Building Resilience in 2021
Building Resilience in 2021 Do not worry, this is not a blog post with a humble brag about how I wrote a novel during the 2020 restrictions or learned how to perfect the art of the soufflé. Nope, I’m the … Read More
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Winter Qi for the Kidneys
06/12/2020
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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 … Read More
Support Small Businesses
23/03/2020
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Help The Little Guys! One way we can continue to support small and local businesses without leaving the home, is to buy online. Whether gift vouchers for your local restaurant and massage therapist to use at a later date, or … Read More
Healthy Movement Livestream
16/03/2020
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Online Tai Chi & Qigong for Health In response to the current health difficulties, we now offer two online Tai Chi and Qigong live-stream classes each week. These lessons are available globally. You don’t need a lot of space, a … Read More
Newport Tai Chi Summer 2020
03/03/2020
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Come along to the weekly Tai Chi and Qigong drop-in class in Newport town centre on the Isle of Wight. For the casual learner, these lessons focus on Chen Tai Chi foundation and Qigong movements for improving health and wellbeing. … Read More
The Anti Guru
07/02/2020
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I describe myself as the anti-guru. My role as a Tai Chi and Qigong instructor is not to elevate myself onto a pedestal, and to ensure that you as a student don’t elevate me either. I’m the average person, living … Read More
How Do You Do What You Do?
30/09/2019
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How Do You Do What You Do? This questions was posed to me by one of my students who lives with chronic health. She was aware of my health baseline, and asked how I do what I do as a … Read More
Tai Chi for Over Thinkers
19/06/2019
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For people that tend to over-think, the slow moving practices of Tai Chi and Qigong can be a great way to calm the mind, restore grounding and connection to our physical bodies. The Buddhists practice ‘nowness’, is what we call … Read More
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Chronic Pain Course IOW
14/06/2019
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ReMap Course Summary March to June 2019 Movement and Stillness for Life Long Health and Wellbeing Wednesday 12 June 2019 saw the completion of the 12 week ReMap course in Newport on the Isle of Wight, a movement and stillness … Read More
ReMap Course Isle of Wight
15/03/2019
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Movement and Stillness for Health and Wellbeing March – June 2019 Isle of Wight charity the Independent Arts are launching a new project entitled ‘ReMap’ on 20th March in conjunction with the ‘Chronic Pain’ department at St Mary’s Hospital. This … Read More
Tai Chi Qigong for Ehlers Danlos
17/02/2019
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Tai Chi Qigong for Ehlers Danlos Exploring the potential of Tai Chi and qigong exercises to aid the genetic connective tissue disorder called Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS). Instructor Nicola lives with hypermobility EDS, you can read her journey in health … Read More
Spring School News
14/02/2019
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Spring is near and life is beginning to return to the earth. My favourite time of year is about to erupt into pink and white blossom. Live Online – Private Tuition Over the last months, my online lessons have flowed … Read More
Challenges in Tai Chi Training
20/12/2018
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Challenges in your Tai Chi Training As student, you can expect many challenges to come up during your training in a group class and your practice at home. Try to hold a positive approach, seeing challenge as opportunity. Tai Chi … Read More
Motivation in your Tai Chi Practice
20/12/2018
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Staying Motivated in your Tai Chi Practice First let’s look at the difference between intrinsic versus extrinsic motivation. Intrinsic Motivation This is when the urge to do something comes from within, for personal reward and personal joy without a goal … Read More
Pain Instructs
02/10/2018
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Training Tai Chi and Qigong during times of injury, chronic and acute pain can offer some unusual benefits. Simply put, pain instructs. It’s one of the responses in the body that is not subtle, it hurts and we react to … Read More
