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Jan 13 min read

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...

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Oct 1, 20243 min read

‘Testing’ Postures

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 ..

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Aug 31, 20244 min read

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

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May 1, 20243 min read

Moving Energy in the Body

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

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Apr 1, 20244 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, If you want

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Mar 1, 20244 min read

Controlling Energy From The Feet

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..

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Oct 1, 20233 min read

Shoulder Alignment: The Practicalities (2)

I know that we can take our arms behind our backs, but, by and large, we use the arms in front of our bodies in nearly everything we do as..

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Jul 30, 20232 min read

Planting Your Body

In the same way that the body of the plant does this, we, as humans, need to mimic the same actions with our bodies in order to achieve ...

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