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Gut health is at the center of one’s well-being. Though it is “out of sight” it is certainly not “out of mind”. In this month’s free webinar, we will look at gut health and the gut brain (aka the enteric brain!)—because yes, it IS a brain with sensory and motor neurons, ganglia, and neurotransmitters, with the capacity to secrete hormones, just like our “head” brain. We will learn a variety of techniques to help us reduce inflammation, alkalize the overabundance of stomach acid (aka hydrochloric acid and gastric juices), and what to do from a holistic perspective to bring greater balance to our digestion system. We will also, as always, look at our emotions and how they too can influence, inspire, or disrupt a healthy gut.
What we learned: 1. Reflexology (detailing the digestive tract) 2. The importance of intention, specificity, and direction 3. A Taoist-inspired exercise for acid reflux 4. The emotions that can affect our gut 5. Honoring, accepting, and expressing one’s feelings 6. The small and large intestines and their role in absorption and elimination (literally and emotionally) 7. The gut microbiome and hormones 8. The Pushan mudra Chantel is not a doctor and does not dispense medical advice. Nor does she diagnose, prognose, or prescribe. The holistic tools taught are not substitutes for medical care. Consult your physician in all matters regarding your health.
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Learn heart opening techniques to nurture both the physical and the energetic heart from a holistic perspective for self-care and care for others in need.
The heart produces the greatest electromagnetic field in the body. This powerful electrical activity reverberates within the body creating healthy/happy cells and radiates outward affecting our external environment and everyone we come into contact with. The energetic health of our hearts then is key! With every heartbeat, with every breath we take, with every literal expansion of our physical chest and heart area, our joy and love grow and the field itself extends and becomes more fierce and vibrant. What you will learn: 1. Anatomy of the Heart 2. Reflexology Points for the Heart and Lungs 3. Acupressure for the Heart 4. Three Taoist Exercises 5. Heart Opening with Breath and Chest Expansion (sitting, lying down, and fish pose) 6. Abhaya Hridaya Mudra 7. Seed Mantra for the Heart 8. Inna Segal's Heart Affirmations Chantel is not a doctor and does not dispense medical advice. Nor does she diagnose, prognose, or prescribe. The holistic tools taught are not substitutes for medical care. Consult your physician in all matters regarding your health. Holistic Self-Care Tools for Depression
What you will learn in this video: 1. Acceptance 2. Expression 3. Reflexology 4. Reiki 5. Taoist Exercise 6. Four Mudras 7. Clearing the Aura 8. Gemstones Chantel is not a doctor and does not dispense medical advice. Nor does she diagnose, prognose, or prescribe. The holistic tools taught are not substitutes for medical care. Consult your physician in all matters regarding your health.  I've been able to work with thousands of people over the years with a variety of diseases, disorders, and conditions. People often reach out to me for advice as to where in the reflexology map to press for what ails them. So, I created this ebook for anyone who wants to know more! While it was created with reflexologists in mind, it is very detailed and easy to understand. That being said, it is also not dumbed-down. You will learn the specifics of every body system with corresponding illustrations of where the organs and glands are as well as foot reflexology body and brain maps! To know more or to preorder your copy CLICK HERE.
Daily movement IS Self-Care!! In this video, Instutor Jesus, of Capoeira Angola Quintal in SF, will share movement stretches and sequences to help build strength, elongate muscles, increase blood flow, and have fun while doing it! What you will learn: 1. Capoeira Burpees 2. Scapular Awareness and Isolation 3. Intro to Ginga 4. Meia lua de Frente 5. Bear, Crab, and Tiger Walks To know more about capoeira or to take classes with Instutor Jesus of Capoeira Angola Quintal SF visit: https://www.caqsf.com FACEBOOK: Self-Care with Chantel Chantel is not a doctor and does not dispense medical advice. Nor does she diagnose, prognose, or prescribe. The holistic tools taught are not substitutes for medical care. Consult your physician in all matters regarding your health. Learn easy self-care tools to manage pain and tension in the cervical spine, loosen tight muscles, and free the neck! What you will learn:
Chantel is not a doctor and does not dispense medical advice. Nor does she diagnose, prognose, or prescribe. The holistic tools taught are not substitutes for medical care. Consult your physician in all matters regarding your health. Let’s open the New Year by opening, balancing, and energizing our Sacral Chakra! The Sacral Chakra, also known as the Second Chakra, governs our creativity, vitality, and sexuality. In this video you will learn techniques and exercises to balance your Sacral Chakra and, in so doing, honor your emotions, activate your creativity, and charge up your sexuality. So, let’s commence 2022 with Self-Care for our Sacral Chakra. In this video you will learn: 1 Chakra Meditation 2. Bija Mantra for the Sacral Chakra 3. Reiki over the Tanden 4. Stones/Crystals that Support your 2nd Chakra 5. Reflexology 6. The Ushas Mudra The holiday season can be quite stressful, so unless you’re planning to pull a Witherspoon/Vaughn Four Christmases move and utterly bail, there are ways to participate AND not lose your mind! You also don’t want to be the person taking deep breaths between courses and conversations. If Uncle Joe gets hip to the breathing technique you do every time he talks politics, it is inevitable that tensions will only escalate, cuz you’re doing that “woo-woo breathing thing” again. So, since you can’t do your deep breathing exercises or hide under the dinner table, what can you do surreptitiously that will mitigate your stress and anxiety? Here are 6 simple techniques for calming your body and mind without anyone ever noticing. 1. Hand Reflexology—to reduce stressThe hypothalamus, pituitary, and adrenals are the three glands in the body that are responsible for producing, regulating, and sending stress hormones—namely cortisol and epinephrine (aka adrenaline). These fight-or-flight hormones increase blood pressure and blood sugar levels, lower immune system responses, and slow digestion. To calm the storm brewing within, press on these three reflexology points in your hands. The hypothalamus and pituitary are located at the center of the swirl on your fingerprints—yes, all ten fingers. Because these points are so closely situated within the fingertips, pressing on this one area will address both. Gently hold this point for five seconds. Once you’ve held all ten finger points, move your thumb down to the center of the mound on the palm below the thumb. This is your adrenal gland reflexology area. Since there are two adrenals, you will press on this point in both hands. Again, five seconds.
2. Universal Position—to calm and restore.In Reiki, we place one hand on the heart and the other on the solar plexus. This position invites calm into your day. If you don’t feel comfortable placing your hands on these two areas in front of others, simply imagine that your hands are there. Doing this position in your mind’s eye is equally beneficial.  3. Silent Mantra—to remember to be our best selfSay to yourself, “no judging, no fixing, no controlling.” This mantra brings forth greater compassion for others and reminds us to elevate the way we relate to others. Further, we don’t like others to be critical of us, so we commit to not being critical of others. 4. Apan Vayu Mudra—to lessen anxietyPlace your pointer finger so that it touches the base of the thumb; next, touch the tips of the thumb, middle finger, and ring finger. The pinky will be outstretched tall. Hold for 5-10 seconds. Don’t forget to take a nice deep breath!  5. Shift Your Gaze Exercise—to allow frustrations to dissipateI refer to this as the “Making Pickles Exercise.” I named it this because when you are in a pickle, you might as well make pickles—a sweet and delicious distraction! All you do is simply avert your gaze. Often, the reason why something feels dreadful is that we are unwittingly holding on to an old emotion that is linked to the first time we experienced a similar feeling. Perhaps, as a child, your mother belittled you and your beliefs, which left you feeling bitter and depressed. So, now when her comments imply that your beliefs are silly or childish, you spiral into anger or dejection. Emotion can become stuck in our bodies: we get so upset that we continually repeat a phrase in our heads—perhaps what we’d like to say—and this reinforces the pain we’re experiencing, only ensuring that the suffering perpetuates. You may be aware that often when we are in an emotional pattern, we find ourselves fixating our eyes on something. We become stuck, literally and figuratively. To shift out of this pattern, simply look at something else, shift your body, get up, or move around. And, if at all possible, get distracted and literally do something else—like make pickles! This is why arguments in cars have such a difficult time dissipating. There is nowhere to look except at the road or out the window. It often isn’t until you get out of the vehicle that you can take a breath and release the tension. So, at the dinner table, instead of staring at your carrots in a blind fury, lift your gaze and notice something else in the room. Continue to look around at different objects or faces until your mind clears. 6. Shake It Out!—to calm downHave you ever noticed how cats and dogs shake their bodies after they’ve been scared or fallen? They do this instinctively all the time. The shake itself acts like a calming mechanism. It expels excess energy and almost says to the brain, “let’s start again.” So, if animals do it, why not us? This one can’t be done at the dining room table, but when things get REALLY tense, sneak away to the bathroom and literally shake it out.  Try one, two, or all of these techniques. You may get a good laugh at yourself in doing them—which, by the way, is one of the best things you can do to release stress!
Wishing you abundant love, light, and laughter this holiday season. Learn Self-Care for Plantar Fasciitis! And why the heck I’m holding a Louise Hay book - watch the video to find out! :) Plantar Fasciitis is inflammation of the fascia on the plantar aspect of the foot. But it’s not just about inflammation. In this video you will learn self-care tools that can help manage the pain associated with plantar fasciitis and to begin to sense where it came from and why it persists. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:
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AuthorChantel C. Lucier, and her company, The AtHome Experience, are dedicated to educating and enlivening the individual towards greater connection to themselves, each other, and their community. By teaching people how to care for themselves at home, The AtHome Experience aims to empower people to create and sustain optimal health and well-being. By caring for ourselves and each other we construct and co-create a better future! Archives
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