I'm sure if you had a traumatic event in your life, then you probably have recognized how that has impacted to this very day. While it is obvious that major traumas will stay with us for a long time, we don't really realize that microtraumas do the same thing.For microtraumas, this are instances that we tend to forget about. Like someone calling you a name in 5th grade, or someone who tells you to be quiet all the time whenever you talk. These memories might not come to the forefront of your brain unless you think hard about it.The problem is, these different trauma types still impact us, and can lead to different types of stressors that are constantly placed on our shoulders. If you can recognize these stressors, then you are one step closer to working through them to help reduce susceptability to disease.What To Expect From This Episode How our bodies can store emotional stressors that can impact us for a long time What our ultimate goal around happiness should be How does movement practices help to release emotional patterns and improve energyWhat can excessive stress do to the body and why should we work to remove it Shownotes* [2:45] What got Master Mingtong Gu so interested in reducing stress in people* [7:15] Should we always be searching for pure happiness, or does our other emotions remind us to enjoy the happy moments* [11:00] We live in a time where we need external validation to make us feel good about ourselves* [13:00] How did Master Mingtong Gu get rid of his asthma and how did Qigong help him with it* [23:30] There is a difference between health care and sick care* [24:45] Qigong helps you to release energy and emotions you have gone through in life and start creating a healthy pattern out of that* [28:45] Does Qigong have a specific flow of movements to release emotions* [32:30] Is Qigong ever combined with Traditional Chinese Medicine or Acupuncture* [36:00] The beauty of Qigong is that you already have everything you need to get started* [41:30] What will be taught on the Healing Chronic Stress and Disease Summit and which talks will be the best to listen to Resources From This EpisodeSome of these resources may contain affiliate links, which provides a small commission to me (at no extra expense to you).* Enjoy the Chronic Stess and Disease Summit for Free from August 10-16- Learn More* Get the Ancient Chinese Healing Secrets ebook For Free- Learn More Transcript For Episode (Transcripts aren't even close to 100% Accurate) Bryan Carroll: [00:00:14] Chronic stress. With the way this year has been going. I'm guessing mostly some of us have experienced an increase in hours, stress levels while some levels of stress are good for us.And it pushes our bodies to adapt to change too much. Stress can lead us down an unhealthy road. What's up everyone. I'm Bryan Carroll and I'm here to help people move more, eat well and be adventurous. And today I have master Mingtong Gu on the show to talk all about chronic stress and how to recognize what stressors are impacting your life.Master Mingtong Gu also is hosting a chronic stress and disease summit that starts next week on August 10th. And if you don't know what a summit is, it's basically an online conference where many health experts come together and share different presentations around a topic. And for this summit, there are more than 45 experts who are presenting over the course of seven days.You can get free access to the talks from August 10th through the 16th,