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Why is Tai Chi Practised So Slowly?
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 beyond..
James Drewe
Jan 13 min read
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Song Between Movements
It’s impossible to jump off the floor without first of all bending your knees and sinking into the ground.
The implication of this is that
James Drewe
Dec 1, 20243 min read
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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 group
James Drewe
Sep 1, 20244 min read
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Change in Taiji and Qigong
How do you 'convert' one movement to another in Tai Chi or Qigong?
Perhaps, if I can understand these changes, for example, when the body...
James Drewe
Oct 31, 20196 min read
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How on Earth do you 'Relax'?
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
James Drewe
May 12, 20193 min read
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Sinking your Boat: (4) Results.
Your balance should improve as you lower your centre of gravity. This applies to all ages, sizes, and heights, but in particular to older..
James Drewe
Nov 20, 20182 min read
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Energy. Why do you need to relax?
The efficiency of the body’s movements largely depends upon how relaxed you are.
Our amazing network of muscle & tendon, of artery & vein...
James Drewe
Dec 11, 20162 min read
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Using Qi to Produce Movement.
You breathe (hopefully). Maybe you breathe efficiently, maybe you don’t, but in order to live you obviously need both an ‘in’ and an ‘out’
James Drewe
Jul 17, 20164 min read
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Qigong… Why bother?
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...
James Drewe
Jan 31, 20164 min read
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Movement & Stillness – Sinking the Qi.
In order to be able to move with ease, it is necessary to relax just prior to the movement.
Ideally you are looking for body movement to ...
James Drewe
Oct 25, 20143 min read
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