Lou Walker Wellness

Lou Walker Wellness Energy & Somatic Movement guide - based on Traditional Chinese Medicine. Focusing on Mind- Body healing & energy flow. Guiding people to tune into their bodies.

Supporting women during Peri/ menopause.

Starting a new thing in your mid 40s is hard. Even when you start doing something you enjoy and are passionate about, yo...
14/06/2026

Starting a new thing in your mid 40s is hard.

Even when you start doing something you enjoy and are passionate about, you can still be in need of a break from it and to step away from your routine and life for a while in order to zoom out and see the bigger picture.

Stuck in habitual habits and loops that aren’t necessarily bad but by breaking and going away from home I start to see things with fresh eyes again.
I was in need of some habit breaking in order to come back to myself and what I’m actually doing with my life, my work etc.

I know a lot of people change direction after a long career in one thing and I think in our 40s it can be especially tricky when peri menopause symptoms- insomnia, brain fog, heightened anxiety, loss of confidence start ruling daily life.

I’ve found it a huge grief letting go of a big career i spent a lot of time and energy on, whist also having a deep knowing that I’m really ready for something different.

Since my burnout I have spent so much time really tuning into what I want my life to look like and it’s taken a lot to go against the grain of what is expected - whilst also having a deep knowing that you are on some sort of right path for you, even if most days it feels like a challenge. By taking time out and dropping back into yourself, you remember you just have to keep following your gut feelings not going back to what was. Just because it feels safe.

Looking forward to keep moving forwards and in new directions, taking on the challenges and trying new things, even if at times it feels harder than ever.

*Photo of me doing my best Baywatch impression 🫣 and using my open water swimming float so I feel more confident to swim out much further than I would do normally.

06/06/2026

If you’ve been feeling a bit scattered and overwhelmed recently that can be summer fire energy needing some tending too.
Still time to join me tomorrow for a 2 hour journey through the lens of Chinese Medicine back to self, through the heart.
Dynamic QiGong to build and release any excess fire energy then on into a restful and hour of Yin Yoga.
Booking link in bio

Every movement in Qi Gong has intention.We’re not just moving for the sake of movement.Different movements are designed ...
01/06/2026

Every movement in Qi Gong has intention.

We’re not just moving for the sake of movement.

Different movements are designed to support different organs, emotions and energetic pathways within the body.

Some practices help circulate energy.

Some help ground.

Some help soften excess heat.

Some help move lymphatic fluid.

But what I love most about Qi Gong is that whilst the movement has an intention, it is also deeply somatic.

The movement becomes a guide.

An invitation to notice.

To feel.

To listen.

Throughout my sessions, I share the intention behind each movement, whilst inviting people to notice how it feels within their own body.

Rather than striving for the “perfect” shape, we’re invited into relationship with ourselves.

To notice where there is ease.

Where there is tension.

What wants to soften, release or move.

The body is treated as a living system.

Not something to fix.

But something to listen to.

26/05/2026

I believe two things can be true at once.

I can be deeply passionate about Traditional Chinese Medicine and still love a dirty little rave.

Because honestly, I don’t think they’re as separate as people think.

Movement has always been medicine for me.

Long before I found Qi Gong, I found dance floors.

And when I really think about it, both spaces hold something deeply tribal.

Music.
Rhythm.
Movement.
Belonging.
Connection.
A shift in energy.
A feeling of being fully in the body.

Both dancing and Qi Gong have the ability to move us into a flow state.

A place where we stop overthinking for a moment and become fully immersed in rhythm, sensation and movement.

One day I’m dancing in a warehouse, the next I’m hiking in the hills or studying TCM, that’s is the full expression of who I am as a person and my experience of life.

To me, they’re all expressions of the same thing:

a desire to feel alive, connected and present in the body.

Maybe that’s why I teach Qi Gong the way I do.

With rhythm.
With music.
With movement that feels alive.

After spending 30 years on a dance floor, I will never not love getting into this flow state and being immersed with every e around me, all here for different but also the same thing, to belong, get to get lost in the music and for joy.

Summer can be beautiful, expansive and full of possibility.But it can also be a lot to hold.Especially if your body is a...
22/05/2026

Summer can be beautiful, expansive and full of possibility.

But it can also be a lot to hold.

Especially if your body is already tired, wired, overstimulated or carrying too much.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, Summer is connected to the Fire element — the energy of the Heart, joy, connection, expression and movement.

Flow & Restore is a two-hour seasonal workshop to help you meet that energy through Qi Gong, self-massage, Yin Yoga and Yoga Nidra.

A space to move with rhythm, restore flow and give your nervous system time to settle.

Sunday 7th June
2pm
Rise Academy, Macclesfield
£35

Booking link in bio / DM me FLOW for the details.

Controversial maybe but we’ve not reinvented the wheel or found something partially new, it’s just another way to explai...
20/05/2026

Controversial maybe but we’ve not reinvented the wheel or found something partially new, it’s just another way to explain what many ancient practices have understood for a long time.



It gives us a helpful word for the felt experience of the body.

18/05/2026

There was so much talk in February on here about the year of the Fire Horse, is anyone still thinking about this or have we all moved on to something else?
Tell me 👇🏼

17/05/2026

Why I love practicing Qi Gong so much, it’s often hard to describe how it feels after a session.
Like a breath of fresh air has been flowing through my whole body, I feel grounded, clear, refreshed all at once.

There is nothing quite like it for me, to feel this flow, this freshness, like I’ve been renewed and fully alive.
It’s similar to the feeling after a yoga flow, but a lot more grounded and clear.
Cone flow tour qi with me if you think you’d like to feel this too.
Links to book in bio.

The Five Elements give Yin Yoga rhythm.They help us understand that the body isn’t separate from nature, emotion, season...
12/05/2026

The Five Elements give Yin Yoga rhythm.

They help us understand that the body isn’t separate from nature, emotion, season or energy.

Wood brings movement, direction and release.

Fire brings expression, connection and joy.

Earth brings grounding, nourishment and support.

Metal brings letting go, refinement and space.

Water brings restoration, depth and replenishment.

When we understand this as teachers, sequencing becomes less about choosing shapes and more about listening to what the body may need energetically.

This is where Yin becomes more than stillness.

It becomes a way of supporting the whole system.

If you’re already trained in Yin and want to understand how to weave Traditional Chinese Medicine into your classes with more clarity and confidence, I’m creating something for you.

Join the waitlist via the link in my bio

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Liver isn’t just a physical organ.It’s the system responsible for the smooth flow o...
05/05/2026

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Liver isn’t just a physical organ.

It’s the system responsible for the smooth flow of Qi through the body.

And when that flow is disrupted… we feel it.

Frustration. Irritability. Restlessness.
That sense of being stuck or unable to move forward.

Spring carries an upward, expansive energy.

A natural pull to grow, begin again, create momentum.

But when the body doesn’t have the space for that movement…

that energy can turn into tension instead.

This is where understanding the body through a TCM lens changes how we teach yin as yoga teachers.

Not just in theory but in how we guide movement, stillness, and energy in practice.

It’s the difference between:
teaching shapes

and supporting flow.

This is something I’m exploring more deeply inside a training I’m currently creating for yoga teachers.

If you’ve ever felt like there’s a deeper layer to this practice…

You can join the waitlist via the link in my bio

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