Cold Hands / Cold Feet
I come across a large percentage of people who suffer from cold hands and/or cold feet. This doesn’t seem to be restricted to any age...
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James Drewe
Oct 1, 20233 min read
Shoulder Alignment: The Practicalities (2)
If you’ve read the blog ‘Shoulder Alignment: The Mechanics (1)’, and played around with it, and particularly if you’ve noticed that...
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James Drewe
Jul 3, 20232 min read
Shoulder Alignment: The Mechanics (1)
Shoulder tension is often a problem for people when learning Tai Chi or Qigong; in fact, it’s probably a problem for everybody, whether...
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James Drewe
Aug 9, 20224 min read
Tensegrity & Tai Chi & Qigong
We are held together by this concept. Every part of us, whether it be a finger, an arm, a leg, a hair, an organ, or the torso, has its...
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James Drewe
Jul 16, 20224 min read
RELAX!! What Does That Even MEAN?
A couple of weeks ago, two people in two different classes asked the same question. During both classes, in order to get people to relax...
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James Drewe
Oct 31, 20196 min read
Change in Taiji & Qigong
Going with the ups & the downs. How do you ‘convert’ one movement to another in Tai Chi or Qigong? Perhaps, if I can understand these...
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James Drewe
May 12, 20193 min read
How on Earth do you ‘Relax’?
Relaxation v. De-stressing. You might think that relaxation is the same thing as de-stressing, but there’s a difference. De-stressing...
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James Drewe
Jan 26, 20194 min read
Qigong – Why all the Stretching & Twisting?
Leaving aside ‘Standing’ qigong (aka Zhan Zhuang, Standing Pole, Standing Like a Tree , etc.), there are many types of Qigong which are...
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James Drewe
Jan 9, 20192 min read
Pulling up Your Undercarriage.
The perineum. Between the thighs, approximately midway between the genitals and the anus, is the midpoint of the muscles that can be...
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James Drewe
Dec 12, 20183 min read
Pelvic Tilting and your Health.
What is a pelvic tilt? Stage 1: If you put your fingertips on the upper border of your symphysis pubis (pubic bone), and your thumb on...
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James Drewe
Nov 20, 20182 min read
Sinking your Boat: (4) Results.
Balance. Your balance should improve as you lower your centre of gravity. This applies to all ages, sizes, and heights, but in...
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James Drewe
Nov 4, 20181 min read
Sinking your Boat: (3) Practising Scuttling.
Practising. Practising the art of sinking is essential; it’s not going to happen on its own. When? The good thing is that you can...
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James Drewe
Oct 27, 20182 min read
Sinking your Boat: (2) Above the Waterline.
Above the hull is the equipment that makes the sailing boat functional – mast & boom, shrouds & sails, sheets & cleats, and a burgee if...
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James Drewe
Oct 12, 20182 min read
Sinking your Boat: (1) The Hull.
Behaving like a boat. Your body has a keel and a mast. The question is, how do you experience it? The hull & keel. This is your pelvis...
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