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Chaos to Calm

Chaos to Calm

Written by: Jackie Blunt Kathy Fogarty and Bill McMillan
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 Chaos to Calm is a show about learning to live in a calm, relaxed and natural state, better able to deal with the challenges of daily life. We’ll introduce you to Ren Xue, a comprehensive path to wellbeing developed by Yuan Tze. Its primary tool is Yuan Gong, an innovative form of Qigong, which is gentle exercise and meditation that integrates movement, posture, breathing, energy and awareness. Ren Xue combines work on the body and energy, or Qi, with work on the mind and heart. The practices are enjoyable and easy to learn and have improved the health and wellbeing of people all over the world. You’ll meet some of the people whose lives have been turned around by Ren Xue, people recovering from physical illness, or who have repaired their relationships, or who have found a deeper meaning through their Ren Xue practice. You’ll get insights into the theory and practical aspects of how the mind, body and Qi can work together to bring about real change.Jackie Blunt, Kathy Fogarty and Bill McMillan Alternative & Complementary Medicine Hygiene & Healthy Living
Episodes
  • Up, up and Away - Taking off With Ren Xue

    Up, up and Away - Taking off With Ren Xue
    Apr 3 2017
    Guests Bill McMillan, a retired psychotherapist and Secretary of Ren Xue of the Americas, and Sally Hinds, President of Ren Xue of the Americas talk about how they work with Ren Xue in their communities and around the globe. Sally has a business and systems background, and talks about Ren Xue as a whole, its integrity and efficacy, and some of the changes she has seen in her own life. Bill, talks about the activities Ren Xue teachers do in the Bay area, California, helping people with cancer, in rest homes, with visual impairment and more, and the impact these classes have had on people. They also discuss Ren Xue’s global activities, from Norway to South Africa, including at home learning programmes, online and local classes, and teacher training by DVD or in person in New Zealand and Sweden. Books on the philosophy of balance embodied in Ren Xue are currently being translated into several languages in order to help bring peace and health back into the heart of humanity.
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    58 mins
  • Making Calmness a Way of Life, Not a Mistake - The nature of practice

    Making Calmness a Way of Life, Not a Mistake - The nature of practice
    Mar 27 2017
    Three Ren Xue teachers talk about how their practice has changed their lives. Shona and Nick give us insights into increasing clarity and creativity of mind, even as we get older, how to have the energy we need, and the delight of sharing a relationship in which both people are bringing love, openness and clarity. They talk openly about conflict, and how they step lightly and create growth and strength out of these opportunities. Natalie talks about the importance of the good state and how to extend it from the practice to everyday life. She describes how this changes her relationships with her family and friends who visit. She talks about the journey from depletion to abundance, from being a busy young mother and feeling her energy going out all the time, to learning how to gather Qi and developing an internal focus of mind, so that there is plenty of energy and Qi available in every moment. And when she forgets, she has tools at hand to bring her back to herself.
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    56 mins
  • How'd I get in this mess? Mind matters

    How'd I get in this mess? Mind matters
    Mar 20 2017
    Host Dr Jackie Blunt and Vanessa Lukes, a keen gardener and Ren Xue teacher, share a conversation about habits of the mind and how they can be changed. They discuss mind patterns from the perspective of brain science, in particular in relation to the development of the brain in the early years, based on the current understanding of the highly respected Brainwave Trust Aotearoa of which Dr Blunt is a member. Ways of helping the brain are touched on briefly as they share stories of transformations they created in their own lives, health, and relationships, using an ever-deepening understanding of Qi and mind, and their role in life.
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    56 mins
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