SuperFeast Podcast #102 The Importance Of Sleep For Healthy Hun & Qi with Jost Sauer
Today on the SuperFeast podcast, we have one of our favourite returning guests: Lifestyle medicine man, acupuncturist, author, Qi practitioner of 40 years, and all-around cosmic wisdom keeper, Jost Sauer is chatting to Mason about Lifestyle Health, from the global pandemic to Qi. It is so refreshing to have Jost on, reminding us that health starts with us, and if we take care of our health, we can have a very different response to things like pandemics. Mason and Jost dive deep into the importance of sleep, both for our physical body and healthy Hun. In his brilliant way, Jost weaves the physical and ethereal, describing Hun as the movement of the soul, our dreaming, creativity, visions, inspiration, and antidote to fear. Tune in for this one. Jost brings so much knowledge, vitality, and Daoist wisdom.
"The healthier you are, the more wisdom from the body will come to you, the more you will be guided by the body". - Jost Sauer
Mason and Jost explore:
-Pandemic or syndemic? What has caused the fragility of health in society as a whole?
-Sleep; Why it’s essential for Qi energy.
-The importance of having a ‘switch off time’ from technology before sleep.
-Technology; finding a flow that benefits both the physical and spiritual self.
-Strengthening Lung Qi.
-Strong Immunity; Living correctly for strong Lung Qi and Metal energy.
-Rituals for waking that prepare you for the day.
-Tuning into your Qi cycle.
-Waking up; why breathing techniques are better than coffee.
-Understanding Hun and Po energy, within the Daoist philosophy.
-Hun energy and the Liver.
-What happens to our Hun when we sleep?
-Meditation and plant communication.
-Herbs; the elements of nature that build the body/mind/spirit.
Who is Jost Sauer?
Jost (aka the lifestyle medicine man) was born in Germany in 1958 and is an acupuncturist, author, Qi practitioner of 40 years, and healthy lifestyle expert. His background includes competitive skiing, body-building, and ironman training. Post-drug addiction and suicidal depression led him to martial arts, TCM, the power and cycle of Qi, and the understanding that a natural rhythmic lifestyle holds the secrets to anti-aging, health, and success. Jost has been using lifestyle therapeutically for his clients for over 20 years. Jost is an expert in Chinese Medicine, which he lectured in for over a decade at the Australian College of Natural Medicine, has been running successful health clinics since 1991, initially specialising in addiction recovery, and has treated tens of thousands of clients. His passion is sharing his ongoing discoveries about making lifestyle your best medicine through his books, blogs, articles, workshops, and retreats (all of which we linked in the resources below).
Resources:
The 15 Minute Bodyweight Workout
Qi Cycles And The Dao with Jost Sauer (EP#48)
Lifestyle Medicine with Accupuncturist Jost Sauer (EP#63)
Check Out The Transcript Here: