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..

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

Shoulder tension is often a problem for people when learning Tai Chi or Qigong; in fact, it’s probably a problem for everybody, whether they

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 holding

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

Your body has a keel and a mast.  The question is, how do you experience it? This is your pelvis and your legs.  When a boat sits in water,

Some can, some sometimes can, and some find it almost impossible. Why can some people balance and others not? According to The Harvard ...

Your neck controls your future comfort. It’s never too late to do something about your posture, although it’s probably true to say that the

How do you position your neck? How does it sit on your body? How does it control you? How does it affect your comfort or discomfort levels?

We don’t usually think much about the way that we move around in our everyday lives; we just do it. However, when people take up tai chi or

The efficiency of the body’s movements largely depends upon how relaxed you are. Our amazing network of muscle & tendon, of artery & vein...

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...

Often in both tai chi and qigong it is necessary to ‘grip the floor’ – part of rooting and making the body more stable. This is particularl