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Hypermobility Support Programme

admin — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 09:50:23 +0000

Hypermobility Support Programme Tai Chi, Qigong, meditation and relaxation practices can help support the hypermobile body. Whether you live with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, Hypermobility Joint Syndrome, Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder or other Hypermobile Syndromes. It is possible to learn how to stabilise the joints, self manage pain, self manage fatigue, learn the skill of pacing, develop stability...

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Hypermobility Syndromes Zoom Class

admin — Thu, 09 May 2024 15:07:45 +0000

Hypermobility Syndromes Zoom Class In May and July I will be giving a series of Hypermobility syndromes Zoom classes, introducing Tai Chi and Qigong to the members of the 'Hypermobility Syndromes Association". This is a wonderful opportunity to share Tai Chi and Qigong as effective self management strategies to manage the symptoms of hypermobility. I...

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Self Managing Chronic Illness

admin — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 13:48:16 +0000

Self Managing Chronic Illness Your guide to self care. This article on self managing chronic illness looks at the impact of chronic health conditions on every day life and offers suggestions for ways to self manage alongside or outside of Western medical treatment. I myself as a Tai Chi, Qigong and meditation instructor live with...

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Tai Chi for Dementia

admin — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 17:31:16 +0000

Tai Chi for Dementia Tai Chi and Qigong are effective ways to help support people living with dementia. Here are two examples of my professional experience teaching Tai Chi, Qigong and meditation within care homes for the elderly. This article on Tai Chi for Dementia will explore if movement and meditation can aid the symptoms...

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Hibernating Bear Patreon

admin — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 09:30:06 +0000

Hibernating Bear Patreon Movement & stillness for chronic illness. Join our Hibernating Bear programme via our community on Patreon. Learn to live gracefully with your health baseline through online movement classes, relaxation sessions, natural health resources and connection with others. A private community group to support those living with chronic health, degenerative illness or a...

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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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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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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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