Living in Harmony with Spring
Spring Qigong & Traditional Chinese Medicine Course
Discover how Traditional Chinese Medicine and qigong can help you renew your energy, support liver health, encourage healthy growth, and embrace new beginnings throughout the spring season.
This complete course is free to explore. No registration is required.
Calm Your Mind
Restore Your Energy
Embrace Winter's Rhythm
Thinking About Spring
Spring is a season of renewal, growth, and fresh beginnings. As the days grow longer and nature awakens, our bodies and minds naturally shift from winter's quiet restoration toward greater movement, energy, and possibility. Traditional Chinese Medicine recognizes this seasonal transition as an opportunity to support your health by living in harmony with the rhythms of nature.
Throughout this course, you'll explore simple ways to align with the energy of spring through seasonal nutrition, qigong, acupressure, meditation, yoga, and mindful daily practices. By embracing the wisdom of the season, you can renew your energy, support your well-being, and build healthy habits that support your well-being throughout the year.
Every lesson is freely available whenever you're ready to learn.
What You'll Learn
- Why spring is an important season in Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Spring qigong practices to encourage healthy movement, flexibility, and vitality
- Seasonal yoga, eye exercises, and guided movement practices
- Chinese dietary therapy, seasonal recipes, and spring cooking
- Combing therapy, moxibustion, and other traditional spring wellness practices
- Guided meditations and mindful practices to support emotional balance
Course Structure
Module 1: Getting Started
Become familiar with the course resources and your wellness journal so you can confidently begin your spring wellness journey.
- Featured lessons: "Using Your Wellness Journal" and "Welcome to the Spring Course."
Module 2: Chinese Medicine Views on Spring
Discover how Traditional Chinese Medicine explains spring as a season of renewal, growth, and healthy movement. Learn how seasonal living supports liver health, emotional balance, and overall well-being.
- Featured lessons: "Healthy Living in the Spring," "The Wood Element," and "The Vernal (Spring) Equinox in Chinese Medicine."
Module 3: Spring Qigong
Practice spring qigong routines designed to improve flexibility, strengthen qi, release tension, and encourage the smooth flow of energy throughout the body.
- Featured lessons: "Spring Coiling Qigong Exercises," "Spring Qigong for Mental and Physical Flexibility," and "Spring Qigong Full Flow with Tiger Pounces."
Module 4: Spring Yoga
Explore gentle yoga practices that improve flexibility, encourage healthy movement, and help you align with the energy of spring.
- Featured lessons: "Twists for Spring," "Spring Yoga Flow," and "Yoga Eye Exercises."
Module 5: Chinese Dietary Therapy for Spring
Learn how seasonal foods and Traditional Chinese Medicine dietary principles can nourish your body, support healthy liver function, and promote vitality throughout the spring season.
- Featured lessons: "Basic Principles of Eating in the Spring," "Spring Cooking Class," and "Dietary Recommendation for the Vernal (Spring) Equinox."
Module 6: Other Chinese Medicine Spring Health Practices
Discover traditional wellness techniques that encourage healthy circulation, support the smooth flow of qi, and promote physical and emotional well-being throughout the season.
- Featured lessons: "Spring Moxibustion Points," "Combing Therapy," and "Daytime Guided Combing Flow."
What's Included
36 self paced lessons organized into six modules featuring video instruction, written lessons, guided qigong and yoga practices, seasonal recipes, and Traditional Chinese Medicine wellness techniques.
Expert instruction from Dr. Juli Kramer and James Saper, R.TCM.P., and John Platt, drawing on Traditional Chinese Medicine, qigong, seasonal nutrition, and wellness education.
Practical resources including seasonal recipes, guided qigong routines, yoga practices, acupressure and moxibustion techniques, Traditional Chinese Medicine principles, 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 spring is viewed as a season of renewal and growth, and learn practical ways to support your health by living in harmony with the changing season.
Looking for Gentle Qigong Practices? Explore simple routines designed to improve flexibility, encourage the smooth flow of qi, and help you embrace the energy of spring.
Curious About Seasonal Wellness? Learn how nutrition, yoga, acupressure, moxibustion, and Traditional Chinese Medicine principles can support liver health, emotional balance, and overall spring wellness.
Prefer Learning at Your Own Pace? Every lesson is free to explore at your own pace, whenever it's convenient for you.
What Participants Shared
Welcome Spring with Confidence
"I now understand why I struggle year after year with allergies and generally feel out of sorts as spring arrives. Learning to relax, eat differently, and pay more attention to my sleep habits has helped me transition into spring much more easily."
Keep Moving Every Day
"The videos are a great reminder and encouragement to keep moving."
Take Charge of Your Health
"Over the past several months I have gained so much more confidence that it truly is possible to manage my own health. I think just learning to relax more has made the most difference."
Common Questions
Learn how Traditional Chinese Medicine views spring as a season of renewal and growth while exploring qigong, yoga, seasonal nutrition, and Traditional Chinese Medicine practices that support a healthy transition into spring.
This course is designed for anyone interested in Traditional Chinese Medicine, qigong, seasonal wellness, or natural approaches to supporting health during spring. No previous experience is required.
You'll discover how spring influences the body in Traditional Chinese Medicine while learning qigong, yoga, seasonal nutrition, acupressure, moxibustion, and practical wellness techniques that support flexibility, vitality, and emotional balance.
Yes. Every lesson in this archived course is available to explore at no cost.
No. The course is designed for beginners as well as those with previous experience. Each lesson introduces practical concepts and techniques that are easy to follow and apply.
This course combines Traditional Chinese Medicine with qigong, yoga, seasonal nutrition, and practical wellness techniques to help you understand and embrace the unique energy of spring.