Traditional Chinese Medicine

Chronic Health Tai Chi Livestream

Byadmin 21/01/202325/03/2024

Chronic Health Tai Chi Livestream Online Group Class UK Join our Tai Chi, Qigong and meditation online class for relaxation and health. Open to all abilities, the lessons include seated and standing movements, guiding you through gentle tension relief, physical relaxation and meditation techniques. Anyone can join in, whether living with chronic illness, chronic pain…

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Michael Smith Soma Dao Qigong

Byadmin 05/01/202305/01/2023

Michael Smith Soma Dao Qigong Dr Michael Smith is as a doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Functional Medicine who has also trained in internal martial arts, Qigong and Taoism with lineage holders of the traditions. Michael’s YouTube channel has instructional Qi Gong videos and practice sessions that combine his personal and professional experience of…

Zhan Zhuang Video Course

Byadmin 31/12/202202/04/2024

Zhan Zhuang Video Course A Free Programme for Beginner Students Standing like a tree – Standing Pole Zhan Zhuang is a stillness meditation which is a unique and powerful method to awaken the body in stillness. It is an ancient internal Taoist practice to cultivate mind and body. Learn to re-wire your habitual posture, integrate…

Winter Solstice Livestream

Byadmin 24/11/202222/02/2024

Winter Solstice Livestream Online Taoist Meditation Workshop 2022 Wednesday 21 December at 6pm UK time zone Join our virtual winter solstice gathering for a nourishing dose of seated breath work, relaxation and Taoist meditation. In the Chinese calendar this is the time of absolute yin, known as Dong Zhi, with the shortest day and the…

Qi Gong for Women Livestream

Byadmin 22/11/202230/12/2023

Qi Gong for Women Livestream Online Group Classes via Zoom UK Join our virtual earth Qigong for women classes to explore healthy powerful movements for physical resilience and mental ease. This qigong routine is for all levels of students and is a great way to improve the efficiency of all body functions, from hormone to…

Learn to Breathe Well for Life

Byadmin 30/12/202124/02/2024

Learn to Breathe Well for Life In ancient Eastern cultures breathing is seen as fundamental to life-long health. This has become lost in the modern world, leaning more on pharmaceutical companies to provide us with ‘better health’. Learning to breathe more effectively can have a profound effect on how the systems in your body function….

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Tai Chi Does Not Heal

Byadmin 12/08/202117/12/2023

Tai Chi Does Not Heal The ‘ask the teacher’ question this month is from an email I received which said that Tai Chi: “healed my childhood knee problems and bad tendonitis in my arm, neither to return again, despite not continuing Tai Chi” “Can it repair and strengthen ligaments that were injured or are weak…

Summer Qi for the Heart

Byadmin 31/05/202127/03/2024

Summer Qi for the Heart Summer is an expansive time of year that is governed by the fire element and the heart in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Here are my suggestions for strengthening your heart in the summer months. Yin Yan Theory (Heart and Kidneys) The kidneys (water element) and the heart (fire element) represent…

Spring Qi for the Liver

Byadmin 14/03/202125/02/2024

Spring Qi for the Liver Spring is a time of re-birth and new growth. A time for outward expression, like the first signs of plant life that burst out of the earth. A time for new beginnings and waking up. Spring is governed by the wood element and the liver organ in Traditional Chinese Medicine…

Winter Qi for the Kidneys

Byadmin 06/12/202028/03/2024

Winter Qi for the Kidneys Winter is yin by nature, a time for consolidating, stillness and retreating within. It is a dark, cold, wet and icy time. The winter solstice is seen as absolute yin, with the tiniest spark of light within. It is easy for our vitality to become depleted in this season, as…

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Autumn Qi for the Lungs

Byadmin 09/10/202027/03/2024

Autumn Qi for the Lungs Autumn is a mellowing and contracting time of year that is governed by the metal element and the lungs in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Here are my suggestions for strengthening your lungs as the weather turns cooler. The Lung Meridian This meridian runs from the centre of the body, up…

Earth Qi for the Pancreas

Byadmin 12/07/201927/12/2023

Earth Qi for the Pancreas Stomach & Spleen The earth element in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) governs the stomach, pancreas and spleen organs. Earth as an element is located in the centre and is associated with stability and being grounded. This is mirrored in TCM as the stomach, pancreas and spleen are central to health. Stomach,…

The Hips in Tai Chi

Byadmin 10/12/201823/01/2024

The Hips in Tai Chi The importance of aligning the pelvis and hips in your Tai Chi practice, to improve the quality of your Tai Chi movements and your ability to absorb and generate martial power. In turn, this aids your postural health, how well your organs function and your ability to breathe deeply. Aligning…

Horsham Holistic Practitioner

Byadmin 25/11/201327/03/2024

Horsham Holistic Practitioner My name is Angela Abbott. I am a Kinesiologist, Reiki and Touch For Health practitioner. My aim as a holistic practitioner is to help bring my clients back into balance. Offering Kinesiology and Reiki treatments allows me to work with all aspects of the person. I draw upon my knowledge and experience…

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Meditation Microcosmic Orbit

Byadmin 19/09/201102/04/2024

Microcosmic Orbit Meditation This article explores the modernised new-age version of the microcosmic orbit. This is something I no longer teach as I explore the traditional practice with my teacher Dr Michael Smith over the coming years. I encourage you to take care with this practice as it does not have roots in traditional Taoism and can…