When you first start learning either tai chi or qigong, it's all about learning a set of movements.  For some people, it never goes...

I used to think that the art of learning deportment was a bit of a joke, something to do with being upright in society as well as being upri

The action is therefore like a wave passing down through the major joints of the arm, one after the other; a transference of energy from one

When pushing or pulling an object, we usually tighten muscles automatically. If you want to push something heavy, you compress, If you want

This has a major impact on the way in which we do not only Tai Chi or Qigong but any sport or activity that involves movement. In whatever..

When we walk, we need to create 'full' and 'empty' in the legs.  Most of the time we do it without thinking; it just happens...

One of the first things that beginners can feel is aching legs; they discover that their legs are weaker than they thought. ...

In both in taiji and in qigong there is often the need to raise the knee, either to kick, or perhaps as an exercise for the pelvis, or ...

Most of us think of ourselves 'travelling through time' - we start the day, the sun has risen; we finish the day, the sun has set. It's as

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...

Leaving aside ‘Standing’ qigong (aka Zhan Zhuang, Standing Pole, Standing Like a Tree , etc.), there are many types of Qigong which are...

The perineum. Between the thighs, approximately midway between the genitals and the anus, is the midpoint of the muscles that can be...

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...

Balance. Your balance should improve as you lower your centre of gravity.  This applies to all ages, sizes, and heights, but in...

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...

Above the hull  is the equipment that makes the sailing boat functional – mast & boom, shrouds & sails, sheets & cleats, and a burgee if...

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...

The Spinal Line. Crown of head (not to be confused with the hair whorl) Perineum (muscle between genitals & anus) Point directly on the...

Is Tai Chi just a sequence of movements? In a previous blog, I mentioned something that had happened many years ago in a class: I had a...

Memory & the “Moment”. The part of our brain that memorises events could never be said to be reliable; we remember the parts we want to...