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For When You Feel Tense, Stuck, Frustrated, Tight, or Like Things Just Aren't Moving the Way They Should

The Philosophy Behind Flowing Qi

In Traditional Chine Medicine, Qi is meant to move.

While Gather Qi focuses on building and nourishing Qi, Flowing Qi addresses another aspect of balance: movement.

Qi can become constrained by stress, emotional tension, disrupted routines, digestive sluggishness, or simply the accumulated demands of daily life. In TCM, prolonged Qi constraint may be experienced as tension, a sense of pressure or fullness, digestive discomfort, or the feeling that something simply isn't moving as it should.

The Liver* is particularly associated with the smooth and unrestricted flow of Qi throughout the body. 

Flowing Qi was created with this principle in mind. Not to push the body harder, but to encourage what has become constrained to move again.

Sometimes vitality doesn't need to be added. It needs room to flow.

*A Note on Traditional Chinese Medicine

The terms used here (including Qi, Liver, Spleen, and other Chinese medicine concepts) refer to Traditional Chinese Medicine theory and do not correspond directly to anatomical organs or biomedical diagnoses.

In TCM, the Liver, for example, represents a functional system associated with the smooth movement of Qi, Blood, emotions, and other physiological processes. It is not simply referring to the physical liver recognized by Western medicine.

The Herbal Formula

Bupleurum (Chai Hu)

Bupleurum is one of the classic Qi moving herbs in Chinese medicine, particularly associated with the Liver. Traditionally, it's used to course and regulate Liver Qi and address patterns of constraint.

Why it's here: The primary Qi moving herb and the TCM foundation of the formula.

Tangerine Peel (Chen Pi)

Aged tangerine peel is traditionally used to regulate Qi, support digestion, and transform Dampness and Phlegm. Its aromatic nature makes it particularly well suited to formulas intended to restore movement.

Why it's here: Helps regulate Qi through the digestive system while supporting the smooth movement of the formula.

Damiana

Damiana is a Western botanical used for nervous tension and relaxation. Its warming, aromatic nature gives Flowing Qi a more embodied quality, complementing the traditional Qi moving herbs.

Ginger

Ginger is a warming digestive herb with a long history of use across traditional herbal systems. It supports digestive comfort and helps keep movement through the middle digestive system.

Why it's here: Warms, moves, and harmonizes the formula while supporting digestive function.

Peppermint

Peppermint's aromatic oils create a cooling, opening quality and have traditionally been used to support digestive comfort and ease occasional feelings of fullness or tension.

Why it's here: Adds lightness, aromatic movement, and a refreshing sense of openness to the formula.

Why Support the Flow of Qi?

We tend to think of wellness as something we need to add: more energy, more nutrients, more supplements.

Traditional Chinese Medicine reminds us that balance also requires movement.

Qi, Blood, fluids, emotions, breath, and digestion all have relationships with movement. When things become constrained, the answer isn't to add more. Sometimes we need to create space for what is already there to move.

Flowing Qi is designed around this principle.

It isn't intended to be a sedative or a stimulant. It is a formula for softening, moving, and releasing.

Think of a storm that has become obstructed. You don't necessarily need to add more water.

You need to clear the path.

The Ritual

Flowing Qi is an invitation to create a little more space.

Take your tincture slowly. Unclench your jaw. Drop your shoulders. Take a long breath. Go for a walk. Stretch. Step outside.

Let the body remember what it already knows:

What is meant to move can move.

Move. Release. Unwind.

Safety & Considerations

Do not use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. Consult your healthcare practitioner before use if you have a diagnosed medical condition or take prescription medications.

Bupleurum may interact with certain medications and may not be appropriate for individuals with certain liver conditions. Damiana also has potential medication and pregnancy related considerations.

Because this formula contains several biologically active herbs, use caution when combining it with medications or other concentrated herbal preparations.

Discontinue use if you experience an adverse reaction.

Keep out of reach of children.

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These statements describe traditional herbal and wellness uses and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.