practice for yourself
https://joannefaulkner.ie/2026/04/15/breathwork-for-better-sleep/

Learn how box breathing and the Heart 7 “Spirit Gate” acupressure point can help improve sleep, calm the mind, and support breathing for people living with Parkinson’s.

16/04/2026

Your breath is the fastest way to calm your nervous system, no equipment needed.

When stress rises, your breath becomes shallow. When you guide it gently, your whole body begins to soften. Add simple acupressure and you create a powerful reset from within.

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