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Mental Health Awareness Week

admin — Fri, 02 May 2025 09:15:48 +0000

Mental Health Awareness Week "This years focus for Mental health awareness week is COMMUNITY so we thought why not bring people together to raise awareness, find coping techniques and mindful activities in a safe space." Join me for a somatic movement session, as part of the many fabulous practitioners sharing their arts across Mental Health...

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The Art of Pacing

admin — Fri, 06 May 2022 19:44:36 +0000

The Art of Pacing What does pacing mean and how can it benefit you as a life philosophy? Pacing is generally the opposite of how we have been conditioned and brought up. We live in an ever increasing fast paced and demanding world. It's no wonder stress is one of the most silent and untreated...

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Learn to Breathe Well for Life

admin — Thu, 30 Dec 2021 10:00:37 +0000

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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Slowing Down in a Fast World

admin — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 17:00:04 +0000

Slowing Down in a Fast World If you consider your daily routine, what tasks and activities do you do at speed? I don't mean sports where you deliberately train fast for aerobic exercise and strength and conditioning training. I mean everything from chores to work, to speaking and movement. If you observe your pace, you...

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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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Meditation Myths

admin — Sun, 28 Mar 2021 19:01:16 +0000

Meditation Myths There is a lot of misinformation about what meditation and mindfulness are, mixed in with unnecessary stereotypes and superiority. For many this puts the stillness practices out of reach. When I teach meditation and mindfulness, I strip away preconception, expectation and myths. Simplicity is the key. On a basic level mindfulness and meditation...

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Ways to Relieve Stress

admin — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 18:00:27 +0000

Ways to Relieve Stress I would go as far as saying that stress is one of the most silent health disorders of our modern times. Managing stress is often overlooked and seen as trivial. There is growing pressure on everyone, to go faster, be more productive, achieve more, do more and so on. Before we look...

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Tai Chi for Over Thinkers

admin — Wed, 19 Jun 2019 09:57:44 +0000

Tai Chi for Over Thinkers 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 'mindfulness' today, a single point of focus. Our Tai Chi...

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Tai Chi for Anxiety and Depression

admin — Sat, 06 Apr 2019 09:08:34 +0000

Tai Chi for Anxiety and Depression I am often asked will Tai Chi and Qigong cure anxiety and depression? Simply no. They are not a replacement for professional psychology, psychotherapy or talking therapy. If you live with anxiety or depression, it is advised to seek professional advice. Tai Chi, Qigong and Taoist mediation can help...

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Tai Chi for Serotonin, Dopamine, Endorphins

admin — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 09:09:35 +0000

Tai Chi for Serotonin, Dopamine, Endorphins This articles discusses how to hack into and boost your happy brain chemicals to increase your mood, happiness and wellbeing. Find out more about Tai Chi for Serotonin, Dopamine, Endorphins. Serotonin - for - Good Moods Serotonin is a naturally occurring substance (chemical neurotransmitter) within the human body. It...

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