Chi Flow with Jo | the Podcast

Retirement isn’t just the end of work — it’s the quiet disappearance of things you didn’t realise were holding your life together. In this episode, we explore the unexpected things that fade away after retirement : daily structure, social connection, direction, identity, status, ambition, and even joy itself. Not to scare you — but to help you prepare. You’ll hear honest reflections on why retirem...

Retirement isn’t just the end of work — it’s the quiet disappearance of things you didn’t realise were holding your life together. In this episode, we explore the unexpected things that fade away after retirement : daily structure, social connection, direction, identity, status, ambition, and even joy itself. Not to scare you — but to help you prepare. You’ll hear honest reflections on why retirem...

If your hips feel tight, heavy, or like they just won’t open no matter how much you stretch, you are not alone. In this episode, Jo explores why hip tension is often not just about muscles, but about flow. Through the lens of Chinese Medicine, she explains how the hips and Kua act as a central gateway in the body, where movement, stability, and deep energy reserves meet. You will learn: • Why tigh...

If your hips feel tight, heavy, or like they just won’t open no matter how much you stretch, you are not alone. In this episode, Jo explores why hip tension is often not just about muscles, but about flow. Through the lens of Chinese Medicine, she explains how the hips and Kua act as a central gateway in the body, where movement, stability, and deep energy reserves meet. You will learn: • Why tigh...

When the mind is busy and the body feels restless, sleep can become difficult. For many people living with Parkinson’s, this can feel even more pronounced, with shallow breathing, night waking, and a nervous system that struggles to settle. In this gentle energy update, Jo shares a simple, powerful practice that brings the body back into calm. Combining box breathing with the Heart 7 “Spirit Gate”...

When the mind is busy and the body feels restless, sleep can become difficult. For many people living with Parkinson’s, this can feel even more pronounced, with shallow breathing, night waking, and a nervous system that struggles to settle. In this gentle energy update, Jo shares a simple, powerful practice that brings the body back into calm. Combining box breathing with the Heart 7 “Spirit Gate”...

If you are living with Parkinson’s, chronic illness, fatigue, or stiffness and know you need movement but fear exhaustion, this episode is for you. In April inside Chi Flow with Jo, we focus on the classical Qi Gong practice known as the Eight Brocades (Ba Duan Jin), a sequence practiced for over a thousand years because it works gently and deeply. In this episode, Jo explains why the Eight Brocad...

If you are living with Parkinson’s, chronic illness, fatigue, or stiffness and know you need movement but fear exhaustion, this episode is for you. In April inside Chi Flow with Jo, we focus on the classical Qi Gong practice known as the Eight Brocades (Ba Duan Jin), a sequence practiced for over a thousand years because it works gently and deeply. In this episode, Jo explains why the Eight Brocad...

Retirement isn’t just the end of work — it’s the quiet disappearance of things you didn’t realise were holding your life together. In this episode, we explore the unexpected things that fade away after retirement : daily structure, social connection, direction, identity, status, ambition, and even joy itself. Not to scare you — but to help you prepare. You’ll hear honest reflections on why retirem...

Retirement isn’t just the end of work — it’s the quiet disappearance of things you didn’t realise were holding your life together. In this episode, we explore the unexpected things that fade away after retirement : daily structure, social connection, direction, identity, status, ambition, and even joy itself. Not to scare you — but to help you prepare. You’ll hear honest reflections on why retirem...

In this heartfelt episode, Joanne Faulkner, Qi Gong teacher and Shiatsu practitioner, sits down with her husband Davy, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s almost ten years ago. Together they explore how Qi Gong has become one of the most supportive, empowering, and life-enhancing tools Davy uses every single day. You’ll learn: • What Qi Gong is and why it’s perfect for Parkinson’s • How it supports...

In this heartfelt episode, Joanne Faulkner, Qi Gong teacher and Shiatsu practitioner, sits down with her husband Davy, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s almost ten years ago. Together they explore how Qi Gong has become one of the most supportive, empowering, and life-enhancing tools Davy uses every single day. You’ll learn: • What Qi Gong is and why it’s perfect for Parkinson’s • How it supports...

In this episode of the Chi Flow with Jo Energy Update, we explore intermittent fasting for women over 45 through the gentle and nourishing wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine. This is not the kind of fasting that leaves you shaky or deprived. It is a way of resting your body so that hormones settle, digestion strengthens, and energy can flow again. Jo answers the five most common questions she...

In this episode of the Chi Flow with Jo Energy Update, we explore intermittent fasting for women over 45 through the gentle and nourishing wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine. This is not the kind of fasting that leaves you shaky or deprived. It is a way of resting your body so that hormones settle, digestion strengthens, and energy can flow again. Jo answers the five most common questions she...

As winter draws us into stillness, this episode dives into the energy of Bone Health through the wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the gentle practice of Feldenkrais. Join Joanne Faulkner and Therese Cosgrove (homeopath, nutritional therapist, and Feldenkrais practitioner) as they explore how awareness, movement, and nourishment build strong bones and calm balance—especially through menop...

As winter draws us into stillness, this episode dives into the energy of Bone Health through the wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the gentle practice of Feldenkrais. Join Joanne Faulkner and Therese Cosgrove (homeopath, nutritional therapist, and Feldenkrais practitioner) as they explore how awareness, movement, and nourishment build strong bones and calm balance—especially through menop...

How Sound Healing Supports Hormonal Balance & Slows Ageing After Menopause In this soothing episode of Chi Flow with Jo , Joanne sits down with sound healer Caroline Flavin from Alchemy of Sound to explore how vibration and frequency can support women through menopause and beyond. Together they discuss the power of crystal bowls, tuning forks, and even simple humming to calm the nervous system...

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), immunity is not just about fighting off colds and flu, it’s about maintaining balance, resilience, and a strong energetic boundary that protects body and mind. This protective energy is called Wei Qi , and it surrounds us like a shield, just like the glowing Ready Brek adverts from the 70s. Wei Qi is built from the food we eat and the air we breathe , combine...

Building an Emotionally Healthy Heart: Tools for Connection and Resilience In our fast-paced, often disconnected world, creating a healthy heart goes beyond physical well-being, it involves nurturing our emotional and spiritual energy. Cultivating emotional resilience, understanding our triggers, and fostering healthy relationships with others are all key components of heart health. In the Chi Flo...

Let’s talk about something that every single one of us will go through, aging. And let’s talk about it without shame. This month in Chi Flow with Jo, we’re embracing our core, our curves, our changing hormones, and even that taboo topic… Incontinence. Because the truth is: we’re not broken, we are not failing. We’re evolving. And we don’t have to do it alone. That’s why I invited the incredible Dr...

The Capacitar Method is a gentle, holistic approach to healing and empowerment that uses simple body-based practices to release stress, trauma, and emotional pain. Drawing from a blend of Eastern and Western traditions—including Tai Chi, acupressure, breathwork, tapping (EFT), and visualization—Capacitar helps individuals reconnect with their inner strength and resilience. It’s designed to be acce...

Want more flexibility, balance, and mobility—especially if you’re living with Parkinson’s or just feeling a little stiff and creaky? This one’s for you.  Join me, Joanne Faulkner, along with Julie Williams as we share real, honest and practical ways to release trauma stored in the body, to move, flow, and feel better—no matter where you’re starting from. Join us for a FREE online Qi Gong class : h...

Join Joanne and special guests Davy Millard (Joanne's husband who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease nine years ago) and Irene Treacy, a Parkinson's coach, for an enlightening conversation about Parkinson's disease and how Qi Gong, acupressure and food can benefit you. Chi Flow with Jo will be focusing on Stiffness & Mobility in May. JOIN US FOR A FREE ONLINE QI GONG CLASS:...

Come and join us as we prepare to SPRING INTO ACTIONNature awakens, emerges, uncurls, unfurls, moving upwards and outwards, reaching for the light, freedom, room to express the essence within. Stretching, exploring, wide-eyed, curious and playful. The powerful, creative force of the WOOD energy finds direction, vision, negotiates obstacles, moving forward. When Wood energy is blocked we can experi...

Ease Back Pain Naturally with Chi Flow with JoDiscover how Qi Gong, acupressure, and food medicine can transform your back pain during our special Back Pain Month! Rooted in Chinese Medicine, this holistic journey focuses on balancing Qi, relieving tension, and rebuilding strength. Explore powerful Qi Gong practices, Acupressure points, energy-flow exercises, and kidney-nourishing recipes like bla...