If you’ve struggled with chronic illness, this episode will inspire you.
In this episode of Together We Seek, host JJ DiGeronimo sits down with a chronic illness coach and functional nutritionist, Danielle Pashko, to explore the transformative power of Tai Chi and Qigong. Danielle shares her personal healing journey, overcoming thyroid cancer, Lyme disease, and long-haul COVID, and how she discovered the energetic medicine of movement when conventional treatments fell short.
She explains how Tai Chi and Qigong act like “internal acupuncture”, working with the body’s five elements to release stagnant energy, balance emotions, and strengthen the body’s natural healing mechanisms. Unlike yoga, which has gained mainstream popularity, these ancient practices remain largely untapped healing tools, despite their ability to calm the nervous system, increase life force energy (chi), and clear emotional blockages.
Danielle also shares insights into her online community, Soul Hacker, where she helps others tap into functional medicine, energy healing, and ancient wisdom to reclaim their health.
DANIELLE PASHKO is a Functional Nutritionist and Chronic Illness Coach with two decades of experience. Her specialties are immune health, weight loss, digestive health, children's nutrition, women's health, Lyme Disease, and Long COVID.
When Danielle became ill herself with Chronic Lyme Disease and Long Covid, her knowledge of nutrition and functional health wasn't what ultimately healed her. She immersed herself in internal Martial Arts (Tai Chi and Qigong), which ultimately were the most effective healers. She went from being chronically fatigued to currently practicing Wing Chun Kung Fu (Bruce Lee's practice) through building up her internal strength with these ancient disciplines. She now wants to share them with the world.
Her expertise in the wellness field has led to articles and videos on health and beauty for several publications including The NY Post, PIX11 NY News, Fox and Friends, NY1 News, ABC News, CBS News, The Vitamin Shoppe, Chase Bank, USA Today, Reader's Digest, I24 News, YPO and more. She is the author of Weight Loss Mistakes Even Healthy Chicks Make and Smile at Your Challenges.
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JJ DiGeronimo is an award-winning author, speaker, and intuitive guide dedicated to helping women trust their inner wisdom and align with their soul’s purpose. As the host of the Together WE Seek Podcast, JJ creates sacred spaces to explore lightwork, energy practices, and ancient wisdom with healers, mystics, and spiritual leaders. Through her authentic conversations, she empowers listeners to awaken their intuition, embrace their unique gifts, and elevate their frequency for a more impactful life.
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