Doing Nothing About It
There are so many great sayings in the English language about putting up with a state of affairs, aren’t there? ‘Grin and bear it’, ‘Put...
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James Drewe
May 313 min read
In Support of Finishing Schools and Deportment
In the age of mobile phones and computers, it’s very noticeable that posture has sagged somewhat… not so good for the individual, but...
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James Drewe
Apr 14 min read
Opening Joints & Connecting The Body
When pushing or pulling an object, we usually tighten muscles automatically. If you want to push something heavy, you compress, or ‘get...
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James Drewe
Feb 13 min read
‘Full’ & ‘Empty’
‘ Full’ & ‘Empty’ When we walk, we need to create ‘full’ and ’empty’ in the legs. Most of the time we do it without thinking; it just...
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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
Aug 19, 20233 min read
Suspended by a Silk Thread
You often hear the expression that you should stand in both tai chi and qigong as though you are ‘suspended by a silk thread’. This is...
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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
Mar 31, 20232 min read
Turning the Head
When your head turns, the 7 Cervical Vertebrae in your neck function in a similar way to the spine at your waist. Both have a natural...
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James Drewe
Oct 3, 20224 min read
How Do I Relax My Neck?
For many people, tension in the neck must be a major cause of so much daily discomfort, this part of the body being one of the major...
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