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		<title>10 Qigong Health Benefits</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>10 Qigong Health Benefits This article will look at the top 10 Qigong health benefits from regular training of this ancient Chinese health preservation system. There's no special equipment or clothing needed. The majority of the movements are performed standing up. Take 20 minutes out of your day, to spend time in your body, moving...</p>
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		<title>The Five Stems of Qigong</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2025 08:55:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Five Stems of Qigong Beginner Qigong Mini Lessons Free 5 Day Mini Video Course Interested in finding out more about Qigong practice? I have released a free five part mini course as an introduction to Qigong. The five stems of Qigong is designed for those who prefer bite sized lessons around the 15 -...</p>
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		<title>Qi Gong Beginners Video Course</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 16:36:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Qi Gong Beginners Video Course Begin Your Movement Journey For those new to Qigong as a movement practice, follow along with my six week Qi Gong beginners video course. The lessons take you through the learning process of traditional Qigong practice. Using the Soma Dao Qigong syllabus to develop alignment principles, applied principles, breath work,...</p>
The post <a href="https://earthbalance-taichi.com/2025/05/qi-gong-beginners-video-course/">Qi Gong Beginners Video Course</a> first appeared on <a href="https://earthbalance-taichi.com">Earth Balance Tai Chi</a>.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Summer Solstice Zoom Qigong</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 11:18:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Summer Solstice Zoom Qigong Join instructor Nicola for summer solstice Zoom Qigong on Saturday 21 June 2025.  Celebrate the height of yang / summer through slow and mindful movements and breathwork. The summer solstice marks the longest day of the year, and provides an ideal opportunity to engage in movement practices to foster balance and...</p>
The post <a href="https://earthbalance-taichi.com/2025/04/summer-solstice-zoom-qigong/">Summer Solstice Zoom Qigong</a> first appeared on <a href="https://earthbalance-taichi.com">Earth Balance Tai Chi</a>.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Is Qigong A Somatic Movement Practice</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 16:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Is Qigong a Somatic Movement Practice? You may have heard of the somatics within the study of human movement and bodywork, however did you know that Qigong is one of the origins of somatic movement practice? At circa 5,000 years old Qigong was originally called Dao Yin pre circa 1960's, and is a health preservation...</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Zoom Qigong Spring Equinox Soma Dao Qigong Masterclass 2025 Mark the change of seasons with me! The Spring Equinox in England falls on Thursday, 20 March 2025, at 9:01 AM GMT. To celebrate this transformative time, join me a day later on Friday, 21 March, at 10:00 AM GMT for a rejuvenating Qigong masterclass. Together,...</p>
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		<title>Self Managing Chronic Illness</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Dec 2023 13:48:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>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...</p>
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		<title>Winter Solstice Qigong</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Winter Solstice Qigong Workshop Live on Zoom Friday 22 December 2023 at 6pm UK time zone Join my virtual winter solstice 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...</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Hibernating Bear Patreon Movement &#38; 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...</p>
The post <a href="https://earthbalance-taichi.com/2023/08/hibernating-bear-patreon/">Hibernating Bear Patreon</a> first appeared on <a href="https://earthbalance-taichi.com">Earth Balance Tai Chi</a>.]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>What is Movement Therapy This blog post explores the question "What is Movement Therapy?".  It is not just about moving your body. It’s about discovery, understanding, healing, acceptance and release through movement. Movement Therapy Movement therapy is an umbrella term for practices that use physical motion, movement and mobility to support bio-mechanical health, physiological health,...</p>
The post <a href="https://earthbalance-taichi.com/2023/08/what-is-movement-therapy/">What is Movement Therapy</a> first appeared on <a href="https://earthbalance-taichi.com">Earth Balance Tai Chi</a>.]]></description>
		
		
		
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