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Two Plates in Tai Chi

admin — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 07:46:19 +0000

Two Plates in Tai Chi The pelvic floor and diaphragm connection are important to consider in your Tai Chi practice. They are called the two plates in Tai Chi and are coordinated in movement and breath work. Spending time practising the connection will help develop your form and improve your posture. The principles that cover...

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Cross Lateral Movements

admin — Sun, 16 Oct 2022 09:00:49 +0000

Cross Lateral Movements Connecting Left and Right Brain Hemispheres The Power of Natural Movements For fully functioning physical movements and motor control the whole brain must work in a co-ordinated way. There are 6 patterns of total body connectivity; breathing, core, spine, upper & lower body, body half and cross lateral. This article looks at...

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Qigong Wall Squatting

admin — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 09:00:52 +0000

Qigong Wall Squatting The Qigong wall squat is a dynamic whole body movement. An ultimate squat that develops leg strength, power, balance and body awareness. The stretching and relaxing wave like motion in the spine gives circulation a boost, helps the body detox and massages your internal organs to aid their functioning. As a beginner...

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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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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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The Hips in Tai Chi

admin — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 10:29:21 +0000

The Hips in Tai Chi The importance of aligning the pelvis and hips in your Tai Chi practice, to improve the quality of your Tai Chi movements and your ability to absorb and generate martial power. In turn, this aids your postural health, how well your organs function and your ability to breathe deeply. Aligning...

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Pain Instructs

admin — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 20:12:05 +0000

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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Hibernating Bear Tai Chi

admin — Sun, 26 Aug 2018 21:39:46 +0000

Hibernating Bear Tai Chi Do you live with chronic illness and want to try a different approach to building resilience in mind and body? The Hibernating Bear Tai Chi and Qigong programme draws from traditional movement and stillness practices to help support chronic pain, chronic fatigue, those living with a different health baseline than the...

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Physical Symmetry

admin — Thu, 02 Mar 2017 19:27:30 +0000

Physical Symmetry Training Physical Health for Life! I remember a training session a few years ago with Tina Chunna Zhang from Qigong for Women in NYC. She said that qigong practice is for 'finding your weak spots'. To me, this means training the body in a way to create physical symmetry or harmony across all of...

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Tai Chi Qigong for Injury Recovery

admin — Fri, 20 May 2016 11:49:02 +0000

Tai Chi Qigong for Injury Recovery In this article on Tai Chi Qigong for Injury Recovery I would like to explore the benefits of using these ancient practices as restorative exercises to help during injury recovery. Over the years I have worked with many students to aid physical rehabilitation after accidents and injury, from frozen shoulders,...

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