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Beginners Chen Tai Chi

admin — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 10:19:13 +0000

Beginners Chen Tai Chi Learn the beginners Chen Tai Chi form via video on demand or downloadable MP4 files. The Chen Tai Chi 5 elements and 4 corners form consists of six movements to start your Tai Chi journey. Learn the signature movements in Chen Tai Chi, from silk reeling energy, to the body method...

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Tai Chi Qigong Zoom Classes

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 18:43:52 +0000

Tai Chi Qigong Zoom Classes Join our weekly online classes from the UK, where you can study Chen Tai Chi and Qi Gong with me instructor Nicola at Earth Balance Tai Chi. Tai Chi and Qigong are effective ways to restore balance, build resilience and gain strength. I teach video on demand classes to create...

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Awareness in Taiji Qigong

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 17:30:36 +0000

Awareness in Taiji Qigong The fundamental concepts when training Tai Chi and Qigong are posture, awareness and breath. Awareness is an important aspect of training to explore, as you need to be present in your movements to be able to move well. Body sensitivity and sensory awareness are expressions of mindfulness, as you maintain a...

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Cross Lateral Movements

admin — Sun, 16 Oct 2022 09:00:49 +0000

Cross Lateral Movements Connecting Left and Right Brain Hemispheres The Power of Natural Movements For fully functioning physical movements and motor control the whole brain must work in a co-ordinated way. There are 6 patterns of total body connectivity; breathing, core, spine, upper & lower body, body half and cross lateral. This article looks at...

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Types of Meditation

admin — Sat, 29 Jan 2022 12:00:51 +0000

Types of Meditation There are thousands of types of meditation and mindfulness practices, varying from stillness to movement. You can be seated, standing, lying down, walking, dancing or doing. When starting out with meditation, practice a very simple method like pausing or focusing on the breath, daily or every other day if possible for small...

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Deception Training

admin — Sat, 25 Sep 2021 09:00:16 +0000

Deception Training Body Language and the Mind Body Connection This article looks at deception training and the relationship between how you hold yourself, the stress and relaxation state, and how Tai Chi and Qigong movements can help. The Stress Response What does the fear, stress, anxiety, scared, afraid, discomfort or nervous response look like in...

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Tai Chi Does Not Heal

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 16:45:01 +0000

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...

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Fang Song in Tai Chi

admin — Sat, 10 Jul 2021 09:45:18 +0000

Fang Song in Tai Chi One of the most important Tai Chi principles is fang song = applied relaxation. To use the least amount of muscular contraction to perform a movement. Which means to release inappropriate muscle contraction, to loosen the joints and to reduce physical tension. I describe it to my students as the...

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Tai Chi for Spine Health

admin — Sun, 15 Mar 2020 17:54:38 +0000

Tai Chi for Spine Health The spine is key to health. One of my teachers once said that Tai Chi and Qigong all focus on spinal health. We use the phrase ‘structural integrity’ when talking about the Tai Chi and Qigong posture. This means the posture is aligned correctly, to hold your weight appropriately, to...

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Self Managing Chronic Pain

admin — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 10:30:25 +0000

Self Managing Chronic Pain For those living with chronic pain who would like to be active in their self care management, read over my collection of resources that aim to naturally and holistically support you self managing chronic pain. Explore gentle and powerful methods for both mind and body to change your pain experience. I...

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