If everything is a microcosm of everything else, then when doing tai chi or qigong we need to pay attention to the inter-connectivity of ...

Working with a partner, you held a tai chi posture, and your partner would push against you; I seem to remember that it was a bit hit and ..

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

If you really managed to let go of your muscles, it will be the combination of all the relevant muscles supported by the various fascial ...

Strictly speaking, and depending upon your interpretation of ‘relax’, it’s a bit of a contradiction. If you relax your arm, it will fall...

There are many reasons for stress.  What stresses one person might to another be a positive drive to action. You would possibly think that..

You might think that relaxation is the same thing as de-stressing,  but there’s a difference.  De-stressing can use a variety of techniques

When you sit down on to a chair, you automatically, and without forcing it, do a pelvic tilt.  If you don't, you run the slight risk of ...

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

Maybe it’s only because I’m older now (or having an off day), but life appears to be more stressful these days, particularly in a city.  Pol

I mentioned something that had happened many years ago in a class: I had a student who, through my own inexperience of teaching, learnt the

Following  the previous blog, a question was posted about it: “… How does Song relate to the other thing which is said regularly, that...

There are many positions In which to do Standing Qigong, but I’ll use the one with feet a shoulder’s width apart, knees bent, and hands ...

To practise Standing Qigong is to practise what you should aim to feel in every moving tai chi posture.  What you’re intending to achieve

How do you get your pelvis to tilt? I’ve found that for most people, it’s very difficult to move the pelvis (other than turning it to ...

In the majority of my classes I teach some qigong as a warm-up. I do this for a number of reasons:- 1. to introduce the various different...

Balancing the body When performing tai chi and qigong, you need to organise your body so that it feels as though all aspects of the body...

I’ve often noticed when teaching the Yang 24 that balance in certain movements often causes a problem for students – incidentally, this isn’

The classics say: “Head upright to let the shen [spirit of vitality] rise to the top of the head. Don’t use Li [external strength], or ...