The Qi Chic

25/09/2026

Ha ha !! Maybe I am a little ✨ woo woo ✨ someone said this to me recently in the most funny light hearted way with no harm and it made both of us laugh. If you said this to me back 15 years ago I would take offence but now I’m happy to hear this because it is who I am, living my own expression of uniqueness 😂

I practice Qigong.
I talk about energy.
I believe the body holds incredible wisdom.
I watch sunrises like they’re medicine.
And I believe how we feel on the inside shapes how we experience the world.

The more I learn, the more fascinated I become by the connection between ancient wisdom, nature, the body and energy.

Maybe there’s more to this whole “woo woo” thing than we realise. ✨

25/08/2026

SUNRISE 🌅
&
THE INNER PHARMACY ✨
An Early Morning Prescription

I have always felt something shift within me when I watch a sunrise.

No matter where I am or what may be happening in my life, watching the darkness slowly give way to light makes me feel good. Calmer. More present. More alive.

And it turns out, this feeling isn’t only emotional.

As morning light enters our eyes, it sends a message to the brain that a new day has begun. Melatonin begins to reduce, our natural waking hormones respond, and the internal clock that influences our sleep, energy, mood and metabolism begins to reset.

But there is another layer too.

When we pause long enough to notice the colours, the stillness, calmness and the beauty of a sunrise, we step out of our thoughts and return to the present moment.

Without even thinking or forcing 😊

We balance our circadian rhythm which is our body’s natural, internal 24-hour cycle that regulates your sleep-wake schedule, hormone levels, and body temperature

We feel connected to nature and ourselves
Our breath slows down
The noise quietens.
Something within us opens and shifts .

This is our Inner Pharmacy at work.

The light awakens our biology, while the beauty nourishes our emotional world.

We shift and transition from yin to yang just like nature moves from stillness to activity, from darkness to light from sleeping to wake time 😊

Perhaps one of the simplest prescriptions we can give ourselves is to step outside in the morning, breathe deeply and allow the first light of the day to remind our body:

The darkness has passed.
A new day has begun.
And you can begin again. 🌅✨

My favourite time of day is Sunrise time 🫶🤍

Are you a sunrise or sunset person or both 😎?

The beautiful location is El Campello, Spain 🇪🇸

Alwyn | Qigong, Wellness ,Travel, Nature
The Oxygen Lifestyle
Oxygen Wellness

☀️

09/08/2026

Things to know about the retreat 🤍

09/08/2026

A day in the life on retreat 🫶✨

Ever wondered what a day on retreat actually looks like? 😎

Every day is different. This is just a little taste of retreat life. 🫶

It’s a beautiful balance of movement and stillness, nourishing food, meaningful workshops, nature, adventure, connection… and plenty of free time to simply be.

No two days are exactly the same. Some days we explore, some days we go a little deeper, and some moments are simply about sitting by the pool, watching the Mediterranean and remembering how good it feels to slow down.

And yes… there’s always plenty of belly laughs because it’s good for the soul 😂💙

This is The Retreat Experience.
✨ The Mediterranean Wellness Reset | Spain 12th November 2026

Could you see yourself here?

Our Early bird bookings end soon .
Link in bio for full retreat details or send us a DM for more info 😊

The Oxygen Lifestyle
Oxygen Wellness
Alwyn | Qigong, Wellness ,Travel, Nature

09/08/2026

Venue Reveal for our next retreat . The Mediterranean Wellness Reset 12th -17th November 2026 .
Full retreat details here 👇🏼
https://oxygen-lifestyle.com/the-mediterranean-wellness-reset/

30/07/2026

What are you feeding your senses ?

Here’s a little educational content on my favourite topic at the moment 😊“Inner Pharmacy”

Swipe to read 🫶

Alwyn | Qigong, Wellness ,Travel, Nature
The Oxygen Lifestyle
Oxygen Wellness

26/07/2026

There are moments in life when everything suddenly makes sense.

This has been one of those moments for me. 🤍

For years, I’ve been studying Qigong, Chinese medicine, Ayurveda, breathwork, meditation, nervous system regulation, craniosacral therapy and the healing power of nature.

People often ask me, “How do all of these fit together?”

The truth is… for a long time, I couldn’t fully answer that question myself.

My journey didn’t begin with wellness.

It began many years ago after opening Oxygen Hair.

Like so many business owners, I thought the constant pressure, stress and exhaustion were simply the price of success.

I was always striving, always doing, always looking after everyone else.

Somewhere along the way, I lost connection with myself.

Then my body began to speak.

Pain.

Injury.

Burnout.

It forced me to stop and ask a question that would Change my entire life.

Is there another way to live?

That question led me on a journey I never expected.

It led me to healing and self discovery.

To Qigong.

To Ayurveda.

To breathwork & Meditation

To nature.

To travel.

To slowing down.

To learning that our bodies are far wiser than we often realise.

Each modality I studied & practiced became my medicine to support my wellbeing. Throughout my own healing journey, I discovered and taught myself how to prescribe different prescriptions through movement, breath, meditation, essential oils, nutrition etc… I discovered that different chapters of life asked for different prescriptions to support my health & wellbeing.

Life then brought some of my greatest challenges. The sudden loss of my mum, the heartbreaking loss of my brother Cory, and watching someone I loved struggle with addiction.

Those experiences changed me forever.

I didn’t find just one practice that supported everything.

Instead, I discovered that each one was helping me reconnect with something that had always been there.

Then while creating our Mediterranean Wellness Reset in Spain, everything suddenly clicked.

For the first time I could see the thread that had been running through my entire journey.

I finally had a name for it.

The Inner Pharmacy.
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