Qi Collective

12/02/2024

Bespoke coral jade stone bracelet with agate and sandalwood bead 💕🌈

15/10/2023

To heal is to come into balance

17/09/2023

观自在.颂钵

26/07/2022

Good reminder that motion is lotion for the body!

Why Your Fascia Requires (Long Overdue) Attention

What in the world is fascia?

Simply put, our fascial network is webbing / netting / scaffolding throughout the body.

It is the network of connective tissue that surrounds and includes your muscles. Look at a cross section of an orange – the sacs can be likened to our muscles, and the thin sheaths that separate the sacs can be likened to our fascia. Fascia separates as well as holds organs and muscles together. It is also involved in musculoskeletal well-being and proprioceptive capacity (body awareness, or knowing where you are in space). A third function is its influence on how signals of sensation (like pain) travel to your brain, as the body’s fascial network is rich in sensory nerve endings.

Why is this important? Your fascia is designed to slide and glide over one another during movement. However, due to injury or repetitive actions, areas of connective tissue can become stuck and/or inflamed and tug on the surrounding fascial network. (Think of it like a soft net. Pulling on one piece tugs on the whole net, affecting other areas). The result could be manifested into restrictions (in the form of scar tissue), tension, strain or pain – what we call “fascial adhesions”.

Our postural habits, stress and natural tendency to move mostly in the sagittal plane (mostly forward) can all be to blame. Sitting a lot make the hip muscles and hamstrings, tight and weak. Moving up the body, the space in our shoulder and chest areas become weak from our tendency to round the upper back. Our neck region is notorious for holding stress-induced tension, and have to work very hard to hold up our heads; such that tension can also get trapped in the base of the skull and sometimes send referral pain to other areas in the body.

Releasing fascial adhesions is like clearing out the cobwebs between the muscles, and eliminate toxins that are accumulated. By using balls (and many other tools) to promote the sliding and gliding of your tissues, it also hydrates them through the act of compressing and releasing, like a sponge.

25/07/2022

Meditation is one of my go-to tools to help manage my stressful work life. Granted there are so many different styles of meditation, it may take some time to find one that resonates with you.

Try it anyway 😁

Feeling drained from Monday blues or frenzy? Mental and emotional health is health so a well rounded self care routine should also include space for these aspects. Meditation can help with stress relief and restore inner calm while making space for yourself internally. The great thing is you can do it anywhere with minimal props!

Not sure how to get started? Join teacher Lillian in this 30 min meditation practice for newbies. Check this class out on The Yinfinite Library.

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Yoga and wellness when you need it, wherever you are, based on what you are up for and at your own pace - The Yinfinite Library is an on-demand library of classes built to support your well being through nourishing your body, mind, heart and spirit with the aim of holistic wellness in mind.

Membership to The Library comes with a 7 days' free trial and a special launch offer now that allows you to lock in an exclusive discounted monthly membership rate along with other benefits. Offer will not be repeated again after launch period so check out the link below for more information!

https://www.yogayinfinity.com/the-yinfinite-library

25/01/2022

24/01/2022

“We are hard-wired to overestimate threats and underestimate your ability to handle them – all in the name of survival. When certainty is questioned, your stress response is in overdrive, instantly going into fight-or-flight reaction, to take action and get you to safety,”

https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3164080/stress-how-know-if-you-are-suffering-it-and-ways-relieve?fbclid=IwAR1F1OGQQzYowT6xL_s4gzx6JmCmrhVxmnOqhsCNwSaVgRMeGIKFfsFqMdk =1642935994

Do you know where to spot the signs of stress – in your sleep patterns, your attitude to others, your coffee and alcohol consumption? Experts describe its symptoms and ways to relieve stress

24/01/2022

Why Your Fascia Requires (Long Overdue) Attention

What in the world is fascia?

Simply put, our fascial network is webbing / netting / scaffolding throughout the body.

It is the network of connective tissue that surrounds and includes your muscles. Look at a cross section of an orange – the sacs can be likened to our muscles, and the thin sheaths that separate the sacs can be likened to our fascia. Fascia separates as well as holds organs and muscles together. It is also involved in musculoskeletal well-being and proprioceptive capacity (body awareness, or knowing where you are in space). A third function is its influence on how signals of sensation (like pain) travel to your brain, as the body’s fascial network is rich in sensory nerve endings.

Why is this important? Your fascia is designed to slide and glide over one another during movement. However, due to injury or repetitive actions, areas of connective tissue can become stuck and/or inflamed and tug on the surrounding fascial network. (Think of it like a soft net. Pulling on one piece tugs on the whole net, affecting other areas). The result could be manifested into restrictions (in the form of scar tissue), tension, strain or pain – what we call “fascial adhesions”.

Our postural habits, stress and natural tendency to move mostly in the sagittal plane (mostly forward) can all be to blame. Sitting a lot make the hip muscles and hamstrings, tight and weak. Moving up the body, the space in our shoulder and chest areas become weak from our tendency to round the upper back. Our neck region is notorious for holding stress-induced tension, and have to work very hard to hold up our heads; such that tension can also get trapped in the base of the skull and sometimes send referral pain to other areas in the body.

Releasing fascial adhesions is like clearing out the cobwebs between the muscles, and eliminate toxins that are accumulated. By using balls (and many other tools) to promote the sliding and gliding of your tissues, it also hydrates them through the act of compressing and releasing, like a sponge.

06/01/2022

[AVAILABLE]
Ocean Jasper bracelet
wrist : 17cm
bead size: 12.5mm
💰: S$30
♥ Relaxation ♥ Contentment♥Compassion ♥ Nurturing ♥ Healing
Ocean Jasper is a marvelous stone for cultivating patience and coping with change. It is a stone of strength and renewal with a slow, steady frequency and a deep circular energy that embodies the interconnectedness of all things.

Like tides that ebb and flow along a shore, Ocean Jasper brings to the surface long-hidden and unresolved emotional issues and uses its gentle nurturing energies to bring healing. It encourages being honest with oneself when confronting problems and accepting responsibility for one’s actions.

Over time it inspires patience, self-love and empathy for others, and creates a more hopeful attitude toward the future.

#パワーストーン #パワーストンブレスレット #天然石 #天然石ブレスレット

06/01/2022

[AVAILABLE]
Ocean Jasper bracelet
wrist : 16cm
bead size: 9mm
💰: S$23
♥ Relaxation ♥ Contentment♥Compassion ♥ Nurturing ♥ Healing
Ocean Jasper is a marvelous stone for cultivating patience and coping with change. It is a stone of strength and renewal with a slow, steady frequency and a deep circular energy that embodies the interconnectedness of all things.

Like tides that ebb and flow along a shore, Ocean Jasper brings to the surface long-hidden and unresolved emotional issues and uses its gentle nurturing energies to bring healing. It encourages being honest with oneself when confronting problems and accepting responsibility for one’s actions.

Over time it inspires patience, self-love and empathy for others, and creates a more hopeful attitude toward the future.

#パワーストーン #パワーストンブレスレット #天然石 #天然石ブレスレット

14/12/2021

My huat garden
It’s been a long time since I came to the office. Pyrite tree and moss agate ‘pots’ looking pretty!

28/11/2021

Different form of therapy

27/11/2021

Fun with patina

26/11/2021

Give thanks
To the earth
To the moon
To the galaxy
Whose billions of years in the making
Makes us possible

Featured: 🌟Seraphinite🌟Botswana Agate🌟Mixed Moonstone🌟

05/11/2021

Discovering silver art clay 😍 Stay tuned for some new creations
Btw, meet Andy the silver snake

05/10/2021

Patanjali 2.46: Sthira Sukham Asanam

What does it mean to cultivate the two qualities—sthira and sukha—in your asana practice?

One of the gifts of yoga is the ability to create in us a growing sensitivity to our own qi | prana | life force, so that we learn to move through our lives with steadiness (sthira) and ease (sukha).

root down through your feet to lift - feel the life force within

04/10/2021

Today’s world is nothing short of a 24/7 run from the imaginery tiger – many are constantly in a “fight or flight” mode.

When our body is under stress for an extended period of time, we can “forget” how to relax, ie. our tissues may remain in a contracted state even when the stressor has been removed.

I often witness this in students when they think they are relaxed but actually they are unaware that they are holding tension, commonly in the shoulders and hips.

Taking the time every day for 10 mins (or longer if you like) to put aside the computer / phone / distraction, and sit quietly by yourself, allowing the mind to focus on every inhalation and every exhalation, can do wonders to recalibrate your nervous system.

Or, join me for a yin yoga practice yoga every Saturday 6pm, to be guided in having your connective tissue stimulated and rejuvenated, promoting healing from within.

03/10/2021

are you happy with your body? What is a beautiful body to you?

I say a beautiful body is one that can move with ease and grace, and to have the strength and mobility to undertake whatever daily tasks that come.