I’m a mover— always have been, an always will. As a dancer, I’m always compelled to move my body or voice when the physical, emotional, or spiritual going goes tough— and often times when I feel a bit like cr@p, I’ll feel like a radiant, clearheaded babe after I get outside and take a walk, sweat in yoga, get a big yell out, or even give my body or face a gentle massage. And guess what? This makes perfect sense, based on Chinese medicine 101: stagnation (stuckness) in the body is a cause of symptoms and disease. When there is no stagnation, there is free flow.
Whenever something is stuck— emotions, Qi, blood, cold, dampness— it sits there and causes an obstruction that will create symptoms, such as pain, anger, frustration, painful or late moon cycle, indigestion, etc. And translated to IRL.... when we don’t keep things moving (think: unsaid words, pent up emotions, exercised-induced sweat, excess energy), it just SITS there and will create symptoms and illness.
So what do we do about it? Obviously, acupuncture and Chinese medicine effectively treats stagnation, but self care is key! My tips are to MOVE (daily), EXPRESS YOURSELF (verbally, creatively), BREATHE (fully, deeply), and PROCESS your emotions (no pushing feelings under the rug).
I thought this action shot from the Healer Collection summed up the joy of anti-stagnation movement pretty well!