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Tai Chi Qigong Library Welcome to the Earth Balance Tai Chi Qigong Library, your online resource for exploring and deepening your practice of mindful movement and stillness. Whether you are just beginning your journey or looking to develop your existing skills, this growing library of video classes, guided practices, audio recordings and educational articles offers…
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…
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…
Soma Dao Qigong Teacher Training For the last year I have been training on the Soma Dao Qigong teacher training programme with Dr Michael Smith. As someone who has a bit of experience of Qigong, I have been searching for a teacher that could help guide my training to a deeper level. I’m someone that…
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…
Ba Duan Jin on Zoom The Eight Pieces of Brocade is a popular health preservation Qi Gong routine to nourish, mobilise, strengthen the mind and body. This Qigong set will return into our Friday morning Qigong class in January 2024. Open to new beginner students with zero experience and any level of student looking to…
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…
Winter Solstice Qigong Friday 22 December 2023 at 6pm UK time zone Join my virtual Winter Solstice Qigong workshop to warm your joints and soften physical tension. With relaxing Qigong movements, seated stillness and nourishing breath work. Open to everyone to come in out of the cold to warm your essence, energy and spirit. In…
Womens Qigong Video Series Traditional Chinese medical Qigong  to nourish the needs of a women’s unique anatomy. Follow along with our 12 part video series to learn the complete Earth Qigong for Women routine. The focus is on generating female energy through a series of gentle, conscious, enjoyable, and easy to do movements. Qigong for women can be an…
Earth Balance Tai Chi Patreon Join our online Patreon community of Tai Chi and Qigong students. Learn at your own pace via video on demand classes, article resources and audio lessons. Patreon is your Tai Chi and Qigong hub to learn, connect and grow. Make a step towards improving health, happiness and longevity with mindful…
Tai Chi Student Review One of my students has shared their experience of learning Tai Chi and Qigong online in my live stream Zoom Classes. This student was new to the practices and currently attends both the Chen foundations live stream and the Qigong routine live stream classes. Online Tai Chi Student Review “I have…
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…
Five Animal Frolics Course Qi Gong for Health Preservation The Five Animals Qi Gong / Wu Qin Xi is a Taoist physical exercise system of ten animal postures from the tiger, deer, bear, monkey and crane. Where the characteristics, spirit and physical movements of the animals are mimicked. Associated with the five element phases in…
Self Managing EDS Ehlers Danlos Syndrome / Hypermobility Syndromes Supporting the hypermobile mind & body Here are a collection of natural resources for people living with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, hypermobility joint syndrome and hypermobility spectrum disorder, to help self managing EDS. All are genetic collagen defects that have an affect on every aspect of life…
Qi Gong Principles What are the key concepts in traditional Qigong practice? Qi Gong is a term from the 1960s, historically known as Dao Yin. It is an ancient Chinese health preservation system dated 4-6000 years ago. Active Qi Gong is the widely known physical exercise system that is typically performed standing up or seated. Passive…