“Qigong for Heart Health” is the title of a talk to be given to the Emerald Coast Meditation Society on Feb. 6. Speaker will be Mindy Broadstone, a Ft. Walton Beach healer who combines ancient and traditional healing practices.
The meeting will start with a silent 30-minute meditation at 6:30 p.m. at 480 N. Co. Hwy. 393, Santa Rosa Beach, one-half mile north of Hwy. 98. The ECMS is ecumenical and does not follow any religion. There is no charge.
Qigong (chee-gong) “is a great practice for opening the ribcage and shoulders while physically protecting the heart,” says Broadstone. “Gentle systematic movements of arms, shoulders, head, torso and hips open and move energy into the chest and heart.” She adds that it increases the circulation in the heart and lungs, keeping the upper body strong and energized.
Broadstone has integrated holistic hands-on and mind-body integration practices such as qigong, meditation, breath practices, prayer, internal dialog, myofascial release and energy medicine into mainstream medicine. She has also combined these with traditional occupational therapy as well as massage and lymphedema therapy.
In addition she holds weekly qigong and energy classes and teaches energy medicine practices.
Born in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, Broadstone received her occupational therapy training at Cleveland State University, and moved to Navarre in 1999. She has worked at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center, created the first lymphedema clinic there, and then worked at Gentiva Home health. She also had a private practice all along, titled Healing Therapies & Development, and two years ago went full-time private.
She also has traveled extensively--through Nepal, India, Tibet and Europe. She says the wisdom she has gained from other cultures, along with the honor of being a part of her clients’ physical, emotional and spiritual healing, has given her the opportunity to “witness the capacity of the human spirit to rise above adversity.”
The evening will conclude with a short guided meditation. The ECMS meets every first and third Thursday except in July and August. Anyone who needs meditation instruction should arrive by 6:15 p.m. Contact nancyjames@embarqmail.com for further information.
Facebook page to join, optionally: https://www.facebook.com/events/253030538190937
The meeting will start with a silent 30-minute meditation at 6:30 p.m. at 480 N. Co. Hwy. 393, Santa Rosa Beach, one-half mile north of Hwy. 98. The ECMS is ecumenical and does not follow any religion. There is no charge.
Qigong (chee-gong) “is a great practice for opening the ribcage and shoulders while physically protecting the heart,” says Broadstone. “Gentle systematic movements of arms, shoulders, head, torso and hips open and move energy into the chest and heart.” She adds that it increases the circulation in the heart and lungs, keeping the upper body strong and energized.
Broadstone has integrated holistic hands-on and mind-body integration practices such as qigong, meditation, breath practices, prayer, internal dialog, myofascial release and energy medicine into mainstream medicine. She has also combined these with traditional occupational therapy as well as massage and lymphedema therapy.
In addition she holds weekly qigong and energy classes and teaches energy medicine practices.
Born in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, Broadstone received her occupational therapy training at Cleveland State University, and moved to Navarre in 1999. She has worked at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center, created the first lymphedema clinic there, and then worked at Gentiva Home health. She also had a private practice all along, titled Healing Therapies & Development, and two years ago went full-time private.
She also has traveled extensively--through Nepal, India, Tibet and Europe. She says the wisdom she has gained from other cultures, along with the honor of being a part of her clients’ physical, emotional and spiritual healing, has given her the opportunity to “witness the capacity of the human spirit to rise above adversity.”
The evening will conclude with a short guided meditation. The ECMS meets every first and third Thursday except in July and August. Anyone who needs meditation instruction should arrive by 6:15 p.m. Contact nancyjames@embarqmail.com for further information.
Facebook page to join, optionally: https://www.facebook.com/events/253030538190937
