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  • Hibernating Bear Tai Chi
    Chen Taiji Silk Reeling | Health | Healthy Breathing | Meditation | Posts | Qi Gong | Relaxation | Seniors | Shoulder Health | Stress | Traditional Chinese Medicine | Zhan Zhuang

    Chronic Health Tai Chi Livestream

    Byadmin 21/01/202315/05/2025

    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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  • Meet Ren the Chronic Health Warrior
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    Chronic Health Warrior

    Byadmin 15/01/202324/04/2024

    Chronic Health Warrior I’d like to introduce you all to Ren, a young man with complex health needs who has channelled his experience into song writing and music. I’ve not been blown away by new music for a while. Ren has released a song called “Hi Ren”, which details his inner conflict over living with…

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  • The Art of Pacing
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    The Art of Pacing

    Byadmin 06/05/202224/04/2024

    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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  • The Healing Response
    Chen Style Tai Chi | Chen Taiji Silk Reeling | Health | Posture | Qi Gong | Zhan Zhuang

    Tai Chi Hurt My Knees

    Byadmin 08/06/202106/05/2024

    Tai Chi Hurt My Knees There are many barriers to starting something new, whether a hobby, new job or leisure activity. We are our worst enemy sometimes and our minds will throw up all sorts of reasons why not to do something. When we start something new, our minds will also try and dissuade us…

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  • Self Managing Chronic Pain
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    Self Managing Chronic Pain

    Byadmin 14/11/201924/07/2025

    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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  • ReMap Pain Movement Course
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    Chronic Pain Course

    Byadmin 14/06/201924/04/2024

    Chronic Pain Course ReMap Course Summary – March to June 2019 Wednesday 12 June 2019 saw the completion of the 12 week ReMap course, a movement and stillness class for those living with chronic pain. Over the duration I introduced the students to ‘Hibernating Bear Tai Chi’, covering a variety of Qigong, Chen Tai Chi and…

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  • ReMap Pain Movement Course
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    ReMap Pain Management

    Byadmin 15/03/201925/04/2024

    ReMap Pain Management Movement and Stillness for Health and Wellbeing March – June 2019 The Independent Arts charity launched a new project entitled ‘ReMap’ on 20th March in conjunction with the chronic Pain clinic to see how Tai Chi and Qigong aided life with chronic pain. This project is designed to help people manage their…

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  • Pain Instructs A Helpful Diagnostic
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    Pain Instructs

    Byadmin 02/10/201808/08/2024

    Pain Instructs 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 it. When you experience physical pain in your Tai Chi or Qigong practice,…

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  • What EDS pain feels like
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    What does EDS pain feel like?

    Byadmin 06/08/201725/04/2025

    What does EDS pain feel like? Making the invisible visible I would like to describe my experience of living with pain to help educate and raise awareness for all living with chronic and acute pain health conditions.  For those reading this that know someone who lives with chronic pain, the best thing you can do is…

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  • Tai Chi for Chronic Pain
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    Tai Chi for Chronic Pain

    Byadmin 19/03/201124/07/2025

    Tai Chi for Chronic Pain Learn how exercise & meditation can ease the symptoms of living with pain. Chronic pain is continuous and can range from low-level aches to constant unmanageable pain. The source of pain can come from injury, illness, disease or disharmony.  Pain is a signal that tells us there is a problem somewhere…

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  • Tai Chi Qigong for Arthritis
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    Tai Chi for Arthritis

    Byadmin 27/10/201014/03/2025

    Tai Chi for Arthritis Aiding Symptoms of Chronic Illness For people living with arthritis, Tai Chi and Qigong can be a great way to keep moving without impact whilst exercising the body in a gentle yet powerful way. The symptoms of arthritis can be debilitating, which makes approaching any form of exercise difficult to manage….

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