Living in Harmony with Summer
Summer Qigong & Traditional Chinese Medicine Course
Discover how Traditional Chinese Medicine and qigong can help you cultivate balanced joy, support heart health, maintain energy, and release physical and emotional tension throughout the summer season.
This complete course is free to explore. No registration is required.
Cultivate Balanced Joy
Support Heart Health
Release & Renew
Thinking About Summer
Summer is a season of growth, warmth, and abundant energy. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), it is a time to cultivate balanced joy, nourish the heart, and embrace the fullness of life while maintaining harmony and inner calm.
Living in Harmony with Summer combines qigong, Traditional Chinese Medicine, seasonal nutrition, and mindfulness practices to help you support heart health, maintain energy, release physical and emotional tension, and move through summer with greater balance and vitality.
Whether you're new to qigong or returning to your practice, you're invited to explore this course at your own pace. Every lesson is freely available whenever you're ready to learn.
What You'll Learn
- Why summer is the season of the Fire Element in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
- Gentle qigong exercises to support heart health, circulation, and sustained energy
- Seasonal foods and nutrition that help you stay cool, hydrated, and energized
- How to recognize and release physical, mental, and emotional tension that has accumulated through the year
- Acupressure and mindfulness practices to cultivate balanced joy and emotional well-being
- Simple daily habits to help you move through summer feeling lighter, more resilient, and in harmony with the season
Course Structure
Module 1: Introduction
Begin with an overview of the course, learn how to use your wellness journal, and become familiar with the Radiant Shenti learning environment so you can get the most from your seasonal practice.
- Featured lessons: "Course Overview," "How to Use Your Wellness Journal," and "Website Tour."
Module 2: Summer Lifestyle Recommendations
Discover how Traditional Chinese Medicine views summer as a season of expansion, joy, and connection. Learn practical lifestyle recommendations to help you stay balanced during the hottest months of the year while preparing for the transition into late summer.
- Featured lessons: "A Season for Growing," "Recommendations for Daily Living," and "Summer Exercise Recommendations."
Module 3: What to Eat this Summer and Why
Explore Traditional Chinese Medicine nutrition principles for summer, including foods that naturally cool and hydrate the body, support healthy digestion, and help reduce excess heat and dampness.
- Key topics: "Principles of Digestion," "Summer Dietary Recommendations," "Chinese Medicine Body Clock," and "Cooling Summer Herbal and Food-based Remedies."
Module 4: Summer Yoga Kriya Challenge
Build a consistent daily movement practice through a guided 14-day Summer Yoga Kriya Challenge designed to increase flexibility, circulation, vitality, and overall wellbeing.
- Highlights: A complete fourteen-day guided practice with progressive daily sessions.
Module 5: Qigong, Gua Sha, and Mudras
Practice summer qigong routines, balancing exercises, gua sha techniques, and yoga mudras that support the Heart and Earth elements while encouraging relaxation, circulation, and emotional balance.
- Included lessons: "Summer Solstice Qigong," "Summer Qigong Exercises to Balance the Heart," "Heart Opening Gua Sha Flow," and "Yoga Mudras for Late Summer."
Module 6: The Five Tibetan Rites
Learn the history, safety guidelines, and proper technique for the Five Tibetan Rites, a classic sequence of movements traditionally practiced to improve strength, flexibility, balance, and vitality.
- Featured lessons: "History of the Five Tibetan Rites," "Precautions and Pointers," and instruction for each of the Five Tibetan Rites.
Module 7: Five Tibetan Rites: Day 1 to Day 27
Build a lasting daily movement habit with a guided 27-day practice that helps you establish confidence and consistency as you integrate the Five Tibetan Rites into your wellness routine.
- Highlights: Twenty-seven guided daily practices, plus instruction on safely performing plank and side plank.
What's Included
Nearly 70 lessons organized into seven modules featuring video instruction, written lessons, guided movement practices, seasonal nutrition, recipes, and self-care resources.
Expert instruction from Dr. Juli Kramer and James Saper, R.TCM.P., drawing on Traditional Chinese Medicine, qigong, seasonal nutrition, and wellness education.
Guided movement programs including a 14-day Summer Yoga Kriya Challenge, a 27-day Five Tibetan Rites practice series, qigong flows, gua sha instruction, seasonal recipes, and downloadable reference materials.
Every lesson is freely available to explore at your own pace.
Who This Course Is For
Interested in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)? Discover how summer is viewed as a season of growth, expansion, and joy while learning practical ways to support your health through seasonal living.
Looking for Guided Movement Practices? Follow step-by-step qigong routines, a 14-day Summer Yoga Kriya Challenge, and a 27-day Five Tibetan Rites practice series designed to build strength, flexibility, balance, and vitality.
Curious About Seasonal Wellness? Learn how nutrition, lifestyle recommendations, cooling foods, herbal remedies, and Traditional Chinese Medicine principles can help you stay balanced throughout summer and the transition into late summer.
Prefer Learning at Your Own Pace? Every lesson is free to explore whenever it's convenient for you.
What Participants Shared
Comprehensive & Informative
"There was so much valuable information and such a variety of topics. I loved the gua sha lessons, the PDFs, and how easy the website was to use. The course gave me practical tools I could keep coming back to."
Encouraging & Motivating
"I feel energized and happier after doing the Five Tibetan Rites. The guided practices helped me stay on track, and I always looked forward to learning something new."
Practical & Transformative
"The lessons inspired me to make meaningful changes in my daily life. I appreciated learning seasonal nutrition, Traditional Chinese Medicine principles, and simple practices I could incorporate into my wellness routine."
Common Questions
Learn how Traditional Chinese Medicine views summer as a season of growth, joy, and outward energy. Through seasonal nutrition, lifestyle guidance, qigong, the Five Tibetan Rites, Yoga Kriya, gua sha, and mudras, you'll discover practical ways to support your heart, stay balanced during hot weather, and cultivate vibrant health throughout summer and late summer.
This course is ideal for anyone interested in exploring Traditional Chinese Medicine through practical daily habits. Whether you're new to seasonal wellness or already enjoy qigong and mind-body practices, you'll find approachable lessons that combine education with guided movement and self-care techniques.
You'll learn how to support your health during summer with Traditional Chinese Medicine through seasonal nutrition, lifestyle guidance, guided movement practices, the Five Tibetan Rites, a 14-day Summer Yoga Kriya Challenge, qigong, gua sha, mudras, and practical self-care techniques for everyday life.
Yes. Every lesson in this educational archive is available to explore free of charge. Move through the material at your own pace and return whenever you'd like.
No experience is necessary. The course introduces each topic step by step, making it accessible for beginners while also offering valuable insights and practices for experienced students.
Rather than simply explaining summer wellness, this course helps you experience it. Alongside lessons on Traditional Chinese Medicine, you'll be guided through a progressive Five Tibetan Rites program, a 14-day Summer Yoga Kriya Challenge, seasonal qigong practices, and practical self-care techniques you can easily incorporate into everyday life.