in hospital and clinic labs across the country for 13 years. During that time, I experienced some thyroid and fertility health challenges. I became frustrated with the limited options presented to me and the tendency to consider everything "normal" just because lab results fell into a broad "normal range". I knew there had to be a different, more holistic approach to achieve health and wellness. When other areas of my personal and emotional life also began to fall apart, I began seeking help from conventional and alternative therapies. I was searching not only for restored health and balance, but also a deeper sense of meaning and purpose in my life. Eventually, I realized that I needed to stop looking outside myself for the answers and began looking for ways to develop inner wisdom and spiritual guidance. I began learning meditation and Qigong. I was initially intrigued by the energetic self-healing potential of Qigong. When I began practicing
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