Whether you are standing upright without moving, or when you put your foot ahead of you on the ground whilst walking, gravity settles or compresses you into the ground. As it does so, a balancing act automatically takes place in the body. In order to achieve perfect balance, whether you are standing either on both feet or on one foot, or even when you are in the process of walking, the body has to align itself vertically with the point of pressure on the feet/foot.

I have recently had plantar fasciitis – the second time I’ve experienced it. The first time, the acupuncturist managed to get rid of it in 3 weeks, and the current version seems to be taking longer, but now seems to be disappearing very slowly after about 6 weeks. This time was a bit worse, but I’ve found the unpleasant experience to be a good learning curve, and I’ve gleaned some good ways of dealing with the problem. Plantar Fasciitis seems to be very common, so if you ha

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..

When we walk, we need to create 'full' and 'empty' in the legs.  Most of the time we do it without thinking; it just happens...

One of the first things that beginners can feel is aching legs; they discover that their legs are weaker than they thought. ...

If you picture your body as a mobile vertical line, what allows you to mobile is your ability to split that line at the base - in other ...

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

If you want to take a step forwards, it’s impossible to move efficiently if you still have weight on one foot, even a minute percentage.

The main point is that you keep dropping in order to step, and what most people do is to drop, then stop dropping, and then stick the foot..

From a standing position: 1) Suck in your abdominal muscles, (thereby connecting the upper thigh to the torso). 2) When you can, draw...

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